John Bailey
Known for: Camera
Born: August 10, 1942
Died: November 10, 2023
Place of birth: Moberly, Missouri, USA
John Ira Bailey (August 10, 1942 - November 10, 2023) was an American cinematographer and film director best known for his collaborations with directors Paul Schrader, Lawrence Kasdan, Michael Apted, and Ken Kwapis. In August 2017, Bailey was elected President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for a four-year term.
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Filmography
93 movies · 1 TV show, newest first
4.4
Ten Tricks
2022NR
Casting a Shadow
2019
8.4
Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers
2019
4.8
Phil
2019
NR
Glamour and Tension: John Bailey on Notorious
2019
7.2
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2018
5.8
An Actor Prepares
2018
6.9
How to Be a Latin Lover
2017
NR
Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez
2017
7.1
Burn Your Maps
2016
6.1
A Walk in the Woods
2015NR
John Bailey on Freddie Francis
2014
5.8
The Forger
2014
5.6
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014
6.8
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
5.5
A.C.O.D.
2013
5.2
Snake & Mongoose
2013
7.1
The Way Way Back
2013
6.7
Big Miracle
2012
6.1
Country Strong
2010
6.6
Ramona and Beezus
2010
5.9
When in Rome
2010
5.0
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
2009
6.2
The Greatest
2009
6.6
He's Just Not That Into You
2009
NR
Making Mishima
2008
5.5
Over Her Dead Body
2008
6.5
Mad Money
2008
6.2
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
2007
5.7
License to Wed
2007
5.7
The Architect
2006
6.2
The Producers
2005
5.9
Must Love Dogs
2005
6.5
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
2005
5.9
Incident at Loch Ness
2004
7.0
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
7.0
ADM: DOP
2003
6.9
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
2003
6.2
Naqoyqatsi
2002
6.6
The Kid Stays in the Picture
2002
6.0
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
2002
5.6
The Anniversary Party
2001
9.0
'N Sync: Bigger Than Live
2001
6.0
Antitrust
2001
7.5
Michael Jordan to the Max
2000
8.0
Via Dolorosa
2000
6.4
For Love of the Game
1999
5.3
Forever Mine
1999
5.8
The Out-of-Towners
1999
6.0
Living Out Loud
1998
6.4
Always Outnumbered
1998
7.4
As Good as It Gets
1997
6.5
Passion
1996
6.0
Extreme Measures
19968.0
Mariette in Ecstasy
1996
6.9
Nobody's Fool
1994
6.1
China Moon
1994
3.5
Desert Passion
1993
7.0
In the Line of Fire
1993
7.6
Groundhog Day
1993
7.0
Visions of Light
1992
7.2
A Brief History of Time
1991
8.2
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
1991
6.1
My Blue Heaven
1990
6.3
The Accidental Tourist
1988
5.6
Vibes
1988
4.7
Tough Guys Don't Dance
1987
7.0
Swimming to Cambodia
1987
5.5
Light of Day
1987
6.6
Brighton Beach Memoirs
1986
7.3
Crossroads
1986
7.8
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985
6.9
Silverado
1985
6.4
The Pope of Greenwich Village
1984
6.3
Racing with the Moon
1984
6.8
The Big Chill
1983
5.4
Without a Trace
1983
5.3
That Championship Season
1982
6.0
Cat People
1982
6.1
Continental Divide
1981
5.4
Honky Tonk Freeway
1981
7.4
Ordinary People
1980
5.7
City in Fear
1980
6.2
American Gigolo
1980
7.2
Boulevard Nights
1979
9.0
Battered
1978
7.5
Days of Heaven
1978
5.9
The Mafu Cage
1978
7.0
A Question of Guilt
1978
5.0
Welcome to L.A.
19769.0
Legacy
1975
5.5
Premonition
1972
6.9
Two-Lane Blacktop
1971
NR
Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story
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