Known For
Camera
Known Credits
11
Gender
Male
Birthday
August 10, 1942 (83 years old)
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.
Incident at Loch Ness
And the Oscar Goes To...
Visions of Light
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers
Making Mishima
Glamour and Tension: John Bailey on Notorious
Casting a Shadow
John Bailey on Freddie Francis
Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story
| 2022 | Ten Tricks...Director of Photography | |
| 2019 | Phil...Director of Photography | |
| 2018 | An Actor Prepares...Director of Photography | |
| 2017 | How to Be a Latin Lover...Director of Photography | |
| 2016 | Burn Your Maps...Director of Photography | |
| 2015 | A Walk in the Woods...Director of Photography | |
| 2014 | The Forger...Director of Photography | |
| 2014 | The Angriest Man in Brooklyn...Director of Photography | |
| 2013 | A.C.O.D....Director of Photography | |
| 2013 | Snake & Mongoose...Director of Photography | |
| 2013 | The Way Way Back...Director of Photography | |
| 2012 | Big Miracle...Director of Photography | |
| 2010 | Country Strong...Director of Photography | |
| 2010 | Ramona and Beezus...Director of Photography | |
| 2010 | When in Rome...Director of Photography | |
| 2009 | Brief Interviews with Hideous Men...Director of Photography | |
| 2009 | The Greatest...Director of Photography | |
| 2009 | He's Just Not That Into You...Director of Photography | |
| 2008 | Over Her Dead Body...Director of Photography | |
| 2008 | Mad Money...Director of Photography | |
| 2007 | The Death and Life of Bobby Z...Director of Photography | |
| 2007 | License to Wed...Director of Photography | |
| 2006 | The Architect...Director of Photography | |
| 2005 | The Producers...Director of Photography | |
| 2005 | Must Love Dogs...Director of Photography | |
| 2005 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants...Director of Photography | |
| 2004 | Incident at Loch Ness...Director of Photography | |
| 2004 | The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing...Director of Photography | |
| 2003 | ADM: DOP...Director of Photography | |
| 2003 | How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days...Director of Photography | |
| 2002 | Naqoyqatsi...Camera Operator | |
| 2002 | The Kid Stays in the Picture...Director of Photography | |
| 2002 | Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood...Director of Photography | |
| 2001 | The Anniversary Party...Director of Photography | |
| 2001 | Antitrust...Director of Photography | |
| 2000 | Michael Jordan to the Max...Director of Photography | |
| 1999 | For Love of the Game...Director of Photography | |
| 1999 | Forever Mine...Director of Photography | |
| 1999 | The Out-of-Towners...Director of Photography | |
| 1998 | Living Out Loud...Director of Photography | |
| 1998 | Always Outnumbered...Director of Photography | |
| 1997 | As Good as It Gets...Director of Photography | |
| 1996 | Passion...Director of Photography | |
| 1996 | Extreme Measures...Director of Photography | |
| 1994 | Nobody's Fool...Director of Photography | |
| 1993 | Desert Passion...Director of Photography | |
| 1993 | In the Line of Fire...Director of Photography | |
| 1993 | Groundhog Day...Director of Photography | |
| 1991 | A Brief History of Time...Director of Photography | |
| 1990 | My Blue Heaven...Director of Photography | |
| 1988 | The Accidental Tourist...Director of Photography | |
| 1988 | Vibes...Director of Photography | |
| 1987 | Tough Guys Don't Dance...Director of Photography | |
| 1987 | Swimming to Cambodia...Director of Photography | |
| 1987 | Light of Day...Director of Photography | |
| 1986 | Brighton Beach Memoirs...Director of Photography | |
| 1986 | Crossroads...Director of Photography | |
| 1985 | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters...Director of Photography | |
| 1985 | Silverado...Director of Photography | |
| 1984 | The Pope of Greenwich Village...Director of Photography | |
| 1984 | Racing with the Moon...Director of Photography | |
| 1983 | The Big Chill...Director of Photography | |
| 1983 | Without a Trace...Director of Photography | |
| 1982 | That Championship Season...Director of Photography | |
| 1982 | Cat People...Director of Photography | |
| 1981 | Continental Divide...Director of Photography | |
| 1981 | Honky Tonk Freeway...Director of Photography | |
| 1980 | Ordinary People...Director of Photography | |
| 1980 | City in Fear...Director of Photography | |
| 1980 | American Gigolo...Director of Photography | |
| 1979 | Boulevard Nights...Director of Photography | |
| 1978 | Battered...Director of Photography | |
| 1978 | Days of Heaven...Camera Operator | |
| 1978 | The Mafu Cage...Director of Photography | |
| 1978 | A Question of Guilt...Camera Operator | |
| 1976 | Welcome to L.A....Camera Operator | |
| 1975 | Legacy...Director of Photography | |
| 1972 | Premonition...Director of Photography | |
| 1971 | Two-Lane Blacktop...Assistant Camera |
| 2001 | 'N Sync: Bigger Than Live...Director | |
| 2000 | Via Dolorosa...Director | |
| 1996 | Mariette in Ecstasy...Director | |
| 1994 | China Moon...Director | |
| 1991 | The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe...Director |
| 2019 | Casting a Shadowas | |
| 2019 | Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographersas Self | |
| 2019 | Glamour and Tension: John Bailey on Notoriousas Self | |
| 2018 | Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blachéas Self | |
| 2017 | Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarezas Self - Interviewee | |
| 2014 | John Bailey on Freddie Francisas Self | |
| 2014 | And the Oscar Goes To...as Self | |
| 2008 | Making Mishimaas | |
| 2004 | Incident at Loch Nessas Self - Crew of Herzog in Wonderland | |
| 1992 | Visions of Lightas Self | |
| Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Storyas |
