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John Bailey
Highest Rated: 95% A Brief History of Time (1992)
Lowest Rated: 7% License to Wed (2007)
Birthday: Aug 10, 1942
Birthplace: Moberly, Missouri, USA
A superior color cinematographer, John Bailey has enjoyed multi-film associations with directors Lawrence Kasdan (e.g., "The Big Chill" 1981; "The Accidental Tourist" 1988) and Paul Schrader (e.g., "American Gigolo" 1980; "Cat People" 1982). His strong visual sense has leant the proper atmospheric touches to films as diverse as Robert Redford's "Ordinary People" (1980) to Harold Ramis' "Groundhog Day" (1993). With production designer Eiko Ishioka and composer Philip Glass, Bailey shared a prize at Cannes for Best Artistic Contribution for his stunning work on Schrader's "Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters" (1985). He has directed two features, the film adaptation of Lily Tomlin's one-woman show, "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe" (1991), which he also shot, and "China Moon" (1994). Bailey is married to film editor Carol Littleton. John Bailey died on November 10, 2023 at the age of 81.
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| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ten Tricks | Cinematographer | - | 2022 |
| 27% | 41% | Phil | Cinematographer | - | 2019 |
| 33% | 72% | An Actor Prepares | Cinematographer | - | 2018 |
| 39% | 61% | How to Be a Latin Lover | Cinematographer | $32.1M | 2017 |
| 67% | 73% | Burn Your Maps | Cinematographer | - | 2016 |
| 46% | 48% | A Walk in the Woods | Cinematographer | $29.5M | 2015 |
| 9% | 33% | The Forger | Cinematographer | - | 2014 |
| 9% | 30% | The Angriest Man in Brooklyn | Cinematographer | - | 2014 |
| 80% | 71% | Snake and Mongoose | Cinematographer | $129.3K | 2013 |
| 84% | 84% | The Way, Way Back | Cinematographer | $21.4M | 2013 |
| 52% | 28% | A.C.O.D. | Cinematographer | $172.3K | 2013 |
| 74% | 64% | Big Miracle | Cinematographer | $20.1M | 2012 |
| 22% | 53% | Country Strong | Cinematographer | $20.2M | 2010 |
| 70% | 71% | Ramona and Beezus | Cinematographer | $26.2M | 2010 |
| 17% | 41% | When in Rome | Cinematographer | $32.7M | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Looking at Animals | Cinematographer | - | 2009 |
| 55% | 53% | The Greatest | Cinematographer | $115.9K | 2009 |
| 40% | 32% | Brief Interviews With Hideous Men | Cinematographer | $27.9K | 2009 |
| 41% | 59% | He's Just Not That Into You | Cinematographer | - | 2009 |
| 22% | 48% | Mad Money | Cinematographer | $20.7M | 2008 |
| 14% | 42% | Over Her Dead Body | Cinematographer | $7.6M | 2008 |
| No Score Yet | 42% | Bobby Z | Cinematographer | - | 2007 |
| 7% | 53% | License to Wed | Cinematographer | $43.8M | 2007 |
| 11% | 27% | The Architect | Cinematographer | $12.6K | 2006 |
| 51% | 63% | The Producers | Cinematographer | $19.4M | 2005 |
| 37% | 50% | Must Love Dogs | Cinematographer | $43.9M | 2005 |
| 82% | 78% | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants | Cinematographer | $39.0M | 2005 |
| 63% | 66% | Incident at Loch Ness | Crew of Herzog in Wonderland (Character) | $36.8K | 2004 |
| 42% | 77% | How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | Cinematographer | $105.8M | 2003 |
| 91% | 80% | The Kid Stays in the Picture | Cinematographer | $1.4M | 2002 |
| 44% | 65% | Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood | Cinematographer | $69.6M | 2002 |
| 61% | 57% | The Anniversary Party | Cinematographer | $4.1M | 2001 |
| 24% | 50% | Antitrust | Cinematographer | $11.0M | 2001 |
| 67% | 81% | Michael Jordan: To the Max | Cinematographer | $18.6M | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Via Dolorosa | Director | - | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | David Hare's Via Dolorosa | Director | - | 2000 |
| 28% | 32% | The Out-of-Towners | Cinematographer | $28.5M | 1999 |
| 46% | 75% | For Love of the Game | Cinematographer | $35.2M | 1999 |
| 60% | 62% | Living Out Loud | Cinematographer | $12.9M | 1998 |
| 86% | 86% | As Good as It Gets | Cinematographer | $147.6M | 1997 |
| 91% | 81% | Nobody's Fool | Cinematographer | $38.3M | 1994 |
| 40% | 41% | China Moon | Director | $2.7M | 1994 |
| 94% | 88% | Groundhog Day | Cinematographer | $162.6K | 1993 |
| 95% | 81% | A Brief History of Time | Cinematographer | $81.0K | 1992 |
| No Score Yet | 100% | The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe | Director | $11.6K | 1991 |
| 71% | 59% | My Blue Heaven | Cinematographer | $22.8M | 1990 |
| 13% | 62% | Vibes | Cinematographer | $1.7M | 1988 |
| 53% | 54% | Light of Day | Cinematographer | $9.1M | 1987 |
| 71% | 79% | Brighton Beach Memoirs | Cinematographer | $11.0M | 1986 |
| 78% | 80% | Silverado | Cinematographer | - | 1985 |
| 77% | 74% | The Pope of Greenwich Village | Cinematographer | - | 1984 |
| 60% | 61% | Racing With the Moon | Cinematographer | - | 1984 |
| 71% | 77% | The Big Chill | Cinematographer | $57.0K | 1983 |
| 64% | 45% | Cat People | Cinematographer | - | 1982 |
| 89% | 88% | Ordinary People | Cinematographer | - | 1980 |
| 72% | 50% | American Gigolo | Cinematographer | - | 1980 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Battered | Cinematographer | - | 1978 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Hostage | Dr. Main (Character) | - | 1956 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Night Won't Talk | Hawkes (Character) | - | 1952 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Franchise Affair | Det Insp Grant (Character) | - | 1951 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Meet Simon Cherry | Henry Dantry (Character) | - | 1950 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Classic Doctor Who | Sezom (Character) | 1980 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Holocaust | Hans Frank (Character) | 1978 |
| No Score Yet | 86% | The Avengers | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1963 1969 |
| 68% | 79% | Doctor Who | Edward Waterfield (Character) | 1967 |