John Bailey

Biography

John Ira Bailey is 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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As Good as It Gets

(1997) Director of Photography

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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

(2003) Director of Photography

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Groundhog Day

(1993) Director of Photography

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Silverado

(1985) Director of Photography

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He's Just Not That Into You

(2009) Director of Photography

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When in Rome

(2010) Director of Photography

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How to Be a Latin Lover

(2017) Director of Photography

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Cat People

(1982) Director of Photography

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2019	N/A	Casting a Shadow 2019-12-06 Movie
	Himself	Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers 2019-11-06 Movie
	Self	Glamour and Tension: John Bailey on Notorious 2019-01-16 Movie
2018	Self	Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché 2018-12-07 Movie
2014	Self	And the Oscar Goes to... 2014-02-01 Movie
2008	N/A	Making Mishima 2008-08-01 Movie
2004	Self - Crew of Herzog in Wonderland	Incident at Loch Ness 2004-12-17 Movie
1992	Self	Visions of Light 1992-09-17 Movie
	N/A	Midnight Men - A John Schlesinger & Michael Childers Story Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2022	Director of Photography	Ten Tricks 2022-09-27 Movie
2019	Director of Photography	Phil 2019-07-05 Movie
2018	Director of Photography	An Actor Prepares 2018-08-31 Movie
2017	Director of Photography	How to Be a Latin Lover 2017-03-06 Movie
2016	Director of Photography	Burn Your Maps 2016-10-07 Movie
2015	Director of Photography	A Walk in the Woods 2015-09-02 Movie
2014	Director of Photography	The Forger 2014-09-10 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Angriest Man in Brooklyn 2014-05-23 Movie
2013	Director of Photography	A.C.O.D. 2013-10-03 Movie
	Director of Photography	Snake & Mongoose 2013-09-06 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Way Way Back 2013-06-06 Movie
2012	Director of Photography	Big Miracle 2012-02-02 Movie
2010	Director of Photography	Country Strong 2010-12-22 Movie
	Director of Photography	Ramona and Beezus 2010-07-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	When in Rome 2010-01-29 Movie
2009	Director of Photography	Brief Interviews with Hideous Men 2009-09-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Greatest 2009-02-07 Movie
	Director of Photography	He's Just Not That Into You 2009-02-06 Movie
2008	Director of Photography	Over Her Dead Body 2008-02-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Mad Money 2008-01-17 Movie
2007	Director of Photography	The Death and Life of Bobby Z 2007-07-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	License to Wed 2007-07-04 Movie
2006	Director of Photography	The Architect 2006-12-01 Movie
2005	Director of Photography	The Producers 2005-12-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	Must Love Dogs 2005-07-21 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2005-06-01 Movie
2004	Director of Photography	Incident at Loch Ness 2004-12-17 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing 2004-10-12 Movie
2003	Director of Photography	ADM: DOP 2003-11-21 Movie
	Director of Photography	How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days 2003-02-07 Movie
2002	Camera Operator	Naqoyqatsi 2002-09-02 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Kid Stays in the Picture 2002-08-16 Movie
	Director of Photography	Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood 2002-06-07 Movie
2001	Director of Photography	The Anniversary Party 2001-06-09 Movie
	Director of Photography	Antitrust 2001-01-11 Movie
2000	Director of Photography	Michael Jordan to the Max 2000-05-05 Movie
1999	Director of Photography	Forever Mine 1999-12-09 Movie
	Director of Photography	For Love of the Game 1999-09-17 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Out-of-Towners 1999-04-02 Movie
1998	Director of Photography	Living Out Loud 1998-10-30 Movie
	Director of Photography	Always Outnumbered 1998-03-21 Movie
1997	Director of Photography	As Good as It Gets 1997-12-19 Movie
1996	Director of Photography	Passion 1996-09-29 Movie
	Director of Photography	Extreme Measures 1996-09-27 Movie
1994	Director of Photography	Nobody's Fool 1994-12-23 Movie
1993	Director of Photography	In the Line of Fire 1993-07-08 Movie
	Director of Photography	Groundhog Day 1993-02-11 Movie
1991	Director of Photography	A Brief History of Time 1991-10-01 Movie
1990	Director of Photography	My Blue Heaven 1990-08-17 Movie
1988	Director of Photography	The Accidental Tourist 1988-12-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	Vibes 1988-08-05 Movie
1987	Director of Photography	Swimming to Cambodia 1987-03-13 Movie
	Director of Photography	Light of Day 1987-02-06 Movie
1986	Director of Photography	Brighton Beach Memoirs 1986-12-26 Movie
	Director of Photography	Crossroads 1986-03-14 Movie
1985	Director of Photography	Silverado 1985-07-10 Movie
	Director of Photography	Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters 1985-05-15 Movie
1984	Director of Photography	The Pope of Greenwich Village 1984-06-22 Movie
	Director of Photography	Racing with the Moon 1984-03-23 Movie
1983	Director of Photography	The Big Chill 1983-09-30 Movie
	Director of Photography	Without a Trace 1983-02-04 Movie
1982	Director of Photography	That Championship Season 1982-12-09 Movie
	Director of Photography	Cat People 1982-04-02 Movie
1981	Director of Photography	Continental Divide 1981-09-18 Movie
	Director of Photography	Honky Tonk Freeway 1981-08-21 Movie
1980	Director of Photography	Ordinary People 1980-09-19 Movie
	Director of Photography	City in Fear 1980-03-30 Movie
	Director of Photography	American Gigolo 1980-02-08 Movie
1979	Director of Photography	Boulevard Nights 1979-03-23 Movie
1978	Director of Photography	Battered 1978-09-26 Movie
	Camera Operator	Days of Heaven 1978-09-13 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Mafu Cage 1978-03-19 Movie
	Camera Operator	A Question of Guilt 1978-02-21 Movie
1976	Camera Operator	Welcome to L.A. 1976-11-12 Movie
1975	Director of Photography	Legacy 1975-11-01 Movie
1972	Director of Photography	Premonition 1972-11-01 Movie
1971	Assistant Camera	Two-Lane Blacktop 1971-07-07 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2001	Director	'N Sync: Bigger Than Live 2001-02-23 Movie
2000	Director	Via Dolorosa 2000-01-15 Movie
1996	Director	Mariette in Ecstasy 1996-07-04 Movie
1994	Director	China Moon 1994-03-04 Movie
1991	Director	The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe 1991-09-27 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv