John Lindley (cinematographer)

John Lindley, A.S.C.
Born (1951-11-17) November 17, 1951 (age 73)
OccupationCinematographer

John Warwick Lindley (born November 17, 1951) is an American cinematographer. He has collaborated with Joseph Ruben, Phil Alden Robinson, and Nora Ephron. He is known for his work on such films as Field of Dreams and Pleasantville, the latter of which earning him positive reviews and nominations for awards.

Life and career

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Born in New York City, Lindley began his career on several TV movies such as The Gentleman Bandit and Mr. Griffin and Me as well as 12 episodes of the TV series Nurse. Lindley's first major cinematography job was on the 1987 horror film, The Stepfather. He worked on Field of Dreams with Phil Alden Robinson and soon worked on Robinson's other films Sneakers and The Sum of All Fears.

In 1999, his work on Pleasantville was honoured by three nominations from the Satellite Awards and the Online Film Critics Society. In 2012, his Pan Am pilot earned a nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in One-Hour Episodic/Pilot Television by the American Society of Cinematographers.[1]

In March 2020, Lindley was elected President of the International Cinematographers Guild.[2] He was succeeded by Baird Steptoe Sr. in May 2022,[3] after Lindley announced he would not be seeking a second term.[4]

Filmography

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Film

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Documentary film

Year Title Director Notes
1983 He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' Emile Ardolino With Francis Kenny, Don Lenzer, James McCalmont,
Phil Parmet, Scott Sorenson and Carl Teitelbaum
1986 Home of the Brave Laurie Anderson Concert film

Feature film

Year Title Director Notes
1984 The Goodbye People Herb Gardner
Lily in Love Károly Makk
1986 Killer Party William Fruet
1987 The Stepfather Joseph Ruben
In the Mood Phil Alden Robinson
1988 The Serpent and the Rainbow Wes Craven
Shakedown James Glickenhaus With Jennifer Cox
1989 True Believer Joseph Ruben
Field of Dreams Phil Alden Robinson
Immediate Family Jonathan Kaplan
1990 Vital Signs Marisa Silver
1991 Sleeping with the Enemy Joseph Ruben
Father of the Bride Charles Shyer
1992 Sneakers Phil Alden Robinson
1993 The Good Son Joseph Ruben
1994 I Love Trouble Charles Shyer
1995 Money Train Joseph Ruben
1996 Michael Nora Ephron
1998 Pleasantville Gary Ross
You've Got Mail Nora Ephron
2000 Lucky Numbers
2002 The Sum of All Fears Phil Alden Robinson
2003 The Core Jon Amiel
2004 The Last Shot Jeff Nathanson
2005 Bewitched Nora Ephron
2006 Catch and Release Susannah Grant
2007 Mr. Brooks Bruce A. Evans
Reservation Road Terry George
2009 Imagine That Karey Kirkpatrick
2010 Legion Scott Stewart
The Last Song Julie Anne Robinson
2014 St. Vincent Theodore Melfi
2017 Father Figures Lawrence Sher

Short film

Year Title Director Notes
1988 The Children's Storefront Karen Goodman Documentary short
2004 Krug Bryan Buckley
2009 Return to the Doghouse Stephen R. Pearson
2010 Lesster Felicity Huffman

Television

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TV movies

Year Title Director Notes
1981 Mr. Griffin and Me Patrick O'Neal
The Gentleman Bandit Jonathan Kaplan
1982 Andrea Doria: The Final Chapter Peter Gimbel Documentary film
1983 An Invasion of Privacy Mel Damski
The Demon Murder Case William Hale
Girls of the White Orchid Jonathan Kaplan
1984 The Baron and the Kid Gary Nelson
1985 Badge of the Assassin Mel Damski
1986 Rockabye Richard Michaels
1987 LBJ: The Early Years Peter Werner
A Stranger Waits Robert Michael Lewis
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story Charles Jarrott With Alan Hume
2000 Freedom Song Phil Alden Robinson With Amy Vincent
2012 The Frontier Thomas Schlamme

TV series

Year Title Director Notes
1981 Nurse James Sheldon
Virgil W. Vogel
Harry Harris
Seymour Robbie
Philip Leacock
Gwen Arner
12 episodes
1982 ABC Afterschool Special Ralph Rosenblum Episode "Amy & the Angel"
1985 Cinemax Comedy Experiment Mark Cullingham Episode "Howie Mandel"
1987 Rags to Riches Bruce Seth Green Episode "Pilot"
The New Adventures of Beans Baxter Michael E. Steele Episode "Beans Finds His Dad But...(Part 2)"
2011 Pan Am Thomas Schlamme Episode "Pilot"
2013 Witches of East End Mark Waters Episode "Pilot"
2014 Manhattan Thomas Schlamme Episodes "You Always Hurt the One You Love" and
"The Prisoner's Dilemma"
2015 Good Girls Revolt Liza Johnson Episode "Pilot"
2016 The Affair Jeffrey Reiner Episode "305"
2017 Time After Time Marcos Siega Episode "Pilot"
2017-2018 Snowfall 10 episodes
2018 Electric Dreams Michael Dinner
Peter Horton
Episodes "The Father Thing" and "Autofac"
Deception David Nutter Episode "Pilot"
2019 Divorce Ryan Case
Shira Piven
So Yong Kim
Rachel Lee Goldenberg
Season 3
Castle Rock Phil Abraham Episode "New Jerusalem"
2020 Manhunt Michael Dinner
Janice Cooke
6 episodes
2020-2021 Your Honor Clark Johnson
Eva Sørhaug
Bryan Cranston
7 episodes
2023 Hunters Sam Taylor-Johnson
Tiffany Johnson
Episodes "Duck. Quail. Goose. Crow." and "Blutsbande"
2024 Dark Matter Jakob Verbruggen
Roxann Dawson
5 episodes
Tulsa King Craig Zisk
David Semel
6 episodes

Miniseries

Year Title Director Notes
2019 Unbelievable Susannah Grant 2 episodes
2022 The Woman in the House Across
the Street from the Girl in the Window
Michael Lehmann
2023 Justified: City Primeval Michael Dinner
Sylvain White
Episodes "City Primeval", "The Oklahoma Wildman" and "Adios"

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Title Result
1998 Boston Society of Film Critics Best Cinematography Pleasantville Nominated
Online Film Critics Society Best Cinematography Nominated
Satellite Awards Best Cinematography Nominated
2012 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography Pan Am Nominated
American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Nominated
2014 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Limited Series Manhattan Won
2022 President's Award Won

References

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  1. ^ "American Society of Cinematographers Reveals Television Awards Nominees". The ASC. January 3, 2012. Archived from the original on January 12, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  2. ^ "John Lindley Elected President Of Cinematographers Guild". Deadline Hollywood. 2020-03-15. Archived from the original on 2022-12-14.
  3. ^ Baird Steptoe Sr. Elected President Of Cinematographers Guild
  4. ^ "John Lindley Will Not Seek Reelection As President Of Cinematographers Guild". Deadline Hollywood. 2022-01-13. Archived from the original on 2023-02-03.
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