John Lindley (cinematographer)

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John Warwick Lindley

(1951-11-17) November 17, 1951 (age 73)
Occupation Cinematographer

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.

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Life and career

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

Film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1983 He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' Emile Ardolino Documentary
With Francis Kenny, Don Lenzer, James McCalmont,
Phil Parmet, Scott Sorenson and Carl Teitelbaum
1984 The Goodbye People Herb Gardner
Lily in Love Károly Makk
1986 Killer Party William Fruet
Home of the Brave Laurie Anderson Concert film
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

Television

YearTitleNotes
1981 The Gentleman Bandit Television film
1981 Nurse 12 episodes
1982 ABC Afterschool Special 1 episode
1983 Girls of the White Orchid Television film
1984 The Baron and the Kid Television film
1985 Cinemax Comedy Experiment 1 episode
1985 Badge of the Assassin Television film
1986 Rockabye Television film
1987 Rags to Riches 1 episode
1987 The New Adventures of Beans Baxter 1 episode
1987 LBJ: The Early Years Television film
1987 Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story Television film
With Alan Hume
2000 Freedom Song Television film
With Amy Vincent
2011 Pan Am 1 episode
2013 Witches of East End 1 episode
2014 Manhattan 2 episodes
2015 Good Girls Revolt 1 episode
2016 The Affair 1 episode
2017 Time After Time 1 episode
2017-2018 Snowfall 10 episodes
2018 Electric Dreams 2 episodes
2018 Deception 1 episode
2019 Divorce 6 episodes
2019 Castle Rock 1 episode
2019 Unbelievable Miniseries, 2 episodes
2020 Manhunt 6 episodes
2020-2021 Your Honor 7 episodes
2022 The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window Miniseries, 8 episodes
2023 Hunters 1 episode
2023 Justified: City Primeval Miniseries, 3 episodes
2024 Dark Matter 5 episodes
2024 Tulsa King 6 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryTitleResult
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
2022President's AwardWon

References

  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.