John Lindley

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. He is also the current National President of the International Cinematographers Guild.

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.

In March 2020, Lindley was elected President of the International Cinematographers Guild. He was succeeded by Baird Steptoe Sr. in May 2022, after Lindley announced he would not be seeking a second term. Lindley was reelected President in April 2025.

Filmography Film

Television Year Title Notes 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 filmWith Alan Hume 2000 Freedom Song Television filmWith 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

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