Born: ?, New York City, as John W. Lindley.

Education: Film School of New York University.

Career: '[My interest in photography was sparked by] seeing Cartier-Bresson's work when I was in high school. I saved up to buy a 35mm Nikon, and to get access to my school's darkroom, I became the photo editor of the yearbook, establishing a standard for sub-par yearbook effort that has probably not been matched since my tenure. At New York University's film school, I took cinematography classes with a Czech named Beda Batka. He was overbearing and didactic but knowledgeable. [My first break in the business was] thanks to a sound mixer, Mark Dichter, who convinced a producer I was a responsible guy. I was asked to shoot a half-hour TV show featuring a fallen Hungarian golf pro named Julius Boros. It was a kind of travelogue, and Julius, who hated fishing and travel, wandered the globe, fishing in exotic locations. The soundman and I would fish, and when one of us hooked a fish, we'd pass the rod to Julius, whom we then filmed landing the catch. On good days, I could persuade Julius to sit in a canoe or skiff in ankle-deep water while I put my back to the shore and found a nice, watery background. A year later, that same producer set up a prime-time show in New York, and the next thing I knew, I was the director of photography. I assembled a hard-working, experienced crew and faked my way through two successful seasons.' [From the ASC website.]

Ph many commercials & music videos, e.g. 'Road to Nowhere' [a: Talking Heads; d: David Byrne & Stephen R. Johnson]. Appeared in the doc 'Who Needs Sleep? [2005, Haskell Wexler & Lisa Leeman]. Member of the ASC since 1999.

Awards: Golden Satellite Award nom [1999], Chlotrudis Award nom [1999] & Online Film Critics Society Award nom [1999] for 'Pleasantville'.

Website: John Lindley

1979        Different Drummer - Elvin Jones [Edward Gray] 16mm/c; doc/29m; cph: Fred Murphy, Nancy Schreiber, Don Lenzer, Mark Obenhaus & Richard Pearce

1983        Sylvia: Summer Before College [Grania Gurievitch] 16mm/c; doc/30m

1983        He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' [Emile Ardolino] c; doc/51m; cph: Phil Parmet, Don Lenzer, Francis Kenny, a.o.

1983        The Goodbye People [Herb Gardner] c

1984        Játszani kell/Lily in Love/Playing for Keeps [Károly Makk & András Mész] c; cph: Tamás Andor

1985        Home of the Brave [Laurie Anderson] c; doc/91m; add projection camera: Barry Sonnenfeld

1985        The Stepfather/Stepfather I [Joseph Ruben] c

1986        Killer Party/The April Fool [William Fruet] c

1987        In the Mood/The Woo Woo Kid [Phil Alden Robinson] c

1987        The Serpent and the Rainbow [Wes Craven] c; addph: George Koblasa & Len Gittleman; vfx ph: Rick Fichter & Gregg Heschong

1987        Shakedown/Blue Jean Cop [James Glickenhaus] c; aph: Al Cerullo, Ron Goodman & Margaret Herron

1988        True Believer/Fighting Justice [Joseph Ruben] c

1988        Field of Dreams [Phil Alden Robinson] c; Boston ph: Ricky Bravo; aph: John M. Stephens

1988        The Children's Storefront [Karen Goodman] c; doc/14m; cph: Terry Hopkins & Buddy Squires

1988        Immediate Family [Jonathan Kaplan] c

1989        Vital Signs [Marisa Silver] c

1990        Sleeping with the Enemy [Joseph Ruben] c; uwph: Peter Romano; + small part

1991        Father of the Bride [Charles Shyer] c

1991        Sneakers [Phil Alden Robinson] c

1992        The Good Son [Joseph Ruben] c; 2uc: Kenneth Zunder

1993        I Love Trouble [Charles Shyer] c; 2uc: Tom Priestley, Tom Houghton & Constantine Makris; aph: Stan McClain

1995        Money Train [Joseph Ruben] s35/c; New York ph: Alexander Witt

1996        Michael [Nora Ephron] c

1997        Pleasantville/Larger Than Life [Gary Ross] b&w-c

1998        You've Got Mail [Nora Ephron] c; computer unit ph: Paul Gaffney

1999        Lucky Numbers [Nora Ephron] c; aph: Stan McClain

2001        The Sum of All Fears [Phil Alden Robinson] p/c; 2uc: Chris Woods (Moscow); aph: Paul Varrieur

2001        The Core [Jon Amiel (replaced Peter Hyams)] p/c; ph Rome unit: Philip Méheux; ph Montreal unit: Henry Cline; 2uc: Chris Woods; aph: Kurt Soderling

2003        The Last Shot/Providence [Jeff Nathanson] c

2004        Bewitched [Nora Ephron (replaced Ted Bessell, who died)] c; 2uc: Amy Vincent; aph: Hans Bjerno

2005        Catch and Release [Susannah Grant] s35/c; 2uc: Karl Herrmann

2006        Mr. Brooks [Bruce A. Evans] ; 2uc: Amy Vincent; aph: Ralph Mendoza

2006        Reservation Road [Terry George] c; 2uc: Craig DiBona

2007        Imagine That/NowhereLand [Karey Kirkpatrick] s35/c; aph: Steve Koster

2008        Legion [Scott Charles Stewart] s35/c; 2uc: Bruce McCleery

2009        The Last Song [Julie Anne Robinson] c

1979        Middletown [ep #1 (80m) 'The Campaign' dir by Tom Cohen] 6-part doc series for PBS-tv; other ph: Tom Hurwitz (ep

                    #3), Richard Leacock (ep #2), Paul Goldsmith (ep #4), a.o.; prod 1979-82

1980        The Gentleman Bandit/The Bandit Priest [Jonathan Kaplan] tvm

1980        Nurse [6 ep dir by various] 25-part series, 1981-82; 1st season, 1981 (6 ep)

1981        Amy and the Angel [Ralph Rosenblum] tvm/45m; an ABC-tv 'Afterschool Special'

1981        Andrea Doria: The Final Chapter [Peter Gimbel (PG)] doc/81m; cph: Arthur Albert & Mark Shelley; uwph: PG, Bob Hollis, a.o.

1981        Nurse [6 ep dir by various] 2nd season, 1981-82 (19 ep); other ph: Robert M. Baldwin; see 1980

1982        Middletown [ep #5 (60m) 'Second Time Around' dir by Peter Davis & John Lindley] see 1979

1982        The Demon Murder Case/The Rhode Island Murders [William Hale] tvm

1982        An Invasion of Privacy [Mel Damski] tvm

1983        Girls of the White Orchid/Death Ride to Osaka [Jonathan Kaplan] tvm

1984        The Baron and the Kid [Gary Nelson] tvm

1985        Badge of the Assassin [Mel Damski] tvm; cph: João Fernandes

1985        Rockabye [Richard Michaels] tvm

1986        LBJ: The Early Years [Peter Werner] tvm

1986        A Stranger Waits [Robert Michael Lewis] tvm

1987        Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story [Charles Jarrott] 2-part tvm; cph: Alan Hume; 2uc: Robin Vidgeon

1999        Freedom Song [Phil Alden Robinson] tvm; cph: Amy Vincent; + 2ud

1984        Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera [Mark D. Obenhaus; tv-doc/58m] c.op; ph: M.D. Obenhaus