John Lindley (cinematographer)
John Warwick Lindley is an American cinematographer known for his work on such films as Field of Dreams, Bewitched, Pleasantville and You've Got Mail.
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 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.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1984 | Lily in Love | Károly Makk | |
| 1987 | The Stepfather | Joseph Ruben | |
| 1987 | In the Mood | Phil Alden Robinson | |
| 1988 | Shakedown | James Glickenhaus | |
| 1988 | The Serpent and the Rainbow | Wes Craven | |
| 1989 | Field of Dreams | Phil Alden Robinson | |
| 1991 | Father of the Bride | Charles Shyer | |
| 1991 | Sleeping with the Enemy | Joseph Ruben | |
| 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 | Nominated - Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Cinematography |
| 1998 | You've Got Mail | Nora Ephron | |
| 2000 | Lucky Numbers | Nora Ephron | |
| 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 | |
| 2007 | Reservation Road | Terry George | |
| 2009 | Imagine That | Karey Kirkpatrick | |
| 2010 | Legion | Scott Stewart | |
| 2010 | Hotel Hell Vacation | Bryan Buckley | |
| 2010 | The Last Song | Julie Anne Robinson | |
| 2014 | St. Vincent | Theodore Melfi | |
| 2017 | Father Figures | Lawrence Sher |