English cinematographer
Frank Tidy (17 May 1932 – 27 January 2017) was an English cinematographer.
Early life
Born in Liverpool, Tidy initially worked in stop motion animation before beginning working as a cinematographer. Along with Roger Woodburn and Peter Biziou, he founded the company Valley Films, and would work on hundreds of commercials, many of which directed by eventual film director Ridley Scott and his brother Tony Scott. In 1977, he would serve as cinematographer on Scott's directorial debut The Duellists, for which he received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography.
Tidy's filmography would eventually include Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot, Under Siege and Chain Reaction. He was a Genie Award nominee for Best Cinematography in 1986 for the film One Magic Christmas.
Tidy died on 27 January 2017, aged 84, at a Kent nursing home following a battle with dementia.
Filmography
Director of photography
Film
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | The Duellists | Ridley Scott | |
| 1979 | Dracula | John Badham | Uncredited |
| 1980 | The Lucky Star | Max Fischer | |
| 1982 | The Grey Fox | Phillip Borsos | First collaboration with Phillip Borsos |
| 1983 | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | Lamont Johnson | |
| 1985 | The Mean Season | Phillip Borsos | Second collaboration with Phillip Borsos |
| Code of Silence | Andrew Davis | First collaboration with Andrew Davis | |
| One Magic Christmas | Phillip Borsos | Third collaboration with Phillip Borsos | |
| 1986 | Sweet Liberty | Alan Alda | |
| John and the Missus | Gordon Pinsent | ||
| 1987 | Hot Pursuit | Steven Lisberger | First collaboration with Steven Lisberger |
| 1988 | The Raggedy Rawney | Bob Hoskins | |
| 1989 | Slipstream | Steven Lisberger | Second collaboration with Steven Lisberger |
| The Package | Andrew Davis | Second collaboration with Andrew Davis | |
| 1991 | The Butcher's Wife | Terry Hughes | |
| 1992 | Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot | Roger Spottiswoode | |
| Under Siege | Andrew Davis | Third collaboration with Andrew Davis | |
| 1994 | Wagons East | Peter Markle | |
| 1995 | Steal Big Steal Little | Andrew Davis | Fourth collaboration with Andrew Davis |
| 1996 | Getting Away with Murder | Harvey Miller | |
| Chain Reaction | Andrew Davis | Fifth collaboration with Andrew Davis | |
| 1997 | Hoodlum | Bill Duke | |
| 2004 | Some Things That Stay | Gail Harvey |
Actor
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Hot Pursuit | Steven Lisberger | Britisher |
| 1991 | The Butcher's Wife | Terry Hughes | — |
Direct-to-video films
| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Parker Pens: Finishing School | Alan Parker |
TV movies
| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | April Morning | Delbert Mann |
| 1989 | Sorry, Wrong Number | Tony Wharmby |
| Final Notice | Steven Hilliard Stern | |
| 1990 | Personals | |
| The Kissing Place | Tony Wharmby | |
| Hitler's Daughter | James A. Contner | |
| The Last Best Year | John Erman | |
| 1992 | Through the Eyes of a Killer | Peter Markle |
| 1993 | Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story | Bill Corcoran |
| 1994 | One More Mountain | Dick Lowry |
| She Led Two Lives | Bill Corcoran | |
| 1995 | Black Fox | Steven Hilliard Stern |
| Black Fox: The Price of Peace | ||
| Black Fox: Good Men and Bad | ||
| 1996 | The Boys Next Door | John Erman |
| A Holiday for Love | Jerry London | |
| 1997 | The Third Twin | Tom McLoughlin |
| 1998 | My Father's Shadow: The Sam Sheppard Story | Peter Levin |
| Dead Husbands | Paul Shapiro | |
| 2000 | The Christmas Secret | Ian Barry |
| 2001 | Jewel | Paul Shapiro |
Camera and electrical department
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The Women of Windsor | Steven Hilliard Stern | Cinematographer: UK second unit |
TV series
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1981−82 | The Phoenix | 5 episodes |
Camera and electrical department
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | PG Tips: The Tipps Family | Camera operator | 1 episode |
References
- Frank Tidy
- Sid Adilman, "Genie films are coming on strong". Toronto Star, February 14, 1986.
- Frank Tidy, Cinematographer on Ridley Scott's 'The Duellists,' Dies at 84