---
name: "Jack N. Green"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jack-n-green"
fi1m_id: "jack-n-green"
imdb_id: "nm0005726"
tmdb_id: 356
wikidata_id: "Q854215"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "18 November 1946"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 12
average_fi1m_score: 67
average_over: 12
updated: "2026-10-05T00:07:58.811351+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jack N. Green

## Identity

Jack N. Green

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jack-n-green
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jack-n-green
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005726
- **TMDB ID:** 356
- **Wikidata ID:** Q854215
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_N._Green, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q854215, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005726/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/356

Cinematographer. Born 18 November 1946 in San Francisco, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 18 November 1946, San Francisco, California, USA
- **Active:** 1982–2005
- **Also known as:** John N. Green, Jack Green 
- **Frequently works with:** [Clint Eastwood](https://film.one/person/clint-eastwood.md), [Jan de Bont](https://film.one/person/jan-de-bont.md), [Kathleen Kennedy](https://film.one/person/kathleen-kennedy.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 59 (5), 1990s 70 (5), 2000s 78 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 67 to 63 across 11 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 4 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 6, Drama 5, Thriller 5, Crime 3, Adventure 2, Comedy 2
- **Screen time:** 24 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,129m across 12 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_N._Green, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q854215, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005726/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/356

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*The 40 Year-Old Virgin*](https://film.one/film/the-40-year-old-virgin.md) (79)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Twister*](https://film.one/film/twister.md) (64)
- **Netflix:** [*Speed 2: Cruise Control*](https://film.one/film/speed-2-cruise-control.md) (36)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jack N. Green is an American cinematographer and occasional director. He began his career in the late 1960s as an assistant to cinematographer Donald M. Morgan, initially working on aerial photography, and later served as a camera operator on several Clint Eastwood films before becoming a director of photography.

Green collaborated closely with Eastwood, serving as cinematographer on every film the director made between 1986 and 2000. His work on *Unforgiven* (1992) earned Academy Award and BAFTA nominations for best cinematography, while his contribution to *The Bridges of Madison County* (1995) brought an ASC Award nomination. Other notable credits include *Twister* (1996), *Girl, Interrupted* (1999), *Serenity* (2005), *50 First Dates* (2004) and *The 40-Year-Old Virgin* (2005).

He has also directed films including *Traveller* (1997) and received the ASC Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (12)

- *Serenity* (2005), Fi1m 77, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/serenity.md)
- *The 40 Year-Old Virgin* (2005), Fi1m 79, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-40-year-old-virgin.md)
- *Speed 2: Cruise Control* (1997), Fi1m 36, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/speed-2-cruise-control.md)
- *Twister* (1996), Fi1m 64, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/twister.md)
- *The Bridges of Madison County* (1995), Fi1m 84, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-bridges-of-madison-county.md)
- *A Perfect World* (1993), Fi1m 74, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/a-perfect-world.md)
- *Unforgiven* (1992), Fi1m 92, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/unforgiven.md)
- *Pale Rider* (1985), Fi1m 77, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/pale-rider.md)
- *Rocky IV* (1985), Fi1m 52, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/rocky-iv.md)
- *Beverly Hills Cop* (1984), Fi1m 55, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/beverly-hills-cop.md)
- *Tightrope* (1984), Fi1m 66, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/tightrope.md)
- *Firefox* (1982), Fi1m 47, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/firefox.md)

## Complete filmography (54)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Left Behind* (2014), Director of Photography
- *The Letters* (2014), Director of Photography
- *At Middleton* (2013), Additional Photography
- *Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Hot Tub Time Machine* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Diary of a Wimpy Kid* (2010), Director of Photography
- *My Best Friend's Girl* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Are We Done Yet?* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Serenity* (2005), Director of Photography — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/serenity.md)
- *The 40 Year-Old Virgin* (2005), Director of Photography — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/the-40-year-old-virgin.md)
- *Against the Ropes* (2004), Director of Photography
- *50 First Dates* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Secondhand Lions* (2003), Director of Photography
- *A Man Apart* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Pretty When You Cry* (2001), Director, Director of Photography
- *Golden Dreams* (2001), Director of Photography
- *Space Cowboys* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Girl, Interrupted* (1999), Director of Photography
- *True Crime* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Eastwood on Eastwood* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Speed 2: Cruise Control* (1997), Director of Photography — Fi1m 36, [page](https://film.one/film/speed-2-cruise-control.md)
- *Traveller* (1997), Director
- *Absolute Power* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Twister* (1996), Director of Photography — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/twister.md)
- *The Amazing Panda Adventure* (1995), Director of Photography
- *The Net* (1995), Director of Photography
- *The Bridges of Madison County* (1995), Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-bridges-of-madison-county.md)
- *Bad Company* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Trapped in Paradise* (1994), Director of Photography
- *A Perfect World* (1993), Director of Photography — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/a-perfect-world.md)
- *Rookie of the Year* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Unforgiven* (1992), Director of Photography — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/unforgiven.md)
- *Love Crimes* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Deceived* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Midnight Fear* (1991), as Cameraman
- *The Rookie* (1990), Director of Photography
- *White Hunter, Black Heart* (1990), Camera Operator, Director of Photography
- *Pink Cadillac* (1989), Director of Photography
- *The Dead Pool* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Bird* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Like Father Like Son* (1987), Director of Photography
- *Heartbreak Ridge* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Out of Bounds* (1986), Camera Operator
- *Pretty in Pink* (1986), Camera Operator
- *Rocky IV* (1985), Camera Operator — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/rocky-iv.md)
- *Pale Rider* (1985), Camera Operator — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/pale-rider.md)
- *Beverly Hills Cop* (1984), Camera Operator — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/beverly-hills-cop.md)
- *Tightrope* (1984), Camera Operator — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/tightrope.md)
- *Uncommon Valor* (1983), Second Assistant Camera
- *Tex* (1982), Camera Operator
- *Firefox* (1982), Camera Operator — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/film/firefox.md)
- *Bronco Billy* (1980), Camera Operator
- *Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York* (1975), Assistant Camera

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1993: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Unforgiven*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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