---
name: "James Glennon"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-glennon"
fi1m_id: "james-glennon"
imdb_id: "nm0322694"
tmdb_id: 35511
wikidata_id: "Q1680461"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "19 August 1942"
died: "19 October 2006"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 13
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_over: 13
updated: "2026-10-04T17:33:16.603318+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."
---

# James Glennon

## Identity

James Glennon

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/james-glennon
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** james-glennon
- **IMDb ID:** nm0322694
- **TMDB ID:** 35511
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1680461
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Glennon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1680461, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0322694/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/35511

Cinematographer. Born 19 August 1942 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Died 19 October 2006.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 19 August 1942, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Died:** 19 October 2006
- **Active:** 1974–2004
- **Frequently works with:** [Alan Taylor](https://film.one/person/alan-taylor.md), [Steve Shill](https://film.one/person/steve-shill.md), [Alexander Payne](https://film.one/person/alexander-payne.md), [Jim Taylor](https://film.one/person/jim-taylor.md), [Michael Engler](https://film.one/person/michael-engler.md), [Scott Winant](https://film.one/person/scott-winant.md), [Tim Hunter](https://film.one/person/tim-hunter.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 90 (3), 1980s 72 (5), 1990s 86 (2), 2000s 81 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 83 to 76 across 11 titles
- **Score spread:** 7 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 13, Comedy 4, Crime 4, Mystery 2, Romance 2, Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 21 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $407m across 9 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Glennon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1680461, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0322694/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/35511

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Deadwood*](https://film.one/tv/deadwood.md) (91), [*The West Wing*](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md) (86), [*Carnivàle*](https://film.one/tv/carnivale.md) (76)
- **Hulu:** [*Election*](https://film.one/film/election.md) (86)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*About Schmidt*](https://film.one/film/about-schmidt.md) (77)

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

## Biography

James Glennon was an American cinematographer. Born in Los Angeles, he was the son of cinematographer Bert Glennon. He began working in the camera department in the 1960s and made his feature debut as cinematographer on *Jaws of Death* (1977).

Glennon served as camera operator on films including *The Conversation* (1974), *Ordinary People* (1980) and *Altered States* (1980). He gained recognition as director of photography on *El Norte* (1983) and later collaborated with director Alexander Payne on *Citizen Ruth* (1996), *Election* (1999) and *About Schmidt* (2002). He also worked on *Flight of the Navigator* (1986).

In television, Glennon was director of photography on *The West Wing* (1999) and principal cinematographer for the HBO series *Deadwood* (2004–2006), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2005. He also contributed to *Carnivàle* and *Big Love*.

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

## On Fi1m (13)

- *Deadwood* (2004), Fi1m 91, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/deadwood.md)
- *Carnivàle* (2003), Fi1m 76, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/carnivale.md)
- *About Schmidt* (2002), Fi1m 77, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/about-schmidt.md)
- *Election* (1999), Fi1m 86, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/election.md)
- *The West Wing* (1999), Fi1m 86, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)
- *El Norte* (1983), Fi1m 72, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/el-norte.md)
- *Fast Times at Ridgemont High* (1982), Fi1m 70, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/fast-times-at-ridgemont-high.md)
- *Absence of Malice* (1981), Fi1m 73, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/absence-of-malice.md)
- *Taps* (1981), Fi1m 63, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/taps.md)
- *Ordinary People* (1980), Fi1m 81, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/ordinary-people.md)
- *Breaking Away* (1979), Fi1m 86, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/breaking-away.md)
- *The Conversation* (1974), Fi1m 92, Assistant Camera — [page](https://film.one/film/the-conversation.md)
- *The Godfather Part II* (1974), Fi1m 92, First Assistant Camera — [page](https://film.one/film/the-godfather-part-ii.md)

## Complete filmography (61)

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

- *Room 10* (2006), Director of Photography
- *The Big White* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Madison* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Deadwood* (2004), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/deadwood.md)
- *Good Boy!* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Carnivàle* (2003), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/carnivale.md)
- *The United States of Leland* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt* (2003), Director of Photography
- *About Schmidt* (2002), Director of Photography — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/about-schmidt.md)
- *Life Without Dick* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Local Boys* (2002), Cinematography
- *Blonde* (2001), series, Director of Photography
- *Playing Mona Lisa* (2000), Director of Photography
- *South of Heaven, West of Hell* (2000), Director of Photography
- *The West Wing* (1999), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)
- *Election* (1999), Director of Photography — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/election.md)
- *When He Didn't Come Home* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Convictions* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Best Men* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Two Voices* (1997), Director of Photography
- *L.A. Johns* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Citizen Ruth* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Mojave Moon* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Lifeform* (1996), Director of Photography
- *My Very Best Friend* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Co-ed Call Girl* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Jake's Women* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Mrs. Munck* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Judicial Consent* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Untamed Love* (1994), Cinematography
- *A Part of the Family* (1994), Cinematography
- *The Corpse Had a Familiar Face* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Laurel Avenue* (1993), series, Director of Photography
- *In the Deep Woods* (1992), Director of Photography
- *The Lounge People* (1992), Director of Photography
- *December* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story* (1991), Director of Photography
- *A Show of Force* (1990), Director of Photography
- *Love at Large* (1990), Additional Photography
- *A Time of Destiny* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Lemon Sky* (1988), Director of Photography
- *One More Saturday Night* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Flight of the Navigator* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Smooth Talk* (1985), Director of Photography
- *My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn* (1985), Director of Photography
- *The Wild Life* (1984), Director of Photography
- *Up the Creek* (1984), Director of Photography
- *Second Sight: A Love Story* (1984), Director of Photography
- *Last of the Great Survivors* (1984), Director of Photography
- *El Norte* (1983), Director of Photography — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/el-norte.md)
- *Fast Times at Ridgemont High* (1982), Camera Operator — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/fast-times-at-ridgemont-high.md)
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, Director of Photography
- *Taps* (1981), Camera Operator — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/taps.md)
- *Absence of Malice* (1981), Camera Operator — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/absence-of-malice.md)
- *Altered States* (1980), Camera Operator
- *Ordinary People* (1980), Camera Operator — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/ordinary-people.md)
- *Breaking Away* (1979), Camera Operator — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/breaking-away.md)
- *American Raspberry* (1977), Camera Operator
- *The Godfather Part II* (1974), First Assistant Camera — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/the-godfather-part-ii.md)
- *The Conversation* (1974), Assistant Camera — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/the-conversation.md)

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