---
name: "Jamie Anderson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jamie-anderson"
fi1m_id: "jamie-anderson"
imdb_id: "nm0026853"
tmdb_id: 13622
wikidata_id: "Q1681372"
roles: ["Camera operator"]
born: "23 September 1946"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-10-09T19:31:47.752251+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."
---

# Jamie Anderson

## Identity

Jamie Anderson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jamie-anderson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jamie-anderson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0026853
- **TMDB ID:** 13622
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1681372
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Anderson_(cinematographer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1681372, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0026853/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13622

Camera operator. Born 23 September 1946 in New York, New York, U.S.

## Details

- **Work:** Camera operator
- **Born:** 23 September 1946, New York, New York, U.S
- **Active:** 1980–2007
- **Also known as:** James M. Anderson, James Anderson, Jim Anderson
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 72 (6), 1990s 72 (2), 2000s 68 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 69 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 6, Action 2, Crime 2, Drama 2, Romance 2, Thriller 2
- **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $507m across 8 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Anderson_(cinematographer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1681372, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0026853/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13622

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*ER*](https://film.one/tv/er.md) (88)

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## Biography

Jamie Anderson is an American cinematographer born on 23 September 1946 in New York City. He has also been credited as James M. Anderson and Jim Anderson.

He studied film at New York University and English at Syracuse University. His father was a stage manager and television director, and he is the grandson of playwright and screenwriter Maxwell Anderson. Anderson began as a camera operator on films including *Ferris Bueller's Day Off* (1986) and *Airplane!* (1980) before becoming director of photography on features from the mid-1970s.

His cinematography credits include *What's Love Got to Do with It* (1993), *Grosse Pointe Blank* (1997), *Small Soldiers* (1998), *The Gift* (2000), *Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back* (2001), *Bad Santa* (2003) and *The Girl Next Door* (2004). He has also worked extensively in television, including 34 episodes of *Crossing Jordan* (2002–2007). He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.

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

## On Fi1m (10)

- *Pushing Daisies* (2007), Fi1m 82, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/pushing-daisies.md)
- *Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back* (2001), Fi1m 54, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/jay-and-silent-bob-strike-back.md)
- *Grosse Pointe Blank* (1997), Fi1m 55, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/grosse-pointe-blank.md)
- *ER* (1994), Fi1m 88, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Tequila Sunrise* (1988), Fi1m 62, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/tequila-sunrise.md)
- *Back to School* (1986), Fi1m 72, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/back-to-school.md)
- *Down and Out in Beverly Hills* (1986), Fi1m 65, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/down-and-out-in-beverly-hills.md)
- *Ferris Bueller's Day Off* (1986), Fi1m 81, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/ferris-buellers-day-off.md)
- *Twilight Zone: The Movie* (1983), Fi1m 63, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/twilight-zone-the-movie.md)
- *Airplane!* (1980), Fi1m 89, Assistant Camera — [page](https://film.one/film/airplane.md)

## Complete filmography (46)

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

- *Happy Tears* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Pushing Daisies* (2007), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/pushing-daisies.md)
- *Art School Confidential* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Comeback Season* (2006), Director of Photography
- *The Girl Next Door* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Bad Santa* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back* (2001), Director of Photography — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/jay-and-silent-bob-strike-back.md)
- *Prince Charming* (2001), Director of Photography
- *The Gift* (2000), Director of Photography
- *The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Lovers and Liars* (1998), as Caitland Ross
- *Small Soldiers* (1998), Director of Photography
- *The Odd Couple II* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Grosse Pointe Blank* (1997), Director of Photography — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/grosse-pointe-blank.md)
- *The Juror* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Picture Windows: Lightning* (1995), Cinematography
- *Neil Young and Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions* (1995), Camera Operator
- *Man of the House* (1995), Director of Photography
- *ER* (1994), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Bad Girls* (1994), Second Unit Director of Photography
- *What's Love Got to Do with It* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Unlawful Entry* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Dick Tracy* (1990), Camera Operator
- *Tequila Sunrise* (1988), Camera Operator — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/tequila-sunrise.md)
- *Tucker: The Man and His Dream* (1988), Camera Operator
- *The Running Man* (1987), Camera Operator
- *Back to School* (1986), Camera Operator — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/back-to-school.md)
- *Ferris Bueller's Day Off* (1986), Camera Operator — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/ferris-buellers-day-off.md)
- *Down and Out in Beverly Hills* (1986), Camera Operator — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/down-and-out-in-beverly-hills.md)
- *Swing Shift* (1984), Camera Operator
- *The Seduction of Gina* (1984), Camera Operator
- *The Gambler: The Adventure Continues* (1983), Camera Operator
- *Twilight Zone: The Movie* (1983), Camera Operator — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/twilight-zone-the-movie.md)
- *One from the Heart* (1982), Assistant Camera
- *Leon's Case* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Airplane!* (1980), Assistant Camera — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/airplane.md)
- *The Gambler* (1980), First Assistant Camera
- *Piranha* (1978), Director of Photography
- *Malibu Beach* (1978), Director of Photography
- *The Great Texas Dynamite Chase* (1976), Director of Photography
- *Hollywood Boulevard* (1976), Director of Photography
- *White Line Fever* (1975), as Jamie Kane
- *Big Bad Mama* (1974), Second Unit Director of Photography
- *The Student Teachers* (1973), as Male Hippie
- *Savage Abduction* (1973), Assistant Camera
- *Night Call Nurses* (1972), Second Unit Cinematographer

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