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name: "Jeffrey L. Kimball"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jeffrey-l-kimball"
fi1m_id: "jeffrey-l-kimball"
imdb_id: "nm0453808"
tmdb_id: 904
wikidata_id: "Q3807815"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "29 May 1943"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 62
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-04T23:39:24.574222+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."
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# Jeffrey L. Kimball

## Identity

Jeffrey L. Kimball

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jeffrey-l-kimball
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jeffrey-l-kimball
- **IMDb ID:** nm0453808
- **TMDB ID:** 904
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3807815
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_L._Kimball, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3807815, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0453808/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/904

Cinematographer. Born 29 May 1943 in Wichita, Kansas, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 29 May 1943, Wichita, Kansas, USA
- **Active:** 1986–2002
- **Also known as:** Jeffrey Kimball
- **Frequently works with:** [Tony Scott](https://film.one/person/tony-scott.md), [Don Simpson](https://film.one/person/don-simpson.md), [Jerry Bruckheimer](https://film.one/person/jerry-bruckheimer.md), [Tom Cruise](https://film.one/person/tom-cruise.md), [Val Kilmer](https://film.one/person/val-kilmer.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 60 (2), 1990s 69 (3), 2000s 52 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 62 to 56 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 4 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 6, Thriller 3, Adventure 2, Crime 2, Drama 2, Romance 2
- **Screen time:** 13 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,480m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_L._Kimball, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3807815, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0453808/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/904

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*True Romance*](https://film.one/film/true-romance.md) (82)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Jacob's Ladder*](https://film.one/film/jacobs-ladder.md) (80)
- **Hulu:** [*Top Gun*](https://film.one/film/top-gun.md) (71)
- **Paramount+:** [*Mission: Impossible II*](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-ii.md) (55)
- **Apple TV:** [*Star Trek: Nemesis*](https://film.one/film/star-trek-nemesis.md) (50)

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

## Biography

Jeffrey L. Kimball, also credited as Jeffrey Kimball, is an American cinematographer. He was born on 29 May 1943 in Wichita, Kansas. He studied radio and television at North Texas State University and began his career in commercials before moving into feature films.

Kimball has worked frequently with directors Tony Scott and John Woo. His credits include *Top Gun* (1986), *Beverly Hills Cop II* (1987), *Jacob's Ladder* (1990), *True Romance* (1993), *Mission: Impossible II* (2000), *Star Trek: Nemesis* (2002) and *The Expendables* (2010). He has been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers since 1990 and received nominations for a Golden Satellite Award and an MTV Video Music Award.

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

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Star Trek: Nemesis* (2002), Fi1m 50, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-nemesis.md)
- *Mission: Impossible II* (2000), Fi1m 55, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-ii.md)
- *The Specialist* (1994), Fi1m 45, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-specialist.md)
- *True Romance* (1993), Fi1m 82, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/true-romance.md)
- *Jacob's Ladder* (1990), Fi1m 80, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/jacobs-ladder.md)
- *Beverly Hills Cop II* (1987), Fi1m 48, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/beverly-hills-cop-ii.md)
- *Top Gun* (1986), Fi1m 71, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/top-gun.md)

## Complete filmography (28)

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

- *Glass Jaw* (2018), Cinematography, Director of Photography
- *Men of Granite* (2015), Director of Photography
- *The Double* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Valley of the Sun* (2011), Director of Photography
- *The Expendables* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Old Dogs* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Four Christmases* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Bonneville* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Glory Road* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Be Cool* (2005), Director of Photography
- *The Big Bounce* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Paycheck* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Star Trek: Nemesis* (2002), Director of Photography — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-nemesis.md)
- *Hostage* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Windtalkers* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Mission: Impossible II* (2000), Director of Photography — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-ii.md)
- *Stigmata* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Wild Things* (1998), Director of Photography
- *The Specialist* (1994), Director of Photography — Fi1m 45, [page](https://film.one/film/the-specialist.md)
- *True Romance* (1993), Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/true-romance.md)
- *Curly Sue* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Jacob's Ladder* (1990), Director of Photography — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/jacobs-ladder.md)
- *Revenge* (1990), Director of Photography
- *Beverly Hills Cop II* (1987), Director of Photography — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/beverly-hills-cop-ii.md)
- *Top Gun* (1986), Director of Photography — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/top-gun.md)
- *The Legend of Billie Jean* (1985), Director of Photography
- *Cat People* (1982), Second Unit Director of Photography
- *It's Alive* (1974), Second Unit Director of Photography

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