Biography
John C. Flinn III is an American cinematographer and director. Born on 28 December 1944 in Los Angeles, California, he comes from a film family: his grandfather John C. Flinn Sr. was a producer and executive who worked with Cecil B. DeMille, and his father John C. Flinn Jr. was director of advertising and publicity for Columbia Pictures.
He began his career as a second assistant cameraman and received his first cinematography credit on the 1979 television film The Flame Is Love. Flinn served as director of photography on series including Hill Street Blues (1981), Magnum, P.I. (1980s), Jake and the Fatman and Babylon 5 (1994), where he also directed multiple episodes. His later credits include Boston Legal (2004) and Jane the Virgin (2014).
Flinn received the American Society of Cinematographers Career Achievement in Television Award in 2010 and has earned multiple Primetime Emmy nominations for cinematography.
