Frank Tidy (17 May 1932 – 27 January 2017) was an English cinematographer.

Early life

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Born in Liverpool, Tidy initially worked in stop motion animation before beginning working as a cinematographer.[1] Along with Roger Woodburn and Peter Biziou, he founded the company Valley Films, and would work on hundreds of commercials, many of which directed by eventual film director Ridley Scott and his brother Tony Scott. In 1977, he would serve as cinematographer on Scott's directorial debut The Duellists, for which he received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography.

Tidy's filmography would eventually include Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot, Under Siege and Chain Reaction. He was a Genie Award nominee for Best Cinematography in 1986 for the film One Magic Christmas.[2]

Tidy died on 27 January 2017, aged 84, at a Kent nursing home following a battle with dementia.[3]

Filmography

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Director of photography

Film

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Year Film Director Notes
1977 The Duellists Ridley Scott
1979 Dracula John Badham
Uncredited
1980 The Lucky Star Max Fischer
1982 The Grey Fox Phillip Borsos First collaboration with Phillip Borsos
1983 Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone Lamont Johnson
1985 The Mean Season Phillip Borsos Second collaboration with Phillip Borsos
Code of Silence Andrew Davis First collaboration with Andrew Davis
One Magic Christmas Phillip Borsos Third collaboration with Phillip Borsos
1986 Sweet Liberty Alan Alda
John and the Missus Gordon Pinsent
1987 Hot Pursuit Steven Lisberger First collaboration with Steven Lisberger
1988 The Raggedy Rawney Bob Hoskins
1989 Slipstream Steven Lisberger Second collaboration with Steven Lisberger
The Package Andrew Davis Second collaboration with Andrew Davis
1991 The Butcher's Wife Terry Hughes
1992 Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot Roger Spottiswoode
Under Siege Andrew Davis Third collaboration with Andrew Davis
1994 Wagons East Peter Markle
1995 Steal Big Steal Little Andrew Davis Fourth collaboration with Andrew Davis
1996 Getting Away with Murder Harvey Miller
Chain Reaction Andrew Davis Fifth collaboration with Andrew Davis
1997 Hoodlum Bill Duke
2004 Some Things That Stay Gail Harvey

Actor

Year Film Director Role
1987 Hot Pursuit Steven Lisberger Britisher
1991 The Butcher's Wife Terry Hughes

Direct-to-video films

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Year Film Director
1975 Parker Pens: Finishing School Alan Parker

TV movies

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Year Film Director
1988 April Morning Delbert Mann
1989 Sorry, Wrong Number Tony Wharmby
Final Notice Steven Hilliard Stern
1990 Personals
The Kissing Place Tony Wharmby
Hitler's Daughter James A. Contner
The Last Best Year John Erman
1992 Through the Eyes of a Killer Peter Markle
1993 Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story Bill Corcoran
1994 One More Mountain Dick Lowry
She Led Two Lives Bill Corcoran
1995 Black Fox Steven Hilliard Stern
Black Fox: The Price of Peace
Black Fox: Good Men and Bad
1996 The Boys Next Door John Erman
A Holiday for Love Jerry London
1997 The Third Twin Tom McLoughlin
1998 My Father's Shadow: The Sam Sheppard Story Peter Levin
Dead Husbands Paul Shapiro
2000 The Christmas Secret Ian Barry
2001 Jewel Paul Shapiro

Camera and electrical department

Year Film Director Role
1992 The Women of Windsor Steven Hilliard Stern Cinematographer: UK second unit

TV series

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Year Title Notes
1981−82 The Phoenix 5 episodes

Camera and electrical department

Year Title Role Notes
1978 PG Tips: The Tipps Family Camera operator 1 episode

References

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  1. ^ Frank Tidy
  2. ^ Sid Adilman, "Genie films are coming on strong". Toronto Star, February 14, 1986.
  3. ^ Frank Tidy, Cinematographer on Ridley Scott's 'The Duellists,' Dies at 84
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