Frank Tidy


Frank Tidy was an English cinematographer.

Life and career

Born in Liverpool, Tidy initially worked in stop motion animation before beginning working as a cinematographer. 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 Ridley Scott's directorial debut The Duellists, for which he received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography.
Tidy died on 27 January 2017, aged 84, at a Kent nursing home after suffering from dementia.

Filmography

Television

TV movies
YearTitleDirector
1988April MorningDelbert Mann
1989Sorry, Wrong NumberTony Wharmby
1989Final NoticeSteven Hilliard Stern
1990PersonalsSteven Hilliard Stern
1990The Kissing PlaceTony Wharmby
1990Hitler's DaughterJames A. Contner
1990The Last Best YearJohn Erman
1992Through the Eyes of a KillerPeter Markle
1993Shattered Trust: The [Shari Karney Story]Bill Corcoran
1994One More MountainDick Lowry
1994She Led Two LivesBill Corcoran
1996The [Boys Next Door (1996 film)|The Boys Next Door]John Erman
1996A Holiday for LoveJerry London
1997The Third TwinTom McLoughlin
1998My Father's Shadow: The Sam Sheppard StoryPeter Levin
1998Dead HusbandsPaul Shapiro
2000The Christmas SecretIan Barry
2001JewelPaul Shapiro