Caleb Deschanel
Camera·September 21, 1944 — 81 years old·Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Caleb Deschanel is an American film cinematographer and film/television director. He has been nominated for six Academy Awards, each time in the field of cinematography. The first nomination came in 1983 for the film The Right Stuff. His second was in 1984 for The Natural, the third in 1996 for Fly Away Home, the fourth in 2000 for The Patriot, the fifth for The Passion of the Christ (2004), and the sixth for Never Look Away (2018).
He is the father of actresses Emily Deschanel and Zooey Deschanel.
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2026WildwoodDirector of Photography2019Ad AstraAdditional Photography2019The Lion KingDirector of Photography2019HalSelf2018Never Look AwayDirector of Photography2017UnforgettableDirector of Photography2016Rules Don't ApplyDirector of Photography2016The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring YearsDirector of Photography2016Close Encounters with Vilmos ZsigmondSelf2016The Natural: The Best There Ever WasSelf2014Winter's TaleDirector of Photography2013Gangster SquadAdditional Photography2012Jack ReacherDirector of Photography2012Abraham Lincoln: Vampire HunterDirector of Photography2012Killer JoeDirector of Photography2012Casablanca: An Unlikely ClassicSelf2012Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard OfSelf2011Dream HouseDirector of Photography2011These Amazing ShadowsSelf2009My Sister's KeeperDirector of Photography2008KillshotDirector of Photography2008The Spiderwick ChroniclesDirector of Photography2007Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin PeaksSelf2007Fog City MavericksSelf2007View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'Self2007The Visions of Stanley KubrickSelf2007Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001Self2006Shadows of SuspenseSelf2006Cinematographer StyleSelf2006ConvictionTVDirector2006Ask the DustDirector of Photography2005Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed CinemaSelf2005BonesTVDirector2005Law & Order: Trial by JuryTVDirector2004National TreasureDirector of Photography2004A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American ZoetropeSelf2004Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'Self2004The Passion of the ChristDirector of Photography2003TimelineDirector of Photography2003The HuntedDirector of Photography2000The PatriotDirector of Photography1999Anna and the KingDirector of Photography1999Message in a BottleDirector of Photography1998Hope FloatsDirector of Photography1997TitanicAdditional Photography1996Fly Away HomeDirector of Photography1994It Could Happen to YouDirector of Photography1992Visions of LightSelf1990Twin PeaksTVDirector1989CrusoeDirector1985The Slugger's WifeDirector of Photography1984The NaturalDirector of Photography1983The Right StuffDirector of Photography1983The Black Stallion ReturnsAdditional Photography1982Let's Spend the Night TogetherDirector of Photography1982The Escape ArtistDirector1979Being ThereDirector of Photography1979The Black StallionDirector of Photography1979More American GraffitiDirector of Photography1979Apocalypse NowAdditional Director of Photography1976TrainsDirector · Writer1974A Woman Under the InfluenceAdditional Photography1974The Hello MachineCinematography1972The GodfatherAdditional Camera1971THX 1138Thanks1969Lanton MillsDirector of Photography1969RodeoDirector of Photography