Caleb Deschanel

Known for: Camera

Born: 1944-09-21 (age 81)

From: 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.

Filmography (17)

MOVIE★ 6.6
Hal
2019
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.9
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
2016
as Self
MOVIE
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
2016
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
2012
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.7
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
2012
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.4
These Amazing Shadows
2011
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.4
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.5
Fog City Mavericks
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.4
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.2
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
2007
as Self
MOVIE
Shadows of Suspense
2006
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.8
Cinematographer Style
2006
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.6
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.6
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
Visions of Light
1992
as Self