Person
Caleb Deschanel
Camera · Born 1944-09-21 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
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.
Known for
Bones
Director
Twin Peaks
Director
The Godfather
Additional Camera
Titanic
Additional Photography
Apocalypse Now
Additional Director of Photography
The Passion of the Christ
Director of Photography
The Patriot
Director of Photography
The Lion King
Director of Photography
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Director
Jack Reacher
Director of Photography
Filmography
- 2026WildwoodDirector of Photography
- 2019Ad AstraAdditional Photography
- 2019The Lion KingDirector of Photography
- 2019HalSelf
- 2018Never Look AwayDirector of Photography
- 2017UnforgettableDirector of Photography
- 2016Rules Don't ApplyDirector of Photography
- 2016The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring YearsDirector of Photography
- 2016Close Encounters with Vilmos ZsigmondSelf
- 2016The Natural: The Best There Ever WasSelf
- 2014Winter's TaleDirector of Photography
- 2013Gangster SquadAdditional Photography
- 2012Jack ReacherDirector of Photography
- 2012Abraham Lincoln: Vampire HunterDirector of Photography
- 2012Killer JoeDirector of Photography
- 2012Casablanca: An Unlikely ClassicSelf
- 2012Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard OfSelf
- 2011Dream HouseDirector of Photography
- 2011These Amazing ShadowsSelf
- 2009My Sister's KeeperDirector of Photography
- 2008KillshotDirector of Photography
- 2008The Spiderwick ChroniclesDirector of Photography
- 2007Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin PeaksSelf
- 2007Fog City MavericksSelf
- 2007View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'Self
- 2007The Visions of Stanley KubrickSelf
- 2007Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001Self
- 2006Shadows of SuspenseSelf
- 2006Cinematographer StyleSelf
- 2006ConvictionDirector
- 2006Ask the DustDirector of Photography
- 2005Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed CinemaSelf
- 2005BonesDirector
- 2005Law & Order: Trial by JuryDirector
- 2004National TreasureDirector of Photography
- 2004A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American ZoetropeSelf
- 2004Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'Self
- 2004The Passion of the ChristDirector of Photography
- 2003TimelineDirector of Photography
- 2003The HuntedDirector of Photography
- 2000The PatriotDirector of Photography
- 1999Anna and the KingDirector of Photography
- 1999Message in a BottleDirector of Photography
- 1998Hope FloatsDirector of Photography
- 1997TitanicAdditional Photography
- 1996Fly Away HomeDirector of Photography
- 1994It Could Happen to YouDirector of Photography
- 1992Visions of LightSelf
- 1990Twin PeaksDirector
- 1989CrusoeDirector
- 1985The Slugger's WifeDirector of Photography
- 1984The NaturalDirector of Photography
- 1983The Right StuffDirector of Photography
- 1983The Black Stallion ReturnsAdditional Photography
- 1982Let's Spend the Night TogetherDirector of Photography
- 1982The Escape ArtistDirector
- 1979Being ThereDirector of Photography
- 1979The Black StallionDirector of Photography
- 1979More American GraffitiDirector of Photography
- 1979Apocalypse NowAdditional Director of Photography
- 1976TrainsDirector
- 1974A Woman Under the InfluenceAdditional Photography
- 1974The Hello MachineCinematography
- 1972The GodfatherAdditional Camera
- 1971THX 1138Thanks
- 1969Lanton MillsDirector of Photography
- 1969RodeoDirector of Photography
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