Caleb Deschanel
Camera • Born 1944-09-21
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.
Filmography
16 credits
These Amazing Shadows
Movie • 2011
Self
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
Movie • 2005
Self
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
Movie • 2016
Self
Visions of Light
Movie • 1992
Self
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Movie • 2004
Self
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
Movie • 2004
Self
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
Movie • 2007
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
Movie • 2012
Self
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
Movie • 2007
Self
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
Movie • 2007
Self
Hal
Movie • 2019
Self
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
Movie • 2012
Self
Cinematographer Style
Movie • 2006
Self
Fog City Mavericks
Movie • 2007
Self
Shadows of Suspense
Movie • 2006
Self
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
Movie • 2016
Self