Caleb Deschanel
- Known for
- Camera
- Born
- September 21, 1944
- Birthplace
- 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
Wildwood 2026
Director of Photography
Ad Astra 2019
Additional Photography
The Lion King 2019
Director of Photography
Hal 2019
as Self
Never Look Away 2018
Director of Photography
Unforgettable 2017
Director of Photography
Rules Don't Apply 2016
Director of Photography
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years 2016
Director of Photography
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond 2016
as Self
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was 2016
as Self
Winter's Tale 2014
Director of Photography
Gangster Squad 2013
Additional Photography
Jack Reacher 2012
Director of Photography
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 2012
Director of Photography
Killer Joe 2012
Director of Photography
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic 2012
as Self
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of 2012
as Self
Dream House 2011
Director of Photography
These Amazing Shadows 2011
as Self
My Sister's Keeper 2009
Director of Photography
Killshot 2008
Director of Photography
The Spiderwick Chronicles 2008
Director of Photography
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks 2007
as Self
Fog City Mavericks 2007
as Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 2007
as Self
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick 2007
as Self
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' 2007
as Self
Shadows of Suspense 2006
as Self
Cinematographer Style 2006
as Self
Ask the Dust 2006
Director of Photography
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema 2005
as Self
National Treasure 2004
Director of Photography
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope 2004
as Self
- Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' 2004
as Self
The Passion of the Christ 2004
Director of Photography
Timeline 2003
Director of Photography
The Hunted 2003
Director of Photography
The Patriot 2000
Director of Photography
Anna and the King 1999
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Message in a Bottle 1999
Director of Photography
Hope Floats 1998
Director of Photography
Titanic 1997
Additional Photography
Fly Away Home 1996
Director of Photography
It Could Happen to You 1994
Director of Photography
Visions of Light 1992
as Self
Crusoe 1989
Director
The Slugger's Wife 1985
Director of Photography
The Natural 1984
Director of Photography
The Right Stuff 1983
Director of Photography
The Black Stallion Returns 1983
Additional Photography
Let's Spend the Night Together 1982
Director of Photography
The Escape Artist 1982
Director
Being There 1979
Director of Photography
The Black Stallion 1979
Director of Photography
More American Graffiti 1979
Director of Photography
Apocalypse Now 1979
Additional Director of Photography
- Trains
Trains 1976
Director, Writer
A Woman Under the Influence 1974
Additional Photography
The Hello Machine 1974
Cinematography
The Godfather 1972
Additional Camera
THX 1138 1971
Thanks
Lanton Mills 1969
Director of Photography
Rodeo 1969
Director of Photography
Credits from TMDB.