Caleb Deschanel
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
CameraBirthday
September 21, 1944Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
58Place of birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAAlso known as
Joseph Caleb DeschanelCast credits
Hal
SelfThese Amazing Shadows
SelfBen-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
SelfA Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
SelfView from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
SelfThe Visions of Stanley Kubrick
SelfMichael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
SelfCinematographer Style
SelfFog City Mavericks
SelfShadows of Suspense
SelfClose Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
SelfVisions of Light
SelfSecrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
SelfCrew credits
The Passion of the Christ
Director of PhotographyAnna and the King
Director of PhotographyMy Sister's Keeper
Director of PhotographyAsk the Dust
Director of PhotographyThe Patriot
Director of PhotographyNational Treasure
Director of PhotographyMessage in a Bottle
Director of PhotographyBeing There
Director of PhotographyThe Hunted
Director of PhotographyIt Could Happen to You
Director of PhotographyFly Away Home
Director of PhotographyThe Natural
Director of PhotographyThe Spiderwick Chronicles
Director of PhotographyTimeline
Director of PhotographyThe Right Stuff
Director of PhotographyCrusoe
DirectorDream House
Director of PhotographyAbraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Director of PhotographyThe Escape Artist
DirectorKiller Joe
Director of PhotographyWinter's Tale
Director of Photography