Caleb Deschanel
Born: 1944-09-21 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For: Camera
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
2026
- Wildwood ... (Director of Photography)
2019
- The Lion King ... (Director of Photography)
- Ad Astra ... (Additional Photography)
- Hal as Self
2018
- Never Look Away ... (Director of Photography)
2017
- Unforgettable ... (Director of Photography)
2016
- Rules Don't Apply ... (Director of Photography)
- The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years ... (Director of Photography)
- Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond as Self
- The Natural: The Best There Ever Was as Self
2014
- Winter's Tale ... (Director of Photography)
2013
- Gangster Squad ... (Additional Photography)
2012
- Jack Reacher ... (Director of Photography)
- Killer Joe ... (Director of Photography)
- Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter ... (Director of Photography)
- Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic as Self
- Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of as Self
2011
- Dream House ... (Director of Photography)
- These Amazing Shadows as Self
2009
- My Sister's Keeper ... (Director of Photography)
2008
- The Spiderwick Chronicles ... (Director of Photography)
- Killshot ... (Director of Photography)
2007
2006
- Conviction ... (Director)
- Ask the Dust ... (Director of Photography)
- Cinematographer Style as Self
- Shadows of Suspense as Self
2005
- Bones ... (Director)
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury ... (Director)
- Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema as Self
2004
- The Passion of the Christ ... (Director of Photography)
- National Treasure ... (Director of Photography)
- Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' as Self
- A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope as Self
2003
- The Hunted ... (Director of Photography)
- Timeline ... (Director of Photography)
2000
- The Patriot ... (Director of Photography)
1999
- Message in a Bottle ... (Director of Photography)
- Anna and the King ... (Director of Photography)
1998
- Hope Floats ... (Director of Photography)
1997
- Titanic ... (Additional Photography)
1996
- Fly Away Home ... (Director of Photography)
1994
- It Could Happen to You ... (Director of Photography)
1992
- Visions of Light as Self
1990
- Twin Peaks ... (Director)
1989
- Crusoe ... (Director)
1985
- The Slugger's Wife ... (Director of Photography)
1984
- The Natural ... (Director of Photography)
1983
- The Right Stuff ... (Director of Photography)
- The Black Stallion Returns ... (Additional Photography)
1982
- The Escape Artist ... (Director)
- Let's Spend the Night Together ... (Director of Photography)
1979
- Apocalypse Now ... (Additional Director of Photography)
- Being There ... (Director of Photography)
- The Black Stallion ... (Director of Photography)
- More American Graffiti ... (Director of Photography)
1976
- Trains ... (Director)
1974
- A Woman Under the Influence ... (Additional Photography)
- The Hello Machine ... (Cinematography)
1972
- The Godfather ... (Additional Camera)
1971
- THX 1138 ... (Thanks)
1969
- Rodeo ... (Director of Photography)
- Lanton Mills ... (Director of Photography)