Caleb Deschanel

Camera·Sep 21, 1944·Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Wildwood2026 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Lion King2019 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Hal2019 · Self	Self
Never Look Away2018 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Unforgettable2017 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Rules Don't Apply2016 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years2016 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond2016 · Self	Self
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was2016 · Self	Self
Winter's Tale2014 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Jack Reacher2012 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter2012 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Killer Joe2012 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic2012 · Self	Self
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of2012 · Self	Self
Dream House2011 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
These Amazing Shadows2011 · Self	Self
My Sister's Keeper2009 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Killshot2008 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Spiderwick Chronicles2008 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks2007 · Self	Self
Fog City Mavericks2007 · Self	Self
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'2007 · Self	Self
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick2007 · Self	Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 20012007 · Self	Self
Shadows of Suspense2006 · Self	Self
Cinematographer Style2006 · Self	Self
Ask the Dust2006 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema2005 · Self	Self
National Treasure2004 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope2004 · Self	Self
AArtifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'2004 · Self	Self
The Passion of the Christ2004 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Timeline2003 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Hunted2003 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Patriot2000 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Anna and the King1999 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Message in a Bottle1999 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Hope Floats1998 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Fly Away Home1996 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
It Could Happen to You1994 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Visions of Light1992 · Self	Self
Crusoe1989 · Director	Director
The Slugger's Wife1985 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Natural1984 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Right Stuff1983 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Let's Spend the Night Together1982 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Escape Artist1982 · Director	Director