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