Known For
Camera
Known Credits
17
Gender
Male
Birthday
September 21, 1944 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
These Amazing Shadows
Visions of Light
Hal
Cinematographer Style
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
| 2026 | Wildwood...Director of Photography | |
| 2019 | Ad Astra...Additional Photography | |
| 2019 | The Lion King...Director of Photography | |
| 2018 | Never Look Away...Director of Photography | |
| 2017 | Unforgettable...Director of Photography | |
| 2016 | Rules Don't Apply...Director of Photography | |
| 2016 | The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years...Director of Photography | |
| 2014 | Winter's Tale...Director of Photography | |
| 2013 | Gangster Squad...Additional Photography | |
| 2012 | Jack Reacher...Director of Photography | |
| 2012 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter...Director of Photography | |
| 2012 | Killer Joe...Director of Photography | |
| 2011 | Dream House...Director of Photography | |
| 2009 | My Sister's Keeper...Director of Photography | |
| 2008 | Killshot...Director of Photography | |
| 2008 | The Spiderwick Chronicles...Director of Photography | |
| 2006 | Ask the Dust...Director of Photography | |
| 2004 | National Treasure...Director of Photography | |
| 2004 | The Passion of the Christ...Director of Photography | |
| 2003 | Timeline...Director of Photography | |
| 2003 | The Hunted...Director of Photography | |
| 2000 | The Patriot...Director of Photography | |
| 1999 | Anna and the King...Director of Photography | |
| 1999 | Message in a Bottle...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 | |
| 1985 | The Slugger's Wife...Director of Photography | |
| 1984 | The Natural...Director of Photography | |
| 1983 | The Right Stuff...Director of Photography | |
| 1983 | The Black Stallion Returns...Additional Photography | |
| 1982 | Let's Spend the Night Together...Director of Photography | |
| 1979 | Being There...Director of Photography | |
| 1979 | The Black Stallion...Director of Photography | |
| 1979 | More American Graffiti...Director of Photography | |
| 1979 | Apocalypse Now...Additional Director of Photography | |
| 1974 | A Woman Under the Influence...Additional Photography | |
| 1972 | The Godfather...Additional Camera | |
| 1969 | Lanton Mills...Director of Photography | |
| 1969 | Rodeo...Director of Photography |
| 2006 | Conviction...Director | |
| 2005 | Bones...Director | |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury...Director | |
| 1990 | Twin Peaks...Director | |
| 1989 | Crusoe...Director | |
| 1982 | The Escape Artist...Director | |
| 1976 | Trains...Director |
| 1976 | Trains...Writer |
| 1974 | The Hello Machine...Cinematography | |
| 1971 | THX 1138...Thanks |
| 2019 | Halas Self | |
| 2016 | Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmondas Self | |
| 2016 | The Natural: The Best There Ever Wasas Self | |
| 2012 | Casablanca: An Unlikely Classicas Self | |
| 2012 | Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Ofas Self | |
| 2011 | These Amazing Shadowsas Self | |
| 2007 | Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaksas Self | |
| 2007 | Fog City Mavericksas Self | |
| 2007 | Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001as Self | |
| 2007 | View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'as Self | |
| 2007 | The Visions of Stanley Kubrickas Self | |
| 2006 | Shadows of Suspenseas Self | |
| 2006 | Cinematographer Styleas Self | |
| 2005 | Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinemaas Self | |
| 2004 | A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetropeas Self | |
| 2004 | Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'as Self | |
| 1992 | Visions of Lightas Self |
