Caleb Deschanel
Known for: Camera
Born: September 21, 1944
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.
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Filmography
63 movies · 4 TV shows, newest first
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Wildwood
2026
6.1
Ad Astra
2019
7.1
The Lion King
2019
6.6
Hal
2019
7.7
Never Look Away
2018
5.9
Unforgettable
2017
5.7
Rules Don't Apply
2016
7.5
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
2016
6.9
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
2016
6.0
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
2016
6.3
Winter's Tale
2014
6.4
Gangster Squad
2013
6.7
Jack Reacher
2012
5.8
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
2012
6.5
Killer Joe
2012
6.5
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
2012
6.7
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
2012
6.2
Dream House
2011
7.4
These Amazing Shadows
2011
7.4
My Sister's Keeper
2009
5.8
Killshot
2008
6.7
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008
7.4
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007
8.5
Fog City Mavericks
2007
7.4
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
2007
6.9
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
2007
6.2
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
2007
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Shadows of Suspense
2006
6.8
Cinematographer Style
2006
6.0
Conviction
2006
5.5
Ask the Dust
2006
6.5
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005
8.2
Bones
2005
8.1
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
6.7
National Treasure
2004
7.6
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
20047.0
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
2004
7.5
The Passion of the Christ
2004
5.7
Timeline
2003
6.2
The Hunted
2003
7.2
The Patriot
2000
6.8
Anna and the King
1999
6.3
Message in a Bottle
1999
6.4
Hope Floats
1998
7.9
Titanic
1997
7.0
Fly Away Home
1996
6.7
It Could Happen to You
1994
7.0
Visions of Light
1992
8.3
Twin Peaks
1990
5.9
Crusoe
1989
3.7
The Slugger's Wife
1985
6.9
The Natural
1984
7.4
The Right Stuff
1983
6.5
The Black Stallion Returns
1983
6.2
Let's Spend the Night Together
1982
6.2
The Escape Artist
1982
7.6
Being There
1979
7.1
The Black Stallion
1979
5.2
More American Graffiti
1979
8.3
Apocalypse Now
19797.5
Trains
1976
7.8
A Woman Under the Influence
1974
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The Hello Machine
1974
8.7
The Godfather
1972
6.4
THX 1138
1971
8.0
Lanton Mills
1969
6.1
Rodeo
1969