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Caleb Deschanel

Known for: Camera

Biography: 1944-09-21 (80 years old)

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

all 71

Movies 67

Director 32

self 21

TV Shows 4

Additional Photography

Caleb Deschanel

Biography

Filmography

all 71

Movies 67

Director 32

self 21

TV Shows 4

Ad Astra (2019)

The Lion King (2019)

Hal (2019)

Friedkin Uncut (2018)

Never Look Away (2018)

Unforgettable (2017)

Rules Don't Apply (2016)

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016)

Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond (2016)

Winter's Tale (2014)

Gangster Squad (2013)

Jack Reacher (2012)

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)

Killer Joe (2012)

Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic (2012)

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of (2012)

Dream House (2011)

These Amazing Shadows (2011)

My Sister's Keeper (2009)

Killshot (2008)

The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks (2007)

Fog City Mavericks (2007)

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007)

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick (2007)

View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' (2007)

By His Wounds We Are Healed: Making 'The Passion of the Christ' (2007)

Shadows of Suspense (2006)

Cinematographer Style (2006)

Conviction (2006)

Ask the Dust (2006)

Bones (2005)

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema (2005)

Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)

National Treasure (2004)

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope (2004)

Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' (2004)

Journey Through 'Timeline' (2004)

The Passion of the Christ (2004)

The Making of 'The Passion of the Christ' (2004)

Timeline (2003)

T-20 Years and Counting (2003)

The Hunted (2003)

The Patriot (2000)

Anna and the King (1999)

Message in a Bottle (1999)

Hope Floats (1998)

Titanic (1997)

Fly Away Home (1996)

It Could Happen to You (1994)

Visions of Light (1992)

Twin Peaks (1990)

Crusoe (1988)

The Slugger's Wife (1985)

The Natural (1984)

The Right Stuff (1983)

The Black Stallion Returns (1983)

Let's Spend the Night Together (1982)

The Escape Artist (1982)

Being There (1979)

The Black Stallion (1979)

More American Graffiti (1979)

Trains (1976)

A Woman Under the Influence (1974)

THX 1138 (1971)

Lanton Mills (1969)

Rodeo (1969)

The Natural: The Best There Ever Was

Intermission

Wildwood

Realizing The Right Stuff

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Known For
Camera

Gender
Male

Birthday
1944-09-21 (80 years old)

Birth Place
Philadelphia, United States of America

Spouse
Mary Jo Deschanel

Children
Emily Deschanel, Zooey Deschanel

Father
Paul Jules Deschanel

Mother
Anna Orr

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
Joseph Caleb Deschanel