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.

Known For

Fog City Mavericks

Visions of Light

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

These Amazing Shadows

Hal

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

All Movies (17)

• Hal2019 · as Self
• Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond2016 · as Self
• The Natural: The Best There Ever Was2016 · as Self
• Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic2012 · as Self
• Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of2012 · as Self
• These Amazing Shadows2011 · as Self
• Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks2007 · as Self
• Fog City Mavericks2007 · as Self
• View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'2007 · as Self
• The Visions of Stanley Kubrick2007 · as Self
• Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 20012007 · as Self
• Shadows of Suspense2006 · as Self
• Cinematographer Style2006 · as Self
• Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema2005 · as Self
• A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope2004 · as Self
• Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'2004 · as Self
• Visions of Light1992 · as Self