About
Caleb Deschanel
Overview
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
Acting |
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| 2019 | Hal | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2016 | Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2012 | Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2012 | Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2011 | These Amazing Shadows | Actor | Self | 60 Fair |
| 2007 | Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2007 | Fog City Mavericks | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2007 | The Visions of Stanley Kubrick | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2007 | View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2006 | Shadows of Suspense | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2006 | Cinematographer Style | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2004 | A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2004 | Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1992 | Visions of Light | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
Directing |
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| 1988 | Crusoe | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
| 1982 | The Escape Artist | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
| 1976 | Trains | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
Writing |
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| 1976 | Trains | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
Camera |
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| 2019 | Ad Astra | Camera | Additional Photography | 60 Fair |
| 2019 | The Lion King | Camera | Director of Photography | 70 Good |
| 2018 | Never Look Away | Camera | Director of Photography | 69 Fair |
| 2017 | Unforgettable | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
| 2016 | Rules Don't Apply | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
| 2016 | The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years | Camera | Director of Photography | 66 Fair |
| 2014 | Winter's Tale | Camera | Director of Photography | 61 Fair |
| 2013 | Gangster Squad | Camera | Additional Photography | 63 Fair |
| 2012 | Jack Reacher | Camera | Director of Photography | 65 Fair |
| 2012 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | Camera | Director of Photography | 57 Average |
| 2012 | Killer Joe | Camera | Director of Photography | 63 Fair |
| 2011 | Dream House | Camera | Director of Photography | 61 Fair |
| 2009 | My Sister's Keeper | Camera | Director of Photography | 70 Good |
| 2008 | Killshot | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
| 2008 | The Spiderwick Chronicles | Camera | Director of Photography | 65 Fair |
| 2006 | Ask the Dust | Camera | Director of Photography | 57 Average |
| 2004 | National Treasure | Camera | Director of Photography | 65 Fair |
| 2004 | The Passion of the Christ | Camera | Director of Photography | 73 Good |
| 2003 | Timeline | Camera | Director of Photography | 57 Average |
| 2003 | The Hunted | Camera | Director of Photography | 60 Fair |
| 2000 | The Patriot | Camera | Director of Photography | 70 Good |
| 1999 | Anna and the King | Camera | Director of Photography | 64 Fair |
| 1999 | Message in a Bottle | Camera | Director of Photography | 61 Fair |
| 1998 | Hope Floats | Camera | Director of Photography | 60 Fair |
| 1997 | Titanic | Camera | Additional Photography | 78 Good |
| 1996 | Fly Away Home | Camera | Director of Photography | 63 Fair |
| 1994 | It Could Happen to You | Camera | Director of Photography | 63 Fair |
| 1985 | The Slugger's Wife | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
| 1984 | The Natural | Camera | Director of Photography | 64 Fair |
| 1983 | The Right Stuff | Camera | Director of Photography | 68 Fair |
| 1983 | The Black Stallion Returns | Camera | Additional Photography | 59 Average |
| 1982 | Let's Spend the Night Together | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 1979 | Being There | Camera | Director of Photography | 70 Good |
| 1979 | The Black Stallion | Camera | Director of Photography | 62 Fair |
| 1979 | More American Graffiti | Camera | Director of Photography | 57 Average |
| 1974 | A Woman Under the Influence | Camera | Additional Photography | 68 Fair |
| 1971 | THX 1138 | Camera | Additional Photography | 62 Fair |
| 1969 | Lanton Mills | Camera | Director of Photography | N/A N/A |
| 1969 | Rodeo | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| Wildwood | Camera | Director of Photography | N/A N/A |
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