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.
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Known For
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
Fog City Mavericks
Hal
These Amazing Shadows
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
Acting History
2019
Hal as Self
2016Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond as Self
2016The Natural: The Best There Ever Was as Self
2012Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic as Self
2012Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of as Self
2011These Amazing Shadows as Self
2007Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007Fog City Mavericks as Self
2007View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' as Self
2007The Visions of Stanley Kubrick as Self
2006Shadows of Suspense as Self
2006Cinematographer Style as Self
2005Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema as Self
2004A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope as Self
2004Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' as Self
1992Visions of Light as Self