Caleb Deschanel
Born
September 21, 1944 (80 years old)
Known For
Camera
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.
Known For

Hal
Self
6.5
2019

Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
Self
6.9
2016

Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
Self
6.5
2012

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
Self
7.0
2012

These Amazing Shadows
Self
7.4
2011

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
7.2
2007

Fog City Mavericks
Self
8.5
2007

View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
Self
7.4
2007

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
Self
6.9
2007

Shadows of Suspense
Self
0.0
2006

Cinematographer Style
Self
6.8
2006

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
Self
6.6
2005

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
Self
7.5
2004
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Self
6.8
2004

Visions of Light
Self
7.0
1992

The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
Self
0.0