
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.
Camera 41
2020s
- 2026
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
- 2006
- 2004
- 2003
- 2000
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
- 1997
- 1996
- 1994
1980s
- 1985
The Slugger's Wife
Director of Photography
- 1984
- 1983
- 1982
Let's Spend the Night Together
Director of Photography
1970s
- 1979
- 1974
- 1972
1960s
- 1969
Lanton Mills
Director of Photography
Rodeo
Director of Photography
Directed 6
2000s
- 2006
- 2005
1990s
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
- 1982
The Escape Artist
Director
Other crew 1
1970s
- 1974
The Hello Machine
Cinematography
Appearances16
2010s
- 2019
Hal
Self
- 2016
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
Self
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
Self
- 2012
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
Self
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
Self
- 2011
These Amazing Shadows
Self
2000s
- 2007
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
Self
Fog City Mavericks
Self
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
Self
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
Self
- 2006
Shadows of Suspense
Self
Cinematographer Style
Self
- 2005
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
Self
- 2004
1990s
- 1992
Visions of Light
Self
Thanked in the credits1
1970s
- 1971