Caleb Deschanel

Personal Info

Known For

Camera

Known Credits

16

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-09-21 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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

  • Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

    Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

  • These Amazing Shadows

    These Amazing Shadows

  • Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

    Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

  • Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

    Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

  • Hal

    Hal

  • Cinematographer Style

    Cinematographer Style

  • Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

    Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

  • Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'

    Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'

  • A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

    A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

  • Shadows of Suspense

    Shadows of Suspense

  • The Natural: The Best There Ever Was

    The Natural: The Best There Ever Was

  • Visions of Light

    Visions of Light

  • Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

    Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

  • Fog City Mavericks

    Fog City Mavericks

  • View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

    View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

  • The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

    The Visions of Stanley Kubrick