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.
Acting (15 movies)
These Amazing Shadows
2011
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
2016
Visions of Light
1992
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
2004
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
2012
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
2007
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
2007
Hal
2019
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
2012
Cinematographer Style
2006
Fog City Mavericks
2007
Shadows of Suspense
2006
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
2016
Directing (3 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Trains | 1976 | Writer |