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Caleb Deschanel
Born September 21, 1944 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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
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Titanic
Additional Photography
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The Godfather
Additional Camera
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The Lion King
Director of Photography
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Apocalypse Now
Additional Director of Photography
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Jack Reacher
Director of Photography
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Ad Astra
Additional Photography
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National Treasure
Director of Photography
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The Passion of the Christ
Director of Photography
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The Patriot
Director of Photography
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Gangster Squad
Additional Photography
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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Director of Photography
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Bones
Director
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The Spiderwick Chronicles
Director of Photography
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Twin Peaks
Director
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My Sister's Keeper
Director of Photography
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Killer Joe
Director of Photography
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Dream House
Director of Photography
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Winter's Tale
Director of Photography
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Timeline
Director of Photography
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Being There
Director of Photography
Filmography
- 2026WildwoodDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 2019Ad AstraAdditional PhotographyMovie
- 2019The Lion KingDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 2019HalSelfMovie
- 2018Never Look AwayDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 2017UnforgettableDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 2016Rules Don't ApplyDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 2016The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring YearsDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 2016Close Encounters with Vilmos ZsigmondSelfMovie
- 2016The Natural: The Best There Ever WasSelfMovie
- 2014Winter's TaleDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 2013Gangster SquadAdditional PhotographyMovie
- 2012Jack ReacherDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 2012Abraham Lincoln: Vampire HunterDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 2012Killer JoeDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 2012Casablanca: An Unlikely ClassicSelfMovie
- 2012Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard OfSelfMovie
- 2011Dream HouseDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 2011These Amazing ShadowsSelfMovie
- 2009My Sister's KeeperDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 2008KillshotDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 2008The Spiderwick ChroniclesDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 2007Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin PeaksSelfMovie
- 2007Fog City MavericksSelfMovie
- 2007The Visions of Stanley KubrickSelfMovie
- 2007Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001SelfMovie
- 2007View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'SelfMovie
- 2006Shadows of SuspenseSelfMovie
- 2006Cinematographer StyleSelfMovie
- 2006ConvictionDirectorSeries
- 2006Ask the DustDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 2005BonesDirectorSeries
- 2005Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed CinemaSelfMovie
- 2005Law & Order: Trial by JuryDirectorSeries
- 2004National TreasureDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 2004A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American ZoetropeSelfMovie
- 2004Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'SelfMovie
- 2004The Passion of the ChristDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 2003TimelineDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 2003The HuntedDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 2000The PatriotDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1999Anna and the KingDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1999Message in a BottleDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1998Hope FloatsDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1997TitanicAdditional PhotographyMovie
- 1996Fly Away HomeDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1994It Could Happen to YouDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1992Visions of LightSelfMovie
- 1990Twin PeaksDirectorSeries
- 1989CrusoeDirectorMovie
- 1985The Slugger's WifeDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1984The NaturalDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1983The Right StuffDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1983The Black Stallion ReturnsAdditional PhotographyMovie
- 1982Let's Spend the Night TogetherDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1982The Escape ArtistDirectorMovie
- 1979Being ThereDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1979The Black StallionDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1979More American GraffitiDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1979Apocalypse NowAdditional Director of PhotographyMovie
- 1976TrainsDirector, WriterMovie
- 1974A Woman Under the InfluenceAdditional PhotographyMovie
- 1974The Hello MachineCinematographyMovie
- 1972The GodfatherAdditional CameraMovie
- 1971THX 1138ThanksMovie
- 1969Lanton MillsDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1969RodeoDirector of PhotographyMovie