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Caleb Deschanel

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Born: 1944-09-21
From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.8

Also Known As

Joseph 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.

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Awards & Nominations0 won · 6 nominated

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Never Look Away

2019
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Cinematography

The Passion of the Christ

2005
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Cinematography

The Patriot

2001
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Fly Away Home

1997
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Cinematography

The Natural

1985
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Cinematography

The Right Stuff

1984

Acting16 titles

Fog City Mavericks
8.5
Movie

Fog City Mavericks

2007Documentary
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
7.6
Movie

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

2004Documentary
These Amazing Shadows
7.4
Movie

These Amazing Shadows

2011Documentary
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
7.4
Movie

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

2007Documentary
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
7.4
Movie

View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

2007Documentary
Visions of Light
7.0
Movie

Visions of Light

1992Documentary
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
6.9
Movie

Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

2016Documentary
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
6.9
Movie

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

2007Documentary
Cinematographer Style
6.8
Movie

Cinematographer Style

2006Documentary
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
6.7
Movie

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

2012Documentary
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
6.6
Movie

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

2005Documentary
Hal
6.6
Movie

Hal

2019Documentary
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
6.5
Movie

Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

2012Documentary
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
6.2
Movie

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

2007Documentary
Shadows of Suspense
0
Movie

Shadows of Suspense

2006Documentary
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
0
Movie

The Natural: The Best There Ever Was

2016Documentary

Directing6 titles

Twin Peaks
8.3
Series

Twin Peaks

1990-2017Drama
Bones
8.2
Series

Bones

2005-2017Thriller
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
8.1
Series

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

2005-2006Drama
The Escape Artist
6.2
Movie

The Escape Artist

1982Comedy
Conviction
6.0
Series

Conviction

2006Drama
Crusoe
5.9
Movie

Crusoe

1989Action

Camera41 titles

The Godfather
8.7
Movie

The Godfather

1972Drama
Apocalypse Now
8.3
Movie

Apocalypse Now

1979Drama
Lanton Mills
8.0
Movie

Lanton Mills

1969Action
Titanic
7.9
Movie

Titanic

1997Drama
A Woman Under the Influence
7.8
Movie

A Woman Under the Influence

1974Drama
Never Look Away
7.7
Movie

Never Look Away

2018Drama
Being There
7.6
Movie

Being There

1979Comedy
The Passion of the Christ
7.5
Movie

The Passion of the Christ

2004Drama
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
7.5
Movie

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

2016Documentary
My Sister's Keeper
7.4
Movie

My Sister's Keeper

2009Drama
The Right Stuff
7.4
Movie

The Right Stuff

1983Drama
The Patriot
7.2
Movie

The Patriot

2000Drama
The Lion King
7.1
Cartoon

The Lion King

2019Action
The Black Stallion
7.0
Movie

The Black Stallion

1979Drama
Fly Away Home
6.9
Movie

Fly Away Home

1996Action
The Natural
6.9
Movie

The Natural

1984Drama
Anna and the King
6.8
Movie

Anna and the King

1999Drama
National Treasure
6.7
Movie

National Treasure

2004Action
It Could Happen to You
6.7
Movie

It Could Happen to You

1994Comedy
The Spiderwick Chronicles
6.7
Movie

The Spiderwick Chronicles

2008Drama
Jack Reacher
6.7
Movie

Jack Reacher

2012Thriller
Killer Joe
6.5
Movie

Killer Joe

2012Thriller
The Black Stallion Returns
6.5
Movie

The Black Stallion Returns

1983Drama
Hope Floats
6.4
Movie

Hope Floats

1998Romance
Gangster Squad
6.4
Movie

Gangster Squad

2013Thriller
Message in a Bottle
6.3
Movie

Message in a Bottle

1999Romance
Winter's Tale
6.3
Movie

Winter's Tale

2014Drama
Let's Spend the Night Together
6.3
Movie

Let's Spend the Night Together

1982Documentary
The Hunted
6.2
Movie

The Hunted

2003Drama
Dream House
6.2
Movie

Dream House

2011Thriller
Rodeo
6.1
Movie

Rodeo

1969Documentary
Ad Astra
6.1
Movie

Ad Astra

2019Sci-Fi
Unforgettable
5.9
Movie

Unforgettable

2017Drama
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
5.8
Movie

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

2012Action
Killshot
5.8
Movie

Killshot

2008Thriller
Timeline
5.7
Movie

Timeline

2003Action
Rules Don't Apply
5.7
Movie

Rules Don't Apply

2016Romance
Ask the Dust
5.4
Movie

Ask the Dust

2006Romance
More American Graffiti
5.2
Movie

More American Graffiti

1979Comedy
The Slugger's Wife
3.6
Movie

The Slugger's Wife

1985Romance
Wildwood
Pending0
Cartoon

Wildwood

2026Action

Crew2 titles

THX 1138
6.4
Movie

THX 1138

1971Sci-Fi
The Hello Machine
0
Movie

The Hello Machine

1974Documentary