Caleb Deschanel
Born: 1944-09-21
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Filmography
Hal
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
These Amazing Shadows
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
Fog City Mavericks
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
Shadows of Suspense
Cinematographer Style
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
No Image
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Visions of Light