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.

Most Famous Work

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Bones

(2005) Director

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Twin Peaks

(1990) Director

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Titanic

(1997) Additional Photography

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Apocalypse Now

(1979) Additional Director of Photography

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Jack Reacher

(2012) Director of Photography

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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

(2012) Director of Photography

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The Lion King

(2019) Director of Photography

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The Patriot

(2000) Director of Photography

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2019	Self	Hal 2019-03-28 Movie
2016	Self	Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond 2016-05-13 Movie
2012	Self	Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic 2012-03-27 Movie
	Self	Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of 2012-01-01 Movie
2011	Self	These Amazing Shadows 2011-01-22 Movie
2007	N/A	Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks 2007-10-30 Movie
	Self	Fog City Mavericks 2007-10-24 Movie
	Self	View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' 2007-10-23 Movie
	Self	The Visions of Stanley Kubrick 2007-10-23 Movie
2006	Self	Shadows of Suspense 2006-08-22 Movie
	Self	Cinematographer Style 2006-06-25 Movie
2005	Self	Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema 2005-09-13 Movie
2004	Self	A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope 2004-09-14 Movie
	Self	Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' 2004-08-14 Movie
1992	Self	Visions of Light 1992-09-17 Movie
	Self	The Natural: The Best There Ever Was Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2026	Director of Photography	Wildwood 2026-03-01 Movie
2019	Additional Photography	Ad Astra 2019-09-17 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Lion King 2019-07-12 Movie
2018	Director of Photography	Never Look Away 2018-10-03 Movie
2017	Director of Photography	Unforgettable 2017-03-06 Movie
2016	Director of Photography	Rules Don't Apply 2016-11-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years 2016-09-15 Movie
2014	Director of Photography	Winter's Tale 2014-02-13 Movie
2013	Additional Photography	Gangster Squad 2013-01-09 Movie
2012	Director of Photography	Jack Reacher 2012-12-20 Movie
	Director of Photography	Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 2012-06-20 Movie
	Director of Photography	Killer Joe 2012-06-07 Movie
2011	Director of Photography	Dream House 2011-09-29 Movie
2009	Director of Photography	My Sister's Keeper 2009-06-26 Movie
2008	Director of Photography	Killshot 2008-11-13 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Spiderwick Chronicles 2008-02-14 Movie
2006	Director of Photography	Ask the Dust 2006-02-02 Movie
2004	Director of Photography	National Treasure 2004-11-19 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Passion of the Christ 2004-02-25 Movie
2003	Director of Photography	Timeline 2003-11-26 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Hunted 2003-03-11 Movie
2000	Director of Photography	The Patriot 2000-06-28 Movie
1999	Director of Photography	Anna and the King 1999-12-16 Movie
	Director of Photography	Message in a Bottle 1999-02-22 Movie
1998	Director of Photography	Hope Floats 1998-05-29 Movie
1997	Additional Photography	Titanic 1997-11-18 Movie
1996	Director of Photography	Fly Away Home 1996-09-13 Movie
1994	Director of Photography	It Could Happen to You 1994-07-16 Movie
1985	Director of Photography	The Slugger's Wife 1985-03-29 Movie
1984	Director of Photography	The Natural 1984-05-11 Movie
1983	Director of Photography	The Right Stuff 1983-10-20 Movie
	Additional Photography	The Black Stallion Returns 1983-03-25 Movie
1982	Director of Photography	Let's Spend the Night Together 1982-10-29 Movie
1979	Director of Photography	Being There 1979-12-19 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Black Stallion 1979-10-13 Movie
	Director of Photography	More American Graffiti 1979-08-03 Movie
	Additional Director of Photography	Apocalypse Now 1979-05-19 Movie
1974	Additional Photography	A Woman Under the Influence 1974-11-18 Movie
1969	Director of Photography	Lanton Mills 1969-11-03 Movie
	Director of Photography	Rodeo 1969-07-10 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2006	Director	Conviction 2006-03-03 TV Show
2005	Director	Bones 2005-09-13 TV Show
	Director	Law & Order: Trial by Jury 2005-03-03 TV Show
1990	Director	Twin Peaks 1990-04-08 TV Show
1988	Director	Crusoe 1988-06-30 Movie
1982	Director	The Escape Artist 1982-05-28 Movie
1976	Director	Trains 1976-02-14 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1976	Writer	Trains 1976-02-14 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1974	Cinematography	The Hello Machine 1974-01-01 Movie
1971	Thanks	THX 1138 1971-03-11 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv