Caleb Deschanel

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Born: September 21, 1944 (81 years old)

Place of birth: 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.

Filmography (56)

• These Amazing Shadows (2011, ★ 7.4)
• Visions of Light (1992, ★ 7)
• A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope (2004, ★ 7.5)
• Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks (2007, ★ 7.4)
• View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' (2007, ★ 7.4)
• The Passion of the Christ (2004, ★ 7.5)
• My Sister's Keeper (2009, ★ 7.4)
• Being There (1979, ★ 7.6)
• The Patriot (2000, ★ 7.2)
• The Right Stuff (1983, ★ 7.4)
• A Woman Under the Influence (1974, ★ 7.8)
• The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016, ★ 7.5)
• Titanic (1997, ★ 7.9)
• Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema (2005, ★ 6.6)
• Hal (2019, ★ 6.5)
• Cinematographer Style (2006, ★ 6.8)
• Anna and the King (1999, ★ 6.8)
• Never Look Away (2018, ★ 7.7)
• Apocalypse Now (1979, ★ 8.3)
• The Godfather (1972, ★ 8.7)
• Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005, ★ 8.1)
• Bones (2005, ★ 8.2)
• Twin Peaks (1990, ★ 8.4)
• Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond (2016, ★ 6.9)
• The Visions of Stanley Kubrick (2007, ★ 6.9)
• National Treasure (2004, ★ 6.7)
• Ask the Dust (2006, ★ 5.4)
• Message in a Bottle (1999, ★ 6.3)
• The Hunted (2003, ★ 6.2)
• It Could Happen to You (1994, ★ 6.7)