Caleb Deschanel

Personal Info

Know For

Camera

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-09-21 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Production

1999

Anna and the King

as Director of Photography

2004

The Passion of the Christ

as Director of Photography

2009

My Sister's Keeper

as Director of Photography

1979

Being There

as Director of Photography

2006

Ask the Dust

as Director of Photography

2000

The Patriot

as Director of Photography

2004

National Treasure

as Director of Photography

1999

Message in a Bottle

as Director of Photography

2003

The Hunted

as Director of Photography

1994

It Could Happen to You

as Director of Photography

1996

Fly Away Home

as Director of Photography

1984

The Natural

as Director of Photography

2008

The Spiderwick Chronicles

as Director of Photography

1983

The Right Stuff

as Director of Photography

2003

Timeline

as Director of Photography

2011

Dream House

as Director of Photography

2012

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

as Director of Photography

2012

Killer Joe

as Director of Photography

2014

Winter's Tale

as Director of Photography

1982

1988

Crusoe

as Director

1979

More American Graffiti

as Director of Photography

-

Wildwood

as Director of Photography

1979

The Black Stallion

as Director of Photography

1974

A Woman Under the Influence

as Additional Photography

2016

Rules Don't Apply

as Director of Photography

1998

Hope Floats

as Director of Photography

2012

Jack Reacher

as Director of Photography

1969

Rodeo

as Director of Photography

2008

Killshot

as Director of Photography

1985

The Slugger's Wife

as Director of Photography

1976

Trains

as Director

1976

Trains

as Writer

2017

Unforgettable

as Director of Photography

2019

Ad Astra

as Additional Photography

1997

Titanic

as Additional Photography

2013

Gangster Squad

as Additional Photography

1983

The Black Stallion Returns

as Additional Photography

1971

THX 1138

as Additional Photography

2019

The Lion King

as Director of Photography

2018

Never Look Away

as Director of Photography

1982

Let's Spend the Night Together

as Director of Photography

1969

Lanton Mills

as Director of Photography

1974

The Hello Machine

as Cinematography

© All Rights Reserved 2025