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Caleb Deschanel

Director, Actor, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn September 21, 1944 (81 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Apocalypse Now
  • My Sister's Keeper
  • Killer Joe
  • Message in a Bottle
  • Killshot

Known For

  • The Patriot
  • The Passion of the Christ
  • The Right Stuff
  • The Natural
  • Twin Peaks
  • Fly Away Home
  • Never Look Away
  • The Black Stallion
  • Bones
  • Law & Order: Trial by Jury
  • Crusoe
  • Conviction
  • The Escape Artist

Caleb Deschanel Filmography

2006
Conviction (TV Series)
2005
Bones (TV Series)
2005
1990
Twin Peaks (TV Series)
1988
1982
1976

1976

2026
Wildwood · as Director Of Photography
2019
The Lion King · as Director Of Photography
2018
Never Look Away · as Director Of Photography
2017
Unforgettable · as Director Of Photography
2016
Rules Don't Apply · as Director Of Photography
2016
2014
Winter's Tale · as Director Of Photography
2012
Jack Reacher · as Director Of Photography
2012
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter · as Director Of Photography
2011
Dream House · as Director Of Photography
2011
Killer Joe · as Director Of Photography
2009
My Sister's Keeper · as Director Of Photography
2008
Killshot · as Director Of Photography
2008
The Spiderwick Chronicles · as Director Of Photography
2006
Ask the Dust · as Director Of Photography
2004
National Treasure · as Director Of Photography
2004
The Passion of the Christ · as Director Of Photography
2003
Timeline · as Director Of Photography
2003
The Hunted · as Director Of Photography
2000
The Patriot · as Director Of Photography
1999
Anna and the King · as Director Of Photography
1999
Message in a Bottle · as Director Of Photography
1998
Hope Floats · as Director Of Photography
1996
Fly Away Home · as Director Of Photography
1994
It Could Happen to You · as Director Of Photography
1985
The Slugger's Wife · as Director Of Photography
1984
The Natural · as Director Of Photography
1983
The Right Stuff · as Director Of Photography
1982
Let's Spend the Night Together · as Director Of Photography
1982
Personal Best · as Cinematographer
1979
Being There · as Director Of Photography
1979
The Black Stallion · as Director Of Photography
1979
Apocalypse Now · as Additional Director Of Photography
1979
More American Graffiti · as Director Of Photography
1976
Trains · as Cinematographer
1969
Rodeo · as Director Of Photography

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