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Caleb Deschanel

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Caleb Deschanel

Known For

Camera

Gender

Male

Birthday

Sep 21, 1944 (82 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.

Known For

Acting
2019HalSelf
2016Close Encounters with Vilmos ZsigmondSelf
2016The Natural: The Best There Ever WasSelf
2012Casablanca: An Unlikely ClassicSelf
2012Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard OfSelf
2011These Amazing ShadowsSelf
2007Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin PeaksSelf
2007View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'Self
2007The Visions of Stanley KubrickSelf
2007Fog City MavericksSelf
2006Cinematographer StyleSelf
2006Shadows of SuspenseSelf
2005Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed CinemaSelf
2004Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'Self
2004A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American ZoetropeSelf
1992Visions of LightSelf
Directing
2006ConvictionDirector
2005Law & Order: Trial by JuryDirector
2005BonesDirector
1990Twin PeaksDirector
1989CrusoeDirector
1982The Escape ArtistDirector
1976TrainsDirector
Writing
1976TrainsWriter
Crew
1974The Hello MachineCinematography
1971THX 1138Thanks