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Caleb Deschanel

Cinematographer / Film Director / Television Director | * 09/21/1944 (79) | Philadelphia (United States of America (USA))
Joseph Caleb Deschanel, ASC (born September 21, 1944) is an American cinematographer and director of film and television. He has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography six times. He is a member of the National Film Preservation Board of the Library of Congress, representing the American Society of Cinematographers. He has been married to actress Mary Jo Deschanel since 1972, with whom he has two daughters, actresses Emily and Zooey Deschanel. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what h ...

Being There

PG

1979 | 3.8/5 | 2h 10min
Comedy, Drama
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After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel e ...

The Patriot

R

2000 | 3.6/5 | 2h 45min
Drama, History, War, Action
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A graphic portrayal of the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth's life. ...

The Passion of the Christ

R

2004 | 3.7/5 | 2h 7min
Drama
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Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival. Scar, Mufasa's brother—and former heir to the thro ...

The Lion King

PG

2019 | 3.6/5 | 1h 58min
Adventure, Drama, Kids & Family
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Awards & Nominations for Caleb Deschanel

5x Academy Award for Best Cinematography
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Movies with Caleb Deschanel as Actor(13)

as himself2019 Hal
as himself2016 Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
as himself2012 Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
as himself2011 These Amazing Shadows
as himself2007 View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
2007 Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
as himself2007 Fog City Mavericks
as himself2007 The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
as himself2006 Cinematographer Style
as himself2005 Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
as himself2004 Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
as himself2004 A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
as himself1992 Visions of Light

Movies with Caleb Deschanel as Crew(44)

Camera/Director of Photography2023 Wildwood
Camera/Additional Photography2019 Ad Astra
Camera/Director of Photography2019 The Lion King
Camera/Director of Photography2018 Never Look Away
Camera/Director of Photography2017 Unforgettable
Camera/Director of Photography2016 Rules Don't Apply
Camera/Director of Photography2016 The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Camera/Director of Photography2014 Winter's Tale
Camera/Additional Photography2013 Gangster Squad
Camera/Director of Photography2012 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Camera/Director of Photography2012 Jack Reacher
Camera/Director of Photography2011 Dream House
Camera/Director of Photography2011 Killer Joe
Camera/Director of Photography2009 My Sister's Keeper
Camera/Director of Photography2008 Killshot
Camera/Director of Photography2008 The Spiderwick Chronicles
Camera/Director of Photography2006 Ask the Dust
Camera/Director of Photography2004 The Passion of the Christ
Camera/Director of Photography2004 National Treasure
Camera/Director of Photography2003 The Hunted
Camera/Director of Photography2003 Timeline
Camera/Director of Photography2000 The Patriot
Camera/Director of Photography1999 Anna and the King
Camera/Director of Photography1999 Message in a Bottle
Camera/Director of Photography1998 Hope Floats
Camera/Additional Photography1997 Titanic
Camera/Director of Photography1996 Fly Away Home
Camera/Director of Photography1994 It Could Happen to You
Directing/Director1988 Crusoe
Camera/Director of Photography1985 The Slugger's Wife
Camera/Director of Photography1984 The Natural
Camera/Director of Photography1983 The Right Stuff
Camera/Additional Photography1983 The Black Stallion Returns
Camera/Director of Photography1982 Let's Spend the Night Together
Directing/Director1982 The Escape Artist
Camera/Director of Photography1979 The Black Stallion
Camera/Director of Photography1979 Being There
Camera/Director of Photography1979 More American Graffiti
Directing/Director1976 Trains
Writing/Writer1976 Trains
Camera/Additional Photography1974 A Woman Under the Influence
Camera/Additional Photography1971 THX 1138
Camera/Director of Photography1969 Rodeo
Camera/Director of Photography1969 Lanton Mills

TV Shows/Series with Caleb Deschanel as Crew(4)

Directing/Director2006 Conviction
Directing/Director2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Directing/Director2005 Bones
Directing/Director1990 Twin Peaks

Born: Thursday, 09/21 1944 (September) in Philadelphia (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 79 years + 216 days)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University of Southern California, Johns Hopkins University, USC School of Cinematic Arts, Severn School
Spouses (current/former): Mary Jo Deschanel
Father: Paul Jules Deschanel
Mother: Anna Orr
Other names for Caleb Deschanel (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Joseph Caleb Deschanel"
Caleb Deschanel frequently works together with these people:
Gary Leva (17x, Crew)
George Lucas (11x, Crew)
David Lynch (10x, Crew)
Mark Frost (8x, Crew)
Steven Spielberg (6x, Crew)
Warren Beatty (6x, Actor)
Francis Ford Coppola (6x, Crew)
Robert Dalva (6x, Crew)
Carroll Ballard (6x, Crew)
Walter Murch (6x, Crew)
Sarah Monat (5x, Crew)
Barbara Harris (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:616913, Added: 10/21/2018, Last updated: 03/25/2024