Acting credits
15
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Caleb Deschanel
Camera
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
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Movies: 59Series: 4Crew credits: 48
TMDB ID: 8750
IMDb ID: nm0221042
Known for: Camera
Born: September 21, 1944
Age: 81
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1969 - 2026
Years active: 58
Average TMDB rating: 6.82
Wikidata: Q49020
Also known as
Joseph Caleb Deschanel
Other jobs
Director of Photography (34)Director (6)Additional Photography (5)Additional Director of Photography (1)Cinematography (1)Thanks (1)
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Caleb Deschanel.
Oct 23
Wildwood
Director of Photography
2026 Movie
6.1
Ad Astra
Additional Photography
2019 Movie
7.1
The Lion King
Director of Photography
2019 Movie
6.5
Hal
as Self
2019 Movie
7.7
Never Look Away
Director of Photography
2018 Movie
5.9
Unforgettable
Director of Photography
2017 Movie
5.7
Rules Don't Apply
Director of Photography
2016 Movie
7.5
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Director of Photography
2016 Movie
6.9
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
as Self
2016 Movie
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
as Self
2016 Movie
6.3
Winter's Tale
Director of Photography
2014 Movie
6.4
Gangster Squad
Additional Photography
2013 Movie
6.7
Jack Reacher
Director of Photography
2012 Movie
5.8
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Director of Photography
2012 Movie
6.5
Killer Joe
Director of Photography
2012 Movie
6.5
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
as Self
2012 Movie
6.7
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
as Self
2012 Movie
6.2
Dream House
Director of Photography
2011 Movie
7.4
These Amazing Shadows
as Self
2011 Movie
7.4
My Sister's Keeper
Director of Photography
2009 Movie
5.8
Killshot
Director of Photography
2008 Movie
6.7
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Director of Photography
2008 Movie
7.4
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007 Movie
8.5
Fog City Mavericks
as Self
2007 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Caleb Deschanel.
