Actor

Caleb Deschanel

September 21, 1944 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Notable work

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Bones (2005)
Director
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Twin Peaks (1990)
Director

Full filmography · 7

Conviction
Director
2006
Bones
Director
20058.2
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Director
20058.1
Twin Peaks
Director
19908.3