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John Nicholas Cassavetes was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter of Greek descent. Cassavetes was a pioneer of American independent film, writing and directing over a dozen movies, which he partially self-financed. He also acted in many Hollywood films, notably Rosemary's Baby (1968) and The Dirty Dozen (1967). He studied acting with Don Richardson, utilizing an alternative technique to method acting which privileged character over traditional narrative. His income from acting made it possible for him to direct his own films independently.
Birth Name
John Nicholas Cassavetes
Born
Monday, 09 December 1929
Died
Friday, 03 February 1989
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Movies Are My Life | Self | 1978 |
The Movies | Self | 2019 |
Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films | Robert Harmon | 2014 |
The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films | Self | 2014 |
Cinéphiles de notre temps | Self | 2012 |
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s | Self | 2012 |
A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss | Self / Guy Woodhouse | 2010 |
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired | Guy Woodhouse | 2008 |
Edge of Outside | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2006 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Movies Are My Life | Self | 1978 |
The Movies | Self | 2019 |
Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films | Robert Harmon | 2014 |
The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films | Self | 2014 |
Cinéphiles de notre temps | Self | 2012 |
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s | Self | 2012 |
A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss | Self / Guy Woodhouse | 2010 |
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired | Guy Woodhouse | 2008 |
Edge of Outside | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2006 |
A Decade Under the Influence | Self | 2003 |
The Kid Stays in the Picture | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2002 |
A Constant Forge | Self | 2000 |
Anything for John | (archive footage) | 1993 |
Hollywood Mavericks | Self | 1990 |
The 61st Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 1989 |
Siskel & Ebert | Self | 1986 |
King Kongs Faust | Berlin Film Fest Footage | 1985 |
Marvin & Tige | Marvin Stewart / Marvin | 1985 |
Terror in the Aisles | Guy Woodhouse | 1984 |
I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes - the Man and His Work | Self | 1984 |
Love Streams | Robert Harmon | 1984 |
Fräulein Berlin | Self / himself | 1984 |
Tempest | Phillip / Phillip Dimitrius | 1982 |
The Incubus | Sam Cordell / Dr. Sam Cordell | 1982 |
Whose Life Is It Anyway? | Dr. Michael Emerson | 1981 |
Flesh & Blood | Gus Caputo / Gus | 1979 |
Brass Target | Maj. Joe De Lucca | 1978 |
The Fury | Childress / Ben Childress | 1978 |
Opening Night | Maurice Aarons | 1977 |
Heroes | VA Doctor | 1977 |
The Paul Ryan Show | Self - Guest | 1977 |
Mikey and Nicky | Nicky Godalin / Nicky | 1976 |
Two-Minute Warning | Sgt. Button / Sgt. Chris Button | 1976 |
Capone | Frankie Yale | 1975 |
Minnie and Moskowitz | Jim | 1971 |
Columbo | Alex Benedict | 1971 |
Husbands | Gus Demetri | 1970 |
The David Frost Show | Self - Guest | 1969 |
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium | Steve | 1969 |
Machine Gun McCain | Hank McCain | 1969 |
Bandits in Rome | Mario Corda | 1968 |
Mia and Roman | Self | 1968 |
Rosemary's Baby | Guy Woodhouse | 1968 |
The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | 1968 |
Alexander the Great | Karonos | 1968 |
Flesh and Blood | Gus Caputo | 1968 |
Off to See the Wizard | General Karonos | 1967 |
The Dirty Dozen | Victor Franko / Victor R. Franko | 1967 |
The Joey Bishop Show | Self - Guest | 1967 |
Devil's Angels | Cody | 1967 |
The Long, Hot Summer | Tim Demming | 1965 |
The Legend of Jesse James | Blackie Dolan | 1965 |
Profiles in Courage | Parsons | 1964 |
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Everett Lang | 1964 |
The Killers | Johnny North | 1964 |
Cinéastes de notre temps | Self | 1964 |
Kraft Suspense Theatre | Peter Chandler | 1963 |
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Sergeant Lee Harmon / Lou Rutledge / Harrybell | 1963 |
Burke's Law | Stephen Collins / Eddie Dineen / Carlos de Vega / Alfred Algernon | 1963 |
Channing | Lloyd Sullivan | 1963 |
Breaking Point | Evan Price | 1963 |
A Child Is Waiting | Retarded Adult Who Walks Toward Camera | 1963 |
Combat! | Kalb | 1962 |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself / Himself - Guest | 1962 |
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Rusty Connors / Lee Griffin | 1962 |
The Virginian | Jonah MacIntosh | 1962 |
The Lloyd Bridges Show | Castigo | 1962 |
The Webster Boy | Vance Miller | 1962 |
The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Actor / Himself - Guest | 1961 |
Too Late Blues | On-Screen Trailer Host & Narrator | 1961 |
Dr. Kildare | Makin Saund | 1961 |
Shadows | Pedestrian | 1960 |
Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
Johnny Staccato | Johnny Staccato / The Killer | 1959 |
Our Virgin Island | Evan | 1959 |
Rawhide | Cal Fletcher | 1959 |
Pursuit | Sam Caldwell | 1958 |
Lux Playhouse | Christo Sierra | 1958 |
Saddle the Wind | Tony Sinclair | 1958 |
The Dick Clark Show | Self - Guest | 1958 |
Alcoa Theatre | Tony Benedetti | 1957 |
Affair in Havana | Nick Douglas / Nick | 1957 |
Edge of the City | Axel Nordmann | 1957 |
Playhouse 90 | Dexter Green | 1956 |
Crime in the Streets | Frankie Dane | 1956 |
The 20th Century-Fox Hour | Max Markheim | 1955 |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Sam Cobbett | 1955 |
The Night Holds Terror | Robert Batsford | 1955 |
Climax! | Malcolm McCloud / Abel Wintery | 1954 |
The Elgin Hour | Frankie Dane / Private Tommy Fitch | 1954 |
The United States Steel Hour | Johnny | 1953 |
Person to Person | Self | 1953 |
You Are There | Plato | 1953 |
General Electric Theater | Johnny | 1953 |
Taxi | Bit Role | 1953 |
Omnibus | Pepe (segment "Paso Doble") | 1952 |
Goodyear Playhouse | Paul Davis | 1951 |
Fourteen Hours | Bit Part | 1951 |
Lux Video Theatre | First Guard | 1950 |
Armstrong Circle Theatre | Clay Cochran / Arthur | 1950 |
NBC Television Opera Theatre | Jokanaan | 1949 |
Studio One | Paul Greco | 1948 |
The Philco Television Playhouse | 1948 | |
The Ed Sullivan Show | Self - Guest | 1948 |
Kraft Theatre | Danny | 1947 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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Big Trouble | 1986 |
Love Streams | 1984 |
Gloria | 1980 |
Opening Night | 1977 |
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie | 1976 |
A Woman Under the Influence | 1974 |
Minnie and Moskowitz | 1971 |
Columbo | 1971 |
Husbands | 1970 |
Faces | 1968 |
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | 1963 |
A Child Is Waiting | 1963 |
The Lloyd Bridges Show | 1962 |
Too Late Blues | 1961 |
Shadows | 1960 |
Johnny Staccato | 1959 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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Faces | 1968 |
Too Late Blues | 1961 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1980 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special | Nominated |
1975 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
1975 | Golden Globe | Best Director - Motion Picture | Nominated |
1975 | Golden Globe | Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | Nominated |
1971 | Golden Globe | Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | Nominated |
1969 | Oscar | Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen | Nominated |
1968 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
1968 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |