John Cassavetes
Known for Directing · 88 credits
- Born
- 1929-12-09
- Died
- 1989-02-03
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- John Nicholas Cassavetes
Biography
John Nicholas Cassavetes (December 9, 1929 – February 3, 1989) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. First known as an actor on television and in film, Cassavetes also became a pioneer of American independent cinema, writing and directing movies financed in part with income from his acting work. AllMovie called him "an iconoclastic maverick," while The New Yorker suggested that he "may be the most influential American director of the last half century."
As an actor, Cassavetes starred in notable Hollywood films throughout the 1950s and 1960s, including Edge of the City (1957), The Dirty Dozen (1967), and Rosemary's Baby (1968). He began his directing career with the 1959 independent feature Shadows and followed with independent productions such as Faces (1968), Husbands (1970), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Opening Night (1977), and Love Streams (1984), in addition to intermittent studio work.
Cassavetes' films employed an actor-centered approach which privileged character examination over traditional Hollywood storytelling or stylized production values. His films became associated with an improvisational, cinéma vérité aesthetic. He collaborated frequently with a rotating group of friends, crew members, and actors, including his wife Gena Rowlands, Peter Falk, Ben Gazzara, and Seymour Cassel.
For his role in The Dirty Dozen, Cassavetes received a Best Supporting Actor nomination. As a filmmaker, he was nominated for Best Original Screenplay for Faces (1968) and Best Director for A Woman Under the Influence (1974).
Known For
TV Shows (34)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Columbo
1971
as Alex Benedict
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Climax!
1954
as Malcolm McCloud / Abel Winter
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Rusty Connors / Lee Griffin
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
The Virginian
1962
as Jonah MacIntosh
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Makin Saund
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Combat!
1962
as Kalb
Studio One
1948
as Paul Greco
Rawhide
1959
as Cal Fletcher
Burke's Law
1963
as Eddie Dineen / Stephen Collins / Alfred Algernon / Carlos de Vega
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Omnibus
1952
as Pepe
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Sam Cobbett
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Peter Chandler
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Max Markheim
The United States Steel Hour
1953
as Johnny
The Legend of Jesse James
1965
as Blackie Dolan
Johnny Staccato
1959
as Johnny Staccato
The Dick Clark Show
1958
as Self
Channing
1963
as Lloyd Sullivan
Profiles in Courage
1964
as Parsons
General Electric Theater
1953
as Johnny
Appointment with Adventure
1955
as Danny Loomis
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Iconic Couples of Hollywood
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Flesh & Blood
1979
as Gus Caputo
Movies (54)
Rosemary's Baby
1968
as Guy Woodhouse
The Dirty Dozen
1967
as Victor Franko
Flesh & Blood
1979
as Gus Caputo
The Fury
1978
as Ben Childress
Opening Night
1977
as Maurice Aarons
Capone
1975
as Frankie Yale
The Killers
1964
as Johnny North
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Robert Harmon (archive footage) (uncredited)
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
2008
as Guy Woodhouse (archive footage)
Brass Target
1978
as Maj. Joe De Lucca
Heroes
1977
as VA Doctor (uncredited)
Tempest
1982
as Phillip
Two-Minute Warning
1976
as Sgt. Chris Button
Love Streams
1984
as Robert Harmon
Mikey and Nicky
1976
as Nicky
Shadows
1960
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969
as Steve
Fourteen Hours
1951
as Reporter (uncredited)
Incubus
1982
as Dr. Sam Cordell
Husbands
1970
as Gus Demetri
Edge of the City
1957
as Axel Nordmann
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
1981
as Dr. Michael Emerson
Saddle the Wind
1958
as Tony Sinclair
Minnie and Moskowitz
1971
as Jim
A Constant Forge
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Machine Gun McCain
1969
as Hank McCain
Taxi
1953
as Man (uncredited)
Nightside
1973
as Carmine Kelly
Movies Are My Life
1988
as Self
Peter Falk versus Columbo
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film
2019
as Self (archive footage)
The Night Holds Terror
1955
as Robert Batsford
Bandits in Rome
1968
as Mario Corda
Alexander The Great
1968
as Karonos
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960
as Self
Operation Dirty Dozen
2006
as Self
Devil's Angels
1967
as Cody
Arena - John Cassavetes
1989
as Self
Affair in Havana
1957
as Nick Douglas
Virgin Island
1959
as Evan
Crime in the Streets
1956
as Frankie Dane
I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work
1984
as Self
Marvin & Tige
1985
as Marvin
Anything for John
1993
as Self (archive footage)
Nederland C
1985
as Self - Portrait of the actor / cinematographer
Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes
1993
as Self
The Haircut
1982
as Music Industry Executive
The Webster Boy
1962
as Vance Miller
No Right to Kill
1956
as McCloud
The Making of 'Husbands'
1971
as Self
Fräulein Berlin
1984
as himself
John Cassavetes par Thierry Jousse
2024
150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement
2021
as Man Talking
"Cinéastes de notre temps": John Cassavetes
1969
About John Cassavetes
John Nicholas Cassavetes (December 9, 1929 – February 3, 1989) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. First known as an actor on television and in film, Cassavetes also became a pioneer of American independent cinema, writing and directing movies financed in part with income from his acting work. AllMovie called him "an iconoclastic maverick," while The New Yorker suggested that he "may be the most influential American director of the last half century." As an actor, Cassavetes starred in notable Hollywood films throughout the… With 88 credits spanning from 1944 to 2024, John Cassavetes has appeared in 54 films and 34 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Cassavetes Movies
- Rosemary's Baby (1968) — as Guy Woodhouse
- The Dirty Dozen (1967) — as Victor Franko
- Flesh & Blood (1979) — as Gus Caputo
- The Fury (1978) — as Ben Childress
- Opening Night (1977) — as Maurice Aarons
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