John Cassavetes

    John Cassavetes

    Directing

    December 9, 1929
    Died February 3, 1989 (59 years old)
    New York City, New York, USA

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    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...

    Known For

    Filmography

    John Cassavetes par Thierry Jousse

    John Cassavetes par Thierry Jousse

    2024

    150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement

    150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement

    2021

    as Man Talking

    Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film

    Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film

    2019

    as Self (archive footage)

    6.8
    Peter Falk versus Columbo

    Peter Falk versus Columbo

    2019

    as Self (archive footage)

    7.2
    Iconic Couples of Hollywood

    Iconic Couples of Hollywood

    2015

    as Self (archive footage)

    8
    Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

    Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

    2008

    as Guy Woodhouse (archive footage)

    6.3
    Operation Dirty Dozen

    Operation Dirty Dozen

    2006

    as Self

    7
    A Constant Forge

    A Constant Forge

    2000

    as Self (archive footage)

    6.8
    Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes

    Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes

    1993

    as Self

    Anything for John

    Anything for John

    1993

    as Self (archive footage)

    7.3

    Arena - John Cassavetes

    1989

    as Self

    Movies Are My Life

    Movies Are My Life

    1988

    as Self

    6.8
    Marvin & Tige

    Marvin & Tige

    1985

    as Marvin

    5.1

    Nederland C

    1985

    as Self - Portrait of the actor / cinematographer

    4
    Love Streams

    Love Streams

    1984

    as Robert Harmon

    7.2
    Fräulein Berlin

    Fräulein Berlin

    1984

    as himself

    8
    I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work

    I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work

    1984

    as Self

    8.3
    Tempest

    Tempest

    1982

    as Phillip

    5.9
    Incubus

    Incubus

    1982

    as Dr. Sam Cordell

    5.6
    The Haircut

    The Haircut

    1982

    as Music Industry Executive

    7.4
    Whose Life Is It Anyway?

    Whose Life Is It Anyway?

    1981

    as Dr. Michael Emerson

    7
    Flesh & Blood

    Flesh & Blood

    1979

    as Gus Caputo

    5.9
    Flesh & Blood

    Flesh & Blood

    1979

    as Gus Caputo

    7
    The Fury

    The Fury

    1978

    as Ben Childress

    6.3
    Brass Target

    Brass Target

    1978

    as Maj. Joe De Lucca

    5.4
    Opening Night

    Opening Night

    1977

    as Maurice Aarons

    7.6
    Heroes

    Heroes

    1977

    as VA Doctor (uncredited)

    6.2
    Two-Minute Warning

    Two-Minute Warning

    1976

    as Sgt. Chris Button

    6.3
    Mikey and Nicky

    Mikey and Nicky

    1976

    as Nicky

    6.9
    Capone

    Capone

    1975

    as Frankie Yale

    5.9
    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    1975

    as Self

    6
    Nightside

    Nightside

    1973

    as Carmine Kelly

    10
    Minnie and Moskowitz

    Minnie and Moskowitz

    1971

    as Jim

    6.6
    The Making of 'Husbands'

    The Making of 'Husbands'

    1971

    as Self

    Columbo

    Columbo

    1971

    as Alex Benedict

    8.1
    Husbands

    Husbands

    1970

    as Gus Demetri

    6.7
    Machine Gun McCain

    Machine Gun McCain

    1969

    as Hank McCain

    6.1
    If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

    If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

    1969

    as Steve

    5.9
    Rosemary's Baby

    Rosemary's Baby

    1968

    as Guy Woodhouse

    7.8
    Alexander The Great

    Alexander The Great

    1968

    as Karonos

    5
    Bandits in Rome

    Bandits in Rome

    1968

    as Mario Corda

    7
    The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

    1968

    as Self - Guest

    6.8
    The Dirty Dozen

    The Dirty Dozen

    1967

    as Victor Franko

    7.6
    Devil's Angels

    Devil's Angels

    1967

    as Cody

    5.5
    The Legend of Jesse James

    The Legend of Jesse James

    1965

    as Blackie Dolan

    5.8
    The Killers

    The Killers

    1964

    as Johnny North

    6.9
    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

    1964

    7.8

    Profiles in Courage

    1964

    as Parsons

    7.5
    Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

    1963

    as Eddie Dineen

    6.3
    Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

    1963

    as Peter Chandler

    6.5

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    1963

    5.9
    Channing

    Channing

    1963

    as Lloyd Sullivan

    7.5
    Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

    1963

    as Stephen Collins

    6.3
    Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

    1963

    as Alfred Algernon

    6.3
    Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

    1963

    as Carlos de Vega

    6.3
    The Webster Boy

    The Webster Boy

    1962

    as Vance Miller

    10
    Combat!

    Combat!

    1962

    as Kalb

    7.9
    The Virginian

    The Virginian

    1962

    as Jonah MacIntosh

    6.5
    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    1962

    as Rusty Connors

    7.9
    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    1962

    as Self

    7.5
    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    1962

    as Lee Griffin

    7.9
    Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

    1961

    as Makin Saund

    5.7
    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    1961

    as Self

    5.8
    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

    1960

    as Self

    6
    Shadows

    Shadows

    1960

    as Pedestrian (uncredited)

    6.9
    Virgin Island

    Virgin Island

    1959

    as Evan

    6.3
    Johnny Staccato

    Johnny Staccato

    1959

    as Johnny Staccato

    5.2
    Rawhide

    Rawhide

    1959

    as Cal Fletcher

    7.2
    Saddle the Wind

    Saddle the Wind

    1958

    as Tony Sinclair

    6.7
    The Dick Clark Show

    The Dick Clark Show

    1958

    as Self

    6.7
    Affair in Havana

    Affair in Havana

    1957

    as Nick Douglas

    5.3
    Edge of the City

    Edge of the City

    1957

    as Axel Nordmann

    7.1
    Crime in the Streets

    Crime in the Streets

    1956

    as Frankie Dane

    6.2
    No Right to Kill

    No Right to Kill

    1956

    as McCloud

    The Night Holds Terror

    The Night Holds Terror

    1955

    as Robert Batsford

    5.5
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    1955

    as Sam Cobbett

    7.8
    The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

    1955

    as Max Markheim

    6

    Appointment with Adventure

    1955

    as Danny Loomis

    7.7
    Climax!

    Climax!

    1954

    as Malcolm McCloud

    3.8
    Climax!

    Climax!

    1954

    as Abel Winter

    3.8
    Taxi

    Taxi

    1953

    as Man (uncredited)

    6.8
    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    1953

    as Johnny

    6.8
    The United States Steel Hour

    The United States Steel Hour

    1953

    as Johnny

    6.3
    Omnibus

    Omnibus

    1952

    as Pepe

    7
    Omnibus

    Omnibus

    1952

    7
    Fourteen Hours

    Fourteen Hours

    1951

    as Reporter (uncredited)

    7.3
    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    1951

    7.2
    Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

    1950

    6
    Studio One

    Studio One

    1948

    as Paul Greco

    5.4
    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    1948

    as Self

    6.8
    The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

    1948

    6.6
    Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

    1944

    as Self - Nominee

    7
    Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

    1944

    as Self - Presenter

    7