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John Cassavetes

Bio: 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

Born: Mon, Dec 09 1929

Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA

Death: Fri, Feb 03 1989

John Cassavetes is 59 years old

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John Cassavetes par Thierry Jousse

John Cassavetes would have been no older than

59 in John Cassavetes par Thierry Jousse

Fri, Oct 18 2024

150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement

John Cassavetes would have been no older than

59 in 150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement

as 'Man Talking'.

Wed, Mar 03 2021

Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film

John Cassavetes would have been no older than

59 in Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film

as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Wed, Jun 05 2019

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

John Cassavetes would have been no older than

59 in Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

as 'Robert Harmon (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Mon, Oct 06 2014

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

John Cassavetes would have been no older than

59 in Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

as 'Guy Woodhouse (archive footage)'.

Fri, Jan 18 2008

Edge of Outside

John Cassavetes would have been no older than

59 in Edge of Outside

as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Sun, Jun 11 2006

Operation Dirty Dozen

John Cassavetes would have been no older than

59 in Operation Dirty Dozen

as 'Self'.

Sun, Jan 01 2006

The Kid Stays in the Picture

John Cassavetes would have been no older than

59 in The Kid Stays in the Picture

as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Fri, Aug 16 2002

A Constant Forge

John Cassavetes would have been no older than

59 in A Constant Forge

as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Sat, Jan 01 2000

A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies

John Cassavetes would have been no older than

59 in A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies

as 'Self'.

Sun, May 21 1995

Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes

John Cassavetes would have been no older than

59 in Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes

as 'Self'.

Sat, Oct 02 1993

Anything for John

John Cassavetes would have been no older than

59 in Anything for John

as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Mon, Sep 06 1993

Arena - John Cassavetes

John Cassavetes would have been no older than

59 in Arena - John Cassavetes

as 'Self'.

Fri, Feb 24 1989

Marvin & Tige

John Cassavetes was

55 in Marvin & Tige

as 'Marvin'.

Fri, Mar 08 1985

Nederland C

John Cassavetes was

55 in Nederland C

as 'Self - Portrait of the actor / cinematographer'.

Wed, Jan 16 1985

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

John Cassavetes was

54 in I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes - The Man and His Work

as 'Self'.

Sun, Jul 01 1984

Love Streams

John Cassavetes was

54 in Love Streams

as 'Robert Harmon'.

Mon, Feb 20 1984

Fräulein Berlin

John Cassavetes was

54 in Fräulein Berlin

as 'himself'.

Sun, Jan 01 1984

The Haircut

John Cassavetes was

52 in The Haircut

as 'Music Industry Executive'.

Sun, Sep 12 1982

Tempest

John Cassavetes was

52 in Tempest

as 'Phillip'.

Fri, Aug 13 1982

Incubus

John Cassavetes was

52 in Incubus

as 'Dr. Sam Cordell'.

Wed, Feb 24 1982

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

John Cassavetes was

51 in Whose Life Is It Anyway?

as 'Dr. Michael Emerson'.

Wed, Dec 02 1981

Flesh & Blood

John Cassavetes was

49 in Flesh & Blood

as 'Gus Caputo'.

Sun, Oct 14 1979

Brass Target

John Cassavetes was

49 in Brass Target

as 'Maj. Joe De Lucca'.

Fri, Dec 22 1978

Movies Are My Life

John Cassavetes was

48 in Movies Are My Life

as 'Self'.

Fri, Oct 06 1978

The Fury

John Cassavetes was

48 in The Fury

as 'Ben Childress'.

Fri, Mar 10 1978

Opening Night

John Cassavetes was

48 in Opening Night

as 'Maurice Aarons'.

Thu, Dec 22 1977

Heroes

John Cassavetes was

47 in Heroes

as 'VA Doctor (uncredited)'.

Fri, Nov 04 1977

Mikey and Nicky

John Cassavetes was

47 in Mikey and Nicky

as 'Nicky'.

Tue, Dec 21 1976

Two-Minute Warning

John Cassavetes was

46 in Two-Minute Warning

as 'Sgt. Chris Button'.

Fri, Nov 12 1976

Capone

John Cassavetes was

45 in Capone

as 'Frankie Yale'.

Wed, Apr 16 1975

Nightside

John Cassavetes was

43 in Nightside

as 'Carmine Kelly'.

Thu, Apr 05 1973

Minnie and Moskowitz

John Cassavetes was

42 in Minnie and Moskowitz

as 'Jim'.

Wed, Dec 22 1971

The Making of 'Husbands'

John Cassavetes was

41 in The Making of 'Husbands'

as 'Self'.

Sun, Mar 28 1971

Husbands

John Cassavetes was

40 in Husbands

as 'Gus Demetri'.

Tue, Dec 01 1970

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

John Cassavetes was

39 in If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

as 'Steve'.

Thu, Apr 24 1969

Machine Gun McCain

John Cassavetes was

39 in Machine Gun McCain

as 'Hank McCain'.

Tue, Apr 01 1969

Bandits in Rome

John Cassavetes was

38 in Bandits in Rome

as 'Mario Corda'.

Wed, Nov 20 1968

Rosemary's Baby

John Cassavetes was

38 in Rosemary's Baby

as 'Guy Woodhouse'.

Wed, Jun 12 1968

Alexander The Great

John Cassavetes was

38 in Alexander The Great

as 'Karonos'.

Fri, Jan 26 1968

The Dirty Dozen

John Cassavetes was

37 in The Dirty Dozen

as 'Victor Franko'.

Thu, Jun 15 1967

Devil's Angels

John Cassavetes was

37 in Devil's Angels

as 'Cody'.

Fri, Apr 14 1967

The Killers

John Cassavetes was

34 in The Killers

as 'Johnny North'.

Tue, Jul 07 1964

The Webster Boy

John Cassavetes was

32 in The Webster Boy

as 'Vance Miller'.

Fri, Jun 01 1962

Shadows

John Cassavetes was

30 in Shadows

as 'Pedestrian (uncredited)'.

Fri, Oct 14 1960

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

John Cassavetes was

30 in Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

as 'Self'.

Sun, Jan 10 1960

Virgin Island

John Cassavetes was

29 in Virgin Island

as 'Evan'.

Fri, Aug 07 1959

Saddle the Wind

John Cassavetes was

28 in Saddle the Wind

as 'Tony Sinclair'.

Thu, Mar 20 1958

Affair in Havana

John Cassavetes was

27 in Affair in Havana

as 'Nick Douglas'.

Tue, Oct 01 1957

Edge of the City

John Cassavetes was

27 in Edge of the City

as 'Axel Nordmann'.

Fri, Jan 04 1957

No Right to Kill

John Cassavetes was

26 in No Right to Kill

as 'McCloud'.

Thu, Aug 09 1956

Crime in the Streets

John Cassavetes was

26 in Crime in the Streets

as 'Frankie Dane'.

Sun, Jun 10 1956

The Night Holds Terror

John Cassavetes was

25 in The Night Holds Terror

as 'Robert Batsford'.

Wed, Jul 13 1955

Taxi

John Cassavetes was

23 in Taxi

as 'Man (uncredited)'.

Wed, Jan 21 1953

Fourteen Hours

John Cassavetes was

21 in Fourteen Hours

as 'Reporter (uncredited)'.

Sun, Apr 01 1951

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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Iconic Couples

John Cassavetes would have been no older than

59 in Iconic Couples

as 'Self (archive footage)'.

First Air Date
Mon, May 04 2015

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

John Cassavetes was

45+ in Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jan 12 1975

Columbo

John Cassavetes was

41+ in Columbo

as 'Alex Benedict'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 15 1971

The Dick Cavett Show

John Cassavetes was

38+ in The Dick Cavett Show

as 'Self - Guest'.

First Air Date
Thu, Jun 06 1968

The Legend of Jesse James

John Cassavetes was

35+ in The Legend of Jesse James

as 'Blackie Dolan'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 13 1965

Profiles in Courage

John Cassavetes was

34+ in Profiles in Courage

as 'Parsons'.

First Air Date
Sun, Nov 08 1964

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

John Cassavetes was

34+ in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 14 1964

Kraft Suspense Theatre

John Cassavetes was

33+ in Kraft Suspense Theatre

as 'Peter Chandler'.

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 10 1963

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

John Cassavetes was

33+ in Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 04 1963

Burke's Law

John Cassavetes was

33+ in Burke's Law

as 'Eddie Dineen, Stephen Collins, Alfred Algernon, Carlos de Vega'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 20 1963

Channing

John Cassavetes was

33+ in Channing

as 'Lloyd Sullivan'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 18 1963

Combat!

John Cassavetes was

32+ in Combat!

as 'Kalb'.

First Air Date
Tue, Oct 02 1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

John Cassavetes was

32+ in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 01 1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

John Cassavetes was

32+ in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as 'Rusty Connors, Lee Griffin'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 20 1962

The Virginian

John Cassavetes was

32+ in The Virginian

as 'Jonah MacIntosh'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 19 1962

The Mike Douglas Show

John Cassavetes was

32+ in The Mike Douglas Show

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Mon, Dec 11 1961

Dr. Kildare

John Cassavetes was

31+ in Dr. Kildare

as 'Makin Saund'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 27 1961

Johnny Staccato

John Cassavetes was

29+ in Johnny Staccato

as 'Johnny Staccato'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 10 1959

Rawhide

John Cassavetes was

29+ in Rawhide

as 'Cal Fletcher'.

First Air Date
Fri, Jan 09 1959

The Dick Clark Show

John Cassavetes was

28+ in The Dick Clark Show

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Sat, Feb 15 1958

The 20th Century Fox Hour

John Cassavetes was

25+ in The 20th Century Fox Hour

First Air Date
Wed, Oct 05 1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

John Cassavetes was

25+ in Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as 'Sam Cobbett'.

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 02 1955

Climax!

John Cassavetes was

24+ in Climax!

as 'Malcolm McCloud, Abel Winter'.

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 07 1954

The United States Steel Hour

John Cassavetes was

23+ in The United States Steel Hour

as 'Johnny'.

First Air Date
Tue, Oct 27 1953

General Electric Theater

John Cassavetes was

23+ in General Electric Theater

as 'Johnny'.

First Air Date
Sun, Feb 01 1953

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

John Cassavetes was

21+ in Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 05 1951

Robert Montgomery Presents

John Cassavetes was

20+ in Robert Montgomery Presents

First Air Date
Mon, Jan 30 1950

Studio One

John Cassavetes was

18+ in Studio One

as 'Paul Greco'.

First Air Date
Sun, Nov 07 1948

The Philco Television Playhouse

John Cassavetes was

18+ in The Philco Television Playhouse

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 03 1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

John Cassavetes was

18+ in The Ed Sullivan Show

as 'Self - Guest'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jun 20 1948

Golden Globe Awards

John Cassavetes was

14+ in Golden Globe Awards

as 'Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter'.

First Air Date
Thu, Jan 20 1944