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 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).
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Known for
Columbo
Alex Benedict
Dr. Kildare
Makin Saund
Robert Montgomery Presents
The Dick Clark Show
Self
Studio One
Paul Greco
The United States Steel Hour
Johnny
The Philco Television Playhouse
Combat!
Kalb
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Rawhide
Cal Fletcher
The Legend of Jesse James
Blackie Dolan
Profiles in Courage
Parsons
Climax!
Malcolm McCloud
Climax!
Abel Winter
Johnny Staccato
Johnny Staccato
The Virginian
Jonah MacIntosh
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Sam Cobbett
Burke's Law
Eddie Dineen
Burke's Law
Stephen Collins
Burke's Law
Alfred Algernon
Burke's Law
Carlos de Vega
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Rusty Connors
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Lee Griffin
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Peter Chandler
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Max Markheim
General Electric Theater
Johnny
Rosemary's Baby
Guy Woodhouse
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
The Dirty Dozen
Victor Franko
Channing
Lloyd Sullivan
Iconic Couples of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
The Fury
Ben Childress
Incubus
Dr. Sam Cordell
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Self (archive footage)
The Killers
Johnny North
Brass Target
Maj. Joe De Lucca
Opening Night
Maurice Aarons
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
Steve
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Dr. Michael Emerson
Two-Minute Warning
Sgt. Chris Button
Husbands
Gus Demetri
Mikey and Nicky
Nicky
Capone
Frankie Yale
Shadows
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Love Streams
Robert Harmon
Saddle the Wind
Tony Sinclair
Flesh & Blood
Gus Caputo
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Robert Harmon (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fourteen Hours
Reporter (uncredited)
Heroes
VA Doctor (uncredited)
Edge of the City
Axel Nordmann
Minnie and Moskowitz
Jim
Machine Gun McCain
Hank McCain
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Guy Woodhouse (archive footage)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Self
Alexander The Great
Karonos
Tempest
Phillip
A Constant Forge
Self (archive footage)
Nightside
Carmine Kelly
Virgin Island
Evan
Marvin & Tige
Marvin
Devil's Angels
Cody
Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film
Self (archive footage)
Taxi
Man (uncredited)
Operation Dirty Dozen
Self
The Night Holds Terror
Robert Batsford
The Haircut
Music Industry Executive
The Making of 'Husbands'
Self
Anything for John
Self (archive footage)
Affair in Havana
Nick Douglas
Bandits in Rome
Mario Corda
Movies Are My Life
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Crime in the Streets
Frankie Dane
I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work
Self
150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement
Man Talking
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
No Right to Kill
McCloud
Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes
Self
Nederland C
Self - Portrait of the actor / cinematographer
Fräulein Berlin
himself
The Webster Boy
Vance Miller
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Omnibus
Pepe
Arena - John Cassavetes
Self
John Cassavetes par Thierry Jousse
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self