Dick Cavett
Born
November 19, 1936 (88 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Gibbon, Nebraska, USA
Richard Alva Cavett (/ˈkævɪt/; born November 19, 1936) is an American television personality and former talk show host. He appeared regularly on nationally broadcast television in the United States for five decades, from the 1960s through the 2000s.
In later years, Cavett has written an online column for The New York Times, promoted DVDs of his former shows as well as a book of his Times columns, and hosted replays of his TV interviews with Bette Davis, Lucille Ball, Salvador Dalí, Lee Marvin, Groucho Marx, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Garland, Marlon Brando, Orson Welles, Woody Allen, Ingmar Bergman, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Mitchum, John Lennon, George Harrison, Jimi Hendrix, Richard Burton, Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Kirk Douglas and others on Turner Classic Movies.
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Faye
Self (archive footage)
2024
Annie Hall
Dick Cavett
1977
From the Ashes: The Life and Times of Tick Hall
Self
Godard Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2023
Godard by Godard
Self (archive footage)
2023
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
Self (archive footage)
2023
Groucho & Cavett
Self
2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self (archive footage)
2022
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Self (archive footage)
2022
Moonage Daydream
Self (archive footage)
2022
The Ghost of Richard Harris
Self
2022
Lucy and Desi
Self (archive footage)
2022
Live at Mister Kelly's
Self
2021
The Capote Tapes
Self
2021
Mike Wallace Is Here
(archive footage)
2019
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
Self (archive footage)
2019
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
Self
2019
Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes
Self
2018
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Self
2018
This Is Bob Hope...
Self
2017
Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America
Self
2017
On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
2017
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
Self
2016
Janis: Little Girl Blue
Himself
2015
Best of Enemies
Self
2015
Listen to Me Marlon
Self (archive footage)
2015
James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
Self
2014
A Venue For The End Of The World
Himself
2014
Dick Cavett's Watergate
Himself
2014
Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate
Self - Chat-Show Host
2014
River of Fundament
Wake Guest
2014
David Bowie: Five Years
Self (archive footage)
2013
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
Narrator
2012
Norman Mailer: The American
Self
2012
Driving Me Crazy
Mr. Johnson
2012
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Self
2011
Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again
Self
2011
Smash His Camera
Self
2010
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Self (archive footage)
2008
To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore
Himself
2007
Tension: Who's Guilty Now?
Self
2007
Decoy: A Map to Nowhere
Self
2007
The Dick Cavett Show with Mel Brooks
Self
2006
Duane Hopwood
2005
Frontier University Dreams
Narrator
2005
Behind the Seams
Detective
2000
Elvis Meets Nixon
Narrator
1997
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
Self
1995
Forrest Gump
Dick Cavett
1994
Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Movies
Self
1990
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1990
Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous
Self
1990
Moon Over Parador
Self
1988
After School
Himself
1988
Funny
Self
1988
Beetlejuice
Bernard
1988
Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread
Dick Cavett
1987
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Dick Cavett
1987
Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce
Self
1986
Bye Bye Kipling
Self
1986
The Video Wine Guide with Dick Cavett
Self
1982
The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell
Self
1982
HealtH
Dick Cavett
1980
Jimi Hendrix
Self (archive footage)
1973
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Narrator (voice)
1972
I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War
Self
From Darkness to Light
Self (archive footage)
2025
One to One: John & Yoko
Self (archive footage)
2025
From Roger Moore with Love
Self
2024
Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue
Self (archive footage)
2022
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2021
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2021
The Story of Late Night
Self · (6 episodes)
2021
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Self
2019
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Self (archive footage)
2019
What's My Name | Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage) · (2 episodes)
2019
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2019
Nureyev
Self, Archive Footage
2018
Kyoko
Self (archive footage)
2017
I Am Not Your Negro
Self (archive footage)
2017
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Dick Cavett's Vietnam
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2013
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
Self (archive footage)
2013
Excuse Me for Living
Reverend Pilatus
2012
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel
Self (archive footage)
2012
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Self (archive footage) · (2 episodes)
2011
Simon & Garfunkel: Across the Airwaves
Self
2010
Unforgettable
2010
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self · (1 episode)
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2009
Childrens Hospital
Dick Cavett · (1 episode)
2008
Gossip Girl
Self · (1 episode)
2007
Where Danger Lives: White Rose for Julie
2007
Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe
Self (archive footage)
2007
Inside Deep Throat
Self
2005
Celsius 41.11
Self (archive footage)
2004
Jack Paar: Smart Television
Self
2003
The Education of Gore Vidal
Self (archive footage)
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
Self (archive footage)
2000
Once Upon a Sleigh Ride: The Music & Life of Leon Anderson
Narrator
2000
Sell & Spin: A History of Advertising
Narrator
1999
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Self (archive footage)
1994
Barbarians at the Gate
Self
1993
Year of the Gun
Ben Gershon
1991
The One, the Only... Groucho
Self
1991
The Fred Astaire Songbook
Self (archive footage)
1991
The Simpsons
Dick Cavett (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
It's Garry Shandling's Show
Self (archive footage) (audio) (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1986
Amazing Stories
Dick Cavett · (1 episode)
1985
Koyaanisqatsi
Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Cheers
Himself · (1 episode)
1982
Hotel
(1 episode)
1982
Yesteryear
Self - Host · (6 episodes)
1982
Dick Cavett Meets ABBA
Host
1981
Remember When
Self - Host · (8 episodes)
1981
Simon
Himself
1980
Time Was
Self - Host · (6 episodes)
1979
Remember Me
Narrator
1979
Power Play
Dick Cavett
1978
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (2 episodes)
1975
Funny Girl to Funny Lady
Self
1975
Dinah!
Self · (3 episodes)
1974
Janis
1974
Nightside
Dick Cavett
1973
Imagine
Self
1972
Cocksucker Blues
Self
1972
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
Self
1972
Festival at Ford's
Self
1971
Fight of the Century
Self-(Audience Member)
1971
Alias Smith and Jones
(1 episode)
1971
Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles
Self
1970
The Odd Couple
Dick Cavett · (1 episode)
1970
Jimi Hendrix: The Dick Cavett Show
Self
1969
This Is Tom Jones
Self · (1 episode)
1969
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Host · (470 episodes)
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · (2 episodes)
1968
The Phil Donahue Show
Self · (1 episode)
1967
ABC Stage 67
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1966
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · (3 episodes)
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (3 episodes)
1962
Kraft Music Hall
Self · (5 episodes)
1958