John Cassavetes
Born
December 9, 1929
Died
February 3, 1989 (59 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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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John Cassavetes par Thierry Jousse
2024
150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement
Man Talking
2021
Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film
Self (archive footage)
2019
Iconic Couples of Hollywood
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2015
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Robert Harmon (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Guy Woodhouse (archive footage)
2008
Edge of Outside
Self (archive footage)
2006
Operation Dirty Dozen
Self
2006
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Self (archive footage)
2002
A Constant Forge
Self (archive footage)
2000
Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes
Self
1993
Anything for John
Self (archive footage)
1993
Arena - John Cassavetes
Self
1989
Movies Are My Life
Self
1988
Marvin & Tige
Marvin
1985
Nederland C
Self - Portrait of the actor / cinematographer
1985
I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work
Self
1984
Love Streams
Robert Harmon
1984
Fräulein Berlin
himself
1984
The Haircut
Music Industry Executive
1982
Tempest
Phillip
1982
Incubus
Dr. Sam Cordell
1982
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Dr. Michael Emerson
1981
Flesh & Blood
Gus Caputo
1979
Brass Target
Maj. Joe De Lucca
1978
The Fury
Ben Childress
1978
Opening Night
Maurice Aarons
1977
Heroes
VA Doctor (uncredited)
1977
Mikey and Nicky
Nicky
1976
Two-Minute Warning
Sgt. Chris Button
1976
Capone
Frankie Yale
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · (1 episode)
1975
Nightside
Carmine Kelly
1973
Minnie and Moskowitz
Jim
1971
Columbo
Alex Benedict · (1 episode)
1971
The Making of 'Husbands'
Self
1971
Husbands
Gus Demetri
1970
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
Steve
1969
Machine Gun McCain
Hank McCain
1969
"Cinéastes de notre temps": John Cassavetes
1969
Bandits in Rome
Mario Corda
1968
Rosemary's Baby
Guy Woodhouse
1968
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1968
Alexander The Great
Karonos
1968
The Dirty Dozen
Victor Franko
1967
Devil's Angels
Cody
1967
The Legend of Jesse James
Blackie Dolan · (1 episode)
1965
Profiles in Courage
Parsons · (1 episode)
1964
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
(1 episode)
1964
The Killers
Johnny North
1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Peter Chandler · (1 episode)
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
(1 episode)
1963
Burke's Law
Eddie Dineen · (1 episode)
1963
Burke's Law
Alfred Algernon · (1 episode)
1963
Burke's Law
Stephen Collins · (1 episode)
1963
Burke's Law
Carlos de Vega · (1 episode)
1963
Channing
Lloyd Sullivan · (1 episode)
1963
Combat!
Kalb · (1 episode)
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (4 episodes)
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Rusty Connors · (1 episode)
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Lee Griffin · (1 episode)
1962
The Virginian
Jonah MacIntosh · (1 episode)
1962
The Webster Boy
Vance Miller
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (3 episodes)
1961
Dr. Kildare
Makin Saund · (1 episode)
1961
Shadows
Pedestrian (uncredited)
1960
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Self
1960
Johnny Staccato
Johnny Staccato · (27 episodes)
1959
Virgin Island
Evan
1959
Rawhide
Cal Fletcher · (1 episode)
1959
Saddle the Wind
Tony Sinclair
1958
The Dick Clark Show
Self · (1 episode)
1958
Affair in Havana
Nick Douglas
1957
Edge of the City
Axel Nordmann
1957
No Right to Kill
McCloud
1956
Crime in the Streets
Frankie Dane
1956
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Max Markheim · (1 episode)
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Sam Cobbett · (1 episode)
1955
The Night Holds Terror
Robert Batsford
1955
Climax!
Malcolm McCloud · (1 episode)
1954
Climax!
Abel Winter · (1 episode)
1954
The United States Steel Hour
Johnny · (1 episode)
1953
General Electric Theater
Johnny · (1 episode)
1953
Taxi
Man (uncredited)
1953
Omnibus
Pepe · (1 episode)
1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(1 episode)
1951
Fourteen Hours
Reporter (uncredited)
1951
Robert Montgomery Presents
(1 episode)
1950
Studio One
Paul Greco · (1 episode)
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
(1 episode)
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (1 episode)
1948
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (1 episode)
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1944