Person Details

Birthday: 1929-12-09 16:13:15

Death: 1989-02-03 16:13:15

Aliases: John Nicholas Cassavetes , 존 카사베츠

Gender: Male

Place of birth: New York City, New York, U.S.

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Movie Involvements: 80

TV Involvements: 24


Most Famous Work

Biography

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). Description from the Wikipedia article John Cassavetes, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Most Famous Work

Columbo
Average
8

Columbo

(1971) Alex Benedict
The Virginian
Average
7

The Virginian

(1962) Jonah MacIntosh
Rawhide
Average
7

Rawhide

(1959) Cal Fletcher
Combat!
Average
8

Combat!

(1962) Kalb
Rosemary's Baby
Average
8

Rosemary's Baby

(1968) Guy Woodhouse
Dr. Kildare
Average
6

Dr. Kildare

(1961) Makin Saund
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Average
8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(1955) Sam Cobbett
Climax!
Average
3

Climax!

(1954) Abel Winter

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2021 Man Talking
2019 Self (archive footage)
2014 Robert Harmon (archive footage) (uncredited)
2008 Guy Woodhouse (archive footage)
2006 Self (archive footage)
Self
2002 Self (archive footage)
2000 Self (archive footage)
1995 Self
1993 Self
Self (archive footage)
1989 Himself
1985 Marvin
Self - Portrait of the actor / cinematographer
1984 Guy Woodhouse (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self
Robert Harmon
himself
1982 Music Industry Executive
Dr. Sam Cordell
Phillip
1981 Dr. Michael Emerson
1979 Gus Caputo
1978 Maj. Joe De Lucca
Self
Ben Childress
1977 Maurice Aarons
VA Doctor (uncredited)
1976 Nicky Godalin
Sgt. Chris Button
1975 Frankie Yale
Self
1973 Carmine Kelly
1971 Jim (uncredited)
Alex Benedict
Self
1970 Gus Demetri
1969 Steve
Hank McCain
1968 Mario Corda
Guy Woodhouse
Self - Guest
Karonos
1967 Victor Franko
Cody
1965 Blackie Dolan
1964 Parsons
N/A
Johnny North
1963 Peter Chandler
N/A
Carlos de Vega
Stephen Collins
Alfred Algernon
Eddie Dineen
Lloyd Sullivan
1962 Kalb
Lee Griffin
Rusty Connors
Jonah MacIntosh
Vance Miller
1961 Self
Makin Saund
1960 Self
1959 Pedestrian (uncredited)
Johnny Staccato
Evan
Cal Fletcher
1958 Tony Sinclair
Self
1957 Nick Douglas
Axel Nordmann
1956 McCloud
Frankie Dane
1955 N/A
Sam Cobbett
Robert Batsford
1954 Malcolm McCloud
Abel Winter
1953 Johnny
Johnny
Man (uncredited)
1951 N/A
Reporter (uncredited)
1950 N/A
1948 Paul Greco
N/A
Self - Guest
Year Character Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2014 Thanks
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Directing

Editing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1970 Editor
1968 Editor
1959 Editor
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1968 Producer
1961 Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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