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John Cassavetes

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Overview

Date of Death:
3 February 1989, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Actor and film director who was regarded as a pioneer of American cinema verité.
Trivia:
He was fully Greek in heritage. more
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 15 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
"Bamako," "The Films of Morris Engel" (From IFC. 6 May 2008, 4:45 AM, PDT)
Platinum Dunes to be Meticulous with 'Baby' Remake (From Bloody-Disgusting.com. 11 March 2008, 10:54 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Nick Colasanto

Filmography

Actor:
  1. King Kongs Faust (1985) (uncredited) .... Berlin Film Fest Footage
    ... aka King Kong's Fist
  2. Nederland C (1985) (TV) .... Portret van de acteur/cineast
  3. Love Streams (1984) .... Robert Harmon
  4. Marvin & Tige (1983) .... Marvin Stewart
    ... aka Like Father and Son (USA: TV title)
  5. Fräulein Berlin (1983)
  6. Tempest (1982) .... Phillip Dimitrius
  7. The Haircut (1982) .... Music Industry Executive
  8. Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981) .... Dr. Michael Emerson
  9. Incubus (1981) .... Dr. Sam Cordell
    ... aka The Incubus (USA)

  10. Flesh & Blood (1979) (TV) .... Gus Caputo
  11. Brass Target (1978) .... Maj. Joe De Lucca
  12. The Fury (1978) .... Ben Childress
  13. Opening Night (1977) .... Maurice Aarons
  14. Heroes (1977) (uncredited) .... VA Doctor
  15. A Very Special Place (1977) (TV)
  16. Mikey and Nicky (1976) .... Nicky Godalin
  17. Two-Minute Warning (1976) .... Sgt. Chris Button
  18. Capone (1975) .... Frankie Yale
  19. Nightside (1973) (TV) .... Carmine Kelly
  20. Columbo: Étude in Black (1972) (TV) .... Alex Benedict
  21. Minnie and Moskowitz (1971) (uncredited) .... Jim
  22. Husbands (1970) .... Gus Demetri
    ... aka Husbands: A Comedy About Life, Death and Freedom (USA: complete title)

  23. If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969) .... Steve
  24. Intoccabili, Gli (1968) .... Hank McCain
    ... aka Machine Gun McCain (USA)
  25. Roma come Chicago (1968) .... Mario Corda
    ... aka Bandits in Rome (USA)
    ... aka Rome Like Chicago (USA: TV title)
    ... aka The Violent Four (UK)
  26. Rosemary's Baby (1968) .... Guy Woodhouse
  27. "Off to See the Wizard" .... General Karonos (1 episode, 1968)
        - Alexander the Great (1968) TV episode .... General Karonos
  28. Alexander the Great (1968) (TV) .... Karonos
  29. The Dirty Dozen (1967) .... Victor Franko
  30. Devil's Angels (1967) .... Cody
  31. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Harrybell / ... (3 episodes, 1965-1967)
    ... aka The Chrysler Theater
    ... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
        - Free of Charge (1967) TV episode .... Harrybell
        - Wind Fever (1966) TV episode .... Lou Rutledge
        - The Fliers (1965) TV episode .... Sergeant Lee Harmon
  32. "The Long, Hot Summer" .... Tim Demming (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Intruders (1966) TV episode .... Tim Demming
  33. "The Virginian" .... Jonah MacIntosh (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
        - Long Ride to Wind River (1966) TV episode .... Jonah MacIntosh
  34. "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" .... Dr. Everett Lang (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Peacemaker (1965) TV episode .... Dr. Everett Lang
  35. "The Legend of Jesse James" .... Blackie Dolan (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Quest (1965) TV episode .... Blackie Dolan
  36. "Combat!" .... Kalb (1 episode, 1965)
        - S.I.W. (1965) TV episode .... Kalb
  37. "Burke's Law" .... Alfred Algeron / ... (4 episodes, 1964-1965)
    ... aka Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
        - Who Killed the Grand Piano? (1965) TV episode .... Alfred Algeron
        - Who Killed Hamlet? (1965) TV episode .... Stephen Collins
        - Who Killed Don Pablo? (1964) TV episode .... Carlos de Vega
        - Who Killed Annie Foran? (1964) TV episode .... Eddie Dineen
  38. "Kraft Suspense Theatre" .... Peter Chandler (1 episode, 1965)
    ... aka Crisis (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Suspense Theatre (USA: syndication title)
        - Won't It Ever Be Morning? (1965) TV episode .... Peter Chandler
  39. "Profiles in Courage" .... Parsons (1 episode, 1965)
        - John Peter Altgeld (1965) TV episode .... Parsons
  40. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Lee Griffin / ... (2 episodes, 1964)
        - Water's Edge (1964) TV episode .... Rusty Connors
        - Murder Case (1964) TV episode .... Lee Griffin
  41. The Killers (1964) .... Johnny North
    ... aka Ernest Hemingway's The Killers (USA: promotional title)
  42. "Breaking Point" .... Evan Price (1 episode, 1963)
        - There Are the Hip, and There Are the Square (1963) TV episode .... Evan Price
  43. "Channing" .... Lloyd Sullivan (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka The Young and the Bold
        - Message from the Tin Room (1963) TV episode .... Lloyd Sullivan
  44. A Child Is Waiting (1963) (uncredited) .... Retarded Adult Who Walks Toward Camera
  45. "Dr. Kildare" .... Makin Saund (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Visitors (1962) TV episode .... Makin Saund
  46. "The Lloyd Bridges Show" .... Castigo (1 episode, 1962)
        - El Medico (1962) TV episode .... Castigo
  47. The Webster Boy (1962) .... Vance Miller
    ... aka Middle of Nowhere
  48. Too Late Blues (1961) (uncredited) .... On-Screen Trailer Host & Narrator
  49. "Rawhide" .... Cal Fletcher (1 episode, 1961)
        - Incident near Gloomy River (1961) TV episode .... Cal Fletcher
  50. "Johnny Staccato" .... Johnny Staccato / ... (27 episodes, 1959-1960)
    ... aka Staccato (USA: short title)
        - Swinging Long Hair (1960) TV episode .... Johnny Staccato
        - A Nice Little Town (1960) TV episode .... Johnny Staccato
        - The Mask of Jason (1960) TV episode .... Johnny Staccato
        - An Angry Young Man (1960) TV episode .... Johnny Staccato
        - An Act of Terror (1960) TV episode .... Johnny Staccato
          (22 more)

  51. Shadows (1959) (uncredited)
  52. "Decoy" .... Carl Walton (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Policewoman Decoy (USA: rerun title)
        - Across the World (1959) TV episode (as Nick Colasanto) .... Carl Walton
  53. "Lux Playhouse" .... Christo Sierra (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Dreamer (1959) TV episode .... Christo Sierra
  54. "General Electric Theater" .... Johnny (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
        - Train for Tecumseh (1959) TV episode .... Johnny
  55. "Pursuit" .... Sam Caldwell (1 episode, 1958)
        - Calculated Risk (1958) TV episode .... Sam Caldwell
  56. "Alcoa Theatre" .... Tony Benedetti (1 episode, 1958)
        - The First Star (1958) TV episode .... Tony Benedetti
  57. "Studio One" .... Private Paul Greco (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
    ... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA)
    ... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - Kurishiki Incident (1958) TV episode .... Private Paul Greco
  58. Saddle the Wind (1958) .... Tony Sinclair
  59. Virgin Island (1958) .... Evan
    ... aka Our Virgin Island (USA)
  60. Affair in Havana (1957) .... Nick
  61. "Playhouse 90" .... Dexter Green (1 episode, 1957)
        - Winter Dreams (1957) TV episode .... Dexter Green
  62. Edge of the City (1957) .... Axel Nordmann
    ... aka A Man Is Ten Feet Tall (UK)
  63. "Climax!" .... Abel Wintery / ... (2 episodes, 1956)
    ... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA)
        - Savage Portrait (1956) TV episode .... Abel Wintery
        - No Right to Kill (1956) TV episode .... McCloud
  64. "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" .... Max Markheim (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Fox Hour of Stars (USA: rerun title)
        - The Last Patriarch (1956) TV episode .... Max Markheim
  65. Crime in the Streets (1956) .... Frankie Dane
  66. "Appointment with Adventure" (1 episode, 1956)
        - All Through the Night (1956) TV episode
  67. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Sam Cobbett (1 episode, 1956)
        - You Got to Have Luck (1956) TV episode .... Sam Cobbett
  68. "The United States Steel Hour" .... Johnny (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
        - Bring Me a Dream (1956) TV episode .... Johnny
  69. "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Goodyear Playhouse (USA: new title)
        - The Expendable House (1955) TV episode
  70. "The Philco Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Arena Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka Repertory Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (USA: new title)
        - A Room in Paris (1955) TV episode
  71. The Night Holds Terror (1955) .... Robert Batsford
  72. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Ponds Theater (USA: new title)
        - Coquette (1955) TV episode
  73. "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (3 episodes, 1955)
        - Time for Love (1955) TV episode
        - Buckskin (1955) TV episode
        - Ladders of Lies (1955) TV episode
  74. "The Elgin Hour" .... Frankie Dane / ... (2 episodes, 1955)
        - Combat Medics (1955) TV episode .... Private Tommy Fitch
        - Crime in the Streets (1955) TV episode .... Frankie Dane
  75. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
        - Judge Contain's Hotel (1955) TV episode
  76. "Danger" (3 episodes, 1954-1955)
        - Wire Tap (1955) TV episode
        - No Passport for Death (1955) TV episode
        - Lonesome Road (1954) TV episode
  77. "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka Lucky Strike Theater
    ... aka Montgomery's Summer Stock
    ... aka The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
        - Diary (1954) TV episode
  78. "You Are There" (1 episode, 1953)
        - The Death of Socrates (399 B.C.) (1953) TV episode
  79. Taxi (1953) (uncredited) .... Bit Role
  80. Fourteen Hours (1951) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
Director:
  1. Big Trouble (1986)
  2. Love Streams (1984)
  3. Gloria (1980)

  4. Opening Night (1977)
  5. The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
  6. A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
  7. Columbo: Étude in Black (1972) (TV) (uncredited)
  8. Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
  9. Husbands (1970)
    ... aka Husbands: A Comedy About Life, Death and Freedom (USA: complete title)

  10. Faces (1968/I)
  11. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka The Chrysler Theater
    ... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
        - In Pursuit of Excellence (1966) TV episode
  12. A Child Is Waiting (1963)
  13. "The Lloyd Bridges Show" (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
        - My Daddy Can Beat Your Daddy (1963) TV episode
        - A Pair of Boots (1962) TV episode
  14. My Daddy Can Lick Your Daddy (1962)
  15. A Pair of Boots (1962)
  16. Too Late Blues (1961)
  17. "Johnny Staccato" (5 episodes, 1959-1960)
    ... aka Staccato (USA: short title)
        - Solomon (1960) TV episode
        - Night of Jeopardy (1960) TV episode
        - A Piece of Paradise (1959) TV episode
        - Evil (1959) TV episode
        - Murder for Credit (1959) TV episode

  18. Shadows (1959)
Writer:
  1. Gloria (1999) (1980 screenplay)
  2. She's So Lovely (1997) (written by)
    ... aka Call It Love
    ... aka She's So Lovely (France)

  3. Love Streams (1984) (writer)
  4. Gloria (1980) (writer)

  5. Opening Night (1977) (writer)
  6. The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) (writer)
  7. A Woman Under the Influence (1974) (written by)
  8. Minnie and Moskowitz (1971) (writer)
  9. Husbands (1970) (written by)
    ... aka Husbands: A Comedy About Life, Death and Freedom (USA: complete title)

  10. Faces (1968/I) (written by)
  11. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka The Chrysler Theater
    ... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
        - In Pursuit of Excellence (1966) TV episode (writer)
  12. Too Late Blues (1961) (writer)

  13. Shadows (1959) (writer)
Producer:
  1. Faces (1968/I) (producer) (uncredited)
  2. Too Late Blues (1961) (producer)
Editor:
  1. Faces (1968/I) (uncredited)

  2. Shadows (1959)
Soundtrack:
  1. Husbands (1970) ("Show Me the Way To Go Home" (1925) (uncredited))
    ... aka Husbands: A Comedy About Life, Death and Freedom (USA: complete title)
Thanks:
  1. I'm Calling Frank (2007) (in memory of)

  2. The Indian Runner (1991) (in loving memory)
    ... aka Indian Runner (Japan: English title)

  3. Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une histoire seule (1989) (V) (dedicatee)
Self:
  1. A Constant Forge (2000) .... Himself

  2. Sam Shaw on John Cassavetes (1990)

  3. I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes - the Man and His Work (1984) .... Himself
  4. "Cinéma cinémas" .... Himself (1 episode, 1983)
        - Cassavetes 'Love Stream' plans n° 145, 146, 147 (1983) TV episode .... Himself

  5. "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1976)
        - Episode dated 23 August 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Himself
  6. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (4 episodes, 1970-1972)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 18 May 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 23 December 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 7 February 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 7 December 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
  7. "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1968-1970)
        - Episode dated 11 September 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 20 November 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself

  8. "The Joey Bishop Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
        - Episode dated 21 August 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 16 January 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
  9. "Cinéastes de notre temps" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
        - John Cassavetes (1968) TV episode .... Himself
  10. Mia and Roman (1968) .... Himself
  11. Operation Dirty Dozen (1967) .... Himself
  12. "Here's Hollywood" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
        - Episode dated 8 August 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Himself
  13. Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960) (TV) .... Himself

  14. "Person to Person" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
        - Episode #5.20 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
  15. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #10.18 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. "Tele de tu vida, La"
        - Episode #1.15 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  2. "13 heures le journal"
        - Episode dated 23 March 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  3. Edge of Outside (2006) .... Himself
  4. Premio Donostia a Ben Gazzara (2005) (TV) (uncredited) .... Gus Demetri
  5. A Decade Under the Influence (2003) .... Himself
  6. A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995) (TV) .... Himself
  7. Anything for John (1993)
  8. The 61st Annual Academy Awards (1989) (TV) .... Himself (Memorial Tribute)
  9. Terror in the Aisles (1984) .... Guy Woodhouse (Rosemary's Baby)


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