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"Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1964): Season 2: Episode 9 -- In order to retrieve and disarm a lethal proton bomb, Crane must team up with a brilliant scientist who long ago defected to an enemy power.
Shadows (1959) -- Clip: House party with credits
"Inside the Actors Studio" (1994): : -- Brolin shares his feelings about John Cassavetes.
Two-Minute Warning (1976) -- Broadcast television version: A group of art thieves plan a daring robbery by using a sniper to cause a panic during a championship football game in a stadium that just happens to be in the vicinity of the museum they plan to rob...
"Inside the Actors Studio" (1994): : -- Brolin shares his feelings about John Cassavetes.

Overview

Date of Birth:
9 December 1929, New York City, New York, USA more
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:
Brother-in-law of David Rowlands. more
STARmeter: ?
Down 12% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 15 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(70 articles)
Jay Dipietro's Top Ten Films of All Time
 (From ioncinema. 30 November 2009, 1:32 AM, PST)
The gutting of Miramax, Pt. II: Is this the end of New York movie culture?
 (From EW.com - The Movie Critics. 2 November 2009, 3:58 PM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Nick Colasanto
US TV Schedule:
Tue. Dec. 111:00 AMTCM Fourteen Hours  more

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Soundtrack, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
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. Mikey and Nicky (1976) .... Nicky Godalin
  16. Two-Minute Warning (1976) .... Button
  17. Capone (1975) .... Frankie Yale
  18. Nightside (1973) (TV) .... Carmine Kelly
    ... aka A Very Special Place (USA: alternative title)
  19. "Columbo" .... Alex Benedict (1 episode, 1972)
        - Étude in Black (1972) TV episode .... Alex Benedict
  20. Minnie and Moskowitz (1971) (uncredited) .... Jim
  21. Husbands (1970) .... Gus Demetri
    ... aka Husbands: A Comedy About Life, Death and Freedom (USA: complete title)

  22. If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969) .... Steve
  23. Gli intoccabili (1969) .... Hank McCain
    ... aka For a Price (International: English title: informal title)
    ... aka Machine Gun McCain (USA)
  24. Roma come Chicago (1968) .... Mario Corda
    ... aka Bandits in Rome (USA)
    ... aka Rome Like Chicago (USA: TV title)
    ... aka The Violent Four (UK)
  25. Rosemary's Baby (1968) .... Guy Woodhouse
  26. "Off to See the Wizard" .... General Karonos (1 episode, 1968)
        - Alexander the Great (1968) TV episode .... General Karonos
  27. Alexander the Great (1968) (TV) .... Karonos
  28. The Dirty Dozen (1967) .... Victor Franko
  29. Devil's Angels (1967) .... Cody
  30. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Harrybell / ... (3 episodes, 1965-1967)
    ... aka The Chrysler Theater
    ... aka Theatre of Stars (UK)
    ... 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
  31. "The Long, Hot Summer" .... Tim Demming (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Intruders (1966) TV episode .... Tim Demming
  32. "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
  33. "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" .... Everett Lang (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Peacemaker (1965) TV episode .... Everett Lang
  34. "The Legend of Jesse James" .... Blackie Dolan (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Quest (1965) TV episode .... Blackie Dolan
  35. "Combat!" .... Kalb (1 episode, 1965)
        - S.I.W. (1965) TV episode .... Kalb
  36. "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
  37. "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
  38. "Profiles in Courage" .... Parsons (1 episode, 1965)
        - John Peter Altgeld (1965) TV episode .... Parsons
  39. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Lee Griffin / ... (2 episodes, 1964)
        - Water's Edge (1964) TV episode .... Rusty Connors
        - Murder Case (1964) TV episode .... Lee Griffin
  40. The Killers (1964) .... Johnny North
    ... aka Ernest Hemingway's The Killers (USA: promotional title)
  41. "Breaking Point" .... Evan Price (1 episode, 1963)
        - There Are the Hip, and There Are the Square (1963) TV episode .... Evan Price
  42. "Channing" .... Lloyd Sullivan (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka The Young and the Bold
        - Message from the Tin Room (1963) TV episode .... Lloyd Sullivan
  43. A Child Is Waiting (1963) (uncredited) (unconfirmed) .... Retarded Adult Who Walks Toward Camera
  44. "Dr. Kildare" .... Makin Saund (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Visitors (1962) TV episode .... Makin Saund
  45. "The Lloyd Bridges Show" .... Castigo (1 episode, 1962)
        - El Medico (1962) TV episode .... Castigo
  46. The Webster Boy (1962) .... Vance Miller
    ... aka Middle of Nowhere
  47. Too Late Blues (1961) (uncredited) .... On-Screen Trailer Host & Narrator
  48. "Rawhide" .... Cal Fletcher (1 episode, 1961)
        - Incident Near Gloomy River (1961) TV episode .... Cal Fletcher
  49. "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)

  50. Shadows (1959) (uncredited)
  51. "Decoy" .... Carl Walton (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Policewoman Decoy (USA: rerun title)
        - Across the World (1959) TV episode (as Nick Colasanto) .... Carl Walton
  52. "Lux Playhouse" .... Christo Sierra (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Dreamer (1959) TV episode .... Christo Sierra
  53. "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
  54. "Pursuit" .... Sam Caldwell (1 episode, 1958)
        - Calculated Risk (1958) TV episode .... Sam Caldwell
  55. "Alcoa Theatre" .... Tony Benedetti (1 episode, 1958)
        - The First Star (1958) TV episode .... Tony Benedetti
  56. "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: alternative title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - Kurishiki Incident (1958) TV episode .... Private Paul Greco
  57. Saddle the Wind (1958) .... Tony Sinclair
  58. Virgin Island (1958) .... Evan
    ... aka Our Virgin Island (USA)
  59. Affair in Havana (1957) .... Nick
  60. "Playhouse 90" .... Dexter Green (1 episode, 1957)
        - Winter Dreams (1957) TV episode .... Dexter Green
  61. Edge of the City (1957) .... Axel Nordmann
    ... aka A Man Is Ten Feet Tall (UK)
  62. "Climax!" .... Abel Wintery / ... (2 episodes, 1956)
    ... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
        - Savage Portrait (1956) TV episode .... Abel Wintery
        - No Right to Kill (1956) TV episode .... McCloud
  63. "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
  64. Crime in the Streets (1956) .... Frankie Dane
  65. "Appointment with Adventure" (1 episode, 1956)
        - All Through the Night (1956) TV episode
  66. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Sam Cobbett (1 episode, 1956)
        - You Got to Have Luck (1956) TV episode .... Sam Cobbett
  67. "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
  68. "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Goodyear Playhouse (USA: new title)
        - The Expendable House (1955) TV episode
  69. "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
  70. The Night Holds Terror (1955) .... Robert Batsford
  71. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Ponds Theater (USA: new title)
        - Coquette (1955) TV episode
  72. "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (3 episodes, 1955)
        - Time for Love (1955) TV episode
        - Buckskin (1955) TV episode
        - Ladders of Lies (1955) TV episode
  73. "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
  74. "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
  75. "Danger" (3 episodes, 1954-1955)
        - Wire Tap (1955) TV episode
        - No Passport for Death (1955) TV episode
        - Lonesome Road (1954) TV episode
  76. "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
  77. "You Are There" .... Plato (1 episode, 1953)
        - The Death of Socrates (399 B.C.) (1953) TV episode .... Plato
  78. Taxi (1953) (uncredited) .... Bit Role
  79. 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" (1 episode, 1972)
        - Étude in Black (1972) TV episode (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 Theatre of Stars (UK)
    ... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
        - In Pursuit of Excellence (1966) TV episode
  12. "The Lloyd Bridges Show" (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
        - My Daddy Can Beat Your Daddy (1963) TV episode
        - A Pair of Boots (1962) TV episode
  13. A Child Is Waiting (1963)
  14. Too Late Blues (1961)
  15. "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

  16. 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 Theatre of Stars (UK)
    ... 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. Csöpp szivem (2005) (thanks for inspiration)

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

  4. Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une histoire seule (1989) (V) (dedicatee)
Self:
  1. A Constant Forge (2000) .... Himself
    ... aka Charles Kiselyak's A Constant Forge (Australia)

  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. "The David Frost Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
        - Episode #1.4 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
  10. "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode dated 22 November 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
  11. The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
  12. "Cinéastes de notre temps" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
        - John Cassavetes (1968) TV episode .... Himself
  13. Mia and Roman (1968) .... Himself
  14. Operation Dirty Dozen (1967) .... Himself
  15. "Here's Hollywood" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
        - Episode dated 8 August 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Himself
  16. Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960) (TV) .... Himself

  17. "The Dick Clark Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show (USA: alternative title)
        - Episode #1.4 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
  18. "Person to Person" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
        - Episode #5.20 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
  19. "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. Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008) .... Guy Woodhouse
  2. "La tele de tu vida"
        - Episode #1.15 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "13 heures le journal"
        - Episode dated 23 March 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  4. Edge of Outside (2006) .... Himself
  5. Premio Donostia a Ben Gazzara (2005) (TV) (uncredited) .... Gus Demetri
  6. A Decade Under the Influence (2003) .... Himself
  7. A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995) (TV) .... Himself
  8. Anything for John (1993)
  9. The 61st Annual Academy Awards (1989) (TV) .... Himself (Memorial Tribute)
  10. Terror in the Aisles (1984) .... Guy Woodhouse (Rosemary's Baby)

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