Overview
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Actor and film director who was regarded as a pioneer of American cinema verité.
Trivia:
Auditioned for The Actors Studio when he was starting out as an actor...
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars.
Another
9 wins
&
15 nominations
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Alternate Names:
Nick Colasanto
Filmography
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Archive Footage - Nederland C (1985) (TV) .... Portret van de acteur/cineast
- Flesh & Blood (1979) (TV) .... Gus Caputo
- A Very Special Place (1977) (TV)
- Nightside (1973) (TV) .... Carmine Kelly
- Columbo: Étude in Black (1972) (TV) .... Alex Benedict
- "Off to See the Wizard" .... General Karonos (1 episode, 1968)
- Alexander the Great (1968) TV episode .... General Karonos - Alexander the Great (1968) (TV) .... Karonos
- "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 - "The Long, Hot Summer" .... Tim Demming (1 episode, 1966)
- The Intruders (1966) TV episode .... Tim Demming - "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 - "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" .... Dr. Everett Lang (1 episode, 1965)
- The Peacemaker (1965) TV episode .... Dr. Everett Lang - "The Legend of Jesse James" .... Blackie Dolan (1 episode, 1965)
- The Quest (1965) TV episode .... Blackie Dolan - "Combat!" .... Kalb (1 episode, 1965)
- S.I.W. (1965) TV episode .... Kalb - "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 - "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 - "Profiles in Courage" .... Parsons (1 episode, 1965)
- John Peter Altgeld (1965) TV episode .... Parsons - "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Lee Griffin / ... (2 episodes, 1964)
- Water's Edge (1964) TV episode .... Rusty Connors
- Murder Case (1964) TV episode .... Lee Griffin - "Breaking Point" .... Evan Price (1 episode, 1963)
- There Are the Hip, and There Are the Square (1963) TV episode .... Evan Price - "Channing" .... Lloyd Sullivan (1 episode, 1963)
... aka The Young and the Bold
- Message from the Tin Room (1963) TV episode .... Lloyd Sullivan - "Dr. Kildare" .... Makin Saund (1 episode, 1962)
- The Visitors (1962) TV episode .... Makin Saund - "The Lloyd Bridges Show" .... Castigo (1 episode, 1962)
- El Medico (1962) TV episode .... Castigo - "Rawhide" .... Cal Fletcher (1 episode, 1961)
- Incident near Gloomy River (1961) TV episode .... Cal Fletcher - "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)
- "Decoy" .... Carl Walton (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Policewoman Decoy (USA: rerun title)
- Across the World (1959) TV episode (as Nick Colasanto) .... Carl Walton - "Lux Playhouse" .... Christo Sierra (1 episode, 1959)
- The Dreamer (1959) TV episode .... Christo Sierra - "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 - "Pursuit" .... Sam Caldwell (1 episode, 1958)
- Calculated Risk (1958) TV episode .... Sam Caldwell - "Alcoa Theatre" .... Tony Benedetti (1 episode, 1958)
- The First Star (1958) TV episode .... Tony Benedetti - "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 - "Playhouse 90" .... Dexter Green (1 episode, 1957)
- Winter Dreams (1957) TV episode .... Dexter Green - "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 - "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 - "Appointment with Adventure" (1 episode, 1956)
- All Through the Night (1956) TV episode - "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Sam Cobbett (1 episode, 1956)
- You Got to Have Luck (1956) TV episode .... Sam Cobbett - "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 - "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Goodyear Playhouse (USA: new title)
- The Expendable House (1955) TV episode - "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 - "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Ponds Theater (USA: new title)
- Coquette (1955) TV episode - "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (3 episodes, 1955)
- Time for Love (1955) TV episode
- Buckskin (1955) TV episode
- Ladders of Lies (1955) TV episode - "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 - "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 - "Danger" (3 episodes, 1954-1955)
- Wire Tap (1955) TV episode
- No Passport for Death (1955) TV episode
- Lonesome Road (1954) TV episode - "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 - "You Are There" (1 episode, 1953)
- The Death of Socrates (399 B.C.) (1953) TV episode
- Husbands (1970) ("Show Me the Way To Go Home" (1925) (uncredited))
... aka Husbands: A Comedy About Life, Death and Freedom (USA: complete title)
- "Cinéma cinémas" .... Himself (1 episode, 1983)
- Cassavetes 'Love Stream' plans n° 145, 146, 147 (1983) TV episode .... Himself
- "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1976)
- Episode dated 23 August 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Himself - "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 - "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
- "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 - "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
- Episode dated 22 November 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- "Cinéastes de notre temps" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
- John Cassavetes (1968) TV episode .... Himself - "Here's Hollywood" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
- Episode dated 8 August 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Himself - Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960) (TV) .... Himself
- "Person to Person" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
- Episode #5.20 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #10.18 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
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