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John Cassavetes

John Cassavetes

CrewActorWriterDirectorEditor Dec 9 (died age 59) New York City, New York, USA 1944–2025 (81 year career)
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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…

Known For

Rosemary's Baby
Film

Rosemary's Baby

Guy Woodhouse
The Dirty Dozen
Film

The Dirty Dozen

Victor Franko
A Woman Under the Influence
Film

A Woman Under the Influence

Director
Opening Night
Film

Opening Night

Maurice Aarons
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Film

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

Director
Shadows
Film

Shadows

Pedestrian (uncredited)
Gloria
Film

Gloria

Director
Faces
Film

Faces

Director

Filmography

Acting (86)

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Movies (53)

John Cassavetes par Thierry Jousse

John Cassavetes par Thierry Jousse

2024
150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement

150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement

2021

as Man Talking

Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film

Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film

2019

as Self (archive footage)

7.2
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

2014

as Robert Harmon (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.2
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

2008

as Guy Woodhouse (archive footage)

6.3
Operation Dirty Dozen

Operation Dirty Dozen

2006

as Self

6.0
A Constant Forge

A Constant Forge

2000

as Self (archive footage)

6.6
Anything for John

Anything for John

1993

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes

Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes

1993

as Self

Arena - John Cassavetes

Arena - John Cassavetes

1989

as Self

Movies Are My Life

Movies Are My Life

1988

as Self

6.0
Marvin & Tige

Marvin & Tige

1985

as Marvin

4.9
Nederland C

Nederland C

1985

as Self - Portrait of the actor / cinematographer

4.0
Love Streams

Love Streams

1984

as Robert Harmon

7.2
Fräulein Berlin

Fräulein Berlin

1984

as himself

I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work

I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work

1984

as Self

8.4
Tempest

Tempest

1982

as Phillip

5.9
Incubus

Incubus

1982

as Dr. Sam Cordell

5.6
The Haircut

The Haircut

1982

as Music Industry Executive

7.5
Whose Life Is It Anyway?

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

1981

as Dr. Michael Emerson

7.0
Flesh & Blood

Flesh & Blood

1979

as Gus Caputo

5.5
The Fury

The Fury

1978

as Ben Childress

6.3
Brass Target

Brass Target

1978

as Maj. Joe De Lucca

5.4
Heroes

Heroes

1977

as VA Doctor (uncredited)

6.1
Opening Night

Opening Night

1977

as Maurice Aarons

7.6
Two-Minute Warning

Two-Minute Warning

1976

as Sgt. Chris Button

6.2
Mikey and Nicky

Mikey and Nicky

1976

as Nicky

6.9
Capone

Capone

1975

as Frankie Yale

5.8
Nightside

Nightside

1973

as Carmine Kelly

Minnie and Moskowitz

Minnie and Moskowitz

1971

as Jim

6.7
The Making of 'Husbands'

The Making of 'Husbands'

1971

as Self

Husbands

Husbands

1970

as Gus Demetri

6.7
Machine Gun McCain

Machine Gun McCain

1969

as Hank McCain

6.0
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

1969

as Steve

5.8
"Cinéastes de notre temps": John Cassavetes

"Cinéastes de notre temps": John Cassavetes

1969
Rosemary's Baby

Rosemary's Baby

1968

as Guy Woodhouse

7.8
Bandits in Rome

Bandits in Rome

1968

as Mario Corda

5.0
Alexander The Great

Alexander The Great

1968

as Karonos

5.0
The Dirty Dozen

The Dirty Dozen

1967

as Victor Franko

7.6
Devil's Angels

Devil's Angels

1967

as Cody

5.2
The Killers

The Killers

1964

as Johnny North

6.9
The Webster Boy

The Webster Boy

1962

as Vance Miller

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

1960

as Self

6.0
Shadows

Shadows

1960

as Pedestrian (uncredited)

6.9
Virgin Island

Virgin Island

1959

as Evan

5.0
Saddle the Wind

Saddle the Wind

1958

as Tony Sinclair

6.5
Edge of the City

Edge of the City

1957

as Axel Nordmann

7.1
Affair in Havana

Affair in Havana

1957

as Nick Douglas

5.2
Crime in the Streets

Crime in the Streets

1956

as Frankie Dane

6.0
No Right to Kill

No Right to Kill

1956

as McCloud

The Night Holds Terror

The Night Holds Terror

1955

as Robert Batsford

5.5
Taxi

Taxi

1953

as Man (uncredited)

6.4
Fourteen Hours

Fourteen Hours

1951

as Reporter (uncredited)

7.2