John Cassavetes

John Cassavetes

Known for: Directing
Biography: 1929-12-09
Deathday: 1989-02-03 (59 years old)

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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 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).


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Filmography

all 101

Movies 70

TV Shows 31

self 20

Director 11

Writer 5

Original Film Writer
Watching a Cassavetes Movie

Watching a Cassavetes Movie (2024)

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Self
Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain

Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain (2023)

Movie
Man Talking
150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement

150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement (2021)

Movie
Self
Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film

Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film (2019)

Movie
Robert Harmon (archive footage) (uncredited)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)

Movie
Thanks
Castanha

Castanha (2014)

Movie
Writer
Before Opening Night

Before Opening Night (2011)

Movie
Guy Woodhouse (archive footage)
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Edge of Outside

Edge of Outside (2006)

Movie
Self
Operation Dirty Dozen

Operation Dirty Dozen (2006)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Kid Stays in the Picture

The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
A Constant Forge

A Constant Forge (2000)

Movie
Writer
Gloria

Gloria (1999)

Movie
Writer
She's So Lovely

She's So Lovely (1997)

Movie
4
Self
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies

A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995)

Movie
1
Original Film Writer
Léon: The Professional

Léon: The Professional (1994)

Movie
8.65
Self
Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes

Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes (1993)

Movie
ArchiveFootage
Anything for John

Anything for John (1993)

Movie
Himself
Arena - John Cassavetes

Arena - John Cassavetes (1989)

Movie
Director
Big Trouble

Big Trouble (1986)

Movie
Marvin Stewart
Marvin & Tige

Marvin & Tige (1985)

Movie
Portret van de acteur / Cineast
Nederland C

Nederland C (1985)

Movie
Guy Woodhouse (archive footage) (uncredited)
Terror in the Aisles

Terror in the Aisles (1984)

Movie
Self
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)

Movie
Robert Harmon
Love Streams

Love Streams (1984)

Movie
3.5
himself
Fräulein Berlin

Fräulein Berlin (1984)

Movie
Music Industry Executive
The Haircut

The Haircut (1982)

Movie
Phillip
Tempest

Tempest (1982)

Movie
4
Sam Cordell
Incubus

Incubus (1982)

Movie
Dr. Michael Emerson
Whose Life Is It Anyway?

Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)

Movie
Director
Gloria

Gloria (1980)

Movie
6
Gus Caputo
Flesh & Blood

Flesh & Blood (1979)

Movie
Maj. Joe De Lucca
Brass Target

Brass Target (1978)

Movie
Self
Movies Are My Life

Movies Are My Life (1978)

Movie
Childress
The Fury

The Fury (1978)

Movie
1
Maurice Aarons / Director / Writer
Opening Night

Opening Night (1977)

Movie
6.75
VA Doctor (uncredited)
Heroes

Heroes (1977)

Movie
Nicky Godalin
Mikey and Nicky

Mikey and Nicky (1976)

Movie
Sgt. Button
Two-Minute Warning

Two-Minute Warning (1976)

Movie
Director
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)

Movie
Frankie Yale
Capone

Capone (1975)

Movie
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)

TV
Director
A Woman Under the Influence

A Woman Under the Influence (1974)

Movie
6
Carmine Kelly
Nightside

Nightside (1973)

Movie
Director
Minnie and Moskowitz

Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)

Movie
Alex Benedict
Columbo

Columbo (1971)

TV
5.78
Self
The Making of 'Husbands'

The Making of 'Husbands' (1971)

Movie
Gus Demetri
Husbands

Husbands (1970)

Movie
Steve
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)

Movie
Hank McCain
Machine Gun McCain

Machine Gun McCain (1969)

Movie
Director
Faces

Faces (1968)

Movie
6
Mario Corda
Bandits in Rome

Bandits in Rome (1968)

Movie
Self
Mia and Roman

Mia and Roman (1968)

Movie
Guy Woodhouse
Rosemary's Baby

Rosemary's Baby (1968)

Movie
6.22
Self - Guest
The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show (1968)

TV
Karonos
Alexander The Great

Alexander The Great (1968)

Movie
Victor R. Franko
The Dirty Dozen

The Dirty Dozen (1967)

Movie
5.77
Cody
Devil's Angels

Devil's Angels (1967)

Movie
Blackie Dolan
The Legend of Jesse James

The Legend of Jesse James (1965)

TV
Parsons
Profiles in Courage

Profiles in Courage (1964)

TV
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964)

TV
6
Johnny North
The Killers

The Killers (1964)

Movie
Peter Chandler
Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)

TV
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)

TV
Stephen Collins / Eddie Dineen / Alfred Algernon / Carlos de Vega
Burke's Law

Burke's Law (1963)

TV
6
Lloyd Sullivan
Channing

Channing (1963)

TV
Director
A Child Is Waiting

A Child Is Waiting (1963)

Movie
Kalb
Combat!

Combat! (1962)

TV
6
Lee Griffin / Rusty Connors
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)

TV
5
Jonah MacIntosh
The Virginian

The Virginian (1962)

TV
Director
The Lloyd Bridges Show

The Lloyd Bridges Show (1962)

TV
Vance Miller
The Webster Boy

The Webster Boy (1962)

Movie
Self
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show (1961)

TV
Director
Too Late Blues

Too Late Blues (1961)

Movie
Makin Saund
Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare (1961)

TV
6
Director
Shadows

Shadows (1960)

Movie
6
Self
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960)

Movie
Johnny Staccato / The Killer
Johnny Staccato

Johnny Staccato (1959)

TV
Evan
Virgin Island

Virgin Island (1959)

Movie
Cal Fletcher
Rawhide

Rawhide (1959)

TV
4
Sam Caldwell
Pursuit

Pursuit (1958)

TV
Tony Sinclair
Saddle the Wind

Saddle the Wind (1958)

Movie
Self
The Dick Clark Show

The Dick Clark Show (1958)

TV
Nick
Affair in Havana

Affair in Havana (1957)

Movie
Axel Nordmann
Edge of the City

Edge of the City (1957)

Movie
Malcolm McCloud
No Right to Kill

No Right to Kill (1956)

Movie
Frankie Dane
Crime in the Streets

Crime in the Streets (1956)

Movie
6
The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)

TV
Sam Cobbett
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

TV
4.75
Robert Batsford
The Night Holds Terror

The Night Holds Terror (1955)

Movie
Malcolm McCloud / Abel Winter
Climax!

Climax! (1954)

TV
Frankie Dane / Private Tommy Fitch
The Elgin Hour

The Elgin Hour (1954)

TV
Johnny
The United States Steel Hour

The United States Steel Hour (1953)

TV
Johnny
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater (1953)

TV
Man (uncredited)
Taxi

Taxi (1953)

Movie
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)

TV
Reporter (uncredited)
Fourteen Hours

Fourteen Hours (1951)

Movie
Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV
Paul Greco
Studio One

Studio One (1948)

TV
The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

TV
Self - Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

TV
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Information

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1929-12-09

Deathday
1989-02-03 (59 years old)

Birth Place
New York City, United States of America

Height

Relationships
Gena Rowlands (1954-01-01 - 1989-01-01)

Children
Zoe Cassavetes, Alexandra Cassavetes, Nick Cassavetes

Mother
Katherine Cassavetes

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
John Nicholas Cassavetes, 존 카사베츠


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