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."
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 (Movies)
John Cassavetes par Thierry Jousse
Character:
Release Date:18/10/2024
150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement
Character:Man Talking
Release Date:03/03/2021
Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:05/06/2019
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Character:Robert Harmon (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:06/10/2014
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Character:Guy Woodhouse (archive footage)
Release Date:18/01/2008
Operation Dirty Dozen
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2006
A Constant Forge
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/10/2000
Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes
Character:Self
Release Date:02/10/1993
Anything for John
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/09/1993
Arena - John Cassavetes
Character:Self
Release Date:24/02/1989
Movies Are My Life
Character:Self
Release Date:17/04/1988
Marvin & Tige
Character:Marvin
Release Date:08/03/1985
Nederland C
Character:Self - Portrait of the actor / cinematographer
Release Date:16/01/1985
I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work
Character:Self
Release Date:01/07/1984
Love Streams
Character:Robert Harmon
Release Date:22/03/1984
Fräulein Berlin
Character:himself
Release Date:01/01/1984
The Haircut
Character:Music Industry Executive
Release Date:12/09/1982
Tempest
Character:Phillip
Release Date:13/08/1982
Incubus
Character:Dr. Sam Cordell
Release Date:24/02/1982
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Character:Dr. Michael Emerson
Release Date:02/12/1981
Flesh & Blood
Character:Gus Caputo
Release Date:14/10/1979
Brass Target
Character:Maj. Joe De Lucca
Release Date:22/12/1978
The Fury
Character:Ben Childress
Release Date:10/03/1978
Opening Night
Character:Maurice Aarons
Release Date:22/12/1977
Heroes
Character:VA Doctor (uncredited)
Release Date:04/11/1977
Mikey and Nicky
Character:Nicky
Release Date:21/12/1976
Two-Minute Warning
Character:Sgt. Chris Button
Release Date:12/11/1976
Capone
Character:Frankie Yale
Release Date:16/04/1975
Nightside
Character:Carmine Kelly
Release Date:15/04/1973
Minnie and Moskowitz
Character:Jim
Release Date:22/12/1971
The Making of 'Husbands'
Character:Self
Release Date:28/03/1971
Husbands
Character:Gus Demetri
Release Date:08/12/1970
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
Character:Steve
Release Date:24/04/1969
Machine Gun McCain
Character:Hank McCain
Release Date:01/04/1969
"Cinéastes de notre temps": John Cassavetes
Character:
Release Date:17/03/1969
Bandits in Rome
Character:Mario Corda
Release Date:20/11/1968
Rosemary's Baby
Character:Guy Woodhouse
Release Date:12/06/1968
Alexander The Great
Character:Karonos
Release Date:26/01/1968
The Dirty Dozen
Character:Victor Franko
Release Date:15/06/1967
Devil's Angels
Character:Cody
Release Date:14/04/1967
The Killers
Character:Johnny North
Release Date:07/07/1964
The Webster Boy
Character:Vance Miller
Release Date:01/06/1962
Shadows
Character:Pedestrian (uncredited)
Release Date:14/10/1960
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:10/01/1960
Virgin Island
Character:Evan
Release Date:07/08/1959
Saddle the Wind
Character:Tony Sinclair
Release Date:20/03/1958
Affair in Havana
Character:Nick Douglas
Release Date:01/10/1957
Edge of the City
Character:Axel Nordmann
Release Date:04/01/1957
No Right to Kill
Character:McCloud
Release Date:09/08/1956
Crime in the Streets
Character:Frankie Dane
Release Date:10/06/1956
The Night Holds Terror
Character:Robert Batsford
Release Date:13/07/1955
Taxi
Character:Man (uncredited)
Release Date:21/01/1953
Fourteen Hours
Character:Reporter (uncredited)
Release Date:01/04/1951
Television Appearances
Iconic Couples of Hollywood
Character:Self (archive footage)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Character:Self
Columbo
Character:Alex Benedict
The Dick Cavett Show
Character:Self - Guest
The Legend of Jesse James
Character:Blackie Dolan
Profiles in Courage
Character:Parsons
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Character:
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Character:Peter Chandler
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Character:
Burke's Law
Character:Eddie Dineen
Burke's Law
Character:Stephen Collins
Burke's Law
Character:Alfred Algernon
Burke's Law
Character:Carlos de Vega
Channing
Character:Lloyd Sullivan
Combat!
Character:Kalb
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Character:Rusty Connors
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Character:Lee Griffin
The Virginian
Character:Jonah MacIntosh
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
Dr. Kildare
Character:Makin Saund
Johnny Staccato
Character:Johnny Staccato
Rawhide
Character:Cal Fletcher
The Dick Clark Show
Character:Self
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Character:Max Markheim
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Sam Cobbett
Appointment with Adventure
Character:Danny Loomis
Climax!
Character:Malcolm McCloud
Climax!
Character:Abel Winter
The United States Steel Hour
Character:Johnny
General Electric Theater
Character:Johnny
Omnibus
Character:Pepe
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:
Robert Montgomery Presents
Character:
Studio One
Character:Paul Greco
The Philco Television Playhouse
Character:
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
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