John Cassavetes
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).
The Dirty Dozen
(Victor Franko)
Rosemary's Baby
(Guy Woodhouse)
Two-Minute Warning
(Sgt. Chris Button)
The Killers
(Johnny North)
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
(Dr. Michael Emerson)
The Fury
(Ben Childress)
Opening Night
(Maurice Aarons)
Affair in Havana
(Nick Douglas)
Edge of the City
(Axel Nordmann)
Minnie and Moskowitz
(Jim)
Crime in the Streets
(Frankie Dane)
The Night Holds Terror
(Robert Batsford)
Machine Gun McCain
(Hank McCain)
Tempest
(Phillip)
Capone
(Frankie Yale)
Husbands
(Gus Demetri)
Love Streams
(Robert Harmon)
Brass Target
(Maj. Joe De Lucca)
Devil's Angels
(Cody)
Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes
(Self)
Saddle the Wind
(Tony Sinclair)
Mikey and Nicky
(Nicky)
Incubus
(Dr. Sam Cordell)
Anything for John
(Self (archive footage))
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
(Guy Woodhouse (archive footage))
Marvin & Tige
(Marvin)
Virgin Island
(Evan)
The Making of 'Husbands'
(Self)
Alexander The Great
(Karonos)
Bandits in Rome
(Mario Corda)
Taxi
(Man (uncredited))
Heroes
(VA Doctor (uncredited))
The Haircut
(Music Industry Executive)
Operation Dirty Dozen
(Self)
Flesh & Blood
(Gus Caputo)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
(Self)
Fräulein Berlin
(himself)
Nederland C
(Self - Portrait of the actor / cinematographer)
Movies Are My Life
(Self)
I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work
(Self)
Arena - John Cassavetes
(Self)
A Constant Forge
(Self (archive footage))
Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film
(Self (archive footage))
The Webster Boy
(Vance Miller)
No Right to Kill
(McCloud)
150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement
(Man Talking)
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
(Steve)
Fourteen Hours
(Reporter (uncredited))
Nightside
(Carmine Kelly)
Shadows
(Pedestrian (uncredited))
John Cassavetes par Thierry Jousse
"Cinéastes de notre temps": John Cassavetes
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
(Robert Harmon (archive footage) (uncredited))
Black Baby
(Self (archive footage))
8 Husbands
(Duke Bellingham)
Columbo
(Alex Benedict)
Burke's Law
(Eddie Dineen)
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Kraft Suspense Theatre
(Peter Chandler)
Studio One
(Paul Greco)
Combat!
(Kalb)
The Ed Sullivan Show
(Self)
General Electric Theater
(Johnny)
Johnny Staccato
(Johnny Staccato)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(Sam Cobbett)
Rawhide
(Cal Fletcher)
The Virginian
(Jonah MacIntosh)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Climax!
(Malcolm McCloud)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Profiles in Courage
(Parsons)
The Philco Television Playhouse
Robert Montgomery Presents
The Legend of Jesse James
(Blackie Dolan)
Dr. Kildare
(Makin Saund)
Channing
(Lloyd Sullivan)
The Dick Clark Show
(Self)
The Mike Douglas Show
(Self)
Burke's Law
(Alfred Algernon)
Burke's Law
(Stephen Collins)
Burke's Law
(Carlos de Vega)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
(Rusty Connors)
Climax!
(Abel Winter)
The United States Steel Hour
(Johnny)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
(Self)
The Dick Cavett Show
(Self - Guest)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(Self)
Golden Globe Awards
(Self - Nominee)
Golden Globe Awards
(Self - Presenter)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
(Lee Griffin)
Iconic Couples of Hollywood
(Self (archive footage))
Omnibus
(Pepe)
The 20th Century Fox Hour
(Max Markheim)
Faces
(Director)
Faces
(Editor)
Faces
(Producer)
Gloria
(Director)
Minnie and Moskowitz
(Director)
Minnie and Moskowitz
(Writer)
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
(Director)
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
(Writer)
Opening Night
(Director)
Opening Night
(Writer)
A Woman Under the Influence
(Writer)
A Woman Under the Influence
(Director)
She's So Lovely
(Writer)
Shadows
(Writer)
Shadows
(Director)
Shadows
(Editor)
Husbands
(Director)
Husbands
(Writer)
Love Streams
(Director)
Too Late Blues
(Writer)
Too Late Blues
(Director)
A Child Is Waiting
(Director)
Faces
(Writer)
Big Trouble
(Director)
Gloria
(Writer)
Gloria
(Original Film Writer)
Before Opening Night
(Story)
Husbands
(Editor)
Castanha
(Thanks)
Too Late Blues
(Producer)
Incubus
(Screenplay)
Love Streams
(Screenplay)
Mass State Lottery
(Thanks)
Johnny Staccato
(Director)
The Lloyd Bridges Show
(Director)