John Holland Cazale (August 12, 1935 - March 12, 1978) was an American actor. He appeared in five films during six years, each one nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture: The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather Part II, Dog Day Afternoon, and The Deer Hunter. He appeared in archival footage in The Godfather Part III, also nominated for Best Picture, making him the only actor to have this multi-film distinction. From his start as a theater actor, he became one of Hollywood's premier character actors, starting with his role as the doomed, weak-minded Fredo Corleone opposite longtime friend Al Pacino in Francis Ford Coppola's film The Godfather and its 1974 sequel.
The Godfather Part II
(Frederico 'Fredo' Corleone)
Dog Day Afternoon
(Sal)
The Conversation
(Stan)
The Deer Hunter
(Stan)
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic
(Frederico "Fredo" Corleone)
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
(Self (archive footage))
The Godfather
(Fredo Corleone)
Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis
(Self (archive footage))
Becoming Al Pacino
(Self (archive footage))
The Freshman
(Fredo Corleone (archive footage) (uncredited))
The American Way
(Beatnik)
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
(Fredo Corleone (archive footage))
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
(Fredo Corleone)
N.Y.P.D.
(Tom Andrews)
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
(Frederico "Fredo" Corleone)