John Cassavetes
Directing
Born: December 9, 1929 · New York City, New York, USA
Died: February 3, 1989 (aged 59)
Highest Rated
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).
Known for
Rosemary's Baby
1968
The Dirty Dozen
1967
Columbo
1971
A Woman Under the Influence
1974
The Fury
1978
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
1976
Shadows
1960
Gloria
1980
Opening Night
1977
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Faces
1968
The Killers
1964
Photos (8)
Movies (39)
Rosemary's Baby
Guy Woodhouse
The Dirty Dozen
Victor Franko
The Fury
Ben Childress
Fourteen Hours
Reporter (uncredited)
Flesh & Blood
Gus Caputo
Mikey and Nicky
Nicky
Capone
Frankie Yale
The Killers
Johnny North
Opening Night
Maurice Aarons
Shadows
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Machine Gun McCain
Hank McCain
Love Streams
Robert Harmon
Tempest
Phillip
Two-Minute Warning
Sgt. Chris Button
Incubus
Dr. Sam Cordell
Edge of the City
Axel Nordmann
Brass Target
Maj. Joe De Lucca
Minnie and Moskowitz
Jim
Heroes
VA Doctor (uncredited)
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
Steve
Husbands
Gus Demetri
Saddle the Wind
Tony Sinclair
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Guy Woodhouse (archive footage)
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Dr. Michael Emerson
Nightside
Carmine Kelly
The Night Holds Terror
Robert Batsford
150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement
Man Talking
Alexander The Great
Karonos
Crime in the Streets
Frankie Dane
Devil's Angels
Cody
Bandits in Rome
Mario Corda
Affair in Havana
Nick Douglas
Marvin & Tige
Marvin
Virgin Island
Evan
The Webster Boy
Vance Miller
John Cassavetes par Thierry Jousse
2024
Taxi
Man (uncredited)
No Right to Kill
McCloud
The Haircut
Music Industry Executive
TV Shows (29)
Columbo
Alex Benedict · 1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Rusty Connors · 1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Lee Griffin · 1 eps
Robert Montgomery Presents
1 eps
The Virginian
Jonah MacIntosh · 1 eps
The Philco Television Playhouse
1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Makin Saund · 1 eps
Climax!
Malcolm McCloud · 1 eps
Climax!
Abel Winter · 1 eps
Combat!
Kalb · 1 eps
Rawhide
Cal Fletcher · 1 eps
Studio One
Paul Greco · 1 eps
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1 eps
Burke's Law
Eddie Dineen · 1 eps
Burke's Law
Stephen Collins · 1 eps
Burke's Law
Alfred Algernon · 1 eps
Burke's Law
Carlos de Vega · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Sam Cobbett · 1 eps
Omnibus
Pepe · 1 eps
Omnibus
1 eps
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Max Markheim · 1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Peter Chandler · 1 eps
The United States Steel Hour
Johnny · 1 eps
The Legend of Jesse James
Blackie Dolan · 1 eps
Johnny Staccato
Johnny Staccato · 27 eps
General Electric Theater
Johnny · 1 eps
Channing
Lloyd Sullivan · 1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1 eps
Flesh & Blood
Gus Caputo · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (20)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 4 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 3 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · 1 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 1 eps
The Dick Clark Show
Self · 1 eps
Iconic Couples of Hollywood
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Peter Falk versus Columbo
Self (archive footage)
A Constant Forge
Self (archive footage)
Fräulein Berlin
himself
The Making of 'Husbands'
Self
Anything for John
Self (archive footage)
Operation Dirty Dozen
Self
Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film
Self (archive footage)
Movies Are My Life
Self
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Self
Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes
Self
I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work
Self
Directing (14)
The Lloyd Bridges Show
Director
Johnny Staccato
Director
A Woman Under the Influence
Director
Faces
Director
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Director
Gloria
Director
Opening Night
Director
Shadows
Director
Love Streams
Director
Too Late Blues
Director
A Child Is Waiting
Director
Minnie and Moskowitz
Director
Husbands
Director
Big Trouble
Director
Writing (14)
A Woman Under the Influence
Writer
Faces
Writer
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Writer
Gloria
Original Film Writer
Gloria
Writer
Opening Night
Writer
Shadows
Writer
Love Streams
Screenplay
She's So Lovely
Writer
Incubus
Screenplay
Too Late Blues
Writer
Minnie and Moskowitz
Writer
Husbands
Writer
Before Opening Night
Story
