John Cassavetes
John Cassavetes
Person

John Cassavetes

Director 1929-12-09 New York City, New York, USA

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 ...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Rosemary's Baby

Rosemary's Baby

1968 · Guy Woodhouse

The Dirty Dozen

The Dirty Dozen

1967 · Victor Franko

Columbo

Columbo

1971 · Alex Benedict

The Fury

The Fury

1978 · Ben Childress

Shadows

Shadows

1960 · Pedestrian (uncredited)

Opening Night

Opening Night

1977 · Maurice Aarons

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955 · Sam Cobbett

Mikey and Nicky

Mikey and Nicky

1976 · Nicky

The Killers

The Killers

1964 · Johnny North

Husbands

Husbands

1970 · Gus Demetri

Love Streams

Love Streams

1984 · Robert Harmon

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1964 · TV

Combat!

Combat!

1962 · Kalb

Incubus

Incubus

1982 · Dr. Sam Cordell

Capone

Capone

1975 · Frankie Yale

Minnie and Moskowitz

Minnie and Moskowitz

1971 · Jim

Two-Minute Warning

Two-Minute Warning

1976 · Sgt. Chris Button

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962 · Rusty Connors