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  • BIRTH 09/12/1929
  • DEATH 03/02/1989
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 10
  • MOVIES 23
  • DIRECTOR 15
  • SCRIPT 14
  • PRODUCTION 4

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).

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John Cassavetes

Shows (10)

Columbo
Columbo
Alex Benedict
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Sam Cobbett
Rawhide
Rawhide
Cal Fletcher
The Virginian
The Virginian
Jonah MacIntosh
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Lee Griffin / Rusty Connors
Combat!
Combat!
Kalb
Johnny Staccato
Johnny Staccato
Johnny Staccato
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
Makin Saund
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
Johnny
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
Alfred Algernon / Carlos de Vega / Eddie Dineen / Stephen Collins

Movies (23)

Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
Guy Woodhouse
The Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen
Victor Franko
The Fury
The Fury
Ben Childress
Incubus
Incubus
Dr. Sam Cordell
Husbands
Husbands
Gus Demetri
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese…
Self
Two-Minute Warning
Two-Minute Warning
Sgt. Chris Button
Flesh & Blood
Flesh & Blood
Gus Caputo
Saddle the Wind
Saddle the Wind
Tony Sinclair
Opening Night
Opening Night
Maurice Aarons
Mikey and Nicky
Mikey and Nicky
Nicky
Minnie and Moskowitz
Minnie and Moskowitz
Jim
Alexander The Great
Alexander The Great
Karonos
Love Streams
Love Streams
Robert Harmon
Gli intoccabili
Gli intoccabili
Hank McCain
Edge of the City
Edge of the City
Axel Nordmann
Capone
Capone
Frankie Yale
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Guy Woodhouse (archive footage)
Crime in the Streets
Crime in the Streets
Frankie Dane
Brass Target
Brass Target
Maj. Joe De Lucca
Gena Rowlands — Unabhängig im Kino und im Leben
Gena Rowlands — Unabhängig im Kino und im…
Self (archive footage)
The Killers
The Killers
Johnny North
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Dr. Michael Emerson

Director (15)

A Woman Under the Influence
A Woman Under the Influence
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Faces
Faces
Gloria
Gloria
Opening Night
Opening Night
Husbands
Husbands
Shadows
Shadows
Minnie and Moskowitz
Minnie and Moskowitz
A Child Is Waiting
A Child Is Waiting
Love Streams
Love Streams
Too Late Blues
Too Late Blues
Too Late Blues
Too Late Blues
Too Late Blues
Too Late Blues
The Lloyd Bridges Show
The Lloyd Bridges Show
(1 episode)
Johnny Staccato
Johnny Staccato
(5 episodes)

Script (14)

A Woman Under the Influence
A Woman Under the Influence
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Incubus
Incubus
Faces
Faces
Gloria
Gloria
Opening Night
Opening Night
Husbands
Husbands
Shadows
Shadows
She's So Lovely
She's So Lovely
Minnie and Moskowitz
Minnie and Moskowitz
Love Streams
Love Streams
Too Late Blues
Too Late Blues
Too Late Blues
Too Late Blues
Too Late Blues
Too Late Blues

Production (4)

Faces
Faces
Too Late Blues
Too Late Blues
Too Late Blues
Too Late Blues
Too Late Blues
Too Late Blues