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14
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Director
John Cassavetes
Directing
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Directed movies: 12Directed series: 2All crew credits: 20
TMDB ID: 11147
IMDb ID: nm0001023
Known for: Directing
Born: December 9, 1929
Died: February 3, 1989
Age: 59
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2025
Years active: 82
Average TMDB rating: 6.74
Wikidata: Q51488
Also known as
John Nicholas Cassavetes • 존 카사베츠 • 约翰·卡萨维蒂
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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).
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by John Cassavetes.
5.4
Big Trouble
Director
1986 Movie
7.2
Love Streams
Director
1984 Movie
6.9
Gloria
Director
1980 Movie
7.6
Opening Night
Director
1977 Movie
7.0
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Director
1976 Movie
7.8
A Woman Under the Influence
Director
1974 Movie
6.7
Minnie and Moskowitz
Director
1971 Movie
6.7
Husbands
Director
1970 Movie
7.1
Faces
Director
1968 Movie
6.8
A Child Is Waiting
Director
1963 Movie
6.5
Too Late Blues
Director
1961 Movie
6.9
Shadows
Director
1960 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by John Cassavetes.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with John Cassavetes.
7.8
Rosemary's Baby
as Guy Woodhouse
1968 Movie
7.8
A Woman Under the Influence
Director
1974 Movie
7.6
The Dirty Dozen
as Victor Franko
1967 Movie
7.6
Opening Night
Director
1977 Movie
7.2
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Robert Harmon (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014 Movie
7.2
Love Streams
Director
1984 Movie
7.1
Faces
Director
1968 Movie
7.0
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Director
1976 Movie
6.9
Gloria
Director
1980 Movie
6.9
Shadows
Director
1960 Movie
6.9
The Killers
as Johnny North
1964 Movie
6.9
Mikey and Nicky
as Nicky
1976 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with John Cassavetes.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with John Cassavetes.
5.6
Incubus
Screenplay
1982 Movie
7.6
The Dirty Dozen
as Victor Franko
1967 Movie
7.8
Rosemary's Baby
as Guy Woodhouse
1968 Movie
6.0
Machine Gun McCain
as Hank McCain
1969 Movie
5.8
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
as Steve
1969 Movie
5.9
She's So Lovely
Writer
1997 Movie
7.8
A Woman Under the Influence
Director
1974 Movie
6.3
The Fury
as Ben Childress
1978 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with John Cassavetes.
8.1
Columbo
as Alex Benedict • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 4 eps
1962 Series
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self • 3 eps
1961 Series
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee • 1 eps
1944 Series
7.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Rusty Connors • 1 eps
1962 Series
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1968 Series
6.4
The Virginian
as Jonah MacIntosh • 1 eps
1962 Series
3.3
Climax!
as Malcolm McCloud • 1 eps
1954 Series
6.0
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self • 1 eps
1975 Series
5.5
Dr. Kildare
as Makin Saund • 1 eps
1961 Series
5.0
Studio One
as Paul Greco • 1 eps
1948 Series
7.2
Rawhide
as Cal Fletcher • 1 eps
1959 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for John Cassavetes.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for John Cassavetes.
John Cassavetes par Thierry Jousse
2024 Movie
150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement
as Man Talking
2021 Movie
7.2
Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film
as Self (archive footage)
2019 Movie
7.2
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Robert Harmon (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014 Movie
6.3
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
as Guy Woodhouse (archive footage)
2008 Movie
6.0
Operation Dirty Dozen
as Self
2006 Movie
6.6
A Constant Forge
as Self (archive footage)
2000 Movie
Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes
as Self
1993 Movie
6.0
Anything for John
as Self (archive footage)
1993 Movie
6.0
Movies Are My Life
as Self
1988 Movie
4.9
Marvin & Tige
as Marvin
1985 Movie
8.4
I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work
as Self
1984 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for John Cassavetes.
Iconic Couples of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.0
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self • 1 eps
1975 Series
8.1
Columbo
as Alex Benedict • 1 eps
1971 Series
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1968 Series
4.8
The Legend of Jesse James
as Blackie Dolan • 1 eps
1965 Series
7.7
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1 eps
1964 Series
5.3
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Peter Chandler • 1 eps
1963 Series
6.0
Burke's Law
as Eddie Dineen • 1 eps
1963 Series
7.0
Channing
as Lloyd Sullivan • 1 eps
1963 Series
7.7
Combat!
as Kalb • 1 eps
1962 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 4 eps
1962 Series
7.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Rusty Connors • 1 eps
1962 Series