Known For
Directing
Born
Dec 09, 1929
Died
Feb 03, 1989
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
100 titles
John Cassavetes
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
Filmography
Mass State Lottery
Thanks
John Cassavetes par Thierry Jousse
150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement
Man Talking
Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film
Self (archive footage)
Peter Falk versus Columbo
Self (archive footage)
Iconic Couples of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Castanha
Thanks
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Robert Harmon (archive footage) (uncredited)
Before Opening Night
Story
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Guy Woodhouse (archive footage)
Operation Dirty Dozen
Self
A Constant Forge
Self (archive footage)
Gloria
Original Film Writer
She's So Lovely
Writer
Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes
Self
Anything for John
Self (archive footage)
Arena - John Cassavetes
Self
Movies Are My Life
Self
Big Trouble
Director
Marvin & Tige
Marvin
Nederland C
Self - Portrait of the actor / cinematographer
I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work
Self
Love Streams
Robert Harmon
Fräulein Berlin
himself
The Haircut
Music Industry Executive
Tempest
Phillip
Incubus
Dr. Sam Cordell
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Dr. Michael Emerson
Gloria
Director
Flesh & Blood
Gus Caputo
Flesh & Blood
Gus Caputo
Brass Target
Maj. Joe De Lucca
The Fury
Ben Childress
Opening Night
Maurice Aarons
Heroes
VA Doctor (uncredited)
Mikey and Nicky
Nicky
Two-Minute Warning
Sgt. Chris Button
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Director
Capone
Frankie Yale
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
A Woman Under the Influence
Director
Nightside
Carmine Kelly
Minnie and Moskowitz
Jim
Columbo
Alex Benedict
The Making of 'Husbands'
Self
Husbands
Gus Demetri
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
Steve
Machine Gun McCain
Hank McCain
Faces
Director
Bandits in Rome
Mario Corda