John Cassavetes
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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).
150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement
as Man Talking
Age 91 (now 59)
Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film
as Self (archive footage)
Age 89 (now 59)
Peter Falk versus Columbo
as Self (archive footage)
Age 89 (now 59)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Robert Harmon (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age 84 (now 59)
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
as Guy Woodhouse (archive footage)
Age 78 (now 59)
Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes
as Self
Age 63 (now 59)
Nederland C
as Self - Portrait of the actor / cinematographer
Age 55 (now 59)
I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work
as Self
Age 54 (now 59)
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
as Steve
Age 39 (now 59)
"Cinéastes de notre temps": John Cassavetes
Iconic Couples of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Age 85 (now 59)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Age 32 (now 59)
Appointment with Adventure
as Danny Loomis
Age 25 (now 59)
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John Nicholas Cassavetes
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