John Cazale

John Cazale

1935-08-12 Boston, Massachusetts, USA 15 Credits

Biography

John Holland Cazale (August 12, 1935 - March 12, 1978) was an American actor. He appeared in five films during six years, each one nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture: The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather Part II, Dog Day Afternoon, and The Deer Hunter. He appeared in archival footage in The Godfather Part III, also nominated for Best Picture, making him the only actor to have this multi-film distinction. From his start as a theater actor, he became one of Hollywood's prem...

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Becoming Al Pacino

Becoming Al Pacino

2022

as Self (archive footage)

7.5
Acting

A journey through the meteoric rise and tempestuous story of the legendary American actor Al Pacino, from the Bronx of New York to worldwide stardom.

Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis

Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis

2020

as Self (archive footage)

6.7
Acting

Meryl Streep is one of the most versatile and successful actresses of all time and is still considered a superstar after 50 years of career. She fasci...

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

2009

as Self (archive footage)

6.9
Acting

John Cazale was in only five films – The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather: Part II, Dog Day Afternoon and The Deer Hunter – each was nominat...

The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980

The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980

1992

as Fredo Corleone

8.9
Acting

Following the release of The Godfather Part III in 1990, Coppola, Barry Malkin, and Walter Murch edited the three Godfather movies into chronological ...

The Freshman

The Freshman

1990

as Fredo Corleone (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.3
Acting

After a film student gets his belongings stolen, he meets a mobster bearing a startling resemblance to a certain cinematic godfather. Soon, he finds h...

The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

1990

as Fredo Corleone (archive footage)

7.7
Acting

A documentary on the making of the three Godfather films, with interviews and recollections from the film makers and cast. This feature also includes ...

The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic

The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic

1981

as Frederico "Fredo" Corleone

9.4
Acting

The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic is a reduced, 386-minute version of the 1977 television miniseries, "Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Comple...

The Deer Hunter

The Deer Hunter

1978

as Stan

8.0
Acting

A group of working-class friends decide to enlist in the Army during the Vietnam War and finds it to be hellish chaos -- not the noble venture they im...

Dog Day Afternoon

Dog Day Afternoon

1975

as Sal

7.8
Acting

Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turn...

The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II

1974

as Frederico 'Fredo' Corleone

8.6
Acting

In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone at...

The Conversation

The Conversation

1974

as Stan

7.5
Acting

A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.

The Godfather

The Godfather

1972

as Fredo Corleone

8.7
Acting

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corl...

The Box

The Box

1969

Cinematography

5.5

A man buys a television.

The American Way

The American Way

1962

as Beatnik

5.1
Acting

A comedy short which pokes merry anarchistic fun at such quintessential American institutions as mom, baseball, and apple pie. It features an early ap...

The American Way

The American Way

1962

Production Assistant, Editor

5.1

A comedy short which pokes merry anarchistic fun at such quintessential American institutions as mom, baseball, and apple pie. It features an early ap...