John Cassavetes Actor Director Producer Screenwriter Editor
John Cassavetes is a 59 years old Actor Director Producer Screenwriter Editor from New York City, New York. John Cassavetes was born on December 09, 1929 (died on February 03, 1989, he was 59 years old) in New York City, New York as John Nicholas Cassavetes. His nickname was Cassavetes John Nicholas.
About
Birth name of John Cassavetes is John Nicholas Cassavetes
No, he died on 02/03/1989, 35 years ago. He was 59 years old when he died. Cause of death: liver cirrhosis. He died in Los Angeles and buried in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery .
Family
His mother was American actor His mother died at the age of 76 (John was 53 years old). When John born she was 23 years old.
Parents
Mother: Katherine Cassavetes
Father: (?)
Wife
Gena Rowlands, Actress
He married with Gena Rowlands (89), in 1954. John Cassavetes was 24 and Gena Rowlands was 23 years old. After 35 years, in 1989 John passed away.
Children
He had three children, Nick (65, Actor Director Writer) , Alexandra (59, American film director and actor) and Zoe (54, Actress film director screenwriter) . When his first child, Nick Cassavetes, was born, John Cassavetes was 29 years old.
Works
John Cassavetes Movies (72)
There are 72 movies of John Cassavetes.
His first feature film was Rosemary's Baby (1968, as Guy Woodhouse). He was 38 when he starred in this movie. Since 1968, he has appeared in 72 feature films. The last one is Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film (2019). In this movie, we watched him in the Himself (archive footage) character .
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John Cassavetes movie characters
The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:
| Character/Job | Movie | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Guy Woodhouse | Rosemary's Baby (1968) | 38 |
| Victor Franko | The Dirty Dozen (1967) | 37 |
| Frankie Yale | Capone (1975) | 45 |
| Ben Childress | The Fury (1978) | 48 |
| Screenplay | A Woman Under the Influence (1974) | 44 |
| Writer | A Woman Under the Influence (1974) | 44 |
| Director | A Woman Under the Influence (1974) | 44 |
| Director | Opening Night (1977) | 48 |
| Maurice Aarons | Opening Night (1977) | 48 |
| Writer | Opening Night (1977) | 48 |
| Screenplay | Gloria (1980) | 50 |
| Director | Gloria (1980) | 50 |
| Writer | Shadows (1958) | 29 |
| Editor | Shadows (1958) | 29 |
| Director | Shadows (1958) | 29 |
| Producer | Faces (1968) | 38 |
| Editor | Faces (1968) | 38 |
| Screenplay | Faces (1968) | 38 |
| Director | Faces (1968) | 38 |
| Johnny North | The Killers (1964) | 34 |
| Editor | Husbands (1970) | 40 |
| Gus Demetri | Husbands (1970) | 40 |
| Director | Husbands (1970) | 40 |
| Writer | Husbands (1970) | 40 |
| Writer | She's So Lovely (1997) | 67 |
| Screenplay | Gloria (1999) | 69 |
| Robert Harmon | Love Streams (1984) | 54 |
| Director | Love Streams (1984) | 54 |
| Writer | Love Streams (1984) | 54 |
| Nicky Godalin | Mikey and Nicky (1976) | 47 |
| Dr. Sam Cordell | The Incubus (1982) | 52 |
| Writer | The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) | 46 |
| Director | The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) | 46 |
| Writer | Minnie and Moskowitz (1971) | 42 |
| Director | Minnie and Moskowitz (1971) | 42 |
| Jim | Minnie and Moskowitz (1971) | 42 |
| Sgt. Chris Button | Two-Minute Warning (1976) | 46 |
| Hank McCain | Machine Gun McCain (1969) | 40 |
| Axel Nordmann | Edge of the City (1957) | 27 |
| Director | A Child Is Waiting (1963) | 33 |
| Dr. Michael Emerson | Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981) | 51 |
| Maj. Joe De Lucca | Brass Target (1978) | 49 |
| Director | Big Trouble (1986) | 56 |
| Frankie Dane | Crime in the Streets (1956) | 26 |
| A Constant Forge (2000) | 70 | |
| Phillip Dimitrius | Tempest (1982) | 52 |
| Tony Sinclair | Saddle the Wind (1958) | 28 |
| Nick Douglas | Affair in Havana (1957) | 27 |
| VA Doctor | Heroes (1977) | 47 |
| Gus Caputo | Flesh & Blood (1979) | 49 |
| Director | Too Late Blues (1961) | 32 |
| Writer | Too Late Blues (1961) | 32 |
| Producer | Too Late Blues (1961) | 32 |
| Robert Batsford | The Night Holds Terror (1955) | 25 |
| Nederland C (1985) | 55 | |
| Evan | Virgin Island (1959) | 30 |
| Himself | Arena - John Cassavetes (1989) | 59 |
| Himself | I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes - The Man and His Work (1984) | 54 |
| Cody | Devil's Angels (1967) | 37 |
| Vance Miller | The Webster Boy (1962) | 32 |
| Anything for John (1993) | 63 | |
| Himself | Operation Dirty Dozen (2006) | 38 |
| Mario Corda | Bandits in Rome (1968) | 38 |
| Himself | Filmmakers of Our Time: John Cassavetes (1969) | 39 |
| Self | Movies Are My Life: A Profile on Martin Scorsese (1978) | 48 |
| Alex Benedict | Étude in Black | 42 |
| Karonos | Alexander The Great (1968) | 38 |
| Alex Benedict | Columbo: Étude in Black (1972) | 42 |
| Music Industry Executive | The Haircut (1982) | 52 |
| himself | Fräulein Berlin (1984) | 54 |
| Marvin | Marvin & Tige (1985) | 55 |
| Himself | Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film (2019) | 89 |
John Cassavetes TV Shows (26)
His first TV Show was The Ed Sullivan Show (1948).
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Awards (3)
Nominated Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1966 , nominated Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay in 1967 , nominated Academy Award for Best Director in 1973 ,
Education
He graduated from American Academy Of Dramatic Arts and Colgate University
What was John's zodiac sign?John Cassavetes zodiac sign was sagittarius.
Other facts about John Cassavetes
| Alias | Cassavetes John Nicholas |
|---|---|
| AlmaMater | Colgate University |
| Birth name | John Nicholas Cassavetes |
| Child | Alexandra Cassavetes, Nick Cassavetes, Zoe Cassavetes |
| DeathCause | Cirrhosis |
| Education | Blair Academy |
| Hometown | Long Island |
| Parent | Katherine Cassavetes |
| RestingPlace | Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Manner of death | Natural Causes |
| Work period (start) | 1951-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| Related category | Category:Films Directed By John Cassavetes , of: film, directed by this person |
| Name in native language | John Cassavetes |
| Filmography | John Cassavetes Filmography |
| Libris-URI | Gdsvxzn03h7qhpg |
| Date of death | 1989-02-03T00:00:00Z |
| Place of death | Los Angeles |
| Place of burial | Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery |
| CiNii author ID (books) | DA08688104 |
| Image of grave | Http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/John%20Cassavetes%20grave%20at%20Westwood%20Village%20Memorial%20Park%20Cemetery%20in%20Brentwood%2C%20California.JPG |
| Ethnic group | Greek American |
| Family name | Cassavetes. Show people with the surname Cassavetes |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Cause of death | Liver Cirrhosis |
| Given name | John |
| Genre | Western |
