John Cassavetes

John Cassavetes

John Cassavetes

John Cassavetes

1929-12-09

THE 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

ALSO APPEARS IN MOVIES

The Dirty Dozen

The Dirty Dozen

Rosemary's Baby

Rosemary's Baby

Two-Minute Warning

Two-Minute Warning

The Killers

The Killers

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

The Fury

The Fury

Opening Night

Opening Night

Affair in Havana

Affair in Havana

Edge of the City

Edge of the City

Minnie and Moskowitz

Minnie and Moskowitz

Crime in the Streets

Crime in the Streets

The Night Holds Terror

The Night Holds Terror

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Machine Gun McCain

Machine Gun McCain

Tempest

Tempest

Capone

Capone

Husbands

Husbands

Love Streams

Love Streams

Brass Target

Brass Target

Devil's Angels

Devil's Angels

Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes

Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes

Saddle the Wind

Saddle the Wind

Mikey and Nicky

Mikey and Nicky

Incubus

Incubus

The Kid Stays in the Picture

The Kid Stays in the Picture

Anything for John

Anything for John

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

Marvin & Tige

Marvin & Tige

Virgin Island

Virgin Island

The Making of 'Husbands'

The Making of 'Husbands'

Alexander The Great

Alexander The Great

Bandits in Rome

Bandits in Rome

Edge of Outside

Edge of Outside

Heroes

Heroes

Taxi

Taxi

The Haircut

The Haircut

Operation Dirty Dozen

Operation Dirty Dozen

Flesh & Blood

Flesh & Blood

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

Fräulein Berlin

Fräulein Berlin

Nederland C

Nederland C

Movies Are My Life

Movies Are My Life

I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work

I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work

Arena - John Cassavetes

Arena - John Cassavetes

A Constant Forge

A Constant Forge

Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film

Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film

The Webster Boy

The Webster Boy

No Right to Kill

No Right to Kill

150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement

150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

Nightside

Nightside

Fourteen Hours

Fourteen Hours

Shadows

Shadows

John Cassavetes par Thierry Jousse

John Cassavetes par Thierry Jousse

"Cinéastes de notre temps": John Cassavetes

"Cinéastes de notre temps": John Cassavetes