John Cassavetes
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, Cassavet
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).
Born
Dec 09, 1929
New York City, New York, USA
Died
Feb 03, 1989
Known For
Directing
Movies
54 acting
33 crew
Popularity
2.0
Known For
Rosemary's Baby
1968
as Guy Woodhouse
The Dirty Dozen
1967
as Victor Franko
The Fury
1978
as Ben Childress
Opening Night
1977
as Maurice Aarons
Husbands
1970
as Gus Demetri
Capone
1975
as Frankie Yale
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Robert Harmon (archive footage) (uncredited)
Love Streams
1984
as Robert Harmon
The Killers
1964
as Johnny North
Incubus
1982
as Dr. Sam Cordell
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