Born in New York City, New York, USA — Dec 09 1929• Died Feb 03 1989

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…
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Alex Benedict

Rusty Connors

Kalb

Malcolm McCloud


Jonah MacIntosh

Paul Greco

Makin Saund


Eddie Dineen

Cal Fletcher

Peter Chandler


Sam Cobbett

Max Markheim

Johnny

Johnny Staccato

Self

Guy Woodhouse

Blackie Dolan

Lloyd Sullivan

Victor Franko
Parsons

Directing


Ben Childress

Johnny

Robert Harmon (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directing

Directing

Phillip

Writing

Nicky

Writing
Danny Loomis

Directing

Self (archive footage)

Gus Caputo

Johnny North

Maurice Aarons

VA Doctor (uncredited)

Dr. Sam Cordell

Frankie Yale

Reporter (uncredited)

Directing

Maj. Joe De Lucca

Sgt. Chris Button

Steve

Dr. Michael Emerson

Robert Harmon

Directing

Jim

Self (archive footage)

Guy Woodhouse (archive footage)

Axel Nordmann

Gus Demetri

Pedestrian (uncredited)

Directing

Self

Tony Sinclair

Robert Batsford

Man (uncredited)

Frankie Dane

Nick Douglas

Cody

Self

Karonos

Directing

Mario Corda

Carmine Kelly

Self

Hank McCain

McCloud

Marvin

Evan
Music Industry Executive

Crew
Self

Self (archive footage)

Writing

Self

Self

Man Talking

Self

Self (archive footage)
Crew

Vance Miller

himself

Self - Portrait of the actor / cinematographer
