Acting
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Man
12 Aug 1935
12 Mar 1978 (42)
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
John Cazale
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 premier character actors, starting with his role as the doomed, weak-minded Fredo Corleone opposite longtime friend Al Pacino in Francis Ford Coppola's film The Godfather and its 1974 sequel.
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Becoming Al Pacino | Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis | Self (archive footage) |
| 2009 | I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale | Self (archive footage) |
| 1992 | The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 | Fredo Corleone |
| 1990 | The Freshman | Fredo Corleone (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1990 | The Godfather Family: A Look Inside | Fredo Corleone (archive footage) |
| 1981 | The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic | Frederico "Fredo" Corleone |
| 1978 | The Deer Hunter | Stan |
| 1977 | Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television | Frederico "Fredo" Corleone |
| 1975 | Dog Day Afternoon | Sal |
| 1974 | The Godfather Part II | Frederico 'Fredo' Corleone |
| 1974 | The Conversation | Stan |
| 1972 | The Godfather | Fredo Corleone |
| 1967 | N.Y.P.D. | Tom Andrews |
| 1962 | The American Way | Beatnik |
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | The Box | Cinematography |
| 1962 | The American Way | Production Assistant |
| 1962 | The American Way | Editor |