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person_profile-John Cazale

John Cazale Died at age: 42

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

John Cazale

Date of Birth:

Aug 12, 1935

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Mar 12, 1978

Biography of

John Cazale

    John Holland Cazale 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. Cazale chose to continue acting despite being diagnosed with lung cancer. He died in New York City on March 12, 1978, shortly after completing his role in The Deer Hunter.

    Theatre producer Joseph Papp called Cazale "an amazing intellect, an extraordinary person and a fine, dedicated artist". A film documentary tribute to Cazale, I Knew It Was You, was screened at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.

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Filmography of

John Cazale

Found 12 Movies in total

Becoming Al Pacino

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2022

Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2020

The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980

Fredo Corleone ( Actor )

... 1992

The Godfather Part III

Fredo Corleone (archival footage) ( Actor )

... 1990

The Freshman

Fredo Corleone (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1990

The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

Fredo Corleone (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1990

The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic

Frederico "Fredo" Corleone ( Actor )

... 1981

The Deer Hunter

Stan ( Actor )

... 1978

Dog Day Afternoon

Salvatore 'Sal' Naturile ( Actor )

... 1975

The Godfather Part II

Frederico 'Fredo' Corleone ( Actor )

... 1974

The Conversation

Stan ( Actor )

... 1974

The Godfather

Fredo Corleone ( Actor )

... 1972