Directing
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, Cassavetes starred in notable Hollywood films throughout the 1950s and 1960s, including Edge of the City (1957), The Dirty Dozen (1967), and Rosemary's Baby (1968). He began his directing career with the 1959 independent feature Shadows and followed with independent productions such as Faces (1968), Husbands (1970), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Opening Night (1977), and Love Streams (1984), in addition to intermittent studio work. 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).
Filmography
John Cassavetes par Thierry Jousse
Film · 2024
150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement
Film · 2021
Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film
Film · 2019
Peter Falk versus Columbo
Film · 2019
Iconic Couples of Hollywood
Series · 2015
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Film · 2008
Operation Dirty Dozen
Film · 2006
A Constant Forge
Film · 2000
Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes
Film · 1993
Anything for John
Film · 1993
Arena - John Cassavetes
Film · 1989
Movies Are My Life
Film · 1988
Marvin & Tige
Film · 1985
Nederland C
Film · 1985
Love Streams
Film · 1984
Fräulein Berlin
Film · 1984
I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work
Film · 1984
Tempest
Film · 1982
Incubus
Film · 1982
The Haircut
Film · 1982
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Film · 1981
Flesh & Blood
Film · 1979
Flesh & Blood
Series · 1979
The Fury
Film · 1978
Brass Target
Film · 1978
Opening Night
Film · 1977
Heroes
Film · 1977
Two-Minute Warning
Film · 1976
Mikey and Nicky
Film · 1976
Capone
Film · 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Series · 1975
Nightside
Film · 1973
Minnie and Moskowitz
Film · 1971
The Making of 'Husbands'
Film · 1971
Columbo
Series · 1971
Husbands
Film · 1970
Machine Gun McCain
Film · 1969
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
Film · 1969
Rosemary's Baby
Film · 1968
Alexander The Great
Film · 1968
Bandits in Rome
Film · 1968
The Dick Cavett Show
Series · 1968
The Dirty Dozen
Film · 1967
Devil's Angels
Film · 1967
The Legend of Jesse James
Series · 1965
The Killers
Film · 1964
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Series · 1964
Profiles in Courage
Series · 1964
Burke's Law
Series · 1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Series · 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Series · 1963
Channing
Series · 1963
Burke's Law
Series · 1963
Burke's Law
Series · 1963
Burke's Law
Series · 1963
The Webster Boy
Film · 1962
Combat!
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Series · 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Series · 1962
Dr. Kildare
Series · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Film · 1960
Shadows
Film · 1960
Virgin Island
Film · 1959
Johnny Staccato
Series · 1959
Rawhide
Series · 1959
Saddle the Wind
Film · 1958
The Dick Clark Show
Series · 1958
Affair in Havana
Film · 1957
Edge of the City
Film · 1957
Crime in the Streets
Film · 1956
No Right to Kill
Film · 1956
The Night Holds Terror
Film · 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Series · 1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Series · 1955
Appointment with Adventure
Series · 1955
Climax!
Series · 1954
Climax!
Series · 1954
Taxi
Film · 1953
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
The United States Steel Hour
Series · 1953
Omnibus
Series · 1952
Omnibus
Series · 1952
Fourteen Hours
Film · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
Robert Montgomery Presents
Series · 1950
Studio One
Series · 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
Series · 1948
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944