John Cazale
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 8, 1935
- Died
- March 13, 1978
- Birthplace
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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.
Filmography
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale 2009
as Self
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon' 2006
Actor
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 1992
as Fredo Corleone
The Godfather Part III 1990
as Fredo Corleone (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Freshman 1990
as Fredo Corleone (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Deer Hunter 1978
as Stan
Dog Day Afternoon 1975
as Sal
The Godfather Part II 1974
as Frederico 'Fredo' Corleone
The Conversation 1974
as Stan
The Godfather 1972
as Fredo Corleone
The Box 1969
Cinematography
The American Way 1962
as Beatnik, Production Assistant, Editor
Credits from TMDB.