John Cassavetes

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 16 nominations See more awards »

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Rosemary's Baby (1968)

The Dirty Dozen (1967)

Opening Night (1977)

Love Streams (1984)

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Actor (79 titles)

1985 King Kongs Faust
Berlin Film Fest Footage (uncredited)

1985 Nederland C (TV movie)
Portret van de acteur/cineast

1984 Love Streams
Robert Harmon

1983 Marvin & Tige
Marvin Stewart

1982 Tempest
Phillip Dimitrius

1982 The Incubus
Dr. Sam Cordell

1982 The Haircut (short)
Music Industry Executive

1981 Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Dr. Michael Emerson

1979 Flesh & Blood (TV movie)
Gus Caputo

1978 Brass Target
Maj. Joe De Lucca

1978 The Fury
Ben Childress

1977 Opening Night
Maurice Aarons

1977 Heroes
VA Doctor (uncredited)

1976 Mikey and Nicky
Nicky Godalin

1976 Two-Minute Warning
Sgt. Button

1975 Capone
Frankie Yale

1973 Nightside (TV movie)
Carmine Kelly

1972 Columbo (TV series)
Alex Benedict

– Étude in Black (1972) … Alex Benedict

1971 Minnie and Moskowitz
Jim (uncredited)

1970 Husbands
Gus Demetri

1969 If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
Steve

1969 Machine Gun McCain
Hank McCain

1968 Bandits in Rome
Mario Corda

1968 Rosemary's Baby
Guy Woodhouse

1968 Alexander the Great (TV movie)
Karonos

1968 Off to See the Wizard (TV series)
General Karonos

– Alexander the Great (1968) … General Karonos

1967 The Dirty Dozen
Victor Franko

1967 Devil's Angels
Cody

1965-1967 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Harrybell / Lou Rutledge / Sergeant Lee Harmon

– Free of Charge (1967) … Harrybell

– Wind Fever (1966) … Lou Rutledge

– The Fliers (1965) … Sergeant Lee Harmon

1966 The Long, Hot Summer (TV series)
Tim Demming

– The Intruders (1966) … Tim Demming

1966 The Virginian (TV series)
Jonah MacIntosh

– Long Ride to Wind River (1966) … Jonah MacIntosh

1965 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
Everett Lang

– The Peacemaker (1965) … Everett Lang

1965 The Legend of Jesse James (TV series)
Blackie Dolan

– The Quest (1965) … Blackie Dolan

1965 Combat! (TV series)
Kalb

– S.I.W. (1965) … Kalb

1964-1965 Burke's Law (TV series)
Alfred Algeron / Carlos de Vega / Eddie Dineen / …

– Who Killed the Grand Piano? (1965) … Alfred Algeron

– Who Killed Hamlet? (1965) … Stephen Collins

– Who Killed Don Pablo? (1964) … Carlos de Vega

– Who Killed Annie Foran? (1964) … Eddie Dineen

1965 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Peter Chandler

– Won't It Ever Be Morning? (1965) … Peter Chandler

1965 Profiles in Courage (TV series)
Parsons

– John Peter Altgeld (1965) … Parsons

1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Lee Griffin / Rusty Connors

– Water's Edge (1964) … Rusty Connors

– Murder Case (1964) … Lee Griffin

1964 The Killers
Johnny North

1963 Breaking Point (TV series)
Evan Price

– There Are the Hip, and There Are the Square (1963) … Evan Price

1963 Channing (TV series)
Lloyd Sullivan

– Message from the Tin Room (1963) … Lloyd Sullivan

1963 A Child Is Waiting
Retarded Adult Who Walks Toward Camera (unconfirmed) (uncredited)

1962 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Makin Saund

– The Visitors (1962) … Makin Saund

1962 The Lloyd Bridges Show (TV series)
Castigo

– El Medico (1962) … Castigo

1962 The Webster Boy
Vance Miller

1961 Too Late Blues
On-Screen Trailer Host & Narrator (uncredited)

1961 Rawhide (TV series)
Cal Fletcher

– Incident Near Gloomy River (1961) … Cal Fletcher

1959-1960 Johnny Staccato (TV series)
Johnny Staccato / The Killer

– Swinging Long Hair (1960) … Johnny Staccato

– A Nice Little Town (1960) … Johnny Staccato

– The Mask of Jason (1960) … Johnny Staccato

– An Angry Young Man (1960) … Johnny Staccato

– An Act of Terror (1960) … Johnny Staccato

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1959 Shadows (uncredited)

1959 Our Virgin Island
Evan

1959 Decoy (TV series)
Carl Walton

– Across the World (1959) … Carl Walton (as Nick Colasanto)

1959 Lux Playhouse (TV series)
Christo Sierra

– The Dreamer (1959) … Christo Sierra

1959 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Johnny

– Train for Tecumseh (1959) … Johnny

1958 Pursuit (TV series)
Sam Caldwell

– Calculated Risk (1958) … Sam Caldwell

1958 Alcoa Theatre (TV series)
Tony Benedetti

– The First Star (1958) … Tony Benedetti

1958 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Private Paul Greco

– Kurishiki Incident (1958) … Private Paul Greco

1958 Saddle the Wind
Tony Sinclair

1957 Affair in Havana
Nick

1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Dexter Green

– Winter Dreams (1957) … Dexter Green

1957 Edge of the City
Axel Nordmann

1956 Climax! (TV series)
Abel Wintery / McCloud

– Savage Portrait (1956) … Abel Wintery

– No Right to Kill (1956) … McCloud

1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Max Markheim

– The Last Patriarch (1956) … Max Markheim

1956 Crime in the Streets
Frankie Dane

1956 Appointment with Adventure (TV series)

– All Through the Night (1956)

1956 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Sam Cobbett

– You Got to Have Luck (1956) … Sam Cobbett

1956 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Johnny

– Bring Me a Dream (1956) … Johnny

1955 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)

– The Expendable House (1955)

1955 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)

– A Room in Paris (1955)

1955 The Night Holds Terror
Robert Batsford

1955 Ponds Theater (TV series)

– Coquette (1955)

1955 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Arthur / Clay Cochran

– Time for Love (1955) … Arthur

– Buckskin (1955) … Clay Cochran

– Ladders of Lies (1955)

1955 The Elgin Hour (TV series)
Frankie Dane / Private Tommy Fitch

– Combat Medics (1955) … Private Tommy Fitch

– Crime in the Streets (1955) … Frankie Dane

1955 Kraft Theatre (TV series)

– Judge Contain's Hotel (1955)

1954-1955 Danger (TV series)

– Wire Tap (1955)

– No Passport for Death (1955)

– Lonesome Road (1954)

1954 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)

– Diary (1954)

1953 You Are There (TV series)
Plato

– The Death of Socrates (399 B.C.) (1953) … Plato

1953 Taxi
Bit Role (uncredited)

1951 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
First Guard

– The Sire de Maletroit's Door (1951) … First Guard

1951 Fourteen Hours
Bit Part (uncredited)

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8 Biographical Movies | 5 Print Biographies | 8 Articles | 2 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Alternate Names:

Nick Colasanto

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5' 7" (1.70 m)

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I'm sort of my own Mafia, you know, breaking my own knees. See more »

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Directed 3 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Seymour Cassel, Lynn Carlin and Gena Rowlands. See more »

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Extreme close-ups, with the image going in and out of focus See more »

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Sagittarius

John Cassavetes (I) (1929–1989)

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