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Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe (2007) -- Warning: Adult Content – The relationship between Sam Wagstaff, Robert Mapplethorpe, and Patti Smith
"Alias Smith and Jones" (1971): Season 2: Episode 15 -- Heyes and Curry join a cattle drive that evolves into a murder spree.
"Saturday Night Live" (1975): Season 32: Episode 9 -- Something special for your girlfriend this Christmas.
Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry (2004) -- A documentary on Senator John Kerry's Navy tour of duty in Vietnam, his contributions to the peace movement that followed, and the ultimate shape of his future political career.
"Saturday Night Live" (1975): Season 32: Episode 9 -- *Uncensored Version* Something special for your girlfriend this Christmas.

Overview

Date of Birth:
19 November 1936, Gibbon, Nebraska, USA more
Contact:
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Trivia:
Grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. more
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Down 19% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(14 articles)
Weekend Shopping Guide 11/13/09: Knowledge!
 (From Quick Stop. 13 November 2009, 2:40 AM, PST)
Forrest Gump: Sapphire Series Blu-ray Review
 (From TheHDRoom. 12 November 2009, 1:35 PM, PST)

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Writer, Soundtrack, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. Driving Me Crazy (2009) (post-production) .... Mr. Johnson

  2. Duane Hopwood (2005) .... Fred
  3. "The Yesterday Show with John Kerwin" (1 episode, 2004)
        - Episode #1.1 (2004) TV episode
  4. Behind the Seams (2000) .... Detective

  5. Elvis Meets Nixon (1997) (TV) .... Narrator
  6. Good Money (1996) .... Doug
  7. Year of the Gun (1991) .... Ben Gershon

  8. "Another World" (1964) TV series .... Oliver Twist (hypnotist / ... (unknown episodes, 1988)
    ... aka Another World: Bay City
  9. Beetle Juice (1988) .... Bernard
  10. Invisible Thread (1987) (TV)
    ... aka Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread
  11. "The Edge of Night" (1956) TV series .... Moe Everhardt (unknown episodes, 1983)
    ... aka Edge of Night (USA: last season title)
  12. Parade of Stars (1983) (TV) .... Fred Allen
  13. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Guest Host (1 episode, 1982)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 25 August 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Guest Host

  14. "Live from Lincoln Center" .... Host (4 episodes, 1976)
    ... aka Great Performances: Live from Lincoln Center (USA: alternative title)
        - André Watts in Recital (1976) TV episode .... Host
        - New York Philharmonic with Rafael Kubelik and Claudio Arrau (1976) TV episode .... Host
        - New York City Opera: The Barber of Seville (1976) TV episode .... Host
        - American Ballet Theatre: Swan Lake (1976) TV episode .... Host
  15. "The Odd Couple" .... Dick Cavett (1 episode, 1975)
        - Two Men on a Hoarse (1975) TV episode .... Dick Cavett
  16. "Feeling Good" (1974) TV series .... Host
    ... aka Feelin' Good (USA)
  17. Nightside (1973) (TV) .... Dick Cavett
    ... aka A Very Special Place (USA: alternative title)
  18. "Alias Smith and Jones" .... Sheriff (1 episode, 1972)
        - 21 Days to Tenstrike (1972) TV episode (uncredited) .... Sheriff

  19. "Playhouse 90" (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Hiding Place (1960) TV episode

  20. "The Phil Silvers Show" .... Autograph Collector (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Sergeant Bilko (syndication title)
    ... aka Sgt. Bilko (Australia: DVD title)
    ... aka The Phil Silvers Show: You'll Never Get Rich
    ... aka You'll Never Get Rich (USA: first episodes title)
        - Bilko's Godson (1959) TV episode .... Autograph Collector
Writer:
  1. "The John Kerwin Show" (1 episode, 2008)
        - Episode dated 9 April 2008 (2008) TV episode (writer)

  2. "The Jerry Lewis Show" (4 episodes, 1963)
        - Episode #1.9 (1963) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode #1.7 (1963) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode #1.6 (1963) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode #1.2 (1963) TV episode (writer)
Soundtrack:
  1. The 55th Annual Tony Awards (2001) (TV) (performer: "Time Warp")
Thanks:
  1. Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe (2007) (thanks)

  2. Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler (1983) (V) (acknowledgment: film and stills courtesy of)
Self:
  1. Unforgettable (2010) (post-production) .... Himself

  2. Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel (2009) .... Himself
  3. "Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America" .... Himself - Talk Show Host (2 episodes, 2009)
        - Never Give a Sucker an Even Break: The Wiseguys (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Talk Show Host
        - Would Ya Hit a Guy with Glasses?: Nerds, Jerks & Oddballs (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Talk Show Host
  4. James Brown: The Man, the Music, & the Message (2008) (V) .... Himself
  5. Brother Theodore (2007) .... Himself
    ... aka To My Great Chagrin (USA: copyright title)
  6. Decoy: A Map to Nowhere (2007) (V) .... Himself
  7. Where Danger Lives: White Rose for Julie (2007) (V) .... Himself
  8. Tension: Who's Guilty Now? (2007) (V) .... Himself
  9. The Dick Cavett Show with Mel Brooks (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  10. "Tavis Smiley" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Episode dated 25 May 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  11. "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
    ... aka Jimmy Kimmel (Australia)
        - Episode dated 19 April 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  12. Cavett Backstage (2006) (V) .... Himself
  13. Cavett Remembers the Comic Legends (2006) (V) .... Himself
  14. "Larry King Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode dated 12 June 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  15. "NewsNight with Aaron Brown" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode dated 24 January 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  16. The Dick Cavett Interview (2005) (V) .... Himself
  17. Cavett Meets The Rolling Stones (2005) (V) .... Himself
  18. Inside Deep Throat (2005) .... Himself
  19. Cavett Remembers Ray (2005) (V) .... Himself
  20. Jimi Hendrix: The Dick Cavett Show (2002) (V) .... Himself
  21. Long Island's Lighthouses (2001) (TV) .... Narrator
  22. "ESPN SportsCentury" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2001)
        - Brian Piccolo (2001) TV episode .... Himself
        - Billie Jean King (2001) TV episode .... Himself
  23. The 55th Annual Tony Awards (2001) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter & Performer
  24. "The Charlie Rose Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
    ... aka Charlie Rose (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 5 March 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Himself
  25. "Bravo Profiles" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
        - Penn and Teller (2001) TV episode .... Himself
  26. Once Upon a Sleigh Ride: The Music & Life of Leroy Anderson (2000) (TV) .... Himself (narrator)
  27. Frequency (2000) .... Himself

  28. NY TV: By the People Who Made It - Part I & II (1998) (TV) .... Himself
  29. "Lauren Hutton and..." .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
        - Dick Cavett (1996) TV episode .... Himself
  30. "The Simpsons" .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
        - Homie the Clown (1995) TV episode (voice) .... Himself
  31. The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 6 (1995) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka My Generation
  32. Forrest Gump (1994) .... Himself
  33. "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Himself (1 episode, 1993)
    ... aka Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Australia)
        - Episode dated 8 November 1993 (1993) TV episode .... Himself
  34. Barbarians at the Gate (1993) (TV) .... Himself
  35. "Newton's Apple" .... Himself (1 episode, 1991)
        - Sewers/Cancer Treatments/Dick Cavett/Porcupines (1991) TV episode .... Himself
  36. The One, the Only... Groucho (1991) (TV) (also archive footage) .... Himself
  37. "The Howard Stern Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1990)
    ... aka The Howard Stern Summer Show (USA: promotional title)
        - Episode dated 8 December 1990 (1990) TV episode .... Himself
  38. Night of 100 Stars III (1990) (TV) .... Himself

  39. Funny (1989) .... Himself
  40. "The New Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance (5 episodes, 1988-1989)
        - Episode dated 13 March 1989 (1989) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
        - Episode dated 2 January 1989 (1989) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
        - Episode dated 12 December 1988 (1988) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
        - Episode dated 14 March 1988 (1988) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
        - Episode dated 7 March 1988 (1988) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
  41. Imagine: John Lennon (1988) .... Himself
  42. After School (1988) .... Himself
    ... aka Before God
    ... aka Private Tutor (USA: informal alternative title)
    ... aka Quest for Eden (Europe)
    ... aka Return to Eden
  43. Moon Over Parador (1988) .... Himself
  44. "The $10,000 Pyramid" .... Himself (18 episodes, 1976-1988)
    ... aka New $25,000 Pyramid (USA: new title)
    ... aka The $100,000 Pyramid (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka The $20,000 Pyramid (USA: new title)
    ... aka The $25,000 Pyramid (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka The $50,000 Pyramid (USA: new syndication title)
    ... aka The New $100,000 Pyramid (USA: new syndication title)
        - Episode dated 15 January 1988 (1988) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 14 January 1988 (1988) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 13 January 1988 (1988) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 12 January 1988 (1988) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 11 January 1988 (1988) TV episode .... Himself
          (13 more)
  45. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) .... Himself
    ... aka A Nightmare on Elm Street Part III (USA: closing credits title)
  46. "College Bowl" (1987) TV series .... Host
  47. "Faces of Japan" (1986) TV series .... Host (unknown episodes, 1986-1987)
  48. "The Dick Cavett Show" (1986) TV series .... Himself
  49. "Amazing Stories" .... Himself (1 episode, 1986)
    ... aka Steven Spielberg Presents Amazing Stories (Australia)
    ... aka Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories (USA: complete title)
        - Mirror, Mirror (1986) TV episode .... Himself
  50. "Kate & Allie" .... Himself (1 episode, 1986)
        - High Anxiety (1986) TV episode .... Himself
  51. Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce (1986) (V) .... Himself - Player
  52. "Late Night with David Letterman" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1982-1985)
        - Episode dated 28 August 1985 (1985) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 16 February 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself
  53. "Hotel" .... Himself (1 episode, 1984)
    ... aka Arthur Hailey's Hotel
        - Outsiders (1984) TV episode .... Himself
  54. "Cheers" .... Himself (1 episode, 1983)
        - They Called Me Mayday (1983) TV episode .... Himself
  55. "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself - Host / ... (3 episodes, 1976-1983)
    ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
        - Danny DeVito & Rhea Pearlman/Eddy Grant (1983) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
        - Dick Cavett/Ry Cooder (1976) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Various
        - Dick Cavett/Jimmy Cliff (1976) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Various
  56. Catch a Rising Star's 10th Anniversary (1982) (TV) .... Cameo appearance
  57. The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell (1982) (TV) .... Himself
  58. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1967-1981)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 28 October 1981 (1981) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 5 May 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
  59. Rich and Famous (1981) (uncredited) .... Himself
  60. "Remember When..." (1981) TV series .... Himself
  61. Acting: Lee Strasberg and the Actors Studio (1981) .... Himself
  62. HealtH (1980) .... Himself
  63. Simon (1980) .... Himself

  64. "The Hollywood Greats" .... Himself (1 episode, 1979)
    ... aka Hollywood Greats (USA: new title)
        - Groucho Marx (1979) TV episode .... Himself
  65. Power Play (1978) .... Himself
    ... aka Le jeu de la puissance (Canada: French title: dubbed version)
    ... aka Operation Overthrow
    ... aka State of Shock
  66. Annie Hall (1977) .... Himself
  67. Backlot USA (1976) (TV) .... Himself - Host
    ... aka Dick Cavett's Backlot USA (USA: complete title)
  68. "The Dick Cavett Show" (1975) TV series .... Himself - Host (unknown episodes)
  69. Funny Girl to Funny Lady (1975) (TV) .... Himself/Interviewer/Presenter
  70. Janis (1974) .... Himself
    ... aka Janis: A Film
  71. "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Host / ... (23 episodes, 1968-1973)
        - Katharine Hepburn: Part 2 (1973) TV episode .... Host
        - Katharine Hepburn: Part 1 (1973) TV episode .... Host
        - Episode dated 12 June 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode dated 9 November 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Alfred Hitchcock (1972) TV episode .... Host
          (18 more)
  72. Imagine (1972) .... Himself
  73. VD Blues (1972) (TV) .... Himself/Host
  74. "Parkinson" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
        - Episode #2.6 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
  75. "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1972)
    ... aka Laugh-In
        - Episode #5.22 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #5.19 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
  76. Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) (TV) (voice) .... Himself - Narrator
  77. Cocksucker Blues (1972) .... Himself
    ... aka CS Blues (USA: bowdlerized title)
  78. Plimpton! Did You Hear the One About? (1971) (TV) .... Himself
  79. The 25th Annual Tony Awards (1971) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
  80. Fight of the Century (1971) (TV) .... Himself - Audience Member
    ... aka Ali-Frazier I (USA: informal title)
  81. "The Most Deadly Game" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
        - I, Said the Sparrow (1971) TV episode .... Himself
  82. "The Kraft Music Hall" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1967-1970)
        - Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles (1970) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 11 October 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself

  83. "This Is Tom Jones" (2 episodes, 1969)
        - Episode #1.15 (1969) TV episode
        - Episode #1.5 (1969) TV episode
  84. "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode dated 13 March 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
  85. "To Tell the Truth" .... Guest Panelist (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode dated 30 January 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
  86. "What's My Line?" .... Guest Panelist (2 episodes, 1966-1967)
        - Episode dated 1 January 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 23 October 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
  87. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself - Comedian (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #20.11 (1966) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian
  88. "ABC Stage 67" .... Himself- Host (1 episode, 1966)
        - Where It's At (1966) TV episode .... Himself- Host

  89. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - Comedian (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #3.34 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian
Archive Footage:
  1. Muppets 201: Rarities from the Henson Vault (2009) .... Himself
  2. Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008) .... Himself
  3. Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe (2007) .... Himself
  4. Brando (2007) (TV) (archive sound) (uncredited) .... Himself
  5. Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer (2007) .... Himself
  6. The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006) (uncredited) .... Himself
  7. Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  8. Celsius 41.11: The Temperature at Which the Brain... Begins to Die (2004) .... Himself
  9. Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry (2004) .... Himself
  10. "MythBusters"
        - Penny Drop/Deadly Microwaves/Radio Tooth Fillings (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Himself
  11. "American Masters"
        - Finding Lucy (2000) TV episode .... Himself
  12. "Biography"
        - Bette Davis: If Looks Could Kill (1994) TV episode .... Himself
  13. Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson (1993) (TV) .... Himself
  14. Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America (1993) (TV) .... Himself
  15. "Great Performances"
        - The Fred Astaire Songbook (1991) TV episode .... Himself
  16. Crosby, Stills & Nash: Long Time Comin' (1990) (V) .... Himself

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Other Works:
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