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John Cazale

John Holland Cazale (/kəˈzeɪl/; Italian pronunciation: [kaˈdzaːle]; August 12, 1935 – March 12, 1978) was an American actor. He appeared in five films during six years that were 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 Description above from the Wikipedia article John Cazale, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Aug 12, 1935 In Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
14
First Appeared:
In the movie The American Way 1962-04-12
Latest Project:
Movie Becoming Al Pacino 2022-02-06
Known For
Poster of I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Poster of The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
Poster of Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Poster of The American Way
Filmography
Movie Becoming Al Pacino Self (archive footage) 2022-02-06
Movie Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis Self (archive footage) 2020-08-16
Movie I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale Self (archive footage) 2009-01-16
Movie The Godfather Family: A Look Inside Fredo Corleone (archive footage) 1990-07-12
Movie The Freshman Fredo Corleone (archive footage) (uncredited) 1990-07-20
Movie The Godfather Part III Fredo Corleone (archival footage) 1990-12-25
Movie The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic Frederico "Fredo" Corleone 1981-03-24
Movie The Deer Hunter Stan 1978-12-08
Series Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television Frederico "Fredo" Corleone 1977-11-12
Movie Dog Day Afternoon Sal 1975-09-21
Movie The Conversation Stan 1974-04-07
Movie The Godfather Part II Frederico 'Fredo' Corleone 1974-12-20
Movie The Godfather Fredo Corleone 1972-03-14
Movie The American Way Beatnik 1962-04-12