Actor

John Cazale

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Movies: 11Series: 2Crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 3096

IMDb ID: nm0001030

Known for: Acting

Born: December 8, 1935

Died: March 13, 1978

Age: 42

Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1962 - 2009

Years active: 48

Average TMDB rating: 7.93

Wikidata: Q296177

Also known as

John Holland Cazale • جان هالند کازال

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Cinematography (1)Production Assistant (1)

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Biography

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.