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Director
Dick Cavett
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 10565
IMDb ID: nm0147118
Known for: Acting
Born: November 19, 1936
Age: 89
Place of birth: Gibbon, Nebraska, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1958 - 2026
Years active: 69
Average TMDB rating: 7
Wikidata: Q375356
Also known as
Richard Alva Cavett
Frequent jobs
Writer (1)
Biography
Richard Alva Cavett (born November 19, 1936) is an American television personality and former talk show host. He appeared regularly on nationally broadcast television in the United States for five decades, from the 1960s through the 2000s. In later years, Cavett has written an online column for The New York Times, promoted DVDs of his former shows as well as a book of his Times columns, and hosted replays of his TV interviews with Bette Davis, Lucille Ball, Salvador Dalí, Lee Marvin, Groucho Marx, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Garland, Marlon Brando, Orson Welles, Woody Allen, Ingmar Bergman, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Mitchum, John Lennon, George Harrison, Jimi Hendrix, Richard Burton, Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Kirk Douglas and others on Turner Classic Movies.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Dick Cavett.
as Dick Cavett
Forrest Gump
1994 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Koyaanisqatsi
1983 • Movie
as Self - Host, The Dick Cavett Show (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 • Movie
as Dick Cavett
Annie Hall
1977 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Listen to Me Marlon
2015 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Moonage Daydream
2022 • Movie
as Bernard
Beetlejuice
1988 • Movie
as Himself
Frequency
2000 • Movie
as Himself
Janis: Little Girl Blue
2015 • Movie
as Self
Best of Enemies
2015 • Movie
as Self
Woody Allen: A Documentary
2011 • Movie
as Dick Cavett
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Dick Cavett.
as Self • 1 eps
Gossip Girl
2007 • Series
as Dick Cavett (voice) • 1 eps
The Simpsons
1989 • Series
as Himself • 1 eps
Cheers
1982 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
as Dick Cavett • 1 eps
Amazing Stories
1985 • Series
as Self (uncredited) • 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
as Dick Cavett • 1 eps
Childrens Hospital
2008 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Dick Cavett.
as Dick Cavett
Forrest Gump
1994 • Movie
as Bernard
Beetlejuice
1988 • Movie
as Dick Cavett
Annie Hall
1977 • Movie
as Self - Host, The Dick Cavett Show (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 • Movie
as Himself
Frequency
2000 • Movie
as Self
Inside Deep Throat
2005 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
One to One: John & Yoko
2025 • Movie
as Dick Cavett
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Dick Cavett.
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
as Dick Cavett (voice) • 1 eps
The Simpsons
1989 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Gossip Girl
2007 • Series
as Self (uncredited) • 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 • Series
as Self • 4 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 • Series
as Himself • 1 eps
Cheers
1982 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Late Night with David Letterman
1982 • Series
as Self - Host • 470 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Dick Cavett.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Dick Cavett.
as Self - Host, The Dick Cavett Show (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The New Yorker at 100
2025 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
From Darkness to Light
2025 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
One to One: John & Yoko
2025 • Movie
as Self
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
2025 • Movie
as Self
From Roger Moore with Love
2024 • Movie
as Self - Host, The Dick Cavett Show (archive footage)
Group Therapy
2024 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Remembering Gene Wilder
2024 • Movie
as Self
An American Family at 50
2024 • Movie
as Self
Paul Newman: The Restless
2023 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Godard Cinema
2023 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Dick Cavett.
as Self - Talk Show Host • 1 eps
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
2026 • Series
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
2021 • Series
as Self • 6 eps
The Story of Late Night
2021 • Series
as Self (archive footage) • 2 eps
What's My Name | Muhammad Ali
2019 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 • Series
as Self (archive footage) • 2 eps
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
2011 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 • Series
as Dick Cavett • 1 eps
Childrens Hospital
2008 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Gossip Girl
2007 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 • Series