John Cassavetes

About

John Nicholas Cassavetes (December 9, 1929 – February 3, 1989) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. First known as an actor on television and in film, Cassavetes also became a pioneer of American independent cinema, writing and directing movies financed in part with income from his acting work. AllMovie called him "an iconoclastic maverick," while The New Yorker suggested that he "may be the most influential American director of the last half century." As an actor, Cassavetes starred in notable Hollywood films throughout the 1950s and 1960s, including Edge of the City (1957), The Dirty Dozen (1967), and Rosemary's Baby (1968). He began his directing career with the 1959 independent feature Shadows and followed with independent productions such as Faces (1968), Husbands (1970), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Opening Night (1977), and Love Streams (1984), in...

Known for

ColumboSeries • 1971The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962The VirginianSeries • 1962Combat!Series • 1962Dr. KildareSeries • 1961Climax!Series • 1954Studio OneSeries • 1948Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries • 1950The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries • 1948RawhideSeries • 1959Burke's LawSeries • 1963Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries • 1963Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaSeries • 1964The 20th Century Fox HourSeries • 1955The United States Steel HourSeries • 1953Rosemary's BabyMovie • 1968Johnny StaccatoSeries • 1959The Legend of Jesse JamesSeries • 1965The Dirty DozenMovie • 1967The Lloyd Bridges ShowSeries • 1962A Woman Under the InfluenceMovie • 1974The Killing of a Chinese BookieMovie • 1976She's So LovelyMovie • 1997