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Overview
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Actor and film director who was regarded as a pioneer of American cinema verité.Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 15 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(53 articles)
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Alternate Names:
Nick ColasantoUS TV Schedule:
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Filmography
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Actor:
- King Kongs Faust (1985) (uncredited) .... Berlin Film Fest Footage
... aka King Kong's Fist - Nederland C (1985) (TV) .... Portret van de acteur/cineast
- Love Streams (1984) .... Robert Harmon
- Marvin & Tige (1983) .... Marvin Stewart
... aka Like Father and Son (USA: TV title) - Fräulein Berlin (1983)
- Tempest (1982) .... Phillip Dimitrius
- The Haircut (1982) .... Music Industry Executive
- Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981) .... Dr. Michael Emerson
- Incubus (1981) .... Dr. Sam Cordell
... aka The Incubus (USA) - Flesh & Blood (1979) (TV) .... Gus Caputo
- Brass Target (1978) .... Maj. Joe De Lucca
- The Fury (1978) .... Ben Childress
- Opening Night (1977) .... Maurice Aarons
- Heroes (1977) (uncredited) .... VA Doctor
- Mikey and Nicky (1976) .... Nicky Godalin
- Two-Minute Warning (1976) .... Sgt. Chris Button
- Capone (1975) .... Frankie Yale
- Nightside (1973) (TV) .... Carmine Kelly
... aka A Very Special Place (USA: alternative title) - Columbo: Étude in Black (1972) (TV) .... Alex Benedict
- Minnie and Moskowitz (1971) (uncredited) .... Jim
- Husbands (1970) .... Gus Demetri
... aka Husbands: A Comedy About Life, Death and Freedom (USA: complete title) - If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969) .... Steve
- Gli intoccabili (1969) .... Hank McCain
... aka For a Price (International: English title: informal title)
... aka Machine Gun McCain (USA) - Roma come Chicago (1968) .... Mario Corda
... aka Bandits in Rome (USA)
... aka Rome Like Chicago (USA: TV title)
... aka The Violent Four (UK) - Rosemary's Baby (1968) .... Guy Woodhouse
- "Off to See the Wizard" .... General Karonos (1 episode, 1968)
- Alexander the Great (1968) TV episode .... General Karonos - Alexander the Great (1968) (TV) .... Karonos
- The Dirty Dozen (1967) .... Victor Franko
- Devil's Angels (1967) .... Cody
- "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Harrybell / ... (3 episodes, 1965-1967)
... aka "The Chrysler Theater"
... aka "Universal Star Time" (syndication title)
- Free of Charge (1967) TV episode .... Harrybell
- Wind Fever (1966) TV episode .... Lou Rutledge
- The Fliers (1965) TV episode .... Sergeant Lee Harmon - "The Long, Hot Summer" .... Tim Demming (1 episode, 1966)
- The Intruders (1966) TV episode .... Tim Demming - "The Virginian" .... Jonah MacIntosh (1 episode, 1966)
... aka "The Men from Shiloh" (USA: new title)
- Long Ride to Wind River (1966) TV episode .... Jonah MacIntosh - "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" .... Dr. Everett Lang (1 episode, 1965)
- The Peacemaker (1965) TV episode .... Dr. Everett Lang - "The Legend of Jesse James" .... Blackie Dolan (1 episode, 1965)
- The Quest (1965) TV episode .... Blackie Dolan - "Combat!" .... Kalb (1 episode, 1965)
- S.I.W. (1965) TV episode .... Kalb - "Burke's Law" .... Alfred Algeron / ... (4 episodes, 1964-1965)
... aka "Amos Burke, Secret Agent" (USA: new title)
- Who Killed the Grand Piano? (1965) TV episode .... Alfred Algeron
- Who Killed Hamlet? (1965) TV episode .... Stephen Collins
- Who Killed Don Pablo? (1964) TV episode .... Carlos de Vega
- Who Killed Annie Foran? (1964) TV episode .... Eddie Dineen - "Kraft Suspense Theatre" .... Peter Chandler (1 episode, 1965)
... aka "Crisis" (USA: syndication title)
... aka "Suspense Theatre" (USA: syndication title)
- Won't It Ever Be Morning? (1965) TV episode .... Peter Chandler - "Profiles in Courage" .... Parsons (1 episode, 1965)
- John Peter Altgeld (1965) TV episode .... Parsons - "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Lee Griffin / ... (2 episodes, 1964)
- Water's Edge (1964) TV episode .... Rusty Connors
- Murder Case (1964) TV episode .... Lee Griffin - The Killers (1964) .... Johnny North
... aka Ernest Hemingway's The Killers (USA: promotional title) - "Breaking Point" .... Evan Price (1 episode, 1963)
- There Are the Hip, and There Are the Square (1963) TV episode .... Evan Price - "Channing" .... Lloyd Sullivan (1 episode, 1963)
... aka "The Young and the Bold"
- Message from the Tin Room (1963) TV episode .... Lloyd Sullivan - A Child Is Waiting (1963) (uncredited) (unconfirmed) .... Retarded Adult Who Walks Toward Camera
- "Dr. Kildare" .... Makin Saund (1 episode, 1962)
- The Visitors (1962) TV episode .... Makin Saund - "The Lloyd Bridges Show" .... Castigo (1 episode, 1962)
- El Medico (1962) TV episode .... Castigo - The Webster Boy (1962) .... Vance Miller
... aka Middle of Nowhere - Too Late Blues (1961) (uncredited) .... On-Screen Trailer Host & Narrator
- "Rawhide" .... Cal Fletcher (1 episode, 1961)
- Incident Near Gloomy River (1961) TV episode .... Cal Fletcher - "Johnny Staccato" .... Johnny Staccato / ... (27 episodes, 1959-1960)
... aka "Staccato" (USA: short title)
- Swinging Long Hair (1960) TV episode .... Johnny Staccato
- A Nice Little Town (1960) TV episode .... Johnny Staccato
- The Mask of Jason (1960) TV episode .... Johnny Staccato
- An Angry Young Man (1960) TV episode .... Johnny Staccato
- An Act of Terror (1960) TV episode .... Johnny Staccato
(22 more) - Shadows (1959) (uncredited)
- "Decoy" .... Carl Walton (1 episode, 1959)
... aka "Policewoman Decoy" (USA: rerun title)
- Across the World (1959) TV episode (as Nick Colasanto) .... Carl Walton - "Lux Playhouse" .... Christo Sierra (1 episode, 1959)
- The Dreamer (1959) TV episode .... Christo Sierra - "General Electric Theater" .... Johnny (1 episode, 1959)
... aka "G.E. Theater" (USA: informal short title)
... aka "G.E. True Theater" (USA: new title)
- Train for Tecumseh (1959) TV episode .... Johnny - "Pursuit" .... Sam Caldwell (1 episode, 1958)
- Calculated Risk (1958) TV episode .... Sam Caldwell - "Alcoa Theatre" .... Tony Benedetti (1 episode, 1958)
- The First Star (1958) TV episode .... Tony Benedetti - "Studio One" .... Private Paul Greco (1 episode, 1958)
... aka "Studio One Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
... aka "Studio One in Hollywood" (USA: new title)
... aka "Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
... aka "Westinghouse Studio One" (USA)
... aka "Westinghouse Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
- Kurishiki Incident (1958) TV episode .... Private Paul Greco - Saddle the Wind (1958) .... Tony Sinclair
- Virgin Island (1958) .... Evan
... aka Our Virgin Island (USA) - Affair in Havana (1957) .... Nick
- "Playhouse 90" .... Dexter Green (1 episode, 1957)
- Winter Dreams (1957) TV episode .... Dexter Green - Edge of the City (1957) .... Axel Nordmann
... aka A Man Is Ten Feet Tall (UK) - "Climax!" .... Abel Wintery / ... (2 episodes, 1956)
... aka "Climax Mystery Theater" (USA)
- Savage Portrait (1956) TV episode .... Abel Wintery
- No Right to Kill (1956) TV episode .... McCloud - "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" .... Max Markheim (1 episode, 1956)
... aka "Fox Hour of Stars" (USA: rerun title)
- The Last Patriarch (1956) TV episode .... Max Markheim - Crime in the Streets (1956) .... Frankie Dane
- "Appointment with Adventure" (1 episode, 1956)
- All Through the Night (1956) TV episode - "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Sam Cobbett (1 episode, 1956)
- You Got to Have Luck (1956) TV episode .... Sam Cobbett - "The United States Steel Hour" .... Johnny (1 episode, 1956)
... aka "The U.S. Steel Hour" (USA: alternative title)
- Bring Me a Dream (1956) TV episode .... Johnny - "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1955)
... aka "Goodyear Playhouse" (USA: new title)
- The Expendable House (1955) TV episode - "The Philco Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1955)
... aka "Arena Theatre" (USA: new title)
... aka "Repertory Theatre" (USA: new title)
... aka "The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse" (USA: new title)
- A Room in Paris (1955) TV episode - The Night Holds Terror (1955) .... Robert Batsford
- "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1955)
... aka "Ponds Theater" (USA: new title)
- Coquette (1955) TV episode - "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (3 episodes, 1955)
- Time for Love (1955) TV episode
- Buckskin (1955) TV episode
- Ladders of Lies (1955) TV episode - "The Elgin Hour" .... Frankie Dane / ... (2 episodes, 1955)
- Combat Medics (1955) TV episode .... Private Tommy Fitch
- Crime in the Streets (1955) TV episode .... Frankie Dane - "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1955)
... aka "Kraft Mystery Theatre" (USA: new title)
... aka "Kraft Theatre" (USA: new title)
- Judge Contain's Hotel (1955) TV episode - "Danger" (3 episodes, 1954-1955)
- Wire Tap (1955) TV episode
- No Passport for Death (1955) TV episode
- Lonesome Road (1954) TV episode - "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1 episode, 1954)
... aka "Lucky Strike Theater"
... aka "Montgomery's Summer Stock"
... aka "The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater"
- Diary (1954) TV episode - "You Are There" (1 episode, 1953)
- The Death of Socrates (399 B.C.) (1953) TV episode - Taxi (1953) (uncredited) .... Bit Role
- Fourteen Hours (1951) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
Director:
- Big Trouble (1986)
- Love Streams (1984)
- Gloria (1980)
- Opening Night (1977)
- The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
- A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
- Columbo: Étude in Black (1972) (TV) (uncredited)
- Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
- Husbands (1970)
... aka Husbands: A Comedy About Life, Death and Freedom (USA: complete title) - Faces (1968/I)
- "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1 episode, 1966)
... aka "The Chrysler Theater"
... aka "Universal Star Time" (syndication title)
- In Pursuit of Excellence (1966) TV episode - "The Lloyd Bridges Show" (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
- My Daddy Can Beat Your Daddy (1963) TV episode
- A Pair of Boots (1962) TV episode - A Child Is Waiting (1963)
- Too Late Blues (1961)
- "Johnny Staccato" (5 episodes, 1959-1960)
... aka "Staccato" (USA: short title)
- Solomon (1960) TV episode
- Night of Jeopardy (1960) TV episode
- A Piece of Paradise (1959) TV episode
- Evil (1959) TV episode
- Murder for Credit (1959) TV episode - Shadows (1959)
Writer:
- Gloria (1999) (1980 screenplay)
- She's So Lovely (1997) (written by)
... aka Call It Love
... aka She's So Lovely (France) - Love Streams (1984) (writer)
- Gloria (1980) (writer)
- Opening Night (1977) (writer)
- The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) (writer)
- A Woman Under the Influence (1974) (written by)
- Minnie and Moskowitz (1971) (writer)
- Husbands (1970) (written by)
... aka Husbands: A Comedy About Life, Death and Freedom (USA: complete title) - Faces (1968/I) (written by)
- "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1 episode, 1966)
... aka "The Chrysler Theater"
... aka "Universal Star Time" (syndication title)
- In Pursuit of Excellence (1966) TV episode (writer) - Too Late Blues (1961) (writer)
- Shadows (1959) (writer)
Producer:
- Faces (1968/I) (producer) (uncredited)
- Too Late Blues (1961) (producer)
Soundtrack:
- Husbands (1970) ("Show Me the Way To Go Home" (1925) (uncredited))
... aka Husbands: A Comedy About Life, Death and Freedom (USA: complete title)
Thanks:
- I'm Calling Frank (2007) (in memory of)
- The Indian Runner (1991) (in loving memory)
... aka Indian Runner (Japan: English title) - Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une histoire seule (1989) (V) (dedicatee)
Self:
- A Constant Forge (2000) .... Himself
- Sam Shaw on John Cassavetes (1990)
- I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes - the Man and His Work (1984) .... Himself
- "Cinéma cinémas" .... Himself (1 episode, 1983)
- Cassavetes 'Love Stream' plans n° 145, 146, 147 (1983) TV episode .... Himself - "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1976)
- Episode dated 23 August 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Himself - "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (4 episodes, 1970-1972)
... aka "The Best of Carson" (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 18 May 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 23 December 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 7 February 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 7 December 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1968-1970)
- Episode dated 11 September 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 20 November 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - "The Joey Bishop Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
- Episode dated 21 August 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 16 January 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
- Episode dated 22 November 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- "Cinéastes de notre temps" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
- John Cassavetes (1968) TV episode .... Himself - Mia and Roman (1968) .... Himself
- Operation Dirty Dozen (1967) .... Himself
- "Here's Hollywood" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
- Episode dated 8 August 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Himself - Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Dick Clark Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
... aka "The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show" (USA)
- Episode #1.4 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - "Person to Person" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
- Episode #5.20 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
- Episode #10.18 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008) .... Guy Woodhouse
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"La tele de tu vida"
- Episode #1.15 (2007) TV episode .... Himself -
"13 heures le journal"
- Episode dated 23 March 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Edge of Outside (2006) .... Himself
- Premio Donostia a Ben Gazzara (2005) (TV) (uncredited) .... Gus Demetri
- A Decade Under the Influence (2003) .... Himself
- A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995) (TV) .... Himself
- Anything for John (1993)
- The 61st Annual Academy Awards (1989) (TV) .... Himself (Memorial Tribute)
- Terror in the Aisles (1984) .... Guy Woodhouse (Rosemary's Baby)
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