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Overview
Date of Birth:
9 December
1929
,
New York City, New York, USA
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Date of Death:
3 February
1989
, Los Angeles, California, USA
more
Mini Biography:
Actor and film director who was regarded as a pioneer of American cinema verité.
Trivia:
He and
Gena Rowlands
made 10 movies together:
A Child Is Waiting
(1963),
Faces
(1968/I) ...
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STARmeter:
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 15 nominations
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(
81 articles
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Jay Dipietro's Top Ten Films of All Time
(From
ioncinema
. 12 December 2009, 6:25 PM, PST)
Directors of the Decade: Gus Van Sant
(From
FilmExperience
. 10 December 2009, 5:47 PM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Nick Colasanto
Filmography
Jump to filmography as:
Actor
,
Director
,
Writer
,
Producer
,
Editor
,
Soundtrack
,
Thanks
,
Self
,
Archive Footage
Actor:
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s
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) .... Button
Capone
(1975) ....
Frankie Yale
Nightside
(1973) (TV) .... Carmine Kelly
... aka A Very Special Place (USA: alternative title)
"Columbo"
.... Alex Benedict (1 episode, 1972)
-
Étude in Black
(1972)
TV episode
....
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
... aka Dirty Dozen (International: English title: informal title)
Devil's Angels
(1967) .... Cody
"Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre"
.... Harrybell / ... (3 episodes, 1965-1967)
... aka The Chrysler Theater
... aka Theatre of Stars (UK)
... 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"
.... Everett Lang (1 episode, 1965)
-
The Peacemaker
(1965)
TV episode
.... 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: alternative title)
... 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: alternative title)
-
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"
.... Plato (1 episode, 1953)
-
The Death of Socrates (399 B.C.)
(1953)
TV episode
.... Plato
Taxi
(1953) (uncredited) .... Bit Role
Fourteen Hours
(1951) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
Director:
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s
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"
(1 episode, 1972)
-
Étude in Black
(1972)
TV episode
(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 Theatre of Stars (UK)
... 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:
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s
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 Theatre of Stars (UK)
... 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)
Editor:
1960s
1950s
Faces
(1968/I) (uncredited)
Shadows
(1959)
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:
2000s
1990s
1980s
I'm Calling Frank
(2007) (in memory of)
Csöpp szivem
(2005) (thanks for inspiration)
The Indian Runner
(1991) (in loving memory)
... aka Indian Runner (Japan: English title)
Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une histoire seule
(1989) (V) (dedicatee)
Self:
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s
A Constant Forge
(2000) .... Himself
... aka Charles Kiselyak's A Constant Forge (Australia)
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 David Frost Show"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
-
Episode #1.4
(1969)
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: alternative title)
-
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
"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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