Dick Cavett

Person · Open Library

Born

19 November 1936

Works

8

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Film & TV

Gibbon, Nebraska, USA

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…

Known for

• Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! — Self - Talk Show Host2026
• One to One: John & Yoko — Self (archive footage)2025
• From Darkness to Light — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2025
• SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) — Self2025
• The New Yorker at 100 — Self (archive footage)2025
• John Candy: I Like Me — Self - Host, The Dick Cavett Show (archive footage)2025
• NASA, Nazis and the Space Race — Self (archive footage)2025
• From Roger Moore with Love — Self2024
• Jim Henson Idea Man — Self (archive footage)2024
• An American Family at 50 — Self2024

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United States

Active from

1936-11-19

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

4,668

Total plays

37,556

Dick Cavett 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. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Dick+Cavett">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Richard

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Gibbon

Occupation

artistic gymnast

Educated at

Yale University

Languages spoken

German

Native language

English language

Sport

artistic gymnastics

Image

DickCavettApr10.jpg

Residence

Ridgefield

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