Person
- Born
- 1935-08-12
- Died
- 1978-03-13
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Acting · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
John Holland Cazale (August 12, 1935 - March 12, 1978) was an American actor. He appeared in five films during six years, each one nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture: The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather Part II, Dog Day Afternoon, and The Deer Hunter. He appeared in archival footage in The Godfather Part III, also nominated for Best Picture, making him the only actor to…
Known for
- The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959 — Frederico "Fredo" Corleone2016
- I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale — Self2009
- The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 — Fredo Corleone1992
- The Freshman — Fredo Corleone (archive footage) (uncredited)1990
- The Deer Hunter — Stan1978
- Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television — Frederico "Fredo" Corleone1977
- Dog Day Afternoon — Sal1975
- The Godfather Part II — Frederico 'Fredo' Corleone1974
- The Conversation — Stan1974
- The Godfather — Fredo Corleone1972
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Key facts
- Born
- John Holland Cazale , ( 1935-08-12 ) August 12, 1935, Revere, Massachusetts , U.S.
- Died
- March 13, 1978 (1978-03-13) (aged 42), New York City , U.S.
- Education
- Oberlin College , Boston University ( BFA )
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1959–1978
- Partner
- Meryl Streep (1976–1978)
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Key dates
- Born
- 12 August 1935
- Died
- 13 March 1978
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Revere
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- stage actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- The Deer Hunter
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John Holland Cazale (/kəˈzæl/ kə-ZAL; August 12, 1935 – March 13, 1978) was an American actor. He appeared in five films over seven years, each of which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture at their respective awards ceremonies. Cazale started as a theater actor in Boston, ranging from regional, to off-Broadway, to Broadway acting alongside Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, and Sam Waterston. Cazale soon became one of Hollywood's premier character actors, starting with his role as the doomed, weak-minded Fredo Corleone alongside longtime friend Pacino in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather Part II (1974). He also appeared in Coppola's The Conversation (1974) and Sidney Lumet's Dog Day Afternoon (1975), the latter of which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination. In 1977, Cazale was diagnosed with lung cancer, but chose to complete his role in The Deer Hunter (1978). Shortly after filming was completed, he died in New York City on March 13, 1978, aged 42. Archive footage of Cazale in the role of Fredo appears in The Godfather Part III (1990).
Theatrical producer Joseph Papp called Cazale "an amazing intellect, an extraordinary person and a fine, dedicated artist". David Thomson writes that "It is the lives and works of people like John Cazale that make filmgoing worthwhile." A documentary tribute to Cazale, I Knew It Was You, was screened at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival featuring interviews with Pacino, Streep, Robert De Niro, Gene Hackman, Richard Dreyfuss, Francis Ford Coppola, Sidney Lumet and Steve Buscemi.
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