About

Known credits:
113
Birthday:
1936-11-19
Place of birth:
Gibbon, Nebraska, USA
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Dick Cavett

Overview

Richard Alva Cavett (/ˈkævɪt/; 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 hosted replays of his TV interviews with Bette Davis, Lucille Ball, Salvador Dalí, Lee Marvin, Groucho Marx, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Garland, Marlon Brando, Orson Welles, Woody Allen, Ingmar Bergman, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Mitchum, John Lennon, George Harrison, Jimi Hendrix, Richard Burton, Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Kirk Douglas and others on Turner Classic Movies.

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Known for

Acting
2024 Faye Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2023 Godard Cinema Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2023 Godard by Godard Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2023 The Lost Weekend: A Love Story Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2022 Groucho & Cavett Actor Self 59
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2022 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2022 Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2022 Moonage Daydream Actor Self (archive footage) 63
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2022 The Ghost of Richard Harris Actor Self 59
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2022 Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2022 Lucy and Desi Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2021 Live at Mister Kelly's Actor Self N/A
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2021 The Capote Tapes Actor Self 59
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2021 Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation Actor Self - TV Host (archive footage) 58
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2021 The Story of Late Night Actor Self 68
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2019 Alan Pakula: Going for Truth Actor Self 59
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2019 Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2019 Mike Wallace Is Here Actor (archive footage) 59
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2019 Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2019 What's My Name | Muhammad Ali Actor Self (archive footage) 70
Good
2019 What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael Actor Self 59
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2018 Nureyev Actor Self, Archive Footage 59
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2018 Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes Actor Self 59
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2018 Bergman: A Year in a Life Actor Self 59
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2017 This Is Bob Hope... Actor Self 59
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2017 Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America Actor Self 59
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2017 Kyoko Actor Self (archive footage) 58
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2017 I Am Not Your Negro Actor Self (archive footage) 67
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2017 On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone Actor N/A
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2016 All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone Actor Self 59
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2015 Janis: Little Girl Blue Actor Himself 62
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2015 Best of Enemies Actor Self 61
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2015 Listen to Me Marlon Actor Self (archive footage) 62
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2015 Dick Cavett's Vietnam Actor 59
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2014 James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message Actor Self 59
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2014 A Venue For The End Of The World Actor Himself 59
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2014 Dick Cavett's Watergate Actor Himself 59
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2014 Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate Actor Self - Chat-Show Host 59
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2014 River of Fundament Actor Wake Guest 59
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2013 Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin' Actor Self - TV Host (archive footage) 59
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2013 David Bowie: Five Years Actor Self (archive footage) 60
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2012 Excuse Me for Living Actor Reverend Pilatus 58
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2012 Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay Actor Narrator 59
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2012 Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2012 Norman Mailer: The American Actor Self 59
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2012 Driving Me Crazy Actor Mr. Johnson N/A
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2011 Woody Allen: A Documentary Actor Self 61
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2011 Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again Actor Self 59
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2010 Simon & Garfunkel: Across the Airwaves Actor Self N/A
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2010 Unforgettable Actor 59
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2010 Smash His Camera Actor Self 59
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2010 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy Actor Self (archive footage) 63
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2008 Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2007 To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore Actor Himself N/A
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2007 Where Danger Lives: White Rose for Julie Actor N/A
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2007 Decoy: A Map to Nowhere Actor Self N/A
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2007 Tension: Who's Guilty Now? Actor Self N/A
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2007 Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe Actor Self (archive footage) 58
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2006 The Dick Cavett Show with Mel Brooks Actor Self N/A
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2005 Duane Hopwood Actor 58
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2005 Frontier University Dreams Actor Narrator N/A
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2005 Inside Deep Throat Actor Self 59
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2004 Celsius 41.11 Actor Self (archive footage) 58
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2003 Jack Paar: Smart Television Actor Self N/A
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2003 The Education of Gore Vidal Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2000 Behind the Seams Actor Detective N/A
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2000 Once Upon a Sleigh Ride: The Music & Life of Leon Anderson Actor Narrator N/A
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1999 Sell & Spin: A History of Advertising Actor Narrator N/A
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1997 Elvis Meets Nixon Actor Narrator 59
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1995 The History of Rock 'n' Roll Actor Self 59
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1994 Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1994 Forrest Gump Actor Dick Cavett 84
Very good
1993 Barbarians at the Gate Actor Self 59
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1991 Year of the Gun Actor Ben Gershon 58
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1991 The One, the Only... Groucho Actor Self N/A
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1991 The Fred Astaire Songbook Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1990 Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Movies Actor Self N/A
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1990 Night of 100 Stars III Actor Self 59
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1990 Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous Actor himself N/A
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1988 Moon Over Parador Actor Self 58
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1988 After School Actor Himself 58
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1988 Funny Actor Self N/A
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1988 Beetlejuice Actor Bernard 72
Good
1987 Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread Actor Himself 59
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1987 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors Actor Dick Cavett 65
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1986 Bye Bye Kipling Actor Self N/A
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1986 Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce Actor Self N/A
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1982 Yesteryear Actor Self - Host N/A
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1982 The Video Wine Guide with Dick Cavett Actor Self N/A
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1982 The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell Actor Self N/A
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1981 Remember When Actor Self - Host N/A
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1980 HealtH Actor Dick Cavett 58
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1980 Simon Actor Himself 59
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1979 Time Was Actor Self - Host N/A
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1979 Remember Me Actor Narrator N/A
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1978 Power Play Actor Dick Cavett 59
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1977 Annie Hall Actor Dick Cavett 75
Good
1975 Funny Girl to Funny Lady Actor Self 58
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1974 Janis Actor 59
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1973 Jimi Hendrix Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1973 Nightside Actor Dick Cavett N/A
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1972 Imagine Actor Self 59
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1972 Cocksucker Blues Actor Self 58
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1972 Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here Actor Self N/A
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1972 Hollywood: The Dream Factory Actor Narrator (voice) 59
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1971 Festival at Ford's Actor Self N/A
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1971 Fight of the Century Actor Self-(Audience Member) N/A
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1970 Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles Actor Self N/A
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1969 Jimi Hendrix: The Dick Cavett Show Actor Self N/A
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1968 The Dick Cavett Show Actor Self - Host 68
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I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War Actor Self N/A
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From the Ashes: The Life and Times of Tick Hall Actor Self N/A
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Writing
2018 Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes Writing Writer 59
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