John Cazale

Also known as John Holland Cazale

American actor (1935–1978)

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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…

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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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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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date of birth: 1935-08-12
date of death: 1978-03-13
start of work period: 1962-00-00
birth name: John Holland Cazale
end of work period: 1978-00-00

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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.