John Cazale
Acting
1935-12-08 · 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 have this multi-film distinction. From his start as a theater actor, he became one of Hollywood's premier character actors, starting with his role as the doomed, weak-minded Fredo Corleone opposite longtime friend Al Pacino in Francis Ford Coppola's film The Godfather and its 1974 sequel.
movieThe Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
as Frederico "Fredo" Corleone · 2016 · 9.0
movieI Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
as Self · 2009 · 7.0
movieThe Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
as Fredo Corleone · 1992 · 8.9
movieThe Freshman
as Fredo Corleone (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1990 · 6.3
movieThe Deer Hunter
as Stan · 1978 · 8.0
tvMario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
as Frederico "Fredo" Corleone · 1977 · 8.6
movieDog Day Afternoon
as Sal · 1975 · 7.8
movieThe Godfather Part II
as Frederico 'Fredo' Corleone · 1974 · 8.6
movieThe Conversation
as Stan · 1974 · 7.5
movieThe Godfather
as Fredo Corleone · 1972 · 8.7
tvN.Y.P.D.
as Tom Andrews · 1967 · 6.6
movieThe American Way
as Beatnik · 1962 · 5.3