John Cazale

Acting

John Cazale

Born December 8, 1935Boston, Massachusetts, USA12 credits

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.

Known For

Filmography

The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
2016The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
as Frederico "Fredo" CorleoneMovie
The Freshman
1990The Freshman
as Fredo Corleone (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
The Godfather Part II
1974The Godfather Part II
as Frederico 'Fredo' CorleoneMovie
The Godfather
1972The Godfather
as Fredo CorleoneMovie
N.Y.P.D.
1967N.Y.P.D.
as Tom AndrewsTV
The American Way
1962The American Way
as BeatnikMovie