John Cazale

Biography

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Godfather (1972) — Fredo Corleone
2. The Godfather Part II (1974) — Frederico 'Fredo' Corleone
3. The Deer Hunter (1978) — Stan
4. Dog Day Afternoon (1975) — Sal
5. The Conversation (1974) — Stan
6. The Freshman (1990) — Fredo Corleone (archive footage) (uncredited)
7. The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) — Fredo Corleone
8. Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television (1977) — Frederico "Fredo" Corleone
9. I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (2009) — Self
10. The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959 (2016) — Frederico "Fredo" Corleone
11. The American Way (1962) — Beatnik
12. N.Y.P.D. (1967) — Tom Andrews