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John Cazale

Actor
Born August 12, 1935Died March 12, 1978 (42 years)
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

  • The Godfather Part II
  • Dog Day Afternoon
  • The Deer Hunter
  • The Conversation
  • The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
  • The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
  • Based on a True Story

Filmography

2021
The Godfather - Michael's Opus · as Fredo Corleone
2008
2006
2004
1992
1990
The Godfather Part III · as Fredo Corleone
1990
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside · as Fredo Corleone (archive Footage)
1990
The Freshman · as Fredo Corleone (archive Footage) (uncredited)
1978
The Deer Hunter · as Stan
1977
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (TV Series) · as Frederico "fredo" Corleone
1975
1974
The Godfather Part II · as Frederico 'fredo' Corleone
1974
The Conversation · as Stan
1972
The Godfather · as Fredo Corleone
1967
N.Y.P.D. (TV Series) · as Tom Andrews

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