Dick Cavett

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1936-11-19 (88 years old)

Place of Birth Gibbon, Nebraska, USA

Also Known As Richard Alva Cavett

Dick Cavett

Biography

Richard Alva Cavett (/ˈkævɪt/; born November 19, 1936) is an American television personality and former talk show host. He appeared regularly on nationally broadcast television in the United States for five decades, from the 1960s through the 2000s. In later years, Cavett has written an online column for The New York Times, promoted DVDs of his former shows as well as a book of his Times columns, and hosted replays of his TV interviews with Bette Davis, Lucille Ball, Salvador Dalí, Lee Marvin, Groucho Marx, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Garland, Marlon Brando, Orson Welles, Woody Allen, Ingmar Bergman, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Mitchum, John Lennon, George Harrison, Jimi Hendrix, Richard Burton, Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Kirk Douglas and others on Turner Classic Movies. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Actor

2024
Faye

as Self (archive footage)

2023
Godard Cinema

as Self (archive footage)

2023
Godard by Godard

as Self (archive footage)

2023
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story

as Self (archive footage)

2022
2022
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

as Self (archive footage)

2022
Moonage Daydream

as Self (archive footage)

2022
Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue

as Self (archive footage)

2022
Lucy and Desi

as Self (archive footage)

2021
2021
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

as Self - TV Host (archive footage)

2021
2019
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

as Self (archive footage)

2019
Mike Wallace Is Here

as (archive footage)

2019
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

as Self (archive footage)

2019
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

as Self - TV Host (archive footage)

2019
What's My Name | Muhammad Ali

as Self (archive footage)

2018
Nureyev

as Self, Archive Footage

2017
Kyoko

as Self (archive footage)

2017
I Am Not Your Negro

as Self (archive footage)

2015
2015
Listen to Me Marlon

as Self (archive footage)

2014
Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate

as Self - Chat-Show Host

2014
River of Fundament

as Wake Guest

2013
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'

as Self - TV Host (archive footage)

2013
David Bowie: Five Years

as Self (archive footage)

2012
Excuse Me for Living

as Reverend Pilatus

2012
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel

as Self (archive footage)

2012
Driving Me Crazy

as Mr. Johnson

2010
2010
2008
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

as Self (archive footage)

2008
Childrens Hospital

as Dick Cavett

2007
Gossip Girl

as Self

2005
2004
Celsius 41.11

as Self (archive footage)

2003
The Education of Gore Vidal

as Self (archive footage)

2000
Behind the Seams

as Detective

1997
Elvis Meets Nixon

as Narrator

1994
Forrest Gump

as Dick Cavett

1991
Year of the Gun

as Ben Gershon

1991
The Fred Astaire Songbook

as Self (archive footage)

1989
The Simpsons

as Dick Cavett (voice)

1988
1988
After School

as Himself

1988
Funny

as Self

1988
Beetlejuice

as Bernard

1986
1985
Amazing Stories

as Dick Cavett

1982
Cheers

as Himself

1982
1982
Yesteryear

as Self - Host

1981
Remember When

as Self - Host

1980
HealtH

as Dick Cavett

1980
Simon

as Himself

1979
Remember Me

as Narrator

1979
Time Was

as Self - Host

1978
Power Play

as Dick Cavett

1977
Annie Hall

as Dick Cavett

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1974
1974
Dinah!

as Self

1973
Jimi Hendrix

as Self (archive footage)

1973
Nightside

as Dick Cavett

1972
Imagine

as Self

1972
1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Narrator (voice)

1971
1971
Fight of the Century

as Self-(Audience Member)

1970
The Odd Couple

as Dick Cavett

1969
1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Host

1966
ABC Stage 67

as Self - Host

1958
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Self - Presenter

Crew

1955