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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-11-19 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Gibbon, Nebraska, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

2025

One to One: John & Yoko as Self (archive footage)

2024

Faye as Self (archive footage)

From Roger Moore with Love as Self

2023

The Lost Weekend: A Love Story as Self (archive footage)

Godard Cinema as Self (archive footage)

Godard by Godard as Self (archive footage)

2022

Lucy and Desi as Self (archive footage)

The Ghost of Richard Harris as Self

Moonage Daydream as Self (archive footage)

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self (archive footage)

Groucho & Cavett as Self

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues as Self (archive footage)

Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue as Self (archive footage)

2021

Live at Mister Kelly's as Self

The Capote Tapes as Self

Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation as Self - TV Host (archive footage)

The Story of Late Night as Self

1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything as Self (archive footage)

2019

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am as Self (archive footage)

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael as Self

Mike Wallace Is Here as (archive footage)

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice as Self (archive footage)

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth as Self

Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast as Self - TV Host (archive footage)

What's My Name | Muhammad Ali as Self (archive footage)

2018

Bergman: A Year in a Life as Self

Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes as Self

Nureyev as Self, Archive Footage

2017

On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone

This Is Bob Hope... as Self

Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America as Self

Kyoko as Self (archive footage)

I Am Not Your Negro as Self (archive footage)

2016

All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone as Self

2015

Best of Enemies as Self

Janis: Little Girl Blue as Himself

Listen to Me Marlon as Self (archive footage)

Dick Cavett's Vietnam

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self

2014

River of Fundament as Wake Guest

A Venue For The End Of The World as Himself

James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message as Self

Dick Cavett's Watergate as Himself

Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate as Self - Chat-Show Host

Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self

2013

David Bowie: Five Years as Self (archive footage)

Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin' as Self - TV Host (archive footage)

2012

Norman Mailer: The American as Self

Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay as Narrator

Driving Me Crazy as Mr. Johnson

Excuse Me for Living as Reverend Pilatus

Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel as Self (archive footage)

2011

Woody Allen: A Documentary as Self

Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again as Self

George Harrison: Living in the Material World as Self (archive footage)

2010

Smash His Camera as Self

Simon & Garfunkel: Across the Airwaves as Self

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy as Self (archive footage)

2009

Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest

2008

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired as Self (archive footage)

Childrens Hospital as Dick Cavett

2007

To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore as Himself

Tension: Who's Guilty Now? as Self

Decoy: A Map to Nowhere as Self

Where Danger Lives: White Rose for Julie

Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe as Self (archive footage)

Gossip Girl as Self

2006

The Dick Cavett Show with Mel Brooks as Self

2005

Frontier University Dreams as Narrator

Inside Deep Throat as Self

2004

Celsius 41.11 as Self (archive footage)

2003

The Education of Gore Vidal as Self (archive footage)

Jack Paar: Smart Television as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2000

Behind the Seams as Detective

Once Upon a Sleigh Ride: The Music & Life of Leon Anderson as Narrator

1999

Sell & Spin: A History of Advertising as Narrator

1997

Elvis Meets Nixon as Narrator

1995

The History of Rock 'n' Roll as Self

1994

Forrest Gump as Dick Cavett

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage as Self (archive footage)

1993

Barbarians at the Gate as Self

1991

The One, the Only... Groucho as Self

Year of the Gun as Ben Gershon

The Fred Astaire Songbook as Self (archive footage)

1990

Night of 100 Stars III as Self

Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Movies as Self

Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous as himself

1989

The Simpsons as Dick Cavett (voice)

1988

Moon Over Parador as Self

Funny as Self

After School as Himself

Beetlejuice as Bernard

1987

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors as Dick Cavett

Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread as Dick Cavett

1986

Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce as Self

Bye Bye Kipling as Self

It's Garry Shandling's Show as Self (archive footage) (audio) (uncredited)

1985

Amazing Stories as Dick Cavett

1983

Koyaanisqatsi as Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)

1982

The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell as Self

The Video Wine Guide with Dick Cavett as Self

Cheers as Himself

Yesteryear as Self - Host

1981

Dick Cavett Meets ABBA as Host

Remember When as Self - Host

1980

HealtH as Dick Cavett

Simon as Himself

1979

Remember Me as Narrator

Time Was as Self - Host

1978

Power Play as Dick Cavett

1977

Annie Hall as Dick Cavett

1975

Funny Girl to Funny Lady as Self

Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live as Self - Host

1974

Dinah! as Self

1973

Jimi Hendrix as Self (archive footage)

Nightside as Dick Cavett

1972

Cocksucker Blues as Self

Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here as Self

Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Narrator (voice)

Imagine as Self

1971

Fight of the Century as Self-(Audience Member)

Festival at Ford's as Self

Alias Smith and Jones

1970

Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles as Self

The Odd Couple as Dick Cavett

1969

Jimi Hendrix: The Dick Cavett Show as Self

This Is Tom Jones as Self

1968

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self

The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Host

1967

The Phil Donahue Show as Self

1966

ABC Stage 67 as Self - Host

1962

The Merv Griffin Show as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self

1958

Kraft Music Hall as Self

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Self

Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Self - Presenter

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From the Ashes: The Life and Times of Tick Hall as Self

I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War as Self

Writing

2018

Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes as Writer

Crew

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Presenter