John Cazale

John Cazale

August 12, 1935 (89 years old) in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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.

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The Godfather The Godfather
The Godfather Part II The Godfather Part II
The Conversation The Conversation
The Deer Hunter The Deer Hunter
Dog Day Afternoon Dog Day Afternoon

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