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Dick Cavett

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
158

Gender
Male

Birthday
November 19, 1936 (89 years old)

Place of Birth
Gibbon, Nebraska, USA

Dick Cavett

Biography

Richard Alva Cavett (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.

Known For

Acting

2026Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!as Self - Talk Show Host
2025John Candy: I Like Meas Self - Host, The Dick Cavett Show (archive footage)
2025The New Yorker at 100as Self (archive footage)
2025From Darkness to Lightas Self (archive footage)
2025One to One: John & Yokoas Self (archive footage)
2025SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)as Self
2024From Roger Moore with Loveas Self
2024Group Therapyas Self - Host, The Dick Cavett Show (archive footage)
2024Jim Henson Idea Manas Self (archive footage)
2024Remembering Gene Wilderas Self (archive footage)
2024An American Family at 50as Self
2023Paul Newman: The Restlessas Self
2023Godard Cinemaas Self (archive footage)
2023Godard by Godardas Self (archive footage)
2023The Lost Weekend: A Love Storyas Self (archive footage)
2022Groucho & Cavettas Self
20222022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonyas Self (archive footage)
2022Moonage Daydreamas Self (archive footage)
2022Louis Armstrong's Black & Bluesas Self (archive footage)
2022The Ghost of Richard Harrisas Self
2022Joni Mitchell, Lady Blueas Self (archive footage)
2022Lucy and Desias Self (archive footage)
2021Live at Mister Kelly'sas Self
2021The Capote Tapesas Self
2021Boulevard! A Hollywood Storyas Self (archive footage)
2021Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversationas Self - TV Host (archive footage)
20211971: The Year That Music Changed Everythingas Self (archive footage)
2021The Story of Late Nightas Self
2019Alan Pakula: Going for Truthas Self
2019Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voiceas Self (archive footage)
2019Mike Wallace Is Hereas (archive footage)
2019Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Amas Self (archive footage)
2019What's My Name | Muhammad Alias Self (archive footage)
2019What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kaelas Self
2019Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfastas Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2018Nureyevas Self, Archive Footage
2018Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapesas Self
2018Bergman: A Year in a Lifeas Self
2017This Is Bob Hope...as Self
2017Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of Americaas Self
2017Kyokoas Self (archive footage)
2017On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stoneas
2016All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stoneas Self
2015Janis: Little Girl Blueas Himself
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self - Guest
2015Best of Enemiesas Self
2015Listen to Me Marlonas Self (archive footage)
2015Dick Cavett's Vietnamas
2014James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Messageas Self
2014A Venue For The End Of The Worldas Himself
2014Dick Cavett's Watergateas Himself
2014Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kateas Self - Chat-Show Host
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self
2014River of Fundamentas Wake Guest
2013Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2013Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesiaas Self (archive footage)
2013David Bowie: Five Yearsas Self (archive footage)
2012Excuse Me for Livingas Reverend Pilatus
2012Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jayas Narrator
2012Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travelas Self (archive footage)
2012Norman Mailer: The Americanas Self
2012Driving Me Crazyas Mr. Johnson
2011Woody Allen: A Documentaryas Self
2011George Harrison: Living in the Material Worldas Self (archive footage)
2011Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Againas Self
2010Simon & Garfunkel: Across the Airwavesas Self
2010Unforgettableas Self
2010Smash His Cameraas Self
2009Celebrity Ghost Storiesas Self
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - Guest
2008Childrens Hospitalas Dick Cavett
2008Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desiredas Self (archive footage)
2007Gossip Girlas Self
2007To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodoreas Self
2007Where Danger Lives: White Rose for Julieas
2007Tension: Who's Guilty Now?as Self
2007Decoy: A Map to Nowhereas Self
2007Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpeas Self (archive footage)
2006The Dick Cavett Show with Mel Brooksas Self
2006Stardust: The Bette Davis Storyas Self (archive footage)
2005Duane Hopwoodas
2005Frontier University Dreamsas Narrator
2005Inside Deep Throatas Self
2004Celsius 41.11as Self (archive footage)
2003Jack Paar: Smart Televisionas Self
2003The Education of Gore Vidalas Self (archive footage)
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self - Guest
2001Bravo Profiles: Penn and Telleras Self
2000Lucille Ball: Finding Lucyas Self (archive footage)
2000Behind the Seamsas Detective
2000Once Upon a Sleigh Ride: The Music & Life of Leon Andersonas Narrator
2000Frequencyas Himself
1999Sell & Spin: A History of Advertisingas Narrator
1997Elvis Meets Nixonas Narrator
1994Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stageas Self (archive footage)
1994Forrest Gumpas Dick Cavett
1993Barbarians at the Gateas Self
1991Year of the Gunas Ben Gershon
1991The One, the Only... Grouchoas Self
1991The Fred Astaire Songbookas Self (archive footage)
1990Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Moviesas Self
1990Night of 100 Stars IIIas Self
1990Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famousas Self
1989The Simpsonsas Dick Cavett (voice)
1988Moon Over Paradoras Self
1988After Schoolas Himself
1988Funnyas Self
1988Beetlejuiceas Bernard
1987Penn & Teller's Invisible Threadas Dick Cavett
1987A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriorsas Dick Cavett
1986Bye Bye Kiplingas Self
1986It's Garry Shandling's Showas Self (archive footage) (audio) (uncredited)
1986Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauceas Self
1985Amazing Storiesas Dick Cavett
1983Koyaanisqatsias Self (archive footage)
1982Cheersas Himself
1982Hotelas
1982Yesteryearas Self - Host
1982The Video Wine Guide with Dick Cavettas Self
1982Late Night with David Lettermanas Self - Guest
1982The Marx Brothers in a Nutshellas Self
1981Dick Cavett Meets ABBAas Host
1981Remember Whenas Self - Host
1980HealtHas Dick Cavett
1980Simonas Himself
1979Time Wasas Self - Host
1979Remember Meas Narrator
1978Power Playas Dick Cavett
1978Hocus Pocus, It's Magicas Self - Host
1977Annie Hallas Dick Cavett
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - Host
1975Funny Girl to Funny Ladyas Self
1974Dinah!as Self
1974Janisas
1973Jimi Hendrixas Self (archive footage)
1973Nightsideas Dick Cavett
1972Imagineas Self
1972Cocksucker Bluesas Self
1972Yoko Ono: This Is Not Hereas Self
1972Hollywood: The Dream Factoryas Narrator (voice)
1971Festival at Ford'sas Self
1971Fight of the Centuryas Self-(Audience Member)
1971Alias Smith and Jonesas
1970Friars Club Roast of Don Ricklesas Self
1970The Odd Coupleas Dick Cavett
1969Jimi Hendrix: The Dick Cavett Showas Self
1969This Is Tom Jonesas Self
1968The Dick Cavett Showas Self - Host
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-Inas Self
1967The Phil Donahue Showas Self
1966ABC Stage 67as Self - Host
1962The Merv Griffin Showas Self
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self
1960Playhouse 90: The Hiding Placeas
1958Kraft Music Hallas Self
From the Ashes: The Life and Times of Tick Hallas Self
I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with Waras Self

Production

2018Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes...Writer