| Revision as of 17:37, 14 July 2004 editStoneColdCrazy (talk | contribs)411 editsNo edit summary← Previous edit | Revision as of 18:48, 14 July 2004 edit undoThepedestrian (talk | contribs)391 editsm removed underscoresNext edit → | ||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| '''John Cazale''' (born ], ]) was a distinguished ] ] ] whos career was tragically brief. He was born in ], ] and died ] ] from bone ]. | '''John Cazale''' (born ], ]) was a distinguished ] ] ] whos career was tragically brief. He was born in ], ] and died ] ] from bone ]. | ||
| After his award-winning work as a stage actor, Cazale's big screen debut, alongside his old friend ], was as Fredo Corleone in ]'s '']''. The film broke box office records and made ], Cazale and several of their co-stars famous. Cazale would again star alongside ] in ]'s '']'', as well as reprising his role as Fredo in '']''. | After his award-winning work as a stage actor, Cazale's big screen debut, alongside his old friend ], was as Fredo Corleone in ]'s '']''. The film broke box office records and made ], Cazale and several of their co-stars famous. Cazale would again star alongside ] in ]'s '']'', as well as reprising his role as Fredo in '']''. | ||
| Despite beign diagnosed with cancer, Cazale continued to work, his final appearance being alongside his then ] ] in his fifth film '']''. Cazale never lived to see the release of the film and thus never learnt that every single feature in which he had starred had received an ] nomiation for Best Picture. | Despite beign diagnosed with cancer, Cazale continued to work, his final appearance being alongside his then ] ] in his fifth film '']''. Cazale never lived to see the release of the film and thus never learnt that every single feature in which he had starred had received an ] nomiation for Best Picture. | ||
| ==Filmography== | ==Filmography== | ||
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
| *'']'' (]) | *'']'' (]) | ||
| *'']'' (]) | *'']'' (]) | ||
| *'']'' (]) | *'']'' (]) | ||
| ==External link== | ==External link== | ||
Revision as of 18:48, 14 July 2004
John Cazale (born August 12, 1935) was a distinguished American film actor whos career was tragically brief. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and died March 12 1978 from bone cancer.
After his award-winning work as a stage actor, Cazale's big screen debut, alongside his old friend Al Pacino, was as Fredo Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather. The film broke box office records and made Pacino, Cazale and several of their co-stars famous. Cazale would again star alongside Pacino in Sidney Lumet's Dog Day Afternoon, as well as reprising his role as Fredo in The Godfather Part II.
Despite beign diagnosed with cancer, Cazale continued to work, his final appearance being alongside his then fianceé Meryl Streep in his fifth film The Deer Hunter. Cazale never lived to see the release of the film and thus never learnt that every single feature in which he had starred had received an Academy Award nomiation for Best Picture.
Filmography
- The Godfather (1972)
- The Conversation (1974)
- The Godfather Part II (1974)
- Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
- The Deer Hunter (1978)