Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
12/8/1935
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known As
John Holland Cazale
John Cazale
Biography
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 long...
Known For
The Godfather
as Fredo Corleone
The Godfather Part II
as Frederico 'Fredo' Corleone
The Conversation
as Stan
The Deer Hunter
as Stan
Dog Day Afternoon
as Sal
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
as Frederico "Fredo" Corleone
The Freshman
as Fredo Corleone (archive footage) (uncredited)
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
as Self
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
as Fredo Corleone
The American Way
as Beatnik