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John Holland Cazale ( / kəˈzæl /; August 12, 1935 – March 13, 1978) [2] : 8 was an American actor. He appeared in five films over seven years: The Godfather (1972), The Conversation (1974), The Godfather Part II (1974), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), and The Deer Hunter (1978). All of them nominated for an Oscar .
Actor: Dog Day Afternoon. John Cazale was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to an Irish-American mother, Cecilia (Holland), and an Italian-American father, John Cazale. Cazale made only five feature films in his career, which fans and critics alike call classics.
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John Cazale. Actor: Dog Day Afternoon. John Cazale was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to an Irish-American mother, Cecilia (Holland), and an Italian-American father, John Cazale. Cazale made only five feature films in his career, which fans and critics alike call classics.
- August 12, 1935
- March 13, 1978
Mar 15, 2022 · Cazale is only in the first Godfather for a matter of minutes, but his performance lays the groundwork for Fredo’s tragic, consequential arc in The Godfather II.
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- 'The Godfather' (1972) In 1969, Cazale joined the Long Wharf Theatre Company in Connecticut, a company he performed with for three seasons. In 1971, he reprised his Obie-winning role in Line, this time opposite a young Richard Dreyfuss.
- 'The Conversation' (1974) Because of how bright he shined in The Godfather, providing the smaller role of Fredo with complexity and layers, the film's director Francis Ford Coppola wrote a part specifically for John Cazale in his next movie, The Conversation.
- 'The Godfather Part II' (1974) The sequel to Coppola's adaptation of Mario Puzo's novel sees Al Pacino's Michael in a descent towards brutality. The dual-narrative film sees the origins of Vito's organization (played this time by the younger Robert De Niro) intercut with Michael's loss of perspective, prioritizing the business over his family; the opposite of his father's ideals.
- 'Dog Day Afternoon' (1974) On August 22, 1972, John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturale entered a Brooklyn Bank carrying shotguns. Having just watched The Godfather for some inspiration, they slipped a teller a note that read, "This is an offer you can't refuse."
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Oct 25, 2023 · After his first and only Broadway appearance in the preview of Agamemnon, John Cazale fell ill and was forced to withdraw from his leading role in the production. Soon after, the 41-year-old actor was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, likely brought on by years of heavy smoking.
Mar 19, 2019 · John Cazale was five-for-five when he died: five big screen appearances, all of them classic performances in classic '70s films.
