John Cazale

John Cazale

American actor (1935–1978)
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John Holland Cazale (, August 12, 1935 – March 13, 1978) was an American actor. He appeared in five films over six years, all of which were 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. 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. Cazale chose to continue acting despite having been diagnosed with lung cancer. He died in New York City on March 13, 1978, shortly after completing his role in The Deer Hunter.

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John Cazale was born on Monday, 12 August 1935 in Revere, Massachusetts, USA. His full name at birth was John Holland Cazale. He was best known as an actor. Cazale's country of citizenship (nationality) was American. He died on Sunday, 12 March 1978 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA at the age of 42. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. For university, he studied at Oberlin College,Oberlin, Ohio, United States. His religion is listed as Roman Catholic. He was 5' 10½" (179 cm) tall with a slim build. He had light brown eyes and black hair (color). His net worth was reported to be $2,000,000 US dollars. His zodiac star sign was Leo.

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Full name at birth
John Holland Cazale
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Claim to fame
starred in 5 films, over 6 years, all of which were nominated for Best Picture Oscar
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Date of birth
12 August 1935
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Place of birth
Revere, Massachusetts, USA
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Date of death
12 March 1978
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Age
42 (age at death)
Place of death
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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Cause of death
Lung Cancer
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Resting place
Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Actor.
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5' 10½" (179 cm)
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$2,000,000 USD
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  • Oberlin College,Oberlin, Ohio, United States
  • Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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  • Greatly impressed with his performance in The Godfather (1972), director Francis Ford Coppola wrote a much bigger and central role for Cazale in the sequel, The Godfather: Part II (1974).
  • Close friend and frequent co-star, Al Pacino, referred to Cazale as his "acting partner", the guy he could've acted with his entire life.
  • In spite of the desperate, violent characters he played in a handful of films, he was by all accounts an enormously kind and gentle person off screen, having been a close personal friend of most of the actors he had worked with. Among his greatest achievements was that he helped the discovery of childhood friend Al Pacino, fellow, hungry theater actor Robert De Niro, and his fiancée at the time of his early death, Meryl Streep.
  • Years after his death he appeared in a sixth feature film, The Godfather: Part III (1990) in archive footage. That film, like all of the films Cazale appeared in, was nominated for Best Picture.
  • Unlike most of the casting of the film, Cazale easily won his part as Fredo Corleone in The Godfather (1972). This is thanks in part to a good audition and little competition for the role.

John Cazale is known for his role in the film The Godfather (1972) as Fredo Corleone.

He is also known for his role in the film The Godfather Part II (1974) as Fredo Corleone.

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