8.5
Movie
Acting
Dick Cavett
- Born
- (age 89)
- Birthplace
- Gibbon, Nebraska, USA
- Credits
- 160 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
8.5
Movie
8.0
TV
The Simpsons
7.4
Movie
Beetlejuice
7.7
Movie
Annie Hall
6.7
Movie
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
6.9
TV
Saturday Night Live
6.1
TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
7.5
TV
Amazing Stories
5.3
TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
7.0
TV
Childrens Hospital
4.9
TV
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
7.8
TV
The Odd Couple
6.2
TV
Late Night with David Letterman
4.9
Movie
Year of the Gun
7.0
TV
Alias Smith and Jones
5.9
Movie
Duane Hopwood
6.8
TV
Hotel
6.8
TV
The Dick Cavett Show
Acting credits 160
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | From the Ashes: The Life and Times of Tick Hall Film | Self |
| TBA | I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War Film | Self |
| 2026 | Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! TV | Self - Talk Show Host (1 ep) |
| 2025 | John Candy: I Like Me Film | Self - Host, The Dick Cavett Show (archive footage) |
| 2025 | The New Yorker at 100 Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2025 | NASA, Nazis and the Space Race Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2025 | From Darkness to Light Film | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2025 | One to One: John & Yoko Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2025 | SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) Film | Self |
| 2024 | From Roger Moore with Love Film | Self |
| 2024 | Group Therapy Film | Self - Host, The Dick Cavett Show (archive footage) |
| 2024 | Jim Henson Idea Man Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2024 | Remembering Gene Wilder Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2024 | An American Family at 50 Film | Self |
| 2024 | A Clockwork Orange: The Prophecy Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Paul Newman: The Restless Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Godard Cinema Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Godard by Godard Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | The Lost Weekend: A Love Story Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Groucho & Cavett Film | Self |
| 2022 | 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Moonage Daydream Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | The Ghost of Richard Harris Film | Self |
| 2022 | Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Lucy and Desi Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | My Guest is Orson Welles Film | |
| 2021 | Live at Mister Kelly's Film | Self |
| 2021 | The Capote Tapes Film | Self |
| 2021 | Boulevard! A Hollywood Story Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation Film | Self - TV Host (archive footage) |
| 2021 | 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything TV | Self (archive footage) (1 ep) |
| 2021 | The Story of Late Night TV | Self (6 ep) |
| 2019 | Alan Pakula: Going for Truth Film | Self |
| 2019 | Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Mike Wallace Is Here Film | (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | What's My Name | Muhammad Ali TV | Self (archive footage) (2 ep) |
| 2019 | What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael Film | Self |
| 2019 | Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast Film | Self - TV Host (archive footage) |
| 2018 | Nureyev Film | Self, Archive Footage |
| 2018 | Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes Film | Self |
| 2018 | Bergman: A Year in a Life Film | Self |
| 2017 | This Is Bob Hope... Film | Self |
| 2017 | Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America Film | Self |
| 2017 | Kyoko Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2017 | On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone Film | |
| 2016 | All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone Film | Self |
| 2015 | Janis: Little Girl Blue Film | Himself |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2015 | Best of Enemies Film | Self |
| 2015 | Listen to Me Marlon Film | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2015 | Dick Cavett's Vietnam Film | |
| 2014 | James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message Film | Self |
| 2014 | A Venue For The End Of The World Film | Himself |
| 2014 | Dick Cavett's Watergate Film | Himself |
| 2014 | Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate Film | Self - Chat-Show Host |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2014 | River of Fundament Film | Wake Guest |
| 2013 | Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin' Film | Self - TV Host (archive footage) |
Crew credits 1
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes Film | Writer |