Dick Cavett

Dick Cavett

Acting

Birthday

1936/11/19 (88 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Gibbon, Nebraska, USA

Also know as

Richard Alva Cavett

Biography

Richard Alva Cavett (/ˈkævɪt/; 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, ...Read more

Acting
Annie Hall
7.7

(1977) Annie Hall

as Dick Cavett

0.0

From the Ashes: The Life and Times of Tick Hall

as Self

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
6.7

(1987) A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

as Dick Cavett

Bergman - ett år, ett liv
7.4

(2018) Bergman: A Year in a Life

as Self

Cocksucker Blues
6.0

(1972) Cocksucker Blues

as Self

Live at Mister Kelly's
0.0

(2021) Live at Mister Kelly's

as Self

Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce
6.0

(1986) Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce

as Self

The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
6.0

(2023) The Lost Weekend: A Love Story

as Self (archive footage)

Godard, seul le cinéma
6.4

(2023) Godard Cinema

as Self (archive footage)

Moon Over Parador
5.7

(1988) Moon Over Parador

as Self

Funny
0.0

(1988) Funny

as Self

6.0

(1972) Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here

as Self

Woody Allen: A Documentary
6.8

(2011) Woody Allen: A Documentary

as Self

The History of Rock 'n' Roll
10.0

(1995) The History of Rock 'n' Roll

as Self

David Bowie: Five Years
7.5

(2013) David Bowie: Five Years

as Self (archive footage)

HealtH
5.4

(1980) HealtH

as Dick Cavett

Smash His Camera
7.0

(2010) Smash His Camera

as Self

The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell
0.0

(1982) The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell

as Self

Norman Mailer: The American
7.0

(2012) Norman Mailer: The American

as Self

Lucy and Desi
7.2

(2022) Lucy and Desi

as Self (archive footage)

The Video Wine Guide with Dick Cavett
0.0

(1982) The Video Wine Guide with Dick Cavett

as Self

The Capote Tapes
6.4

(2021) The Capote Tapes

as Self

Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
6.9

(2012) Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay

as Narrator

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
6.4

(2008) Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

as Self (archive footage)

0.0

(2007) To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore

as Himself

Godard par Godard
7.8

(2023) Godard by Godard

as Self (archive footage)

After School
2.4

(1988) After School

as Himself

River of Fundament
6.6

(2014) River of Fundament

as Wake Guest

The Ghost of Richard Harris
7.5

(2022) The Ghost of Richard Harris

as Self

0.0

(2007) Tension: Who's Guilty Now?

as Self

0.0

(2007) Decoy: A Map to Nowhere

as Self

A Venue For The End Of The World
6.0

(2014) A Venue For The End Of The World

as Himself

James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
8.0

(2014) James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message

as Self

Night of 100 Stars III
4.0

(1990) Night of 100 Stars III

as Self

Moonage Daydream
7.5

(2022) Moonage Daydream

as Self (archive footage)

Beetlejuice
7.4

(1988) Beetlejuice

as Bernard

Elvis Meets Nixon
7.0

(1997) Elvis Meets Nixon

as Narrator

0.0

(1990) Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Movies

as Self

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
6.0

(1972) Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Narrator (voice)

Behind the Seams
0.0

(2000) Behind the Seams

as Detective

Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again
7.9

(2011) Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again

as Self

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
7.5

(2019) Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

as Self (archive footage)

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
6.6

(2019) What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

as Self

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
8.1

(2022) 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

as Self (archive footage)

Mike Wallace Is Here
6.5

(2019) Mike Wallace Is Here

as (archive footage)

Best of Enemies
7.2

(2015) Best of Enemies

as Self

Driving Me Crazy
0.0

(2012) Driving Me Crazy

as Mr. Johnson

Groucho & Cavett
0.0

(2022) Groucho & Cavett

as Self

Forrest Gump
8.5

(1994) Forrest Gump

as Dick Cavett

Jimi Hendrix
7.7

(1973) Jimi Hendrix

as Self (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
6.7

(2022) Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

as Self (archive footage)

I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War
0.0

I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War

as Self

Duane Hopwood
5.7

(2005) Duane Hopwood

as ---

Janis: Little Girl Blue
7.3

(2015) Janis: Little Girl Blue

as Himself

0.0

(1990) Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous

as himself

0.0

(1986) Bye Bye Kipling

as Self

On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
0.0

(2017) On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone

as ---

0.0

(2006) The Dick Cavett Show with Mel Brooks

as Self

Faye
6.7

(2024) Faye

as Self (archive footage)

Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles
0.0

(1970) Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles

as Self

Fight of the Century
0.0

(1971) Fight of the Century

as Self-(Audience Member)

Listen to Me Marlon
7.5

(2015) Listen to Me Marlon

as Self (archive footage)

Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread
6.5

(1987) Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread

as Dick Cavett

Jimi Hendrix: The Dick Cavett Show
0.0

(1969) Jimi Hendrix: The Dick Cavett Show

as Self

All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
7.7

(2016) All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone

as Self

Dick Cavett's Watergate
7.0

(2014) Dick Cavett's Watergate

as Himself

Frontier University Dreams
0.0

(2005) Frontier University Dreams

as Narrator

Simon
6.2

(1980) Simon

as Himself

This Is Bob Hope...
8.0

(2017) This Is Bob Hope...

as Self

Remember Me
0.0

(1979) Remember Me

as Narrator

Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes
7.2

(2018) Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes

as Self

Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate
6.5

(2014) Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate

as Self - Chat-Show Host

Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America
6.0

(2017) Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America

as Self

Imagine
7.0

(1972) Imagine

as Self

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
0.0

(1994) Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

as Self (archive footage)

Funny Girl to Funny Lady
2.0

(1975) Funny Girl to Funny Lady

as Self

Inside Deep Throat
6.4

(2005) Inside Deep Throat

as Self

The Education of Gore Vidal
6.0

(2003) The Education of Gore Vidal

as Self (archive footage)

Nureyev
7.4

(2018) Nureyev

as Self, Archive Footage

Jack Paar: Smart Television
0.0

(2003) Jack Paar: Smart Television

as Self

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
7.6

(2019) Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

as Self (archive footage)

Kyoko
6.0

(2017) Kyoko

as Self (archive footage)

The One, the Only... Groucho
0.0

(1991) The One, the Only... Groucho

as Self

Dick Cavett's Vietnam
7.0

(2015) Dick Cavett's Vietnam

as ---

Janis
7.4

(1974) Janis

as ---

Excuse Me for Living
4.8

(2012) Excuse Me for Living

as Reverend Pilatus

Year of the Gun
4.9

(1991) Year of the Gun

as Ben Gershon

0.0

(1999) Sell & Spin: A History of Advertising

as Narrator

Simon & Garfunkel: Across the Airwaves
0.0

(2010) Simon & Garfunkel: Across the Airwaves

as Self

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
6.5

(2019) Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

as Self

Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
7.4

(2013) Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'

as Self - TV Host (archive footage)

0.0

(2007) Where Danger Lives: White Rose for Julie

as ---

0.0

(2000) Once Upon a Sleigh Ride: The Music & Life of Leon Anderson

as Narrator

I Am Not Your Negro
7.7

(2017) I Am Not Your Negro

as Self (archive footage)

The Fred Astaire Songbook
0.0

(1991) The Fred Astaire Songbook

as Self (archive footage)

Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel
7.2

(2012) Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel

as Self (archive footage)

Celsius 41.11
5.0

(2004) Celsius 41.11

as Self (archive footage)

Barbarians at the Gate
6.8

(1993) Barbarians at the Gate

as Self

Nightside
0.0

(1973) Nightside

as Dick Cavett

Power Play
6.7

(1978) Power Play

as Dick Cavett

Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe
5.2

(2007) Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe

as Self (archive footage)

Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
3.0

(2021) Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

as Self - TV Host (archive footage)

Unforgettable
5.0

(2010) Unforgettable

as ---

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
7.8

(2010) Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

as Self (archive footage)

0.0

(1971) Festival at Ford's

as Self

Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue
0.0

(2022) Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue

as Self (archive footage)

Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
5.5

(2019) Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

as Self - TV Host (archive footage)

From Roger Moore with Love
8.0

(2024) From Roger Moore with Love

as Self

Koyaanisqatsi
7.9

(1983) Koyaanisqatsi

as Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)

Cheers
7.6

(1982) Cheers

as Himself

The Simpsons
8.0

(1989) The Simpsons

as Dick Cavett (voice)

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.5

(2003) Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as ---

The Odd Couple
7.8

(1970) The Odd Couple

as Dick Cavett

Alias Smith and Jones
6.9

(1971) Alias Smith and Jones

as ---

The Merv Griffin Show
5.6

(1962) The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Hotel
6.8

(1982) Hotel

as ---

Gossip Girl
8.2

(2007) Gossip Girl

as Self

Time Was
0.0

(1979) Time Was

as Self - Host

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Self

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
6.5

(1968) Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self

The Story of Late Night
6.0

(2021) The Story of Late Night

as Self

ABC Stage 67
6.0

(1966) ABC Stage 67

as Self - Host

This Is Tom Jones
6.0

(1969) This Is Tom Jones

as Self

Saturday Night Live
6.9

(1975) Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Amazing Stories
7.4

(1985) Amazing Stories

as Dick Cavett

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4

(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Childrens Hospital
7.2

(2008) Childrens Hospital

as Dick Cavett

Dinah!
6.5

(1974) Dinah!

as Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.4

(2014) Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

The Phil Donahue Show
0.0

(1967) The Phil Donahue Show

as Self

1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
7.7

(2021) 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

as Self (archive footage)

The Dick Cavett Show
6.6

(1968) The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Host

Celebrity Ghost Stories
7.3

(2009) Celebrity Ghost Stories

as Self

What's My Name | Muhammad Ali
7.4

(2019) What's My Name | Muhammad Ali

as Self (archive footage)

Saturday Night Live
6.9

(1975) Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
4.8

(2009) Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.5

(2015) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Remember When
0.0

(1981) Remember When

as Self - Host

Yesteryear
0.0

(1982) Yesteryear

as Self - Host

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Self - Presenter

Kraft Music Hall
4.4

(1958) Kraft Music Hall

as Self

It's Garry Shandling's Show
7.2

(1986) It's Garry Shandling's Show

as Self (archive footage) (audio) (uncredited)

George Harrison: Living in the Material World
7.5

(2011) George Harrison: Living in the Material World

as Self (archive footage)