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Dick Cavett

Dick Cavett

Acting·1936·112 films

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.…

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Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump (1994)Dick Cavett
Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice (1988)Bernard
Annie Hall
Annie Hall (1977)Dick Cavett
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)Dick Cavett
Frequency
Frequency (2000)Himself
Koyaanisqatsi
Koyaanisqatsi (1983)Self (archive footage)
Moonage Daydream
Moonage Daydream (2022)Self (archive footage)
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011)Self
Listen to Me Marlon
Listen to Me Marlon (2015)Self (archive footage)
Janis: Little Girl Blue
Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015)Himself
Best of Enemies
Best of Enemies (2015)Self
Inside Deep Throat
Inside Deep Throat (2005)Self
John Candy: I Like Me
John Candy: I Like Me (2025)Self - Host, The Dick Cavett Show (archive footage)
Moon Over Parador
Moon Over Parador (1988)Self
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008)Self (archive footage)
Year of the Gun
Year of the Gun (1991)Ben Gershon
Jim Henson Idea Man
Jim Henson Idea Man (2024)Self (archive footage)
Barbarians at the Gate
Barbarians at the Gate (1993)Self
David Bowie: Five Years
David Bowie: Five Years (2013)Self (archive footage)
Lucy and Desi
Lucy and Desi (2022)Self (archive footage)
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Bergman: A Year in a Life (2018)Self
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (2012)Self (archive footage)
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay (2012)Narrator
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin' (2013)Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia (2013)Self (archive footage)
Imagine
Imagine (1972)Self
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019)Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)Self (archive footage)
Nureyev
Nureyev (2018)Self, Archive Footage
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix (1973)Self (archive footage)
Smash His Camera
Smash His Camera (2010)Self
Duane Hopwood
Duane Hopwood (2005)
Cocksucker Blues
Cocksucker Blues (1972)Self
Simon
Simon (1980)Himself
The New Yorker at 100
The New Yorker at 100 (2025)Self (archive footage)
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone (2016)Self
HealtH
HealtH (1980)Dick Cavett
River of Fundament
River of Fundament (2014)Wake Guest
Remembering Gene Wilder
Remembering Gene Wilder (2024)Self (archive footage)
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) (2025)Self
One to One: John & Yoko
One to One: John & Yoko (2025)Self (archive footage)
Excuse Me for Living
Excuse Me for Living (2012)Reverend Pilatus
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael (2019)Self
Elvis Meets Nixon
Elvis Meets Nixon (1997)Narrator
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (2019)Self (archive footage)
Janis
Janis (1974)
Power Play
Power Play (1978)Dick Cavett
Mike Wallace Is Here
Mike Wallace Is Here (2019)(archive footage)
Godard Cinema
Godard Cinema (2023)Self (archive footage)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2022)Self (archive footage)
After School
After School (1988)Himself
From Roger Moore with Love
From Roger Moore with Love (2024)Self
Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe
Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe (2007)Self (archive footage)
The Capote Tapes
The Capote Tapes (2021)Self
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast (2019)Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021)Self (archive footage)
Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread
Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread (1987)Dick Cavett
Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes
Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes (2018)Self
Group Therapy
Group Therapy (2024)Self - Host, The Dick Cavett Show (archive footage)
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth (2019)Self
Celsius 41.11
Celsius 41.11 (2004)Self (archive footage)
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation (2021)Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Godard by Godard
Godard by Godard (2023)Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again
Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again (2011)Self
From Darkness to Light
From Darkness to Light (2025)Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)Narrator (voice)
Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce
Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce (1986)Self
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story (2023)Self (archive footage)
The Ghost of Richard Harris
The Ghost of Richard Harris (2022)Self
The Education of Gore Vidal
The Education of Gore Vidal (2003)Self (archive footage)
Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate
Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate (2014)Self - Chat-Show Host
Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)Self
This Is Bob Hope...
This Is Bob Hope... (2017)Self
Norman Mailer: The American
Norman Mailer: The American (2012)Self
Groucho & Cavett
Groucho & Cavett (2022)Self
A Venue For The End Of The World
A Venue For The End Of The World (2014)Himself
Funny Girl to Funny Lady
Funny Girl to Funny Lady (1975)Self
The One, the Only... Groucho
The One, the Only... Groucho (1991)Self
Unforgettable
Unforgettable (2010)Self
Jack Paar: Smart Television
Jack Paar: Smart Television (2003)Self
The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell
The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell (1982)Self
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage (1994)Self (archive footage)
Nightside
Nightside (1973)Dick Cavett
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here (1972)Self
Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America
Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America (2017)Self
James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message (2014)Self
Funny
Funny (1988)Self
Behind the Seams
Behind the Seams (2000)Detective
Remember Me
Remember Me (1979)Narrator
Dick Cavett's Watergate
Dick Cavett's Watergate (2014)Himself
Kyoko
Kyoko (2017)Self (archive footage)
Dick Cavett's Vietnam
Dick Cavett's Vietnam (2015)
Jimi Hendrix: The Dick Cavett Show
Jimi Hendrix: The Dick Cavett Show (1969)Self
Frontier University Dreams
Frontier University Dreams (2005)Narrator
Fight of the Century
Fight of the Century (1971)Self-(Audience Member)
Live at Mister Kelly's
Live at Mister Kelly's (2021)Self
Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue
Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue (2022)Self (archive footage)
Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles
Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles (1970)Self
Dick Cavett Meets ABBA
Dick Cavett Meets ABBA (1981)Host
The Fred Astaire Songbook
The Fred Astaire Songbook (1991)Self (archive footage)
Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place
Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place (1960)
An American Family at 50
An American Family at 50 (2024)Self
Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Movies
Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Movies (1990)Self
From the Ashes: The Life and Times of Tick Hall
From the Ashes: The Life and Times of Tick HallSelf
Simon & Garfunkel: Across the Airwaves
Simon & Garfunkel: Across the Airwaves (2010)Self
Bye Bye Kipling
Bye Bye Kipling (1986)Self
The Dick Cavett Show with Mel Brooks
The Dick Cavett Show with Mel Brooks (2006)Self
Driving Me Crazy
Driving Me Crazy (2012)Mr. Johnson
On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone (2017)
I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War
I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with WarSelf
Bravo Profiles: Penn and Teller
Bravo Profiles: Penn and Teller (2001)Self
The Video Wine Guide with Dick Cavett
The Video Wine Guide with Dick Cavett (1982)Self

As Writer

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