Acting

John Cazale

John Cazale is best known for Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television and N.Y.P.D.. John Cazale was born on December 8, 1935. John Cazale died on March 13, 1978 at the age of 42.

Born: December 8, 1935
Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: March 13, 1978 (42 years old)

Biography

John Holland Cazale (August 12, 1935 - March 12, 1978) was an American actor. He appeared in five films during six years, each one 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, making him the only actor to have this multi-film distinction. 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.