Dick Cavett

Dick Cavett

🎂 19th November 1936 (89 yrs) 📍 Gibbon, Nebraska, USA

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.

Dick Cavett

🎬 Movies Featuring Dick Cavett

John Candy: I Like Me

John Candy: I Like Me (2025)

as Self - Host, The Dick Cavett Show (archive footage)
The New Yorker at 100

The New Yorker at 100 (2025)

as Self (archive footage)
From Darkness to Light

From Darkness to Light (2025)

as Self (archive footage)
One to One: John & Yoko

One to One: John & Yoko (2025)

as Self (archive footage)
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) (2025)

as Self
From Roger Moore with Love

From Roger Moore with Love (2024)

as Self
Jim Henson Idea Man

Jim Henson Idea Man (2024)

as Self (archive footage)
An American Family at 50

An American Family at 50 (2024)

as Self
Godard Cinema

Godard Cinema (2023)

as Self (archive footage)
Godard by Godard

Godard by Godard (2023)

as Self (archive footage)
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story

The Lost Weekend: A Love Story (2023)

as Self (archive footage)
Groucho & Cavett

Groucho & Cavett (2022)

as Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

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

as Self (archive footage)
Moonage Daydream

Moonage Daydream (2022)

as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)

as Self (archive footage)
The Ghost of Richard Harris

The Ghost of Richard Harris (2022)

as Self
Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue

Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue (2022)

as Self (archive footage)
Lucy and Desi

Lucy and Desi (2022)

as Self (archive footage)
Live at Mister Kelly's

Live at Mister Kelly's (2021)

as Self
The Capote Tapes

The Capote Tapes (2021)

as Self
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021)

as Self (archive footage)
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation (2021)

as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth (2019)

as Self
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019)

as Self (archive footage)
Mike Wallace Is Here

Mike Wallace Is Here (2019)

as (archive footage)
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (2019)

as Self (archive footage)
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

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

as Self
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast (2019)

as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Nureyev

Nureyev (2018)

as Self, Archive Footage
Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes

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

as Self
Bergman: A Year in a Life

Bergman: A Year in a Life (2018)

as Self
This Is Bob Hope...

This Is Bob Hope... (2017)

as Self
Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America

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

as Self
Kyoko

Kyoko (2017)

as Self (archive footage)
On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone

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

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)

as Self
Janis: Little Girl Blue

Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015)

as Himself
Best of Enemies

Best of Enemies (2015)

as Self
Listen to Me Marlon

Listen to Me Marlon (2015)

as Self (archive footage)
Dick Cavett's Vietnam

Dick Cavett's Vietnam (2015)

James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message

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

as Self
A Venue For The End Of The World

A Venue For The End Of The World (2014)

as Himself
Dick Cavett's Watergate

Dick Cavett's Watergate (2014)

as Himself
Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate

Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate (2014)

as Self - Chat-Show Host
River of Fundament

River of Fundament (2014)

as Wake Guest
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'

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

as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia

Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia (2013)

as Self (archive footage)
David Bowie: Five Years

David Bowie: Five Years (2013)

as Self (archive footage)
Excuse Me for Living

Excuse Me for Living (2012)

as Reverend Pilatus
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay

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

as Narrator
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel

Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (2012)

as Self (archive footage)
Norman Mailer: The American

Norman Mailer: The American (2012)

as Self
Driving Me Crazy

Driving Me Crazy (2012)

as Mr. Johnson
Woody Allen: A Documentary

Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011)

as Self
Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again

Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again (2011)

as Self
Simon & Garfunkel: Across the Airwaves

Simon & Garfunkel: Across the Airwaves (2010)

as Self
Unforgettable

Unforgettable (2010)

as Self
Smash His Camera

Smash His Camera (2010)

as Self
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008)

as Self (archive footage)
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To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore (2007)

as Himself
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Tension: Who's Guilty Now? (2007)

as Self
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Decoy: A Map to Nowhere (2007)

as Self
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Where Danger Lives: White Rose for Julie (2007)

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

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

as Self (archive footage)
The Dick Cavett Show with Mel Brooks

The Dick Cavett Show with Mel Brooks (2006)

as Self
Duane Hopwood

Duane Hopwood (2005)

Frontier University Dreams

Frontier University Dreams (2005)

as Narrator
Inside Deep Throat

Inside Deep Throat (2005)

as Self
Celsius 41.11

Celsius 41.11 (2004)

as Self (archive footage)
Jack Paar: Smart Television

Jack Paar: Smart Television (2003)

as Self
The Education of Gore Vidal

The Education of Gore Vidal (2003)

as Self (archive footage)
Bravo Profiles: Penn and Teller

Bravo Profiles: Penn and Teller (2001)

as Self
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Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy (2000)

as Self (archive footage)
Behind the Seams

Behind the Seams (2000)

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

as Narrator
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Sell & Spin: A History of Advertising (1999)

as Narrator
Elvis Meets Nixon

Elvis Meets Nixon (1997)

as Narrator
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage (1994)

as Self (archive footage)
Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump (1994)

as Dick Cavett
Barbarians at the Gate

Barbarians at the Gate (1993)

as Self
Year of the Gun

Year of the Gun (1991)

as Ben Gershon
The One, the Only... Groucho

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

as Self
The Fred Astaire Songbook

The Fred Astaire Songbook (1991)

as Self (archive footage)
Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Movies

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

as Self
Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III (1990)

as Self
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Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous (1990)

as Self
Moon Over Parador

Moon Over Parador (1988)

as Self
After School

After School (1988)

as Himself
Funny

Funny (1988)

as Self
Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice (1988)

as Bernard
Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread

Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread (1987)

as Dick Cavett
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

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

as Dick Cavett
Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce

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

as Self
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Bye Bye Kipling (1986)

as Self
The Video Wine Guide with Dick Cavett

The Video Wine Guide with Dick Cavett (1982)

as Self
The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell

The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell (1982)

as Self
Dick Cavett Meets ABBA

Dick Cavett Meets ABBA (1981)

as Host
HealtH

HealtH (1980)

as Dick Cavett
Simon

Simon (1980)

as Himself
Remember Me

Remember Me (1979)

as Narrator
Power Play

Power Play (1978)

as Dick Cavett
No Image

Hocus Pocus, It's Magic (1978)

as Self - Host
Annie Hall

Annie Hall (1977)

as Dick Cavett
Funny Girl to Funny Lady

Funny Girl to Funny Lady (1975)

as Self
Janis

Janis (1974)

Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix (1973)

as Self (archive footage)
Nightside

Nightside (1973)

as Dick Cavett
Imagine

Imagine (1972)

as Self
Cocksucker Blues

Cocksucker Blues (1972)

as Self
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here

Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here (1972)

as Self
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)

as Narrator (voice)
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Festival at Ford's (1971)

as Self
Fight of the Century

Fight of the Century (1971)

as Self-(Audience Member)
Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles

Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles (1970)

as Self
Jimi Hendrix: The Dick Cavett Show

Jimi Hendrix: The Dick Cavett Show (1969)

as Self
The Hiding Place

The Hiding Place (1960)

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From the Ashes: The Life and Times of Tick Hall (N/A)

as Self
I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War

I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War (N/A)

as Self