Dick Cavett

Dick Cavett

Born 1936-11-19 (age 89) Gibbon, Nebraska, USA
View on IMDb ↗

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 Dalรญ, 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.

Photos

Known For

Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump

1994

as Dick Cavett

Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice

1988

as Bernard

Frequency
Frequency

2000

as Himself

Annie Hall
Annie Hall

1977

as Dick Cavett

Inside Deep Throat
John Candy: I Like Me
John Candy: I Like Me

2025

as Self - Host, The Dick Cavett Show (archive footage)

Koyaanisqatsi
Koyaanisqatsi

1983

as Self (archive footage)

Jim Henson Idea Man
Jim Henson Idea Man

2024

as Self (archive footage)

Moonage Daydream
Moonage Daydream

2022

as Self (archive footage)

Woody Allen: A Documentary
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

2021

as Self - TV Host (archive footage)

Year of the Gun
Year of the Gun

1991

as Ben Gershon

Barbarians at the Gate
Moon Over Parador
Moon Over Parador

1988

as Self

Power Play
Power Play

1978

as Dick Cavett

Night of 100 Stars III
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

2008

as Self (archive footage)

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony