Dick Cavett
Acting
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Dick Cavett
Filmography
Acting (126)
2025
John Candy: I Like Meas Self - Host, The Dick Cavett Show (archive footage)
7.8
2025
The New Yorker at 100as Self (archive footage)
7.0
2025
NASA, Nazis and the Space Raceas Self (archive footage)
4.0
2025
From Darkness to Lightas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.7
2025
One to One: John & Yokoas Self (archive footage)
7.1
2025
7.1
2024
From Roger Moore with Loveas Self
8.0
2024
Group Therapyas Self - Host, The Dick Cavett Show (archive footage)
7.8
2024
Jim Henson Idea Manas Self (archive footage)
7.8
2024
Remembering Gene Wilderas Self (archive footage)
7.4
2024
An American Family at 50as Self
2023
Paul Newman: The Restlessas Self (archive footage)
7.5
2023
Godard Cinemaas Self (archive footage)
5.6
2023
Godard by Godardas Self (archive footage)
7.2
2023
The Lost Weekend: A Love Storyas Self (archive footage)
7.0
2022
Groucho & Cavettas Self
7.0
2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonyas Self (archive footage)
8.2
2022
Moonage Daydreamas Self (archive footage)
7.4
2022
Louis Armstrong's Black & Bluesas Self (archive footage)
6.7
2022
The Ghost of Richard Harrisas Self
7.5
2022
Joni Mitchell, Lady Blueas Self (archive footage)
8.0
2022
Lucy and Desias Self (archive footage)
7.0
2021
Live at Mister Kelly'sas Self
2021
The Capote Tapesas Self
5.9
2021
Boulevard! A Hollywood Storyas Self (archive footage)
6.2
2021
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversationas Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2.5
2019
Alan Pakula: Going for Truthas Self
6.5
2019
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voiceas Self (archive footage)
7.6
2019
Mike Wallace Is Hereas (archive footage)
6.5
2019
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Amas Self (archive footage)
7.5
2019
6.7
2019
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfastas Self - TV Host (archive footage)
5.3
2018
Nureyevas Self, Archive Footage
7.3
2018
7.2
2018
Bergman: A Year in a Lifeas Self
7.4
2017
This Is Bob Hope...as Self
7.7
2017
6.0
2017
Kyokoas Self (archive footage)
6.0
2015
Janis: Little Girl Blueas Himself
7.3
2015
Best of Enemiesas Self
7.2
2015
Listen to Me Marlonas Self (archive footage)
7.5
7.0
8.0
2014
A Venue For The End Of The Worldas Himself
6.0
2014
Dick Cavett's Watergateas Himself
7.0
2014
Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kateas Self - Chat-Show Host
6.5
2014
River of Fundamentas Wake Guest
6.1
2013
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
7.4
2013
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesiaas Self (archive footage)
7.6
2013
David Bowie: Five Yearsas Self (archive footage)
7.5
2012
Excuse Me for Livingas Reverend Pilatus
4.0
2012
6.9
2012
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travelas Self (archive footage)
7.0
2012
Norman Mailer: The Americanas Self
7.0
2012
Driving Me Crazyas Mr. Johnson
2011
Woody Allen: A Documentaryas Self
6.9
2011
7.9
2010
2010
Unforgettableas Self
5.0
2010
Smash His Cameraas Self
6.9
2008
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desiredas Self (archive footage)
6.3
2007
Tension: Who's Guilty Now?as Self
2007
Decoy: A Map to Nowhereas Self
2007
Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpeas Self (archive footage)
5.0
2006
2006
Stardust: The Bette Davis Storyas Self (archive footage)
6.6
2005
5.9
2005
Frontier University Dreamsas Narrator
2005
Inside Deep Throatas Self
6.4
2004
Celsius 41.11as Self (archive footage)
5.5
2003
Jack Paar: Smart Televisionas Self
8.0
2003
The Education of Gore Vidalas Self (archive footage)
8.7
2001
2000
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucyas Self (archive footage)
7.0
2000
Behind the Seamsas Detective
10.0
2000
2000
Frequencyas Himself
7.3
1999
Sell & Spin: A History of Advertisingas Narrator
10.0
1997
Elvis Meets Nixonas Narrator
7.0
1994
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stageas Self (archive footage)
9.0
1994
Forrest Gumpas Dick Cavett
8.5
1993
Barbarians at the Gateas Self
6.9
1991
Year of the Gunas Ben Gershon
4.9
1991
The One, the Only... Grouchoas Self
10.0
1991
The Fred Astaire Songbookas Self (archive footage)
1990
Night of 100 Stars IIIas Self
4.3
1990
1988
Moon Over Paradoras Self
5.8
1988
After Schoolas Himself
3.0
1988
Funnyas Self
8.0
1988
Beetlejuiceas Bernard
7.4
1987
Penn & Teller's Invisible Threadas Dick Cavett
6.5
1987
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriorsas Dick Cavett
6.7
1986
Bye Bye Kiplingas Self
1986
6.3
1983
Koyaanisqatsias Self (archive footage)
7.9
1982
1982
9.0
1981
Dick Cavett Meets ABBAas Host
1980
HealtHas Dick Cavett
5.4
1980
Simonas Himself
6.3
1979
Remember Meas Narrator
8.0
1978
Power Playas Dick Cavett
7.2
1978
Hocus Pocus, It's Magicas Self - Host
1977
Annie Hallas Dick Cavett
7.7
1975
Funny Girl to Funny Ladyas Self
6.0
1974
7.6
1973
Jimi Hendrixas Self (archive footage)
7.7
1973
Nightsideas Dick Cavett
10.0
1972
Imagineas Self
7.1
1972
Cocksucker Bluesas Self
5.8
1972
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Hereas Self
6.0
1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factoryas Narrator (voice)
7.2
1971
Festival at Ford'sas Self
1971
Fight of the Centuryas Self-(Audience Member)
1970
1969
8.0
Production & Directing (1)
2018
7.2