Dick Cavett
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Nov 19, 1936 (89 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
| 2026 | Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!Self - Talk Show Host | |
| 2025 | One to One: John & YokoSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2025 | From Darkness to LightSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2025 | SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)Self | |
| 2025 | The New Yorker at 100Self (archive footage) | |
| 2025 | John Candy: I Like MeSelf - Host, The Dick Cavett Show (archive footage) | |
| 2024 | From Roger Moore with LoveSelf | |
| 2024 | Jim Henson Idea ManSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2024 | An American Family at 50Self | |
| 2024 | Group TherapySelf - Host, The Dick Cavett Show (archive footage) | |
| 2023 | The Lost Weekend: A Love StorySelf (archive footage) | |
| 2023 | Godard CinemaSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2023 | Godard by GodardSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2022 | Lucy and DesiSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2022 | The Ghost of Richard HarrisSelf | |
| 2022 | Moonage DaydreamSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2022 | 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf (archive footage) | |
| 2022 | Groucho & CavettSelf | |
| 2022 | Louis Armstrong's Black & BluesSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2022 | Joni Mitchell, Lady BlueSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2021 | Live at Mister Kelly'sSelf | |
| 2021 | The Capote TapesSelf | |
| 2021 | Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate ConversationSelf - TV Host (archive footage) | |
| 2021 | Boulevard! A Hollywood StorySelf (archive footage) | |
| 2021 | The Story of Late NightSelf | |
| 2021 | 1971: The Year That Music Changed EverythingSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2019 | Toni Morrison: The Pieces I AmSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2019 | What She Said: The Art of Pauline KaelSelf | |
| 2019 | Mike Wallace Is Here(archive footage) | |
| 2019 | Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My VoiceSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2019 | Alan Pakula: Going for TruthSelf | |
| 2019 | Nice Girls Don't Stay for BreakfastSelf - TV Host (archive footage) | |
| 2019 | What's My Name | Muhammad AliSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2018 | Bergman: A Year in a LifeSelf | |
| 2018 | Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the TapesSelf | |
| 2018 | NureyevSelf, Archive Footage | |
| 2017 | On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone | |
| 2017 | This Is Bob Hope...Self | |
| 2017 | Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of AmericaSelf | |
| 2017 | KyokoSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2016 | All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. StoneSelf | |
| 2015 | Best of EnemiesSelf | |
| 2015 | Janis: Little Girl BlueHimself | |
| 2015 | Listen to Me MarlonSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2015 | Dick Cavett's Vietnam | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest | |
| 2014 | River of FundamentWake Guest | |
| 2014 | A Venue For The End Of The WorldHimself | |
| 2014 | James Brown - The Man, The Music & The MessageSelf | |
| 2014 | Dick Cavett's WatergateHimself | |
| 2014 | Katharine Hepburn: The Great KateSelf - Chat-Show Host | |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf | |
| 2013 | David Bowie: Five YearsSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2013 | Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'Self - TV Host (archive footage) | |
| 2013 | Gore Vidal: The United States of AmnesiaSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2012 | Norman Mailer: The AmericanSelf | |
| 2012 | Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky JayNarrator | |
| 2012 | Driving Me CrazyMr. Johnson | |
| 2012 | Excuse Me for LivingReverend Pilatus | |
| 2012 | Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to TravelSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2011 | Woody Allen: A DocumentarySelf | |
| 2011 | Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together AgainSelf | |
| 2011 | George Harrison: Living in the Material WorldSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2010 | Smash His CameraSelf | |
| 2010 | Simon & Garfunkel: Across the AirwavesSelf | |
| 2010 | UnforgettableSelf | |
| 2009 | Celebrity Ghost StoriesSelf | |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest | |
| 2008 | Roman Polanski: Wanted and DesiredSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2008 | Childrens HospitalDick Cavett | |
| 2007 | To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother TheodoreSelf | |
| 2007 | Tension: Who's Guilty Now?Self | |
| 2007 | Decoy: A Map to NowhereSelf | |
| 2007 | Where Danger Lives: White Rose for Julie | |
| 2007 | Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert MapplethorpeSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2007 | Gossip GirlSelf | |
| 2006 | The Dick Cavett Show with Mel BrooksSelf | |
| 2005 | Duane Hopwood | |
| 2005 | Frontier University DreamsNarrator | |
| 2005 | Inside Deep ThroatSelf | |
| 2004 | Celsius 41.11Self (archive footage) | |
| 2003 | The Education of Gore VidalSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2003 | Jack Paar: Smart TelevisionSelf | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest | |
| 2001 | Bravo Profiles: Penn and TellerSelf | |
| 2000 | Behind the SeamsDetective | |
| 2000 | Once Upon a Sleigh Ride: The Music & Life of Leon AndersonNarrator | |
| 2000 | Lucille Ball: Finding LucySelf (archive footage) | |
| 2000 | FrequencyHimself | |
| 1999 | Sell & Spin: A History of AdvertisingNarrator | |
| 1997 | Elvis Meets NixonNarrator | |
| 1994 | Forrest GumpDick Cavett | |
| 1994 | Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American StageSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1993 | Barbarians at the GateSelf | |
| 1991 | The One, the Only... GrouchoSelf | |
| 1991 | Year of the GunBen Gershon | |
| 1991 | The Fred Astaire SongbookSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1990 | Night of 100 Stars IIISelf | |
| 1990 | Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their MoviesSelf | |
| 1990 | Spy Magazine Presents How to Be FamousSelf | |
| 1989 | The SimpsonsDick Cavett (voice) | |
| 1988 | Moon Over ParadorSelf | |
| 1988 | FunnySelf | |
| 1988 | After SchoolHimself | |
| 1988 | BeetlejuiceBernard | |
| 1987 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsDick Cavett | |
| 1987 | Penn & Teller's Invisible ThreadDick Cavett | |
| 1986 | Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose SauceSelf | |
| 1986 | Bye Bye KiplingSelf | |
| 1986 | It's Garry Shandling's ShowSelf (archive footage) (audio) (uncredited) | |
| 1985 | Amazing StoriesDick Cavett | |
| 1983 | KoyaanisqatsiSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1982 | The Marx Brothers in a NutshellSelf | |
| 1982 | The Video Wine Guide with Dick CavettSelf | |
| 1982 | CheersHimself | |
| 1982 | Hotel | |
| 1982 | YesteryearSelf - Host | |
| 1982 | Late Night with David LettermanSelf - Guest | |
| 1981 | Dick Cavett Meets ABBAHost | |
| 1981 | Remember WhenSelf - Host | |
| 1980 | HealtHDick Cavett | |
| 1980 | SimonHimself | |
| 1979 | Remember MeNarrator | |
| 1979 | Time WasSelf - Host | |
| 1978 | Power PlayDick Cavett | |
| 1978 | Hocus Pocus, It's MagicSelf - Host | |
| 1977 | Annie HallDick Cavett | |
| 1975 | Funny Girl to Funny LadySelf | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf (uncredited) | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host | |
| 1974 | Janis | |
| 1974 | Dinah!Self | |
| 1973 | Jimi HendrixSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1973 | NightsideDick Cavett | |
| 1972 | Cocksucker BluesSelf | |
| 1972 | Yoko Ono: This Is Not HereSelf | |
| 1972 | Hollywood: The Dream FactoryNarrator (voice) | |
| 1972 | ImagineSelf | |
| 1971 | Fight of the CenturySelf-(Audience Member) | |
| 1971 | Festival at Ford'sSelf | |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones | |
| 1970 | Friars Club Roast of Don RicklesSelf | |
| 1970 | The Odd CoupleDick Cavett | |
| 1969 | Jimi Hendrix: The Dick Cavett ShowSelf | |
| 1969 | This Is Tom JonesSelf | |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSelf | |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Host | |
| 1967 | The Phil Donahue ShowSelf | |
| 1966 | ABC Stage 67Self - Host | |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin ShowSelf | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf | |
| 1960 | The Hiding Place | |
| 1958 | Kraft Music HallSelf | |
| - | From the Ashes: The Life and Times of Tick HallSelf | |
| - | I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with WarSelf |
| 2018 | Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the TapesWriter |