Dick Cavett
Highest Rated: 100% Live at Mister Kelly's (2021)
Lowest Rated: 14% Excuse Me for Living (2012)
Birthday: Nov 19, 1936
Birthplace: Gibbon, Nebraska, USA
Dick Cavett was often referred to as "the thinking man's talk show host," for the intelligent and sophisticated interview style he displayed on the Emmy Award-winning series "The Dick Cavett Show" (ABC, 1968-1972). Cavett's witty conversations with a wide array of guests captured viewers' attention and made his show a formidable competitor against late night Goliath "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (NBC, 1962-1992). Throughout its run, "The Dick Cavett Show" delivered some of the most memorable moments ever seen on the small screen - from Katherine Hepburn's mid-interview walkout, to multiple appearances from John Lennon and Yoko Ono, to a heated debate about the Vietnam War. While interviewing every household name from the worlds of entertainment, politics, and media, Cavett remained a distinguished and fascinated host, admirable traits that helped turn the former stand-up comedian and writer into a television legend.
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Dick Cavett
Filmography
Movies
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100% |
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Live at Mister Kelly's | Self | - | 2021 |
93% |
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The Capote Tapes | Self | - | 2020 |
78% |
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Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes | Writer | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone | Self | - | 2017 |
93% |
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Best of Enemies | Host | $892.0K | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Venue for the End of the World | Unknown (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet |
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River of Fundament | Wake Guest (Character) | $43.1K | 2014 |
93% |
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Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay | Narrator | $151.4K | 2012 |
14% |
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Excuse Me for Living | Rev. Pilatus (Character) | - | 2012 |
91% |
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Woody Allen: A Documentary | Self | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet |
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Norman Mailer: The American | Unknown (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Muppets 201: Rarities From the Henson Vault | Unknown (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Brother Theodore | Unknown (Character) | - | 2007 |
55% |
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Duane Hopwood | Fred (Character) | $13.5K | 2005 |
76% |
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Forrest Gump | Self | $330.3M | 1994 |
No Score Yet |
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After School | Self | - | 1988 |
42% |
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Moon Over Parador | Self | $10.1M | 1988 |
83% |
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Beetlejuice | Bernard (Character) | $73.5M | 1988 |
67% |
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors | Self | $44.1M | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Acting: Lee Strasberg and the Actors Studio | Self | - | 1981 |
60% |
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Simon | Self | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet |
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H.E.A.L.T.H. | Self | - | 1980 |
97% |
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Annie Hall | Self | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Imagine | Self | - | 1972 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Story of Late Night | Self | 2020-2021 |
No Score Yet | 49% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The History of Comedy | Self | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | American Masters | Narrator | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Larry King Now | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dateline NBC | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2010 2014 |
84% | 79% | Gossip Girl | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
85% | 76% | The Simpsons | Himself (Guest Voice) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Super Password | Guest | 1987-1988 |
No Score Yet | 82% | Amazing Stories | Unknown (Character) | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kate & Allie | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hotel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1984 |
87% | 95% | Cheers | Dick Cavett (Guest Star) | 1983 |
No Score Yet | 62% | Saturday Night Live | Host | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Guest | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alias Smith and Jones | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | What's My Line? | Guest | 1968 |