Dick Cavett

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

147

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-11-19 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Gibbon, Nebraska, USA

Dick Cavett

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

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Cheers

    Cheers

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Gossip Girl

    Gossip Girl

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Forrest Gump

    Forrest Gump

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • Amazing Stories

    Amazing Stories

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Celebrity Ghost Stories

    Celebrity Ghost Stories

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Annie Hall

    Annie Hall

  • Childrens Hospital

    Childrens Hospital

  • The Odd Couple

    The Odd Couple

  • Kraft Music Hall

    Kraft Music Hall

  • Beetlejuice

    Beetlejuice

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • Alias Smith and Jones

    Alias Smith and Jones

  • It's Garry Shandling's Show

    It's Garry Shandling's Show

  • ABC Stage 67

    ABC Stage 67

  • From Darkness to Light

    From Darkness to Light

  • River of Fundament

    River of Fundament

  • Godard Cinema

    Godard Cinema

  • Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

    Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

  • Decoy: A Map to Nowhere

    Decoy: A Map to Nowhere

  • The Phil Donahue Show

    The Phil Donahue Show

  • Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue

    Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue

  • David Bowie: Five Years

    David Bowie: Five Years

  • Duane Hopwood

    Duane Hopwood

  • From Roger Moore with Love

    From Roger Moore with Love

  • 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

  • The Ghost of Richard Harris

    The Ghost of Richard Harris

  • Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce

    Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce

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

    SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

  • The Fred Astaire Songbook

    The Fred Astaire Songbook

  • Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

    Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

  • The Lost Weekend: A Love Story

    The Lost Weekend: A Love Story

  • Jimi Hendrix

    Jimi Hendrix

  • Dick Cavett's Vietnam

    Dick Cavett's Vietnam

  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

    A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

  • Woody Allen: A Documentary

    Woody Allen: A Documentary

  • Year of the Gun

    Year of the Gun

  • Moon Over Parador

    Moon Over Parador

  • George Harrison: Living in the Material World

    George Harrison: Living in the Material World

  • The History of Rock 'n' Roll

    The History of Rock 'n' Roll

  • Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

    Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

  • A Venue For The End Of The World

    A Venue For The End Of The World

  • Groucho & Cavett

    Groucho & Cavett

  • Moonage Daydream

    Moonage Daydream

  • Janis

    Janis

  • What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

    What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

  • 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

    1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

  • Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

    Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

  • Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

    Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

  • HealtH

    HealtH

  • Tension: Who's Guilty Now?

    Tension: Who's Guilty Now?

  • Elvis Meets Nixon

    Elvis Meets Nixon

  • Godard by Godard

    Godard by Godard

  • Bergman: A Year in a Life

    Bergman: A Year in a Life

  • Barbarians at the Gate

    Barbarians at the Gate

  • All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone

    All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone

  • Driving Me Crazy

    Driving Me Crazy

  • One to One: John & Yoko

    One to One: John & Yoko

  • Night of 100 Stars III

    Night of 100 Stars III

  • Simon

    Simon

  • This Is Bob Hope...

    This Is Bob Hope...

  • Inside Deep Throat

    Inside Deep Throat

  • Imagine

    Imagine

  • Smash His Camera

    Smash His Camera

  • Fight of the Century

    Fight of the Century

  • Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

    Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

  • What's My Name | Muhammad Ali

    What's My Name | Muhammad Ali

  • Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

  • Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America

    Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America

  • Celsius 41.11

    Celsius 41.11

  • After School

    After School

  • Where Danger Lives: White Rose for Julie

    Where Danger Lives: White Rose for Julie

  • Behind the Seams

    Behind the Seams

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

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

  • Excuse Me for Living

    Excuse Me for Living

  • This Is Tom Jones

    This Is Tom Jones

  • The Hiding Place

    The Hiding Place

  • Bye Bye Kipling

    Bye Bye Kipling

  • Dick Cavett's Watergate

    Dick Cavett's Watergate

  • The Story of Late Night

    The Story of Late Night

  • Power Play

    Power Play

  • Cocksucker Blues

    Cocksucker Blues

  • Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

    Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

  • Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel

    Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel

  • Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'

    Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'

  • Norman Mailer: The American

    Norman Mailer: The American

  • Listen to Me Marlon

    Listen to Me Marlon

  • Once Upon a Sleigh Ride: The Music & Life of Leon Anderson

    Once Upon a Sleigh Ride: The Music & Life of Leon Anderson

  • From the Ashes: The Life and Times of Tick Hall

    From the Ashes: The Life and Times of Tick Hall

  • Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread

    Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread

  • Lucy and Desi

    Lucy and Desi

  • Mike Wallace Is Here

    Mike Wallace Is Here

  • Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

    Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

  • Yesteryear

    Yesteryear

  • Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here

    Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here

  • Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

    Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

  • The One, the Only... Groucho

    The One, the Only... Groucho

  • Jimi Hendrix: The Dick Cavett Show

    Jimi Hendrix: The Dick Cavett Show

  • Remember When

    Remember When

  • The Capote Tapes

    The Capote Tapes

  • Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate

    Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate

  • Funny

    Funny

  • Best of Enemies

    Best of Enemies

  • Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

    Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

  • Janis: Little Girl Blue

    Janis: Little Girl Blue

  • Funny Girl to Funny Lady

    Funny Girl to Funny Lady

  • Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Movies

    Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Movies

  • Kyoko

    Kyoko

  • I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War

    I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War

  • Festival at Ford's

    Festival at Ford's

  • Time Was

    Time Was

  • To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore

    To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore

  • James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message

    James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message

  • The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell

    The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell

  • Unforgettable

    Unforgettable

  • Live at Mister Kelly's

    Live at Mister Kelly's

  • Bravo Profiles: Penn and Teller

    Bravo Profiles: Penn and Teller

  • Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous

    Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous

  • Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay

    Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay

  • Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia

    Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia

  • Dick Cavett Meets ABBA

    Dick Cavett Meets ABBA

  • The Education of Gore Vidal

    The Education of Gore Vidal

  • Jack Paar: Smart Television

    Jack Paar: Smart Television

  • Nightside

    Nightside

  • Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles

    Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles

  • Nureyev

    Nureyev

  • The Dick Cavett Show with Mel Brooks

    The Dick Cavett Show with Mel Brooks

  • Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes

    Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes

  • Sell & Spin: A History of Advertising

    Sell & Spin: A History of Advertising

  • Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again

    Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again

  • Hocus Pocus, It's Magic

    Hocus Pocus, It's Magic

  • On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone

    On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone

  • Simon & Garfunkel: Across the Airwaves

    Simon & Garfunkel: Across the Airwaves

  • Remember Me

    Remember Me

  • Frontier University Dreams

    Frontier University Dreams

  • The Video Wine Guide with Dick Cavett

    The Video Wine Guide with Dick Cavett