Dick Cavett

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

147

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-11-19 (89 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

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Gossip Girl

    Gossip Girl

  • Cheers

    Cheers

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Forrest Gump

    Forrest Gump

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Childrens Hospital

    Childrens Hospital

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Amazing Stories

    Amazing Stories

  • Celebrity Ghost Stories

    Celebrity Ghost Stories

  • The Odd Couple

    The Odd Couple

  • Beetlejuice

    Beetlejuice

  • Kraft Music Hall

    Kraft Music Hall

  • Alias Smith and Jones

    Alias Smith and Jones

  • Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel

    Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel

  • The Lost Weekend: A Love Story

    The Lost Weekend: A Love Story

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

    Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

  • It's Garry Shandling's Show

    It's Garry Shandling's Show

  • One to One: John & Yoko

    One to One: John & Yoko

  • Groucho & Cavett

    Groucho & Cavett

  • Cocksucker Blues

    Cocksucker Blues

  • Jimi Hendrix

    Jimi Hendrix

  • Annie Hall

    Annie Hall

  • Simon

    Simon

  • After School

    After School

  • Where Danger Lives: White Rose for Julie

    Where Danger Lives: White Rose for Julie

  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

    A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

  • Power Play

    Power Play

  • Nureyev

    Nureyev

  • Moon Over Parador

    Moon Over Parador

  • ABC Stage 67

    ABC Stage 67

  • Janis

    Janis

  • HealtH

    HealtH

  • Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

    Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

  • Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

    Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

  • Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

    Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

  • 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

    1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

  • Tension: Who's Guilty Now?

    Tension: Who's Guilty Now?

  • The Phil Donahue Show

    The Phil Donahue Show

  • Inside Deep Throat

    Inside Deep Throat

  • Jim Henson Idea Man

    Jim Henson Idea Man

  • Godard Cinema

    Godard Cinema

  • What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

    What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

  • Duane Hopwood

    Duane Hopwood

  • Bergman: A Year in a Life

    Bergman: A Year in a Life

  • David Bowie: Five Years

    David Bowie: Five Years

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

    SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

  • Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'

    Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'

  • Best of Enemies

    Best of Enemies

  • Excuse Me for Living

    Excuse Me for Living

  • River of Fundament

    River of Fundament

  • George Harrison: Living in the Material World

    George Harrison: Living in the Material World

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

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

  • Barbarians at the Gate

    Barbarians at the Gate

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

    From the Ashes: The Life and Times of Tick Hall

  • Woody Allen: A Documentary

    Woody Allen: A Documentary

  • Imagine

    Imagine

  • Night of 100 Stars III

    Night of 100 Stars III

  • 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

  • From Darkness to Light

    From Darkness to Light

  • Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

    Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

  • Smash His Camera

    Smash His Camera

  • Decoy: A Map to Nowhere

    Decoy: A Map to Nowhere

  • Godard by Godard

    Godard by Godard

  • Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue

    Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue

  • From Roger Moore with Love

    From Roger Moore with Love

  • Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

    Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

  • Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

    Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

  • Jimi Hendrix: The Dick Cavett Show

    Jimi Hendrix: The Dick Cavett Show

  • Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

    Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

  • Behind the Seams

    Behind the Seams

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

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

  • Year of the Gun

    Year of the Gun

  • Elvis Meets Nixon

    Elvis Meets Nixon

  • This Is Bob Hope...

    This Is Bob Hope...

  • Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America

    Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America

  • Dick Cavett's Watergate

    Dick Cavett's Watergate

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

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

  • Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

  • The Story of Late Night

    The Story of Late Night

  • Festival at Ford's

    Festival at Ford's

  • What's My Name | Muhammad Ali

    What's My Name | Muhammad Ali

  • Norman Mailer: The American

    Norman Mailer: The American

  • Listen to Me Marlon

    Listen to Me Marlon

  • Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread

    Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread

  • Lucy and Desi

    Lucy and Desi

  • Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce

    Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce

  • The Fred Astaire Songbook

    The Fred Astaire Songbook

  • The Capote Tapes

    The Capote Tapes

  • A Venue For The End Of The World

    A Venue For The End Of The World

  • The Ghost of Richard Harris

    The Ghost of Richard Harris

  • Funny

    Funny

  • Celsius 41.11

    Celsius 41.11

  • Janis: Little Girl Blue

    Janis: Little Girl Blue

  • This Is Tom Jones

    This Is Tom Jones

  • Moonage Daydream

    Moonage Daydream

  • Driving Me Crazy

    Driving Me Crazy

  • Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous

    Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous

  • Dick Cavett's Vietnam

    Dick Cavett's Vietnam

  • Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here

    Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here

  • Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate

    Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate

  • Mike Wallace Is Here

    Mike Wallace Is Here

  • Fight of the Century

    Fight of the Century

  • Bravo Profiles: Penn and Teller

    Bravo Profiles: Penn and Teller

  • Kyoko

    Kyoko

  • Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

    Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

  • The One, the Only... Groucho

    The One, the Only... Groucho

  • Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes

    Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes

  • Simon & Garfunkel: Across the Airwaves

    Simon & Garfunkel: Across the Airwaves

  • Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay

    Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay

  • Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

    Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

  • Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia

    Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia

  • Yesteryear

    Yesteryear

  • The Education of Gore Vidal

    The Education of Gore Vidal

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

    To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore

  • Live at Mister Kelly's

    Live at Mister Kelly's

  • Nightside

    Nightside

  • Unforgettable

    Unforgettable

  • The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell

    The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell

  • Jack Paar: Smart Television

    Jack Paar: Smart Television

  • 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

  • Dick Cavett Meets ABBA

    Dick Cavett Meets ABBA

  • Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles

    Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles

  • On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone

    On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone

  • The Hiding Place

    The Hiding Place

  • Remember When

    Remember When

  • The Dick Cavett Show with Mel Brooks

    The Dick Cavett Show with Mel Brooks

  • The Video Wine Guide with Dick Cavett

    The Video Wine Guide with Dick Cavett

  • Time Was

    Time Was

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

    James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message

  • Hocus Pocus, It's Magic

    Hocus Pocus, It's Magic

  • Sell & Spin: A History of Advertising

    Sell & Spin: A History of Advertising

  • Bye Bye Kipling

    Bye Bye Kipling

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

    I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War

  • Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again

    Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again

  • Frontier University Dreams

    Frontier University Dreams

  • Remember Me

    Remember Me