Dick Cavett

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

151

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

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Gossip Girl

    Gossip Girl

  • Cheers

    Cheers

  • Forrest Gump

    Forrest Gump

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Childrens Hospital

    Childrens Hospital

  • Amazing Stories

    Amazing Stories

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • Beetlejuice

    Beetlejuice

  • The Odd Couple

    The Odd Couple

  • Cocksucker Blues

    Cocksucker Blues

  • Celebrity Ghost Stories

    Celebrity Ghost Stories

  • Simon

    Simon

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Alias Smith and Jones

    Alias Smith and Jones

  • Power Play

    Power Play

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • The Phil Donahue Show

    The Phil Donahue Show

  • Janis

    Janis

  • Inside Deep Throat

    Inside Deep Throat

  • Jimi Hendrix: The Dick Cavett Show

    Jimi Hendrix: The Dick Cavett Show

  • Janis: Little Girl Blue

    Janis: Little Girl Blue

  • Kraft Music Hall

    Kraft Music Hall

  • From Roger Moore with Love

    From Roger Moore with Love

  • Dick Cavett's Vietnam

    Dick Cavett's Vietnam

  • Imagine

    Imagine

  • It's Garry Shandling's Show

    It's Garry Shandling's Show

  • Driving Me Crazy

    Driving Me Crazy

  • Annie Hall

    Annie Hall

  • Smash His Camera

    Smash His Camera

  • 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

    1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

  • Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread

    Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread

  • Frequency

    Frequency

  • Kyoko

    Kyoko

  • ABC Stage 67

    ABC Stage 67

  • Nureyev

    Nureyev

  • The Fred Astaire Songbook

    The Fred Astaire Songbook

  • What's My Name | Muhammad Ali

    What's My Name | Muhammad Ali

  • Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue

    Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue

  • John Candy: I Like Me

    John Candy: I Like Me

  • Funny

    Funny

  • Dick Cavett's Watergate

    Dick Cavett's Watergate

  • George Harrison: Living in the Material World

    George Harrison: Living in the Material World

  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

    A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

  • This Is Tom Jones

    This Is Tom Jones

  • Festival at Ford's

    Festival at Ford's

  • Jim Henson Idea Man

    Jim Henson Idea Man

  • Funny Girl to Funny Lady

    Funny Girl to Funny Lady

  • Lucy and Desi

    Lucy and Desi

  • The One, the Only... Groucho

    The One, the Only... Groucho

  • Celsius 41.11

    Celsius 41.11

  • The Story of Late Night

    The Story of Late Night

  • Woody Allen: A Documentary

    Woody Allen: A Documentary

  • Godard by Godard

    Godard by Godard

  • One to One: John & Yoko

    One to One: John & Yoko

  • Live at Mister Kelly's

    Live at Mister Kelly's

  • Dick Cavett Meets ABBA

    Dick Cavett Meets ABBA

  • Moonage Daydream

    Moonage Daydream

  • Best of Enemies

    Best of Enemies

  • Barbarians at the Gate

    Barbarians at the Gate

  • The New Yorker at 100

    The New Yorker at 100

  • Moon Over Parador

    Moon Over Parador

  • Listen to Me Marlon

    Listen to Me Marlon

  • Year of the Gun

    Year of the Gun

  • Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

    Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

  • River of Fundament

    River of Fundament

  • Night of 100 Stars III

    Night of 100 Stars III

  • Nightside

    Nightside

  • The Capote Tapes

    The Capote Tapes

  • Godard Cinema

    Godard Cinema

  • The Dick Cavett Show with Mel Brooks

    The Dick Cavett Show with Mel Brooks

  • HealtH

    HealtH

  • Elvis Meets Nixon

    Elvis Meets Nixon

  • Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

    Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

  • Bravo Profiles: Penn and Teller

    Bravo Profiles: Penn and Teller

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

    SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

  • What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

    What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

  • Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

    Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

  • Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

    Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

  • Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

    Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

  • The Lost Weekend: A Love Story

    The Lost Weekend: A Love Story

  • Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

  • Bergman: A Year in a Life

    Bergman: A Year in a Life

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

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

  • Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

    Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

  • 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

  • From Darkness to Light

    From Darkness to Light

  • Mike Wallace Is Here

    Mike Wallace Is Here

  • Jimi Hendrix

    Jimi Hendrix

  • Duane Hopwood

    Duane Hopwood

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

    To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore

  • Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

    Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

  • This Is Bob Hope...

    This Is Bob Hope...

  • Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

    Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

  • After School

    After School

  • Fight of the Century

    Fight of the Century

  • Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'

    Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'

  • Yesteryear

    Yesteryear

  • Simon & Garfunkel: Across the Airwaves

    Simon & Garfunkel: Across the Airwaves

  • The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell

    The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell

  • Excuse Me for Living

    Excuse Me for Living

  • Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia

    Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia

  • Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

    Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

  • Remember When

    Remember When

  • Unforgettable

    Unforgettable

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

    Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Movies

  • Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel

    Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel

  • David Bowie: Five Years

    David Bowie: Five Years

  • Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

    Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

  • Jack Paar: Smart Television

    Jack Paar: Smart Television

  • The Education of Gore Vidal

    The Education of Gore Vidal

  • Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce

    Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce

  • Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America

    Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America

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

    James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message

  • Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles

    Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles

  • The Hiding Place

    The Hiding Place

  • Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate

    Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate

  • Behind the Seams

    Behind the Seams

  • Time Was

    Time Was

  • Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here

    Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here

  • The Ghost of Richard Harris

    The Ghost of Richard Harris

  • Groucho & Cavett

    Groucho & Cavett

  • Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes

    Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes

  • On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone

    On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone

  • Remember Me

    Remember Me

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

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

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

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

  • A Venue For The End Of The World

    A Venue For The End Of The World

  • Where Danger Lives: White Rose for Julie

    Where Danger Lives: White Rose for Julie

  • Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous

    Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous

  • An American Family at 50

    An American Family at 50

  • Norman Mailer: The American

    Norman Mailer: The American

  • Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay

    Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay

  • Bye Bye Kipling

    Bye Bye Kipling

  • Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again

    Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again

  • Hocus Pocus, It's Magic

    Hocus Pocus, It's Magic

  • Sell & Spin: A History of Advertising

    Sell & Spin: A History of Advertising

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

    From the Ashes: The Life and Times of Tick Hall

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

    I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War

  • The Video Wine Guide with Dick Cavett

    The Video Wine Guide with Dick Cavett

  • Frontier University Dreams

    Frontier University Dreams

  • Decoy: A Map to Nowhere

    Decoy: A Map to Nowhere

  • Tension: Who's Guilty Now?

    Tension: Who's Guilty Now?