John Cazale
Actor
Biography
John Holland Cazale (August 12, 1935 - March 12, 1978) was an American actor. He appeared in five films during six years, each one nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture: The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather Part II, Dog Day Afternoon, and The Deer Hunter. He appeared in archival footage in The Godfather Part III, also nominated for Best Picture, making him the only actor to have this multi-film distinction. From his start as a theater actor, he became one of Hollywood's premier character actors, starting with his role as the doomed, weak-minded Fredo Corleone opposite longtime friend Al Pacino in Francis Ford Coppola's film The Godfather and its 1974 sequel.
Filmography
The Godfather Part II
as Frederico 'Fredo' Corleone 1974
The Deer Hunter
as Stan 1978
Dog Day Afternoon
as Sal 1975
The Conversation
as Stan 1974
The Freshman
as Fredo Corleone (archive footage) (uncredited) 1990
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
as Fredo Corleone 1992
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
as Self 2009
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
as Frederico "Fredo" Corleone 1981