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John Cazale

1935 - 1978

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John Holland Cazale (; August 12, 1935 – March 13, 1978) was an American actor. He appeared in five films over seven years, each of which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture at their respective awards ceremonies. Cazale started as a theater actor in New York City, ranging from regional, to off-Broadway, to Broadway acting alongside Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, and Sam Waterston. Cazale soon became one of Hollywood's premier character actors, starting with his role as the doomed, weak-minded Fredo Corleone opposite longtime friend Pacino in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather Part II (1974). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Cazale is the 348th most popular actor (down from 266th in 2019), the 747th most popular biography from United States (down from 503rd in 2019) and the 185th most popular American Actor.

John Cazale is most famous for his role as Fredo in the Godfather series.

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Among actors, John Cazale ranks 348 out of 13,578. Before him are Alec Baldwin, Kenny Baker, Ian Holm, Kim Novak, Patrick Stewart, and James Earl Jones. After him are Priyanka Chopra, Oona O'Neill, Pola Negri, Jeff Goldblum, Helmut Berger, and Fernanda Montenegro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, John Cazale ranks 30. Before him are Erich von Däniken, David Harvey, Françoise Sagan, Omar Sívori, Edward Said, and Fairuz. After him are Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Ei-ichi Negishi, Harvey J. Alter, Mercedes Sosa, Bibi Andersson, and Omar Bongo. Among people deceased in 1978, John Cazale ranks 22. Before him are Vincent du Vigneaud, Jack L. Warner, Anastas Mikoyan, Ricardo Zamora, Umberto Nobile, and Margaret Mead. After him are Ronald George Wreyford Norrish, Kurt Student, Ronnie Peterson, Willy Messerschmitt, Jomo Kenyatta, and Houari Boumédiène.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Cazale ranks 747 out of 20,380. Before him are Ice-T (1958), Alec Baldwin (1958), J. Paul Getty (1892), Kim Novak (1933), Glenn T. Seaborg (1912), and James Earl Jones (1931). After him are Martin Cooper (1928), Charles Goodyear (1800), Mike Pence (1959), William G. Morgan (1870), Bell hooks (1952), and Kip Thorne (1940).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, John Cazale ranks 185. Before him are James Caan (1940), Reese Witherspoon (1976), Doris Day (1922), Alec Baldwin (1958), Kim Novak (1933), and James Earl Jones (1931). After him are Jeff Goldblum (1952), Natalie Wood (1938), Christopher Lambert (1957), Joanne Woodward (1930), Carrie Fisher (1956), and Rod Steiger (1925).

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