person

Dick Cavett

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-11-19

Place of Birth

Gibbon, Nebraska, USA

Dick Cavett

Biography

Richard Alva Cavett 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 DalĂ­, 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.

Also Known For

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Annie Hall

Apr 19, 1977

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From the Ashes: The Life and Times of Tick Hall

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Feb 27, 1987

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Bergman: A Year in a Life

Jul 12, 2018

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Cocksucker Blues

Jul 26, 1972

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Live at Mister Kelly's

Sep 17, 2021

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Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce

Jan 01, 1986

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The Lost Weekend: A Love Story

Apr 13, 2023

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Godard Cinema

Jun 05, 2023

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Moon Over Parador

Sep 09, 1988

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Funny

Apr 01, 1988

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Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here

May 11, 1972

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Woody Allen: A Documentary

Nov 20, 2011

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The History of Rock 'n' Roll

Mar 06, 1995

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David Bowie: Five Years

May 25, 2013

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HealtH

Sep 12, 1980

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Smash His Camera

Jul 30, 2010

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The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell

Jan 02, 1982

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Norman Mailer: The American

May 18, 2012

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Lucy and Desi

Jan 21, 2022

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The Video Wine Guide with Dick Cavett

May 17, 1982

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The Capote Tapes

Sep 10, 2021

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Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay

Oct 04, 2012

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Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

Jan 18, 2008

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To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore

Sep 09, 2007

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Godard by Godard

May 17, 2023

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After School

Sep 01, 1988

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River of Fundament

Feb 12, 2014

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The Ghost of Richard Harris

Aug 31, 2022

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Tension: Who's Guilty Now?

Jul 31, 2007

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Decoy: A Map to Nowhere

Jul 31, 2007

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A Venue For The End Of The World

Sep 14, 2014

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James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message

Nov 08, 2014

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Night of 100 Stars III

May 21, 1990

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Moonage Daydream

Sep 15, 2022

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Beetlejuice

Mar 30, 1988

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Elvis Meets Nixon

Aug 12, 1997

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Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Movies

Dec 09, 1990

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Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Jan 10, 1972

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Behind the Seams

Jun 01, 2000

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Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again

Sep 09, 2011

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Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

Jun 21, 2019

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What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

Mar 22, 2019

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2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Nov 19, 2022

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Mike Wallace Is Here

Jul 26, 2019

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Best of Enemies

Jul 31, 2015

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Driving Me Crazy

Jan 06, 2012

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Groucho & Cavett

Dec 27, 2022

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Forrest Gump

Jun 23, 1994

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Jimi Hendrix

Jun 14, 1973

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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Oct 27, 2022

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I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War

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Duane Hopwood

Nov 11, 2005

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Janis: Little Girl Blue

Sep 09, 2015

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Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous

Jan 01, 1990

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Bye Bye Kipling

Jan 01, 1986

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On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone

Jan 22, 2017

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The Dick Cavett Show with Mel Brooks

Sep 07, 2006

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Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles

Sep 30, 1970

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Fight of the Century

Mar 08, 1971

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Listen to Me Marlon

Jul 29, 2015

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Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread

Mar 18, 1987

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Jimi Hendrix: The Dick Cavett Show

Jul 06, 1969

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

Nov 04, 2016

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Dick Cavett's Watergate

Aug 08, 2014

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Frontier University Dreams

Apr 01, 2005

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This Is Bob Hope...

Dec 29, 2017

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Simon

Feb 01, 1980

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Remember Me

Jan 01, 1979

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Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes

Aug 02, 2018

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Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate

Mar 02, 2014

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Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America

Nov 09, 2017

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Imagine

Dec 23, 1972

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Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

Dec 19, 1994

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Funny Girl to Funny Lady

Mar 09, 1975

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Inside Deep Throat

Feb 11, 2005

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The Education of Gore Vidal

Jun 30, 2003

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Nureyev

Sep 25, 2018

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Jack Paar: Smart Television

Nov 29, 2003

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Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

Sep 06, 2019

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Kyoko

Mar 11, 2017

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The One, the Only... Groucho

May 28, 1991

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Dick Cavett's Vietnam

Apr 27, 2015

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Janis

Oct 18, 1974

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Excuse Me for Living

Oct 12, 2012

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Year of the Gun

Sep 10, 1991

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Sell & Spin: A History of Advertising

Jan 01, 1999

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Simon & Garfunkel: Across the Airwaves

Nov 21, 2010

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Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

Oct 12, 2019

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Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'

Nov 04, 2013

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Where Danger Lives: White Rose for Julie

Jul 31, 2007

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

May 30, 2000

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I Am Not Your Negro

Feb 03, 2017

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The Fred Astaire Songbook

Mar 08, 1991

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Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel

Sep 21, 2012

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Celsius 41.11

Oct 22, 2004

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Barbarians at the Gate

Mar 20, 1993

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Nightside

Apr 05, 1973

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Power Play

Nov 01, 1978

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

May 01, 2007

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Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

Jun 18, 2021

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Unforgettable

Aug 16, 2010

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Festival at Ford's

Nov 15, 1971

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Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue

Jul 24, 2022

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Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

Feb 27, 2019

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From Roger Moore with Love

Dec 15, 2024

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Dick Cavett Meets ABBA

Sep 12, 1981

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One to One: John & Yoko

Apr 11, 2025

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Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

Dec 03, 2000

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From Darkness to Light

Apr 20, 2025

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Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia

Aug 04, 2013

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SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

Jan 23, 2025

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Cheers

Sep 30, 1982

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The Simpsons

Dec 17, 1989

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jan 26, 2003

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The Odd Couple

Sep 24, 1970

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Alias Smith and Jones

Jan 05, 1971

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The Merv Griffin Show

Oct 01, 1962

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Hotel

Aug 21, 1982

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Gossip Girl

Sep 19, 2007

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Time Was

Nov 11, 1979

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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Jan 22, 1968

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The Story of Late Night

May 02, 2021

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ABC Stage 67

Sep 14, 1966

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This Is Tom Jones

Feb 07, 1969

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Saturday Night Live

Oct 11, 1975

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Amazing Stories

Sep 29, 1985

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Oct 01, 1962

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Childrens Hospital

Dec 08, 2008

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Dinah!

Oct 21, 1974

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Late Night with Seth Meyers

Feb 25, 2014

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The Phil Donahue Show

Nov 06, 1967

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1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

May 21, 2021

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The Dick Cavett Show

Jun 06, 1968

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Celebrity Ghost Stories

Oct 03, 2009

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What's My Name | Muhammad Ali

May 14, 2019

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Saturday Night Live

Oct 11, 1975

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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Jul 16, 2009

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Sep 08, 2015

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Remember When

May 11, 1981

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Yesteryear

Jul 07, 1982

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Kraft Music Hall

Oct 08, 1958

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It's Garry Shandling's Show

Sep 10, 1986

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George Harrison: Living in the Material World

Nov 12, 2011