Richard Alva Cavett (/ˈkævɪt/; 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.
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Known For
Forrest Gump
(1994)
Dick Cavett
Beetlejuice
(1988)
Bernard
Annie Hall
(1977)
Dick Cavett
Moonage Daydream
(2022)
Self (archive footage)
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
(2010)
Self (archive footage)
Listen to Me Marlon
(2015)
Self (archive footage)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
(1987)
Dick Cavett
Inside Deep Throat
(2005)
Self
Woody Allen: A Documentary
(2011)
Self
Lucy and Desi
(2022)
Self (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
(2017)
Self
Moon Over Parador
(1988)
Self
River of Fundament
(2014)
Wake Guest
Full Filmography
Acting
Jimi Hendrix: The Dick Cavett Show
(1969)
Himself
Cocksucker Blues
(1972)
Self
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
(1972)
Self
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
(1972)
Narrator (voice)
Imagine
(1972)
Self
Jimi Hendrix
(1973)
Self (archive footage)
Nightside
(1973)
Dick Cavett
Janis
(1974)
Funny Girl to Funny Lady
(1975)
Self
Annie Hall
(1977)
Dick Cavett
Power Play
(1978)
Dick Cavett
Remember Me
(1979)
Narrator
HealtH
(1980)
Dick Cavett
Simon
(1980)
Himself
The Video Wine Guide with Dick Cavett
(1982)
Self
The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell
(1982)
Self
Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce
(1986)
Self
Bye Bye Kipling
(1986)
Self
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
(1987)
Dick Cavett
Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread
(1987)
Himself
Moon Over Parador
(1988)
Self
Beetlejuice
(1988)
Bernard
After School
(1988)
Himself
Funny
(1988)
Self
Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous
(1990)
himself
Night of 100 Stars III
(1990)
Self
Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Movies
(1990)
Self
Year of the Gun
(1991)
Ben Gershon
The One, the Only... Groucho
(1991)
Self
The Fred Astaire Songbook
(1991)
Self (archive footage)
Barbarians at the Gate
(1993)
Self
Forrest Gump
(1994)
Dick Cavett
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
(1994)
Self (archive footage)
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
(1995)
Self
Elvis Meets Nixon
(1997)
Narrator
Sell & Spin: A History of Advertising
(1999)
Narrator
Behind the Seams
(2000)
Detective
Once Upon a Sleigh Ride: The Music & Life of Leon Anderson
(2000)
Narrator
Jack Paar: Smart Television
(2003)
Self
The Education of Gore Vidal
(2003)
Self (archive footage)
Celsius 41.11
(2004)
Self (archive footage)
Inside Deep Throat
(2005)
Self
Frontier University Dreams
(2005)
Narrator
Duane Hopwood
(2005)
The Dick Cavett Show with Mel Brooks
(2006)
Self
Tension: Who's Guilty Now?
(2007)
Self
To My Great Chagrin
(2007)
Himself
Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe
(2007)
Self (archive footage)
Decoy: A Map to Nowhere
(2007)
Self
Where Danger Lives: White Rose for Julie
(2007)
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
(2008)
Self (archive footage)
Smash His Camera
(2010)
Self
Unforgettable
(2010)
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
(2010)
Self (archive footage)
Simon & Garfunkel: Across the Airwaves
(2010)
Self
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
(2011)
Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again
(2011)
Self
Woody Allen: A Documentary
(2011)
Self
Driving Me Crazy
(2012)
Mr. Johnson
Norman Mailer: The American
(2012)
Self
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
(2012)
Narrator
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel
(2012)
Self (archive footage)
Excuse Me for Living
(2012)
Reverend Pilatus
David Bowie: Five Years
(2013)
Self (archive footage)
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
(2013)
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate
(2014)
Self - Chat-Show Host
Dick Cavett's Watergate
(2014)
Himself
A Venue For The End Of The World
(2014)
Himself
River of Fundament
(2014)
Wake Guest
James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
(2014)
Self
Dick Cavett's Vietnam
(2015)
Best of Enemies
(2015)
Self
Janis: Little Girl Blue
(2015)
Himself
Listen to Me Marlon
(2015)
Self (archive footage)
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
(2016)
Self
Kyoko
(2017)
Himself (archive footage)
I Am Not Your Negro
(2017)
Self (archive footage)
Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America
(2017)
Self
This Is Bob Hope...
(2017)
Self
Nureyev
(2018)
Self, Archive Footage
Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes
(2018)
Self
Bergman: A Year in a Life
(2018)
Self
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
(2019)
Self
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
(2019)
Self
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
Mike Wallace Is Here
(2019)
(archive footage)
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
(2021)
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
The Capote Tapes
(2021)
Self
Live at Mister Kelly's
(2021)
Self
Groucho & Cavett
(2022)
Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
(2022)
Self (archive footage)
Lucy and Desi
(2022)
Self (archive footage)
The Ghost of Richard Harris
(2022)
Self
Moonage Daydream
(2022)
Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
(2022)
Self (archive Footage)
Godard Cinema
(2023)
Self (archive footage)
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
(2023)
Self (archive footage)
Godard by Godard
(2023)
Self (archive footage)
Writing