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Cassavetes<br><p> High School: <a href="/edu/705/000365607/">Blair Academy, Blairstown, NJ</a><br> Conservatory: <a href="/edu/363/000082117/">American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York City</a><br><p> <a href="/lists/939/000043810/">Greek Ancestry</a> <br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/847/000033748/">Big Trouble (30-May-1986)</a> <br> <a href="/films/924/000067723/">Love Streams (24-Aug-1984)</a> <br> <a href="/films/028/000061842/">Gloria (Sep-1980)</a> <br> <a href="/films/359/000065164/">Opening Night (22-Dec-1977)</a> <br> <a href="/films/054/000061868/">The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (15-Feb-1976)</a> <br> <a href="/films/872/000061689/">A Woman Under the Influence (12-Oct-1974)</a> <br> <a href="/films/916/000038802/">Minnie and Moskowitz (22-Dec-1971)</a> <br> <a href="/films/418/000063229/">Husbands (8-Dec-1970)</a> <br> <a href="/films/444/000063255/">Faces (24-Nov-1968)</a> <br> <a href="/films/213/000034111/">A Child Is Waiting (13-Feb-1963)</a> <br> <a href="/films/642/000260859/">Too Late Blues (7-Nov-1961)</a> <br> <a href="/films/853/000066655/">Shadows (11-Nov-1959)</a> <br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/924/000067723/">Love Streams (24-Aug-1984)</a> <br> <a href="/films/417/000248670/">Marvin & Tige (1983)</a> <br> <a href="/films/397/000063208/">Tempest (13-Aug-1982)</a> <br> <a href="/films/302/000042176/">Whose Life Is It Anyway? (2-Dec-1981)</a> <br> <a href="/films/452/000084200/">The Incubus (1981)</a> <br> <a href="/films/945/000083696/">Brass Target (9-Mar-1979)</a> <br> <a href="/films/537/000040417/">The Fury (10-Mar-1978)</a> · Childress<br> <a href="/films/359/000065164/">Opening Night (22-Dec-1977)</a> · Maurice Aarons<br> <a href="/films/098/000083846/">Mikey and Nicky (21-Dec-1976)</a> <br> <a href="/films/247/000039130/">Two Minute Warning (12-Nov-1976)</a> <br> <a href="/films/955/000083706/">Capone (Apr-1975)</a> <br> <a href="/films/418/000063229/">Husbands (8-Dec-1970)</a> <br> <a href="/films/038/000068831/">If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (24-Apr-1969)</a> · Card Player<br> <a href="/films/916/000257145/">Machine Gun McCain (1-Apr-1969)</a> · Hank McCain<br> <a href="/films/663/000032567/">Rosemary's Baby (12-Jun-1968)</a> <br> <a href="/films/698/000032602/">The Dirty Dozen (15-Jun-1967)</a> · Victor Franko<br> <a href="/films/652/000204040/">Devil's Angels (Apr-1967)</a> · Cody<br> <a href="/films/435/000063246/">The Killers (7-Jul-1964)</a> <br> <a href="/films/700/000173181/">Saddle the Wind (20-Mar-1958)</a> <br> <a href="/films/224/000172705/">Virgin Island (1958)</a> <br> <a href="/films/462/000218805/">Affair in Havana (1-Oct-1957)</a> <br> <a href="/films/393/000042267/">Edge of the City (29-Jan-1957)</a> · Axel North<br> <a href="/films/132/000204517/">Crime in the Streets (10-Jun-1956)</a> · Frankie Dane<br> <a href="/films/794/000262008/">The Night Holds Terror (13-Jul-1955)</a> · Robert Batsford<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=26238"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=26238">John Cassavetes</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=26238" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>