Dick Cavett
Richard Alva Cavett (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.
Acting
Movie
Forrest Gump
as Dick Cavett
1994
TV
The Simpsons
as Dick Cavett (voice)
1989
Movie
Beetlejuice
as Bernard
1988
Movie
Annie Hall
as Dick Cavett
1977
TV
Gossip Girl
as Self
2007
Movie
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
as Dick Cavett
1987
Movie
Frequency
as Himself
2000
Movie
Koyaanisqatsi
as Self (archive footage)
1983
TV
Cheers
as Himself
1982
TV
Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)
1975
TV
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2015
TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2015
Movie
Moonage Daydream
as Self (archive footage)
2022
TV
Amazing Stories
as Dick Cavett
1985
TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
Movie
Woody Allen: A Documentary
as Self
2011
Movie
Listen to Me Marlon
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Movie
Janis: Little Girl Blue
as Himself
2015
Movie
Best of Enemies
as Self
2015
Movie
Inside Deep Throat
as Self
2005
TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
Movie
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Host, The Dick Cavett Show (archive footage)
2025
TV
Childrens Hospital
as Dick Cavett
2008