John Cazale
John Holland Cazale (August 12, 1935 - March 12, 1978) was an American actor. He appeared in five films during six years, each one nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture: The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather Part II, Dog Day Afternoon, and The Deer Hunter. He appeared in archival footage in The Godfather Part III, also nominated for Best Picture, making him the only actor to have this multi-film distinction. From his start as a theater actor, he became one of Hollywood's premier character actors, starting with his role as the doomed, weak-minded Fredo Corleone opposite longtime friend Al Pacino in Francis Ford Coppola's film The Godfather and its 1974 sequel.
Acting
Movie
The Godfather
as Fredo Corleone
1972
Movie
The Godfather Part II
as Frederico 'Fredo' Corleone
1974
Movie
The Deer Hunter
as Stan
1978
Movie
Dog Day Afternoon
as Sal
1975
Movie
The Conversation
as Stan
1974
Movie
The Freshman
as Fredo Corleone (archive footage) (uncredited)
1990
Movie
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
as Fredo Corleone
1992
TV
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
as Frederico "Fredo" Corleone
1977
Movie
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
as Self
2009
Movie
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
as Frederico "Fredo" Corleone
2016
Movie
The American Way
as Beatnik
1962
TV
N.Y.P.D.
as Tom Andrews
1967