Biography
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.
Acted in 26
2020s
- 2021
My Guest is Orson Welles
Movie
2010s
- 2019
- 2017
On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
Movie
- 2015
Dick Cavett's Vietnam
Movie
- 2014
River of Fundament
Wake Guest
- 2012
Excuse Me for Living
Reverend Pilatus
Driving Me Crazy
Mr. Johnson
2000s
- 2008
- 2005
Duane Hopwood
Movie
- 2000
Behind the Seams
Detective
1990s
- 1994
- 1991
Year of the Gun
Ben Gershon
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
- 1987
Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread
Dick Cavett
- 1985
- 1982
- 1980
HealtH
Dick Cavett
1970s
- 1978
- 1977
- 1974
Janis
Movie
- 1973
Nightside
Dick Cavett
- 1971
- 1970
1960s
- 1960
Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place
Movie
Wrote 1
Appearances126
2020s
- 2026
My Life As Roger Moore
Self
- 2025
NASA, Nazis and the Space Race
Self (archive footage)
From Darkness to Light
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2024
From Roger Moore with Love
Self
An American Family at 50
Self
A Clockwork Orange: The Prophecy
Self (archive footage)
- 2023
Godard Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Godard by Godard
Self (archive footage)
- 2022
Groucho & Cavett
Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self (archive footage)
The Ghost of Richard Harris
Self
Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue
Self (archive footage)
Each Day in a Moment
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2021
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
Nureyev
Self, Archive Footage
- 2017
This Is Bob Hope...
Self
Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America
Self
Kyoko
Self (archive footage)
- 2016
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
Self
- 2015
Listen to Me Marlon
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2014
James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
Self
A Venue For The End Of The World
Himself
Dick Cavett's Watergate
Himself
Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate
Self - Chat-Show Host
- 2013
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
Self (archive footage)
David Bowie: Five Years
Self (archive footage)
- 2012
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
Narrator
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel
Self (archive footage)
Norman Mailer: The American
Self
- 2011
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Self
- 2010
Simon & Garfunkel: Across the Airwaves
Self
Unforgettable
Self
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Self (archive footage)
- 2007
Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe
Self (archive footage)
- 2006
The Dick Cavett Show with Mel Brooks
Self
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
Self (archive footage)
- 2005
- 2004
Celsius 41.11
Self (archive footage)
- 2003
Jack Paar: Smart Television
Self
The Education of Gore Vidal
Self (archive footage)
- 2001
Bravo Profiles: Penn and Teller
Self
- 2000
1990s
- 1997
Elvis Meets Nixon
Narrator
- 1994
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Self (archive footage)
- 1993
Barbarians at the Gate
Self
- 1991
The One, the Only... Groucho
Self
The Fred Astaire Songbook
Self (archive footage)
- 1990
Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Movies
Self
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1980s
- 1988
Moon Over Parador
Self
After School
Himself
- 1986
Bye Bye Kipling
Self
Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce
Self
- 1983
- 1982
Yesteryear
Self - Host · 6 episodes
The Video Wine Guide with Dick Cavett
Self
The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell
Self
- 1981
Dick Cavett Meets ABBA
Host
Remember When
Self - Host · 8 episodes
- 1980
Simon
Himself
1970s
- 1979
Time Was
Self - Host · 6 episodes
Remember Me
Narrator
- 1975
Funny Girl to Funny Lady
Self
- 1974
- 1973
Jimi Hendrix
Self (archive footage)
- 1972
Imagine
Self
Cocksucker Blues
Self
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
Self
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Narrator (voice)
- 1971
Fight of the Century
Self-(Audience Member)
- 1970
Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles
Self
1960s
- 1969
Jimi Hendrix: The Dick Cavett Show
Self
This Is Tom Jones
Self · 1 episode
- 1968
- 1967
- 1966
- 1962
1950s
- 1958
No release date
From the Ashes: The Life and Times of Tick Hall
Self
I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War
Self