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Dick Cavett

Richard Alva Cavett is an American television personality, comedian and former talk show host notable for his conversational style and in-depth discussions. He appeared regularly on nationally broadcast television in the United States for five decades, from the 1960s through the 2000s.

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  • Born In Gibbon, Nebraska, USA
  • Born November 19, 1936
  • Gender Male
  • On Other Sites IMDB
  • Race White or Caucasian (Non-Hispanic)
  • Created February 26, 2021 by
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  • Modified September 29, 2021 by
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Forrest Gump

1994
as Dick Cavett

Beetlejuice

1988
as Bernard

Annie Hall

1977
as Dick Cavett

Frequency

2000
as Self

After School

1988
as Dick Cavett

Power Play

1978
as Self

Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate

2014
as Self - Chat-Show Host

Swanson on Sunset

2021
as Dick Cavett

Remember When

1981
as Self - Host

Bye Bye Kipling

1986
as Dick Cavett

To My Great Chagrin

2007
as Dick Cavett

Imagine

1972
as Himself

Dick Cavett's Watergate

2014
as Dick Cavett

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Best of Enemies

2015
as Himself

Simon

1980
as Himself

Moon Over Parador

1988
as Himself

Louise Brooks

1986
as Self (clip from The Dick Cavett Show)

River of Fundament

2014
as Wake Guest

Listen to Me Marlon

2015
as Himself (archive footage)

HealtH

1980
as Himself

Writer

Movie Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes 2018

Host

Episode Robin Williams: Comic Genius
The Dick Cavett Show
1979

Guest Star

Episode Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Jonah Hill, Dick Cavett, Wylie Dufresne
2014
Episode Hotel
Outsiders
1984
Episode The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Kristin Davis, Dick Cavett
2010
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Dick Cavett, Rebecca Holden, Chris & Lisa Scott
1983
Episode Room for Two
And Now, a Pause for Menopause
1992
Episode The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Tom Cruise, Dick Cavett, Ashley Monroe, Buddy Guy
2015
Episode The Simpsons
Homie the Clown
1995
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Dick Cavett, John Byner, Thalassa Cruso
1982
Episode Cheers
They Called Me Mayday
1983
Episode This is Tom Jones
Mama Cass Elliot / Charles Aznavour / The Hollies / Dick Cavett
1969
Episode Bored to Death
The Black Clock of Time
2011
Episode Saturday Night Live
Dick Cavett/Marshall Efron, Jimmy Cliff
1976
Episode Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Dick Cavett, Tatjana Patitz, Johnny Johnson & The Kentucky Headhunters
1993
Episode The Odd Couple
Two Men on a Hoarse
1975
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Dick Cavett, Suzanne Pleshette
1981
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Dick Cavett, Jimmy Brogan, Dave Barry
1984
Episode Kate & Allie
High Anxiety
1986
Episode E! True Hollywood Story
Janis Joplin
1998
Episode Kraft Music Hall
The Friars Roast Don Rickles
1970
Episode Gossip Girl
Con-Heir
2012
Episode To Tell the Truth
S.J. Johnson, Frankie Lye, Eileen Eaton
1967
Episode Saturday Night Live
Dick Cavett/Ry Cooder
1976
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Dick Cavett, Chief Jesse Smith, Al Green
1991
Episode The Merv Griffin Show
Oct 6 1980 Dick Cavett interviews Merv Griffin
1980