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.

John Cazale

Acting Born December 8, 1935 – Died March 13, 1978 Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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.

Known For

The Godfather

Fredo Corleone

The Godfather Part II

Frederico 'Fredo' Corleone

The Godfather Part III

Fredo Corleone (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Deer Hunter

Stan

Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television

Frederico "Fredo" Corleone

Dog Day Afternoon

Sal

The Conversation

Stan

N.Y.P.D.

Tom Andrews

The Freshman

Fredo Corleone (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980

Fredo Corleone

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

Self

The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'