Dick Cavett

Acting

50Total Films

10.0 Highest Rated

Born: Nov 19, 1936

Birth Place: Gibbon, Nebraska, USA

About 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.

Best Dick Cavett Movies Ranked

Must-watch hits from Dick Cavett's career based on audience ratings.

★10.0

Sell & Spin: A History of Advertising (1999) movie poster

★10.0

Sell & Spin: A History of Advertising — From ancient phrases etched in stone, to today's cutting edge multimedia commercials, selling has always meant grabbing

Sell & Spin: A History of Advertising

1999•Documentary

★8.5

★8.5

Forrest Gump — A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in eac

Forrest Gump

1994•Comedy

★8.2

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2022) movie poster

★8.2

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — The 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony take place on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at Microsoft Theate

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2022•Music

★8.0

James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message (2014) movie poster

★8.0

James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message — The Godfather of Soul tells his life story and features his greatest live performances.

James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message

2014•Documentary

★8.0

★8.0

This Is Bob Hope... — During his career, Bob Hope was the only performer to achieve top-rated success in every form of mass entertainment. Ame

This Is Bob Hope...

2017•Documentary

Complete Filmography & Success Status

Tracking the career evolution and box office verdicts of Dick Cavett.

Year	Movie	Character	Success	More
2025	John Candy: I Like Me	Self - Host, The Dick Cavett Show (archive footage)	Super Hit	Similar →
2025	The New Yorker at 100	Self (archive footage)	Hit	Similar →
2025	From Darkness to Light	Self (archive footage)	Hit	Similar →
2025	One to One: John & Yoko	Self (archive footage)	Hit	Similar →
2025	SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)	Self	Hit	Similar →
2024	From Roger Moore with Love	Self	Super Hit	Similar →
2024	Jim Henson Idea Man	Self (archive footage)	Super Hit	Similar →
2023	Godard by Godard	Self (archive footage)	Super Hit	Similar →
2022	Groucho & Cavett	Self	Hit	Similar →
2022	2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony	Self (archive footage)	Super Hit	Similar →
2022	Moonage Daydream	Self (archive footage)	Super Hit	Similar →
2022	Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues	Self (archive footage)	Hit	Similar →
2022	The Ghost of Richard Harris	Self	Super Hit	Similar →
2022	Lucy and Desi	Self (archive footage)	Hit	Similar →
2019	Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice	Self (archive footage)	Super Hit	Similar →
2019	Mike Wallace Is Here	(archive footage)	Hit	Similar →
2019	Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am	Self (archive footage)	Super Hit	Similar →
2019	What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael	Self	Hit	Similar →
2018	Nureyev	Self, Archive Footage	Hit	Similar →
2018	Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes	Self	Hit	Similar →
2018	Bergman: A Year in a Life	Self	Hit	Similar →
2017	This Is Bob Hope...	Self	Super Hit	Similar →
2016	All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone	Self	Super Hit	Similar →
2015	Janis: Little Girl Blue	Himself	Hit	Similar →
2015	Best of Enemies	Self	Hit	Similar →
2015	Listen to Me Marlon	Self (archive footage)	Super Hit	Similar →
2015	Dick Cavett's Vietnam	-	Hit	Similar →
2014	James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message	Self	Super Hit	Similar →
2014	Dick Cavett's Watergate	Himself	Hit	Similar →
2014	Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate	Self - Chat-Show Host	Hit	Similar →
2013	Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'	Self - TV Host (archive footage)	Super Hit	Similar →
2013	Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia	Self (archive footage)	Super Hit	Similar →
2013	David Bowie: Five Years	Self (archive footage)	Super Hit	Similar →
2012	Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay	Narrator	Hit	Similar →
2012	Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel	Self (archive footage)	Hit	Similar →
2012	Norman Mailer: The American	Self	Hit	Similar →
2011	Woody Allen: A Documentary	Self	Hit	Similar →
2011	Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again	Self	Super Hit	Similar →
2010	Smash His Camera	Self	Hit	Similar →
1999	Sell & Spin: A History of Advertising	Narrator	Super Hit	Similar →
1997	Elvis Meets Nixon	Narrator	Hit	Similar →
1994	Forrest Gump	Dick Cavett	Super Hit	Similar →
1993	Barbarians at the Gate	Self	Hit	Similar →
1988	Beetlejuice	Bernard	Hit	Similar →
1987	A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors	Dick Cavett	Hit	Similar →
1978	Power Play	Dick Cavett	Hit	Similar →
1977	Annie Hall	Dick Cavett	Super Hit	Similar →
1974	Janis	-	Hit	Similar →
1973	Jimi Hendrix	Self (archive footage)	Super Hit	Similar →
1972	Imagine	Self	Hit	Similar →

Dick Cavett - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best movie of Dick Cavett?

According to audience ratings, the best movie starring Dick Cavett is "Sell & Spin: A History of Advertising" with a rating of 10.0/10.

How many movies has Dick Cavett acted in?

Dick Cavett has been featured in at least 50 major films throughout their career.

What are some other popular movies by Dick Cavett?

Other notable films include "Forrest Gump", "2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony", and "James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message".