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John Cazale

Aug 12, 1935 - Mar 12, 1978 (42 years old) in 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.

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N.Y.P.D.
Tom Andrews
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Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Frederico "Fredo" Corleone
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The Godfather
Fredo Corleone
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The Godfather Part II
Frederico 'Fredo' Corleone
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The Deer Hunter
Stan
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Dog Day Afternoon
Sal
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The Conversation
Stan
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The Freshman
Fredo Corleone (archive footage) (uncredited)
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The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic
Frederico "Fredo" Corleone
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The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
Fredo Corleone

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