
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.
Known for (150 titles)
movieBehind the Seams
2000 · ★ 10.0
movieThe One, the Only... Groucho
1991 · ★ 10.0
movieNightside
1973 · ★ 10.0
movieThe Marx Brothers in a Nutshell
1982 · ★ 9.0
movieTennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
1994 · ★ 9.0
movieThe Education of Gore Vidal
2003 · ★ 8.7
movieForrest Gump
1994 · ★ 8.5
movie2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022 · ★ 8.2
tvGossip Girl
2007 · ★ 8.1
movieFunny
1988 · ★ 8.0
movieJames Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
2014 · ★ 8.0
movieJimi Hendrix: The Dick Cavett Show
1969 · ★ 8.0
movieRemember Me
1979 · ★ 8.0
movieJack Paar: Smart Television
2003 · ★ 8.0
movieJoni Mitchell, Lady Blue
2022 · ★ 8.0
movieFrom Roger Moore with Love
2024 · ★ 8.0
tvThe Simpsons
1989 · ★ 8.0
movieMel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again
2011 · ★ 7.9
movieJohn Candy: I Like Me
2025 · ★ 7.9
movieKoyaanisqatsi
1983 · ★ 7.9
movieJim Henson Idea Man
2024 · ★ 7.8
movieGroup Therapy
2024 · ★ 7.8
tvThe Odd Couple
1970 · ★ 7.8
tvMel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
2026 · ★ 7.8
movieAnnie Hall
1977 · ★ 7.7
movieJimi Hendrix
1973 · ★ 7.7
movieThis Is Bob Hope...
2017 · ★ 7.7
movieToni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
2019 · ★ 7.6
movieLinda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
2019 · ★ 7.6
movieJanis
1974 · ★ 7.6
movieGore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
2013 · ★ 7.6
tv1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
2021 · ★ 7.6
tvCheers
1982 · ★ 7.6
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · ★ 7.6
movieListen to Me Marlon
2015 · ★ 7.5
tvGeorge Harrison: Living in the Material World
2011 · ★ 7.5
movieDavid Bowie: Five Years
2013 · ★ 7.5
movieThe Ghost of Richard Harris
2022 · ★ 7.5
moviePaul Newman: The Restless
2023 · ★ 7.5
movieA Clockwork Orange: The Prophecy
2024 · ★ 7.5
tvAmazing Stories
1985 · ★ 7.5
movieBergman: A Year in a Life
2018 · ★ 7.4
movieMoonage Daydream
2022 · ★ 7.4
movieHollywood: The Dream Factory
1972 · ★ 7.4
movieAll Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
2016 · ★ 7.4
movieJimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
2013 · ★ 7.4
tvWhat's My Name | Muhammad Ali
2019 · ★ 7.4
movieBeetlejuice
1988 · ★ 7.4
movieNureyev
2018 · ★ 7.3
movieRemembering Gene Wilder
2024 · ★ 7.3
movieJanis: Little Girl Blue
2015 · ★ 7.3
movieFrequency
2000 · ★ 7.3
tvCelebrity Ghost Stories
2009 · ★ 7.3
movieGodard by Godard
2023 · ★ 7.2
movieBest of Enemies
2015 · ★ 7.2
movieAli & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes
2018 · ★ 7.2
moviePower Play
1978 · ★ 7.2
movieImagine
1972 · ★ 7.1
movieOne to One: John & Yoko
2025 · ★ 7.1
movieSLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
2025 · ★ 7.1