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John Cassavetes was a Greek-American actor, film director, and screenwriter. He is considered a pioneer of American independent film, as he often financed his own films. Cassavetes was born in New York City in 1929 to Nicholas John Cassavetes (1893-1979) and his wife, Katherine Demetre (1906-1983).
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After studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Cassavetes started his career in television acting in numerous network dramas. From 1959 to 1960 he played the title role in the NBC detective series Johnny Staccato.
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Samuel L Jacksonis one of the most recognisable stars in Hollywood, but it wasn't until he was mid-forties that he hit the big time. After a series of smaller roles in films like Coming To America and Do The Right Thing, he got his breakthrough in Spike Lee's Jungle Fever(1991) at the age of 42. Then, he reached an even bigger audience at the age o...
The late, great Alan Rickman, a trained stage actor and a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, landed his first cinema role in one of the greatest action films ever made, Die Hard, as the villainous Hans Gruber. He was 42 years old at the time, and went on to have roles in the Harry Potter franchise and films including Love Actually.
Betty White's career has spanned eight decades, and while she found success in her 30s in the sitcom Life With Elizabeth, her most famous roles came much later. White was 51 when she started appearing on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, 63 when she starred as Rose on The Golden Girls, and 88 when she joined the cast of Hot In Cleveland.
Waltz was a jobbing actor in Europe since his mid-20s, but it wasn't until Quentin Tarantino cast him as Colonel Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterdsthat he hit the big time. He was 53 years old when he starred in the film, for which he gained an Oscar nomination, and Waltz has gone on to play Blofeld in the James Bond films.
While McCarthy had a role in the much-loved sitcom Gilmore Girls, it wasn't until she starred as one of the titular characters in Mike & Mollyat the age of 40 that her star truly began to rise. Then, at the age of 41, she was cast in the comedy Bridesmaids, which catapulted her to being known as one of the funniest women in Hollywood. Big screen ca...
Freeman starred in numerous successful stage productions and children's television series before his big break came with Street Smart, for which he earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He was 50 years old at the time, and two years later, aged 52, he got an Oscar nod for Best Actor for Driving Miss Daisy. Freeman has gone o...
Hackman and his classmate Dustin Hoffman were famously voted "least likely to succeed" by their peers at the Pasadena Playhouse—oh, how wrong they were. While Hackman began pursuing an acting career in the mid-50s, it wasn't until 1967 that he landed his breakthrough role in Bonnie and Clyde, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best...
You know that if Kathy Bates is on screen, whatever you're watching is going to be good, but her Hollywood breakthrough didn't come until she was 45. After landing minor stage and TV roles, Bates became a stage success, garnering a Tony nomination for her performance in 'night, Motherwhen she was 38. However, it was when she was cast as the crazed ...
Davis is now considered one of the greatest actors in Hollywood, but her big film break came when she was 43 years old, when she was Oscar nominated for her role in Doubt. Prior to that, she had success on the stage, achieving acclaim in her 30s. Since her 40s, Davis has gone on to star in projects like How To Get Away With Murder, Fences, The Help...
Prior to playing the teacher turned drug lord Walter White in the critically acclaimed series Breaking Bad, Cranston was known for playing the eccentric father Hal in the sitcom Malcolm In The Middle. But even that role didn't come until he was 44. Prior to Malcolm, he gained attention for playing Dr. Tim Whatley on Seinfeld, a role he bagged at th...
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Feb 15, 2017 · Beginning as an actor, John Cassavetes progressed to directing, and in the process became one of the landmark directors of indie filmmaking.
Dec 9, 2016 · Some Cassavetes acolytes will tell you to start with 1976’s The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, a neo-noir about a sleazy strip club owner (Ben Gazzara) who owes a debt to the mob, because that sounds like a thrilling genre movie. But it isn’t.
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May 21, 2018 · John Cassavetes (1929-1989) was one of the most highly acclaimed independent filmmakers in America. He was widely honored for motion pictures that successfully brought to the screen believable portrayals of real human emotion.
