Portrait of Dick Cavett

Acting

Dick Cavett

Career

Active from 1972 to 2018, with a break from 1980 to 1998, busiest in 2012 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dick Cavett Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Tension
    4.4, average 6.0
  • Mystery
    2.5, average 4.0
  • Crime
    2.1, average 3.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.4, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

      Movies and TV shows

      28
      Type
      Role
      Score
      Decade
      Genre
      Group by

      2010s

      6 titles ยท average score 60
      Mike Wallace Is Here
      Mike Wallace Is Here (2019)
      GoodWatch score 78

      as (archive footage)

      Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes
      Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes (2018)
      GoodWatch score 72

      Writer

      River of Fundament
      River of Fundament (2014)
      GoodWatch score 54

      as Wake Guest

      Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
      Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay (2012)
      GoodWatch score 79

      as Narrator

      Driving Me Crazy
      Driving Me Crazy (2012)

      as Mr. Johnson

      Excuse Me for Living
      Excuse Me for Living (2012)
      GoodWatch score 20

      as Reverend Pilatus

      2000s

      4 titles ยท average score 72
      Childrens Hospital
      Childrens Hospital (2008)
      GoodWatch score 72

      TV show ยท as Dick Cavett

      Frontier University Dreams
      Frontier University Dreams (2005)

      as Narrator

      Once Upon a Sleigh Ride: The Music & Life of Leon Anderson
      Once Upon a Sleigh Ride: The Music & Life of Leon Anderson (2000)

      as Narrator

      Behind the Seams
      Behind the Seams (2000)

      as Detective

      1990s

      4 titles ยท average score 63
      Sell & Spin: A History of Advertising
      Sell & Spin: A History of Advertising (1999)

      as Narrator

      Elvis Meets Nixon
      Elvis Meets Nixon (1997)
      GoodWatch score 72

      as Narrator

      Forrest Gump
      Forrest Gump (1994)
      GoodWatch score 83

      as Dick Cavett

      Year of the Gun
      Year of the Gun (1991)
      GoodWatch score 36

      as Ben Gershon

      1980s

      7 titles ยท average score 65
      The Simpsons
      The Simpsons (1989)
      GoodWatch score 83

      TV show ยท as Dick Cavett (voice)

      Beetlejuice
      Beetlejuice (1988)
      GoodWatch score 76

      as Bernard

      A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
      A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
      GoodWatch score 64

      as Dick Cavett

      Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread
      Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread (1987)

      as Dick Cavett

      Amazing Stories
      Amazing Stories (1985)
      GoodWatch score 54

      TV show ยท as Dick Cavett

      Hotel
      Hotel (1982)
      GoodWatch score 65

      TV show

      HealtH
      HealtH (1980)
      GoodWatch score 47

      as Dick Cavett

      1970s

      7 titles ยท average score 64
      Remember Me
      Remember Me (1979)

      as Narrator

      Power Play
      Power Play (1978)
      GoodWatch score 64

      as Dick Cavett

      Annie Hall
      Annie Hall (1977)
      GoodWatch score 87

      as Dick Cavett

      Nightside
      Nightside (1973)

      as Dick Cavett

      Hollywood: The Dream Factory
      Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
      GoodWatch score 70

      as Narrator (voice)

      Alias Smith and Jones
      Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
      GoodWatch score 48

      TV show

      The Odd Couple
      The Odd Couple (1970)
      GoodWatch score 52

      TV show ยท as Dick Cavett