John Cale filmography explained
John Cale is a Welsh musician, composer and record producer. Although his main field is music (he composed original musical score for many films), he starred in several films as an actor. It began in the sixties with appearances in various experimental films and documentaries (mostly by Andy Warhol, but also by other directors). In 1987, he received lessons from an actor F. Murray Abraham and subsequently played the role of a character named Hubbley in the short film The Houseguest.[1] He later starred in several other films and television series. As a composer, he composes mainly for French drama films. He also participated in a variety of documentary films and television programs. As a director he made one experimental film called Police Car.
Films
As actor
Year | Film | Director | Role | Notes |
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1965 | Dirt | | himself | |
Venus in Furs | Piero Heliczer | himself | |
Satisfaction | Piero Heliczer | himself | |
1966 | The Bob Dylan Story | Andy Warhol | | |
Four Stars (****) | Andy Warhol | | |
1989 | The Houseguest | Franz Harland | Hubbley | |
The Equalizer | Robert E. Warren | Aryan Leader | One episode: "Race Traitors" |
Wonderland USA | | |
1995 | Antártida | | himself | |
2002 | N[eon] | | narrator | |
2008 | Salamandra | | Dick Winter[2] | |
2014 | The Bridge | | Caravan Seller | One episode: "Sorrowsworn"[3] |
2016 | Love Twice | | Lester | | |
As composer
Documentary appearances
Year | Film | Director | Notes |
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1966 | The Velvet Underground Eat Lunch | Danny Williams | |
The Velvet Underground | Andy Warhol | Also known as Moe in Bondage. |
Sunday Morning | Rosalind Stevenson | short film |
| Andy Warhol | |
The Velvet Underground Tarot Cards | Andy Warhol | |
1967 | Exploding Plastic Inevitable | Ronald Nameth | |
1969 | Walden (Diaries, Notes and Sketches) | | |
1986 | The South Bank Show | Kim Evans | One episode: "The Velvet Underground" |
1987 | Put More Blood Into the Music | George Atlas | |
1989 | Words for the Dying | | |
1990 | Songs for Drella | | |
1993 | Velvet Underground: Velvet Redux Live MCMXCIII | | |
Curious: The Velvet Underground in Europe | Declan Lowney | |
1995 | Dancing Barefoot | Zdeněk Suchý | |
Nico Icon | Susanne Ofteringer | |
Rock & Roll | David Espar | |
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1997 | Arena: The Banana | Kate Meynell | |
Synesthesia | | One episode: "John Cale" |
1998 | American Masters | | One episode: "Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart" |
John Cale | | It was released in 2006 on DVD as John Cale: An Exploration of His Life and Music |
2000 | Beautiful Mistake | | Welsh title: Camgymeriad Gwych. |
The Making of Camgymeriad Gwych | Juan Gelas | Documentary film about Beautiful Mistake. |
2001 | Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture | Chris Rodley | |
Intimate Portrait | | One episode: "Betsey Johnson" |
2002 | Nye scener fra Amerika | | |
2003 | | Marc Evans | |
JC-03 | | |
2005 | | | |
2007 | A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory | Esther Robinson | |
Seven Ages of Rock | Francis Whately and Alastair Laurence | Two episodes: "White Light, White Heat: Art Rock" and "Blank Generation: Punk Rock" |
Once Upon a Time in New York: The Birth of Hip Hop, Disco & Punk | Benjamin Whalley | |
2014 | LOOP>>60Hz: Transmissions from The Drone Orchestra | Bevis Bowden | |
Lennon or McCartney | Matt Schichter | |
2015 | Better than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version | David Vincent | |
2017 | Raising the Hare | Bevis Bowden | Voice only |
2021 | The Velvet Underground | | | |
Notes and References
- Book: Mitchell, Tim . 2003 . Sedition and Alchemy: A Biography of John Cale . London . Peter Owen . 169 . 0-7206-11326 .
- Web site: Salamandra . 2008 . Dubai Film Fest . 21 November 2014.
- Web site: Sharing Space with the Cartel – Sorrowsworn (The Bridge) . 26 July 2014 . TV Eskimo . 16 October 2014.