John Cale is a Welsh singer, musician, composer, record producer and arranger. 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. 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 + John Cale film and television actor credits Year Film Director Role Notes 1965 Dirt Piero Heliczer himself Short film Venus in Furs Piero Heliczer himself Satisfaction Piero Heliczer himself Short film 1966 The Bob Dylan Story Andy Warhol Four Stars (****) Andy Warhol Man (uncredited) 1989 The Houseguest Franz Harland Hubbley Short film The Equalizer Robert E. Warren Aryan Leader Episode: "Race Traitors" Wonderland USA Zoe Beloff Lonely Writer Short film 1995 Antártida Manuel Huerga himself 2002 N[eon] Dave McKean Narrator Short film 2008 Salamandra Pablo Agüero Dick Winter Spanish film 2014 The Bridge Stefan Schwartz Caravan Seller Episode: "Sorrowsworn" 2016 Love Twice Rob Nilsson Lester Film
As composer Year Film Director Notes 1971 Women in Revolt Paul Morrissey 1972 Heat 1974 Caged Heat Jonathan Demme 1981 Who Am I This Time? 1986 Something Wild 1989 Dick Jo Menell 1989 The Houseguest Franz Harland Wonderland USA Zoe Beloff 1991 Paris s'éveille Olivier Assayas 1992 Primary Motive Daniel Adams 1993 La Naissance de l'amour Philippe Garrel 1994 Ah Pook Is Here Philip Hunt The Unknown Tod Browning The Unknown dates from 1927; Cale composed the music for its projection in 1994. Life Underwater Zoe Beloff 1995 Antártida Manuel Huerga Mata Hari Franz Harland Don't Forget You're Going to Die Xavier Beauvois 1996 I Shot Andy Warhol Mary Harron Basquiat Julian Schnabel 1997 House of America Marc Evans Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest Michael Haussman 1998 Somewhere in the City Ramin Niami 1999 Le vent de la nuit Philippe Garrel The Virgin Diego Donnhofer 2000 The Farewell Jan Schütte The King's Daughters Patricia Mazuy Love Me Laetitia Masson Beautiful Mistake Marc Evans Wisconsin Death Trip James Marsh American Psycho Mary Harron 2002 Nye scener fra Amerika Jørgen Leth 2003 Paris Ramin Niami Rhinoceros Eyes Aaron Woodley Y Mabinogi Derek W. Hayes Con Man Jesse Moss 2005 About Face: The Story of the Jewish Refugee Soldiers of World War II Steve Karras Process C.S. Leigh 2011 A Burning Hot Summer Philippe Garrel 2012 Sport de filles Patricia Mazuy 2018 Paul Sanchez est revenu!
Documentary appearances Year Film Director Notes1966The Velvet Underground Eat LunchDanny WilliamsThe Velvet UndergroundAndy WarholAlso known as Moe in Bondage.Sunday MorningRosalind Stevensonshort filmThe Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of SoundAndy WarholThe Velvet Underground Tarot CardsAndy Warhol1967Exploding Plastic InevitableRonald Nameth 1969 Walden (Diaries, Notes and Sketches) Jonas Mekas 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 Rob Nilsson 1990 Songs for Drella Edward Lachman 1993 Velvet Underground: Velvet Redux Live MCMXCIII Declan Lowney Curious: The Velvet Underground in Europe Declan Lowney 1995 Dancing Barefoot Zdeněk Suchý Nico Icon Susanne Ofteringer Rock & Roll David Espar Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times Don Was 1997 Arena: The Banana Kate Meynell Synesthesia Tony Oursler One episode: "John Cale" 1998 American Masters Timothy Greenfield-Sanders One episode: "Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart" John Cale James Marsh It was released in 2006 on DVD as John Cale: An Exploration of His Life and Music 2000 Beautiful Mistake Marc Evans 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 Lee Grant One episode: "Betsey Johnson" 2002 Nye scener fra Amerika Jørgen Leth 2003 Dal: Yma/Nawr Marc Evans JC-03 Grant Gee 2005 Punk: Attitude Don Letts 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 Todd Haynes
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