Dick Cavett
Richard Alva Cavett (/ˈkævɪt/; 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.
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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.
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Known for
![Faye](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dpeUP8kX4mjDqqQXmByv6OKXTs0.jpg)
Faye
![Godard Cinema](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cz5DGkSyAfoe31AY5yV855Lx2zR.jpg)
Godard Cinema
![Godard by Godard](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bT3dDMz11CwtF8IdakwG0ILpyYu.jpg)
Godard by Godard
![The Lost Weekend: A Love Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qlbOj1G3YtIDUGSzu1Y590EfSMY.jpg)
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
![Groucho & Cavett](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dmtFPCjQumtXj133xrpTv5Gqwa7.jpg)
Groucho & Cavett
![2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/omsEPwJixRBICroNXhqQWOKxS73.jpg)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
![Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/j7Bol8Tdm0S8GVNXgbQSOS5AVpD.jpg)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
![Moonage Daydream](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/FPir4B7H8a3w63zVYkkod93MRL.jpg)
Moonage Daydream
![The Ghost of Richard Harris](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vZK3dBXKGvSKTrGKtM4ghVy93EI.jpg)
The Ghost of Richard Harris
![Lucy and Desi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vCwR4RSZTFzyZvX8FcBON2COnU9.jpg)
Lucy and Desi
![Live at Mister Kelly's](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/afviJDnMGjLxivstC4nyqGB3a66.jpg)
Live at Mister Kelly's
![The Capote Tapes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iOxtoUHHxDF9ZEhTNqFUWjpWgDH.jpg)
The Capote Tapes
![Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yBLui5HtiyAFWQqVXjqSdJeRLdv.jpg)
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
![1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tmq56JYUMh5xik1FHMgtbhjwHOP.jpg)
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
![The Story of Late Night](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jblpDO3u7xyP0arjCrQ8hDQWovK.jpg)
The Story of Late Night
![Alan Pakula: Going for Truth](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/psUztCH0X6hW7b34Xixu8fq0mVa.jpg)
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
![Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qesNFICo3d9oj044hXK5qHjmovI.jpg)
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
![Mike Wallace Is Here](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/i77vZGCNMVB0zK1l0qVGeH9whox.jpg)
Mike Wallace Is Here
![Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/37Jjqfap1uV43cQqqn83E49npzS.jpg)
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
![What's My Name | Muhammad Ali](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nMgIVQVRDTSae95VivppOTm39N9.jpg)
What's My Name | Muhammad Ali
![What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1puqS84P9JxyxH3Cxw0CRhxifIj.jpg)
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
![Nureyev](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5aoUC9nl1wJWZNUVG5p2kJUTddA.jpg)
Nureyev
![Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lbD8G7g92meTk7MgwHhR4dpel0I.jpg)
Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes
![Bergman: A Year in a Life](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oFPY1SrYhassfuLqwgFqZrg8wk8.jpg)
Bergman: A Year in a Life
![This Is Bob Hope...](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8jy1ZfSV5YKyLc98io70Lk6kPEn.jpg)
This Is Bob Hope...
![Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/p7HKJZ5NDtbXx2mBvuilyz8yUXX.jpg)
Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America
![Kyoko](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rNPEANNjX6otrHkuS40dFfeOotE.jpg)
Kyoko
![I Am Not Your Negro](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zwd0Zti7BvY1mO0mTPzM0fRrtc6.jpg)
I Am Not Your Negro
![On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pwRHW2onfOn1CUepsET0KDtvNlm.jpg)
On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
![All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7u431LSZ9EnFeXOUnhIdCsqlTlA.jpg)
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
![Janis: Little Girl Blue](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qosDLnAcHRAUjgmZIU0c1ktEhx2.jpg)
Janis: Little Girl Blue
![The Late Show with Stephen Colbert](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9jkThAGYj2yp8jsS6Nriy5mzKFT.jpg)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
![Best of Enemies](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fZoEfqzhuGEikvnVLLn5aJPhrm3.jpg)
Best of Enemies
![Listen to Me Marlon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yhqIuN7VC5ZpBDyRnwyVRNR6CC3.jpg)
Listen to Me Marlon
![Dick Cavett's Vietnam](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5s9q8pl2fwMWaTJlwaIaWeeDNq1.jpg)
Dick Cavett's Vietnam
![James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/k4FQgGZ0Vfsc2mPfTIeLuOV7aCD.jpg)
James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
![A Venue For The End Of The World](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uz88SlfzxYPxS3bHzNZHXrHavaU.jpg)
A Venue For The End Of The World
![Dick Cavett's Watergate](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mLXwnqEBpWrcYQDbOmHK4mb2sgk.jpg)
Dick Cavett's Watergate
![Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rvyp07jrw1exhZwUrfdfwQqH8iU.jpg)
Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate
![Late Night with Seth Meyers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g6MrJxNaHYGYU7Sxo72e5B8gKOV.jpg)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
![River of Fundament](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sMGevssYsHJG8omlL26rPZFWgRY.jpg)
River of Fundament
![Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8dMu2RFdYEBb8Ob136Jq9Z8tQ0w.jpg)
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
![David Bowie: Five Years](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dFIa89v7Tk1AsJImbxnpk8OwNwX.jpg)
David Bowie: Five Years
![Excuse Me for Living](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/r28vbk9iB9J0qJTJDLoyXxSsDOM.jpg)
Excuse Me for Living
![Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7DhxR3G0W7Y8Q039pc2rbJxpVCx.jpg)
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
![Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6Dy44pmM7WER0TNMfR4jcPHNCKd.jpg)
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel
![Norman Mailer: The American](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lgS1aAUkbeHMGecS5oW0py1hwAA.jpg)
Norman Mailer: The American
![Driving Me Crazy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hc7ILuEBUlMJQR35nVV48UDBJPb.jpg)
Driving Me Crazy
![Woody Allen: A Documentary](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/s7IA3Ng2mLer8lt8j1BhsVulLqQ.jpg)
Woody Allen: A Documentary
![George Harrison: Living in the Material World](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/x5Y3S6HD8Mj5JmncAHy7eVpVsA0.jpg)
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
![Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/csi11AzcCO4fxTkIPuboUAKE2aP.jpg)
Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again
![Simon & Garfunkel: Across the Airwaves](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4l3YPoh87FHweMzVzErQMQgMypF.jpg)
Simon & Garfunkel: Across the Airwaves
![Unforgettable](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mMlas0T5weIwOnzuYprzuyCtyOm.jpg)
Unforgettable
![Smash His Camera](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2b40wGsw0ewvZ9UQ4g7Nd9DGEQD.jpg)
Smash His Camera
![Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wjo0erw7vqzI3gGfbapCkZjxehV.jpg)
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
![Celebrity Ghost Stories](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2nQByTYVW27g3XyZNQeStzm1mD4.jpg)
Celebrity Ghost Stories
![Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/onSD9UXfJwrMXWhq7UY7hGF2S1h.jpg)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
![Childrens Hospital](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bbnXmarKkuxde9kkeyjAPzZY6Od.jpg)
Childrens Hospital
![Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1W8t1iBSTRFr5Q0G3iJhw5BaP3w.jpg)
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
![Gossip Girl](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hvDlmhoImfX5oUYS2gXxsMrpSTB.jpg)
Gossip Girl
![Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hsRQ0RD4SDfYT42L6bLbnZZRArd.jpg)
Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe
![Duane Hopwood](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AmWM5EcFuLUOrklT0f0wKnNIHwa.jpg)
Duane Hopwood
![Frontier University Dreams](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/f7fk9C59n8MowCfGI7RtOALvwCS.jpg)
Frontier University Dreams
![Inside Deep Throat](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iy96Ud1jpnjOEYiHh2XMooD1PfG.jpg)
Inside Deep Throat
![Celsius 41.11](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lsmYA3XniqkQUHWVPpD9uVb8VX2.jpg)
Celsius 41.11
![Jack Paar: Smart Television](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xsp6Eqv63UcaR7gSvWqF2PeeUp8.jpg)
Jack Paar: Smart Television
![The Education of Gore Vidal](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/c0ng14aTGOIM26nAkrbTcKJ8d26.jpg)
The Education of Gore Vidal
![Jimmy Kimmel Live!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6uKEYejjR88GwHgNq6NAQ30glTx.jpg)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
![Behind the Seams](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ugT7VsrHQK6j6SY5jPL9uIfp8gI.jpg)
Behind the Seams
![Elvis Meets Nixon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mBE2GoomCvkqpZmWZbN1964N8GN.jpg)
Elvis Meets Nixon
![The History of Rock 'n' Roll](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xE7bF4xtmKOd1WYCOmFkajhoB2f.jpg)
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
![Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rzr811czh3Va0iBiKCHl4X4pJwI.jpg)
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
![Forrest Gump](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/arw2vcBveWOVZr6pxd9XTd1TdQa.jpg)
Forrest Gump
![Barbarians at the Gate](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/v8StvvS5thbpsidFFPUth6vMziS.jpg)
Barbarians at the Gate
![Year of the Gun](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/q7RxDFfKv3jF2KXLJE72dZ860Y.jpg)
Year of the Gun
![The One, the Only... Groucho](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jQi36xylRlmdstSgrIxnA6EhBPh.jpg)
The One, the Only... Groucho
![The Fred Astaire Songbook](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/c5K57bhxqP9VBhxFFsgQkyovXCg.jpg)
The Fred Astaire Songbook
![Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Movies](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nxalp12tJzfzeqhLmZgJ8loCnwd.jpg)
Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Movies
![Night of 100 Stars III](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/886JJFF8s2z3x5txGkaVRnmeMU9.jpg)
Night of 100 Stars III
![The Simpsons](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vHqeLzYl3dEAutojCO26g0LIkom.jpg)
The Simpsons
![Moon Over Parador](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1HtHX9Y9PdjmgpHQliQPeOyZknr.jpg)
Moon Over Parador
![After School](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tcexsENLqFy8JkbQkFxYyUnSMzV.jpg)
After School
![Beetlejuice](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nnl6OWkyPpuMm595hmAxNW3rZFn.jpg)
Beetlejuice
![Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hps2MSHXpatDyGjObJfis6ivOZo.jpg)
Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread
![A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qbtZewU6EGvxi8yFVzwZ31NijLX.jpg)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
![Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qetM8b6Z2QYdpw5wfoD4fMCVFu5.jpg)
Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce
![Amazing Stories](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rrRDymHWaQUa8LAsIxJc5OOigea.jpg)
Amazing Stories
![Cheers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wyMKUGebTSZYsWsMnqbY9qdlqLL.jpg)
Cheers
![Hotel](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bYOQJm7O7cEPvkcMp3VI6TSP6Eg.jpg)
Hotel
![The Video Wine Guide with Dick Cavett](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/v3TucV1EX4UyorKS5xqETVTrp7i.jpg)
The Video Wine Guide with Dick Cavett
![The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ekXu7rzCfx6YHjJaZumCn2BxpNU.jpg)
The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell
![Remember When](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eXV8AryI6nyryUmDn5mt4bnubaN.jpg)
Remember When
![Health](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/u3cULqjYm8s7sShpqjKzynqXqDS.jpg)
Health
![Simon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/thdQGmhthIxYgJmyucXBozMgIP8.jpg)
Simon
![Time Was](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/w7lZAfZtH0hUFfzsykQKoxjJUe7.jpg)
Time Was
![Remember Me](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/w50ZMUWOodbuPrTiGy5V621Ji3y.jpg)
Remember Me
![Power Play](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cME3FknhWWOFfy8KnQLvE723wPI.jpg)
Power Play
![Annie Hall](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jj46Biz1WYQZoVZfXxeT9u4XRrS.jpg)
Annie Hall
![Saturday Night Live](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sHGuKFjIBisPk8cvtCZTDVktYfs.jpg)
Saturday Night Live
![Funny Girl to Funny Lady](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mibz3zhCMIkJCBpEENXN8nQwEpE.jpg)
Funny Girl to Funny Lady
![Dinah!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7TFUuq8CfK8U3YJoYUwzRaG8IDF.jpg)
Dinah!
![Janis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lwLEZLPgDz9Ie9yH4p0uY4ay13Y.jpg)
Janis
![Jimi Hendrix](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2ATzGS2nB4tb5nYZ3KcOuGyUnT4.jpg)
Jimi Hendrix
![Nightside](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/absU4aux2BT4gAyXjN8Itk4H2hX.jpg)
Nightside
![Imagine](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pVqhyQc3FMXvV1iYKHw9nKtoBcJ.jpg)
Imagine
![Cocksucker Blues](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ohkYXuOmvMRg77ucUODcxeqAwCL.jpg)
Cocksucker Blues
![Hollywood: The Dream Factory](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d9BiljoWkProP27sqQX6lQFPUPV.jpg)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
![Alias Smith and Jones](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cvivxPeLnXUGiZtgeHdLVA6xGmb.jpg)
Alias Smith and Jones
![The Odd Couple](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5NYUeWc7lXq6pbHDP0Pz3xxKhPC.jpg)
The Odd Couple
![Jimi Hendrix: The Dick Cavett Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xwikQ7xNOce2FKpdqGsR1CmIkQM.jpg)
Jimi Hendrix: The Dick Cavett Show
![This Is Tom Jones](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wejJBavjXDyU2ZzMbrvxEyhB52p.jpg)
This Is Tom Jones
![The Dick Cavett Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uDkndfnwbEGeSY4YmZbTRg4U5RQ.jpg)
The Dick Cavett Show
![The Phil Donahue Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mdoyeumsx7ml8gRbByHPIZEfw4K.jpg)
The Phil Donahue Show
![Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/abMymAYr5R1yVeNl9NZs3x27RoY.jpg)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
![ABC Stage 67](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rWQxzlahUvpMQBa0xWeCe0LSfXl.jpg)
ABC Stage 67
![The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oA8QVTGlAN511uCAMDN60aVQUs1.jpg)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
![Kraft Music Hall](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3rwVdpyQpzZ0UYPkaqBjuNjOHgN.jpg)
Kraft Music Hall
![Alfred Hitchcock Presents](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ko0h8oz2bC1NWnhcuMnvNVDpfJj.jpg)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents