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name: "Dick Cavett"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 November 1936"
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average_fi1m_score: 82
updated: "2026-09-16T13:49:03.164414+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Dick Cavett

Actor. Born 19 November 1936 in Gibbon, Nebraska, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 November 1936, Gibbon, Nebraska, USA
- **Active:** 1983–1988
- **Also known as:** Richard Alva Cavett

## Biography

Richard Alva Cavett is an American television personality and former talk show host. Born on 19 November 1936 in Gibbon, Nebraska, he graduated from Yale University. He hosted *The Dick Cavett Show* on ABC from 1969 to 1974, with later versions on CBS, PBS, USA Network and CNBC.

Cavett has made occasional screen appearances, often as himself. These include roles in *Annie Hall* (1977), *A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors* (1987), *Forrest Gump* (1994) and *Frequency* (2000). He played the character Bernard in *Beetlejuice* (1988).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, beetlejuice.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Beetlejuice* (1988), Fi1m 83, as Bernard — [page](https://film.one/film/beetlejuice.md)
- *Koyaanisqatsi* (1983), Fi1m 82, as Self (archive footage) — [page](https://film.one/film/koyaanisqatsi.md)

## Also known for

- *Forrest Gump* (1994), Dick Cavett — [page](https://film.one/film/forrest-gump.md)
- *The Simpsons* (1989), Dick Cavett (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Annie Hall* (1977), Dick Cavett — [page](https://film.one/film/annie-hall.md)
- *Gossip Girl* (2007), Self
- *A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors* (1987), Dick Cavett
- *Frequency* (2000), Himself
- *Cheers* (1982), Himself
- *Moonage Daydream* (2022), Self (archive footage)

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