View for person of id: 7491
John Cale
Born: 9th Mar 1942 Garnant, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK
Dept: Acting
John Davies Cale, OBE, is a Welsh musician, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer.
At an early age Cale discovered a talent for the viola, and became a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Wales at the age of 13. He was later awarded a scholarship at Goldsmiths College, London, England.
In 1963, he travelled to the United States to continue his musical training with the assistance and influence of Aaron Copland. He was a founding member of the American rock band The Velvet Underground. Over his five-decade career, Cale has worked in various styles across rock, drone, classical, avant-garde and electronic music.
[ToDo] Show list of extra photos here.
Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 71
Film: 65 (92%)
Television: 6 (8%)
Remaining genres not in graph:
Filmography
(No release date supplied. Possibly still in production.)
Music video for John Cale's "STORY OF BLOOD feat. Weyes Blood" from the album 'Mercy,' out now on Double Six / Domino Records. ... view
Character:
Mar 2025 (first aired)
John Mulaney conducts the first-ever celebrity sit-down talk show. Live every week. ... view
Character:
Self - Musician / Musical Guest (1 ep.)
2022
This feature-length documentary explores the life of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, H ... view
Character:
Self
2021
Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by Todd Hayn ... view
Character:
Self
2021
In the 1960s, beat poet and experimental filmmaker Piero Heliczer helped shape New American Cinema, and was enmeshed with iconic filmmaker Andy Warhol ... view
Character:
Self
2018
The 29-minute experimental film Christmas on Earth caused a sensation when it first screened in New York City in 1964. Its orgy scenes, double project ... view
Character:
2017
John Cale performed The Velvet Underground & Nico in full at a concert in Paris on Sunday night, joined by guest performers including Animal Collectiv ... view
Character:
Performer
2016
No other band in rock'n'roll history has rivaled The Stooges' combination of heavy primal throb, spiked psychedelia, blues-a-billy grind, complete wit ... view
Character:
2016
Feature documentary on the pioneering life and work of iconoclastic filmmaker/musician/composer/artist Tony Conrad. ... view
Character:
Himself (archival footage)
2016
"What do you do when the spark touches down-brief and hot?" So begins award-winning director Rob Nilsson's (Permission to Touch, MVFF 2015; A Bridge t ... view
Character:
Lester
2015
DANNY SAYS is a documentary unveiling the amazing journey of Danny Fields. Fields has played a pivotal role in music and culture with seminal acts inc ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
2013
Film tribute to Lou Reed, who died in October, which looks at the extraordinarily transgressive life and career of one of rock 'n' roll's true origina ... view
Character:
Jul 2013 (first aired)
A murdered body on a bridge between El Paso and Juarez bring together El Paso detective Sonya Cross and Chihuahua State Police detective Marco Ruiz. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
2010
Even today, JOHN CALE is renowned for having been a member of the Velvet Underground, less known to many fans are his early works with avant-garde mus ... view
Character:
2008
Celebrating the cream of the New York rock scene, including classic performances from the Ramones, New York Dolls, Television, Blondie, Lou Reed and m ... view
Character:
Original title: Salamandra
2008
Writer-director Pablo Agüero's feature debut follows Inti (Joaquin Aguila), a 6-year-old boy caught up in the madness of post-"Dirty War" Argentina. ... view
Character:
Dick Winter
2007
Esther Robinson's portrait of her uncle Danny Williams, Warhol's onetime lover, collaborator and filmmaker in his own right, offers a exploration of t ... view
Character:
Self
May 2007 (first aired)
A definitive landmark series charting the emergence and re-emergence of rock music as a global force, told through the musicians who have shaped this ... view
Character:
Self (7 ep.)
2007
How the squalid streets of '70s New York gave birth to music that would go on to conquer the world - punk, disco and hip hop. ... view
Character:
Self
2006
Velvet Underground's first public appearance. ... view
Character:
Self
2006
Velvet Underground Under Review is a 75 minute film reviewing the music and career of one of rock musics most influential collectives; a band which es ... view
Character:
2005
Icon of pop art, Andy Warhol has marked the 20th century. This film pays tribute to him with the exceptional participation of Ultraviolet, never-befor ... view
Character:
2005
From London's 1970 mod scene to Sonic Youth, punk music has always been about attitude and anarchy. This comprehensive rockumentary traces the roots o ... view
Character:
Self
Original title: Dal: Yma/Nawr
2003
A search for the poetic soul of Wales - a feature documentary which explores poetic responses, historical & contemporary, to the issues of social & cu ... view
Character:
Self
Original title: Nye scener fra Amerika
2003
A look at post-9/11 America by the Danish documentarian. ... view
Character:
Himself - Musician
2002
A man wanders around Venice, still bruised from a failed marriage, lost in an empty city, finding old books, memories, and a momentary ghost. ... view
Character:
Narrator
2001
Andy Warhol, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century (who also coined the immortal catchphrase "In the future, everyone will be famous ... view
Character:
Self
Original title: Camgymeriad Gwych
2000
This documentary film follows a group of Welsh musicians interacting and playing in the studio. Combining shots of the city with the music of John Cal ... view
Character:
1998
Follows John Cale, a Welsh musician and producer, who founded the legendary 60s and 70s NY rock band - the Velvet Underground, with Lou Reed. Cale del ... view
Character:
Self
1998
An incredible retracing of the evolution of Reed's remarkable career over three decades. Filled with interviews with Reed, his friends and some of the ... view
Character:
1997
The Velvet Underground's John Cale tells the story behind Andy Warhol's famous LP cover, Auberon Waugh and John Walters recall their first encounters ... view
Character:
Self
1997
A young man's odyssey from a small town in Colorado to Budapest, in search of his estranged girlfriend. ... view
Character:
Manager
1995
A look into the many lives of Christa Päffgen, otherwise known as Nico; from cutie German mädchen to the first of the supermodels, to glamorous diva ... view
Character:
Self
1995
A rock star falls in love with a common pickpocket without any personal history. But soon she finds herself in a contraband of drugs and both try to e ... view
Character:
Cale
1995
I Just Wasn't Made for These Times is a documentary about the life of Brian Wilson, the musical mastermind and songwriter for the Beach Boys. The film ... view
Character:
Self
1995
In this 1995 made-for television biopic, see legendary musician and filmmaker Ivan Kral as he made music history. With guitar and camera in the 70s, p ... view
Character:
Self
1993
Spotlights the Velvet Underground's 1993 reunion tour of Europe, interspersing footage of the band's Paris concert and interviews with the members of ... view
Character:
Self
1993
Seminal experimental rock band The Velvet Underground, who initially disbanded in 1970, perform a set at L'Olympia in Paris, France in June 1993, duri ... view
Character:
bass, viola, keyboards, vocals
1993
An 80-minute documentary following John Cale and Brian Eno in Moscow, London, and Wales during the creation of the album "Words for the Dying." ... view
Character:
Himself
1992
Solo live concert recorded in Brussels, April 12, 1992. Tracks: 1) On A Wedding Anniversary 2) Lie Still, Sleep Becalmed 3) Do Not Go Gentle Into ... view
Character:
1990
Iconic American artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol is the subject of this documentary, which looks at both his life and his influence on pop culture. Th ... view
Character:
1990
Jonas Mekas’s intimate diary film spans 1963 to 1990, capturing Andy Warhol alongside friends and collaborators from the New York avant-garde. Featu ... view
Character:
Self
1990
Songs for Drella is a concept album by Lou Reed and John Cale, both formerly of The Velvet Underground, and is dedicated to the memory of Andy Warhol, ... view
Character:
Self
1989
Alice ends up in the derelict houses of Coney Island and Times Square. She sinks into a wonderland of decadence and despair, into the no-mans-land of ... view
Character:
Lonely writer
1989
A low budget spoof of a Bergmannesque summer resort love triangle that ends with a surreal twist. ... view
Character:
Hubbley
1988
PBS produced documentary in two parts: the first is dedicated to saxophonist and composer John Zorn; the second is about Sonic Youth at the height of ... view
Character:
Himself
Sep 1985 (first aired)
Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself as ... view
Character:
Aryan Leader (1 ep.)
1976
The cream of the New York new wave/punk crop, filmed live at CBGB when the scene was just beginning. Includes performances by Patti Smith, Blondie, Te ... view
Character:
Self
1975
Nico's 48'49" complete set live at Cinema Le Rond-Point Marseille on Saturday April 12. 1975 ; opening for John Cale Digitized from the master tape f ... view
Character:
Self
1972
Recorded on French TV, the concert marked the first time since the breakup of The Velvet Underground that Reed, Cale and Nico were on stage together. ... view
Character:
1968
Also known as Walden, Jonas Mekas’s first diary film is a six-reel chronicle of his life in 1960s New York, interweaving moments with family, friend ... view
Character:
Self
1967
Photographed entirely in color, Four Stars was projected in its complete length of nearly 25 hours (allowing for projection overlap of the 35-minute r ... view
Character:
Man (uncredited)
1967
This newly unearthed film, which Warhol shot during a concert at the Boston Tea Party, features a variety of filmmaking techniques. Sudden in-and-out ... view
Character:
1967
Exploding Plastic Inevitable was a series of multimedia events organised by Andy Warhol between 1966 and 1967, featuring musical performances by The V ... view
Character:
Himself
1966
Where a nun and a nurse go to hell because of their sinful life in St. Vincent's Hospital. ... view
Character:
Himself
1966
One of Andy Warhol's screen tests, focusing on an actor's face for 4-5 mins. ... view
Character:
Self (uncredited)
1966
Or "Moe in Bondage" - The "Moe" of the title is the Velvet Underground's drummer, Maureen Tucker, whose band-mates have tied her to a chair and are no ... view
Character:
1966
Documents each member of The Velvet Underground having their cards read at a big apartment party. The tarot reader is continually interrupted in her r ... view
Character:
Himself
1966
This program profiles Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, two of pop art's greatest icons. Back-to-back interviews highlight their differences. The volu ... view
Character:
1966
The film depicts a rehearsal of The Velvet Underground including Nico, and is essentially one long loose improvisation. ... view
Character:
Self
1966
The Velvet Underground's first public appearance, filmed in Super 8 at a Psychiatrist's Convention, at the Delmonico Hotel, New York, January 14, 1966 ... view
Character:
![Image for Screen Test [ST43]: John Cale](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/mS3kOfbR17BZlkwUn12GQy4xgRG.jpg)
1966
A film of the Velvet Underground performing only discovered in recent years directed by Danny Williams shortly before his dissapearance. ... view
Character:
Self
1965
The films were made between 1964 and 1966 at Warhol's Factory studio in New York City. Subjects were captured in stark relief by a strong key light, a ... view
Character:
Self
Character:
1964
Whips was one of the films mentioned in a half page ad in the April 7, 1966 issue of the Village Voice, advertising The Exploding Plastic Inevitable s ... view
Character:
Self