John Cale filmography

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
1965	Dirt	Piero Heliczer	himself
	Venus in Furs	Piero Heliczer	himself
	Satisfaction	Piero Heliczer	himself
1966	The Bob Dylan Story	Andy Warhol
1966	Four Stars (**)	Andy Warhol
1989	The Houseguest	Franz Harland	Hubbley
	The Equalizer	Robert E. Warren	Aryan Leader	One episode: "Race Traitors"
	Wonderland USA	Zoe Beloff
1995	Antártida	Manuel Huerga	himself
2002	N[eon]	Dave McKean	narrator
2008	Salamandra	Pablo Agüero	Dick Winter^[2]
2014	The Bridge	Stefan Schwartz	Caravan Seller	One episode: "Sorrowsworn"^[3]
2016	Love Twice	Rob Nilsson	Lester

As composer

Year	Film	Director	Notes
1971	Women in Revolt	Paul Morrissey
1972	Heat	Paul Morrissey
1974	Caged Heat	Jonathan Demme
1981	Who Am I This Time?	Jonathan Demme
1986	Something Wild	Jonathan Demme
1989	Dick	Jo Menell
1989	The Houseguest	Franz Harland
1989	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
1996	Basquiat	Julian Schnabel
1997	House of America	Marc Evans
1997	Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest	Michael Haussman
1998	Somewhere in the City	Ramin Niami
1999	Le vent de la nuit	Philippe Garrel
1999	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
2005	Process	C.S. Leigh
2011	A Burning Hot Summer	Philippe Garrel
2012	Sport de filles	Patricia Mazuy
2018	Paul Sanchez est revenu!	Patricia Mazuy

Documentary appearances

Year	Film	Director	Notes
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
	The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound	Andy Warhol
	The Velvet Underground Tarot Cards	Andy Warhol
1967	Exploding Plastic Inevitable	Ronald 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
1993	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
1997	Synesthesia	Tony Oursler	One episode: "John Cale"
1998	American Masters	Timothy Greenfield-Sanders	One episode: "Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart"
1998	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.
2000	The Making of Camgymeriad Gwych	Juan Gelas	Documentary film about Beautiful Mistake.
2001	Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture	Chris Rodley
2001	Intimate Portrait	Lee Grant	One episode: "Betsey Johnson"
2002	Nye scener fra Amerika	Jørgen Leth
2003	Dal: Yma/Nawr	Marc Evans
2003	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
2014	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

References

^ Mitchell, Tim (2003). Sedition and Alchemy: A Biography of John Cale. London: Peter Owen. p. 169. ISBN 0-7206-11326.
^ "Salamandra". Dubai Film Fest. 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
^ "Sharing Space with the Cartel – Sorrowsworn (The Bridge)". TV Eskimo. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.

External links

John Cale filmography at IMDb

[1] Mitchell, Tim (2003). Sedition and Alchemy: A Biography of John Cale. London: Peter Owen. p. 169. ISBN 0-7206-11326.

[2] "Salamandra". Dubai Film Fest. 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2014.

[3] "Sharing Space with the Cartel – Sorrowsworn (The Bridge)". TV Eskimo. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.

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