John Cage
Acting • Born 1912-09-05 – Died 1992-08-12
Biography
John Milton Cage Jr. was an American composer, music theorist, artist, and philosopher. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde.
Filmography
38 credits
Jasper Johns: Ideas in Paint
Movie • 1989
Self
Twinkle Dammit!
Movie • 2020
Alla Ricerca Del Silenzio Perduto
Movie • 1979
John Cage: Journeys in Sound
Movie • 2012
Himself
Four American Composers: John Cage
Movie • 1983
Himself
Sound??
Movie • 1966
Himself
One 11 and 103
Movie • 1992
Mr. Hoover and I
Movie • 1989
Global Groove
Movie • 1973
Self
498 Third Avenue
Movie • 1968
Self
Variations V
Movie • 1966
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
A Tribute to John Cage
Movie • 1976
Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective
Movie • 1979
Self
At Land
Movie • 1944
All Star Video
Movie • 1985
Self
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
Movie • 1984
Self
John Cage Meets Sun Ra
Movie
Himself
John Cage
Movie • 1966
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
John Cage Mushroom Hunting in Stony Point
Movie • 1973
John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It
Movie • 1990
Self
Merce Cunningham
Movie • 1962
Self
Trying to Describe Oneself
Movie • 2005
Himself
How to Get Out of the Cage (A year with John Cage)
Movie • 2012
himself
Poetry in Motion
Movie • 1982
Self
In the Ocean
Movie • 2001
Concept tape 3 (Performance)
Movie • 1991
American Art in the 1960s
Movie • 1972
Self
Everybody's Cage
Movie • 2015
John Cage
Cursive II
Movie • 2006
Symphony Of The Invisible
Movie • 2020
Self (voice)
Thirty Second Spots: TV Commercials for Artists (1982-83)
Movie
John Cage
John Cage: From Zero
Movie • 1995
Self
Take the Cage Train – Boletus Edulis
Movie • 2023
John Cage: Man and Myth
Movie • 1990
Self
Sistine Chapel
Movie • 1993
Self
Nova '78
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)