John Cale
Acting • Born 1942-03-09
Biography
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.
Filmography
67 credits
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
Movie • 2022
Self
John Cale & Guest - perform The Velvet Underground & Nico
Movie • 2017
Performer
Whips
Movie • 1964
Self
The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound
Movie • 1966
Self
New Scenes from America
Movie • 2003
Himself - Musician
Velvet Underground: Under Review
Movie • 2006
n[eon]
Movie • 2002
Narrator
A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory
Movie • 2007
Self
Kevin Ayers - Musical Express 1981
Movie
Salamander
Movie • 2008
Dick Winter
Curious: The Velvet Underground in Europe
Movie • 1993
Self
Dirt
Movie • 1965
The Velvet Underground in Boston
Movie • 1967
Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
Movie • 1995
Self
Exploding Plastic Inevitable
Movie • 1967
Himself
The Velvet Underground at Bataclan '72
Movie • 1972
Venus in Furs
Movie • 1966
Himself
Love Twice
Movie • 2016
Lester
Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present
Movie • 2016
Himself (archival footage)
John Cale: Fragments of a Rainy Season
Movie • 1992
The Velvet Underground Rehearses
Movie • 1966
Punk: Attitude
Movie • 2005
Self
Nico Icon
Movie • 1995
Self
Screen Test #3
Movie • 1966
Self (uncredited)
Lou Reed and John Cale: Songs for Drella
Movie • 1990
Self
Velvet Underground's First Public Appearance
Movie • 2006
Self
Moe Gets Tied Up
Movie • 1966
The Velvet Underground Tarot Cards
Movie • 1966
Himself
Wonderland USA
Movie • 1989
Lonely writer
The Velvet Underground: Psychiatrist's Convention, NYC, 1966
Movie • 1966
Words for the Dying
Movie • 1993
Himself
Put More Blood Into the Music
Movie • 1988
Himself
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
Movie • 1997
Manager
Four Stars
Movie • 1967
Man (uncredited)
The Velvet Underground - Velvet Redux Live MCMXCIII
Movie • 1993
bass, viola, keyboards, vocals
Danny Says
Movie • 2015
Self (archive footage)
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture
Movie • 2001
Self
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Movie • 1965
Self
John Cale: An Exploration of His Life & Music
Movie • 1998
Self
The Velvet Underground
Movie • 2021
Self
Dancing Barefoot
Movie • 1995
Self
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections
Movie • 1990
Self
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Movie • 1968
Self
Antártida
Movie • 1995
Cale
The Houseguest
Movie • 1989
Hubbley
Satisfaction
Movie • 1966
The Blank Generation
Movie • 1976
Self
John Cale & Band: Live at Rockpalast
Movie • 2010
Still: Here/Now
Movie • 2003
Self
Beautiful Mistake
Movie • 2000
Screen Test: John Cale
Movie • 1966
Himself
New York Rock at the BBC
Movie • 2008
Nico Live in Marseille
Movie • 1975
Self
The Invisible Father
Movie • 2021
Self
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Movie • 1990
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Screen Test [ST43]: John Cale
Movie • 1966
Self
Vies et morts d'Andy Warhol
Movie • 2005
Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk
Movie • 2007
Self
The Banana
Movie • 1997
Self
Andy Warhol + Roy Lichtenstein
Movie • 1966
The Bridge
TV • 2013
Musik Convoy
TV • 1984
Self
The Equalizer
TV • 1985
Aryan Leader
Seven Ages of Rock
TV • 2007
Self
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
TV • 2025
Self - Musician / Musical Guest
Rockpalast
TV • 1974
Self (piano guitar vocal)
Rockpalast
TV • 1974