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John Cale

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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Garnant, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, 1942-03-09

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1964	Whips	Self	0
2	1965	Dirt		80
3	1965	Andy Warhol Screen Tests	Self	80
4	1966	The Velvet Underground Rehearses		0
5	1966	Screen Test: John Cale	Himself	0
6	1966	Screen Test [ST43]: John Cale	Self	0
7	1966	The Velvet Underground: Psychiatrist's Convention, NYC, 1966		30
8	1966	The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound	Self	67
9	1966	Satisfaction		0
10	1966	Moe Gets Tied Up		60
11	1966	The Velvet Underground Tarot Cards	Himself	0
12	1966	Screen Test #3		80
13	1966	Venus in Furs	Himself	60
14	1967	Exploding Plastic Inevitable	Himself	63
15	1967	The Velvet Underground in Boston		0
16	1967	Four Stars	Man (uncredited)	20
17	1972	The Velvet Underground at Bataclan '72		0
18	1975	Nico Live in Marseille	Self	0
19	1976	The Blank Generation	Self	58
20	1986	The South Bank Show: Velvet Underground	Self	0
21	1988	Put More Blood Into the Music	Himself	70
22	1989	Wonderland USA	Lonely writer	60
23	1989	The Houseguest	Hubbley	70
24	1990	Lou Reed and John Cale: Songs for Drella	Self	68
25	1990	Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections	Self	65
26	1990	Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol		73
27	1992	John Cale: Fragments of a Rainy Season		60
28	1993	Words for the Dying	Himself	0
29	1993	The Velvet Underground - Velvet Redux Live MCMXCIII	bass, viola, keyboards, vocals	80
30	1993	Curious: The Velvet Underground in Europe	Self	0
31	1995	Dancing Barefoot	Self	57
32	1995	Nico Icon	Himself	75
33	1995	Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times	Self	50
34	1995	Antártida	Cale	40
35	1997	Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest	Manager	0
36	1998	John Cale: An Exploration of His Life & Music	Self	0
37	2000	Beautiful Mistake		0
38	2001	Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture	Self	0
39	2002	n[eon]	Narrator	58
40	2003	New Scenes from America	Himself - Musician	60
41	2003	Still: Here/Now	Self	0
42	2005	Punk: Attitude	Self	70
43	2005	Vies et morts d'Andy Warhol		0
44	2006	Velvet Underground: Under Review		0
45	2006	Velvet Underground's First Public Appearance	Self	0
46	2007	A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory	Self	58
47	2008	Salamander	Dick Winter	55
48	2008	New York Rock at the BBC		65
49	2010	John Cale & Band: Live at Rockpalast		0
50	2013	Diaries, Notes, and Sketches	Self	75
51	2015	Danny Says	Self (archive footage)	69
52	2016	Love Twice	Lester	50
53	2016	Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present	Himself (archival footage)	76
54	2017	John Cale & Guest - perform The Velvet Underground & Nico	Performer	80
55	2021	The Invisible Father	Self	0
56	2021	The Velvet Underground	Self	69
57	2022	Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song	Self	75
58		Kevin Ayers - Musical Express 1981		0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1974	Rockpalast	Self (piano guitar vocal)	100
2	1974	Rockpalast		100
3	1984	Musik Convoy	Self	0
4	1985	The Equalizer	Aryan Leader	72
5	2007	Seven Ages of Rock	Self	90
6	2013	The Bridge		66
7	2025	Everybody's Live with John Mulaney	Self - Musician / Musical Guest	70