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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 9, 1942
Place of Birth
Garnant, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK
Also Known As
- John Davies Cale
John Cale
0.3 Popularity
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.
Known For
7.0
Self - Musician / Musical Guest
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025
7.5
Self
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
2022
6.9
Self
The Velvet Underground
2021
0.0
Self
The Invisible Father
2021
8.0
Performer
John Cale & Guest - perform The Velvet Underground & Nico
2017
7.6
Himself (archival footage)
Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present
2016
5.0
Lester
Love Twice
2016
6.9
Self (archive footage)
Danny Says
2015
7.5
Self
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
2013
6.6
The Bridge
2013
Credits
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
as Self - Musician / Musical Guest
2025
7.0
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
as Self
2022
7.5
The Velvet Underground
as Self
2021
6.9
The Invisible Father
as Self
2021
0.0
John Cale & Guest - perform The Velvet Underground & Nico
as Performer
2017
8.0
Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present
as Himself (archival footage)
2016
7.6
Love Twice
as Lester
2016
5.0
Danny Says
as Self (archive footage)
2015
6.9
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
as Self
2013
7.5
The Bridge
2013
6.6
John Cale & Band: Live at Rockpalast
2010
0.0
New York Rock at the BBC
2008
6.5
Salamander
as Dick Winter
2008
5.5
A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory
as Self
2007
5.8
Seven Ages of Rock
as Self
2007
9.0
Velvet Underground's First Public Appearance
as Self
2006
0.0
🎬
Velvet Underground: Under Review
2006
0.0
Punk: Attitude
as Self
2005
7.0
🎬
Still: Here/Now
as Self
2003
0.0
🎬
New Scenes from America
as Himself - Musician
2003
6.0
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n[eon]
as Narrator
2002
5.8
🎬
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture
as Self
2001
0.0
Beautiful Mistake
2000
0.0
John Cale: An Exploration of His Life & Music
as Self
1998
0.0
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
as Manager
1997
0.0
Antártida
as Cale
1995
4.0
Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
as Self
1995
6.0
Nico Icon
as Himself
1995
7.5
🎬
Dancing Barefoot
as Self
1995
5.7
Curious: The Velvet Underground in Europe
as Self
1993
0.0
The Velvet Underground - Velvet Redux Live MCMXCIII
as bass, viola, keyboards, vocals
1993
8.0
Words for the Dying
as Himself
1993
0.0
John Cale: Fragments of a Rainy Season
1992
6.0
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
1990
7.3
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections
as Self
1990
6.5
Lou Reed and John Cale: Songs for Drella
as Self
1990
6.8
The Houseguest
as Hubbley
1989
7.0
Wonderland USA
as Lonely writer
1989
6.0
Put More Blood Into the Music
as Himself
1988
7.0
The South Bank Show: Velvet Underground
as Self
1986
0.0
The Equalizer
as Aryan Leader
1985
7.2
🎬
Musik Convoy
as Self
1984
0.0
The Blank Generation
as Self
1976
5.8
Nico Live in Marseille
as Self
1975
0.0
Rockpalast
as Self (piano guitar vocal)
1974
10.0
Rockpalast
1974
10.0
The Velvet Underground at Bataclan '72
1972
0.0
Four Stars
as Man (uncredited)
1967
2.0
The Velvet Underground in Boston
1967
0.0
Exploding Plastic Inevitable
as Himself
1967
6.3
Venus in Furs
as Himself
1966
6.0
Screen Test #3
1966
8.0
The Velvet Underground Tarot Cards
as Himself
1966
0.0
Moe Gets Tied Up
1966
6.0
🎬
Satisfaction
1966
0.0
The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound
as Self
1966
6.7
The Velvet Underground: Psychiatrist's Convention, NYC, 1966
1966
3.0
The Velvet Underground Rehearses
1966
0.0
Screen Test: John Cale
as Himself
1966
0.0
![Screen Test [ST43]: John Cale](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w92/mS3kOfbR17BZlkwUn12GQy4xgRG.jpg)
Screen Test [ST43]: John Cale
as Self
1966
0.0
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
as Self
1965
8.0
🎬
Dirt
1965
8.0
Whips
as Self
1964
0.0
Kevin Ayers - Musical Express 1981
N/A
0.0