John Cale
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Equalizer
Aryan Leader
1985
Series
The Bridge
2013
Series
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Self - Musician / Musical Guest
2025
Series
Rockpalast
Self (piano guitar vocal)
1974
Series
Rockpalast
1974
Series
Seven Ages of Rock
Self
2007
Musik Convoy
Self
1984
Film
The Velvet Underground
Self
2021
Film
Antártida
Cale
1995
Film
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
1990
Film
Punk: Attitude
Self
2005
Film
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
Self
2022
Film
John Cale: An Exploration of His Life & Music
Self
1998
Film
Danny Says
Self (archive footage)
2015
Film
Nico Icon
Self
1995
Film
Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
Self
1995
Film
New York Rock at the BBC
2008
Film
Salamander
Dick Winter
2008
Film
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Self
1965
Film
Lou Reed and John Cale: Songs for Drella
Self
1990
Film
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Self
1968
Film
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections
Self
1990
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture
Self
2001
Film
A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory
Self
2007
Film
The Blank Generation
Self
1976
Film
Nico Live in Marseille
Self
1975
Film
Four Stars
Man (uncredited)
1967
Film
Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground
2018
Film
The Velvet Underground Tarot Cards
Himself
1966
Film
Lou Reed - Remembered
2013
Film
Love Twice
Lester
2016
Film
The Invisible Father
Self
2021
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Film
Screen Test [ST43]: John Cale
Self
1966
Film
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
Manager
1997
Film
Exploding Plastic Inevitable
Himself
1967
New Scenes from America
Himself - Musician
2003
Film
The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound
Self
1966
Velvet Underground: Under Review
2006
Film
The Velvet Underground: Psychiatrist's Convention, NYC, 1966
1966
Still: Here/Now
Self
2003
Film
Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present
Himself (archival footage)
2016
Film
The Velvet Underground in Boston
1967
Dancing Barefoot
Self
1995
Film
Curious: The Velvet Underground in Europe
Self
1993
Film
Andy Warhol + Roy Lichtenstein
1966
Film
Words for the Dying
Himself
1993
Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk
Self
2007
Film
Wonderland USA
Lonely writer
1989
Film
Moe Gets Tied Up
1966
Film
Screen Test #3
Self (uncredited)
1966
Film
The Velvet Underground at Bataclan '72
1972
Satisfaction
1966
Film
Put More Blood Into the Music
Himself
1988
Dirt
1965
n[eon]
Narrator
2002
Film
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
1998
Film
The Banana
Self
1997
Film
Whips
Self
1964
Film
Beautiful Mistake
2000
Film
John Cale & Band: Live at Rockpalast
2010
Film
Vies et morts d'Andy Warhol
2005
Film
The Velvet Underground - Velvet Redux Live MCMXCIII
bass, viola, keyboards, vocals
1993
Film
Velvet Underground's First Public Appearance
Self
2006
Film
Screen Test: John Cale
Himself
1966
Film
John Cale & Guest - perform The Velvet Underground & Nico
Performer
2017
Film
The Houseguest
Hubbley
1989
Film
Kevin Ayers - Musical Express 1981
Film
The Velvet Underground Rehearses
Self
1966
Film
Venus in Furs
Himself
1966
Film
John Cale: Fragments of a Rainy Season
1992