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 |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.5342 |
| Birthday | 1942-03-09 |
| Place of Birth | Garnant, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK |
| Also Known As | John Davies Cale, |
2022
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
7.5/32
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John Cale & Guest - perform The Velvet Underground & Nico
8/1
John Cale performed The Velvet Underground & Nico in full at a concert in Paris on Sunday night, joined by guest performers including Animal Collectiv...
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1964
Whips
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1966
The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound
6.846/13
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2003
New Scenes from America
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2006
Velvet Underground: Under Review
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2002
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5.889/9
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A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory
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2008
Salamander
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Curious: The Velvet Underground in Europe
0/0
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1965
Dirt
7.667/3
Two nuns take a bath, then meet a sailor on the Staten Island Ferry.
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1967
The Velvet Underground in Boston
0/0
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Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
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Exploding Plastic Inevitable
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1972
The Velvet Underground at Bataclan '72
0/0
Recorded on French TV, the concert marked the first time since the breakup of The Velvet Underground that Reed, Cale and Nico were on stage together.
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1966
Venus in Furs
6/1
Where a nun and a nurse go to hell because of their sinful life in St. Vincent's Hospital.
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2016
Love Twice
5/2
"What do you do when the spark touches down-brief and hot?" So begins award-winning director Rob Nilsson's (Permission to Touch, MVFF 2015; A Bridge t...
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2016
Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present
7.6/9
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John Cale: Fragments of a Rainy Season
6/4
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1966
The Velvet Underground Rehearses
0/0
A film of the Velvet Underground performing only discovered in recent years directed by Danny Williams shortly before his dissapearance.
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2005
Punk: Attitude
7.068/37
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1995
Nico Icon
7.727/11
A look into the many lives of Christa Päffgen, otherwise known as Nico; from cutie German mädchen to the first of the supermodels, to glamorous diva o...
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1966
Screen Test #3
7.5/2
One of Andy Warhol's screen tests, focusing on an actor's face for 4-5 mins.
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1990
Lou Reed and John Cale: Songs for Drella
6.9/10
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2006
Velvet Underground's First Public Appearance
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Velvet Underground's first public appearance.
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1966
Moe Gets Tied Up
6/1
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1966
The Velvet Underground Tarot Cards
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1989
Wonderland USA
6/1
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Wonderland USA
1966
The Velvet Underground: Psychiatrist's Convention, NYC, 1966
3/1
The Velvet Underground's first public appearance, filmed in Super 8 at a Psychiatrist's Convention, at the Delmonico Hotel, New York, January 14, 1966...
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1993
Words for the Dying
8/1
An 80-minute documentary following John Cale and Brian Eno in Moscow, London, and Wales during the creation of the album "Words for the Dying."
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1988
Put More Blood Into the Music
7.75/4
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1997
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
8/1
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1967
Four Stars
4.667/3
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1993
The Velvet Underground - Velvet Redux Live MCMXCIII
8/1
Seminal experimental rock band The Velvet Underground, who initially disbanded in 1970, perform a set at L'Olympia in Paris, France in June 1993, duri...
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2015
Danny Says
6.8/20
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2001
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture
8/1
Andy Warhol, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century (who also coined the immortal catchphrase "In the future, everyone will be famous...
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1965
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
8/3
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1998
John Cale: An Exploration of His Life & Music
0/0
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The Velvet Underground
6.78/116
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1995
Dancing Barefoot
6.25/4
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1990
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections
6.7/20
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Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
7.2/30
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Antártida
4.333/6
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1989
The Houseguest
8/2
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1966
Satisfaction
0/0
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1976
The Blank Generation
6/13
The cream of the New York new wave/punk crop, filmed live at CBGB when the scene was just beginning. Includes performances by Patti Smith, Blondie, Te...
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2010
John Cale & Band: Live at Rockpalast
0/0
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2003
Still: Here/Now
9/1
A search for the poetic soul of Wales - a feature documentary which explores poetic responses, historical & contemporary, to the issues of social & cu...
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2000
Beautiful Mistake
10/1
This documentary film follows a group of Welsh musicians interacting and playing in the studio. Combining shots of the city with the music of John Cal...
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1966
Screen Test: John Cale
0/0
Reel 24. Test #3
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2008
New York Rock at the BBC
6.5/2
Celebrating the cream of the New York rock scene, including classic performances from the Ramones, New York Dolls, Television, Blondie, Lou Reed and m...
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1975
Nico Live in Marseille
0/0
Nico's 48'49" complete set live at Cinema Le Rond-Point Marseille on Saturday April 12. 1975 ; opening for John Cale Digitized from the master tape f...
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2021
The Invisible Father
0/0
In the 1960s, beat poet and experimental filmmaker Piero Heliczer helped shape New American Cinema, and was enmeshed with iconic filmmaker Andy Warhol...
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1990
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
7.25/4
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1966
Screen Test [ST43]: John Cale
0/0
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Vies et morts d'Andy Warhol
0/0
Icon of pop art, Andy Warhol has marked the 20th century. This film pays tribute to him with the exceptional participation of Ultraviolet, never-befor...
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2007
Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk
8/1
How the squalid streets of '70s New York gave birth to music that would go on to conquer the world - punk, disco and hip hop.
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Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk
1997
The Banana
0/0
The Velvet Underground's John Cale tells the story behind Andy Warhol's famous LP cover, Auberon Waugh and John Walters recall their first encounters...
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1966
Andy Warhol + Roy Lichtenstein
0/0
This program profiles Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, two of pop art's greatest icons. Back-to-back interviews highlight their differences. The volu...
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2018
Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground
0/0
The 29-minute experimental film Christmas on Earth caused a sensation when it first screened in New York City in 1964. Its orgy scenes, double project...
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2013
Lou Reed - Remembered
6.5/2
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1998
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
7.667/3
An incredible retracing of the evolution of Reed's remarkable career over three decades. Filled with interviews with Reed, his friends and some of the...
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