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