Dick Cavett 21 pictures

Actor, Writer, Soundtrack
Yale-educated Dick Cavett established his reputation as the most erudite of American talk show hosts in the late 1960s and early '70s. Although there were many contenders who took on 'Johnny Carson (I)' qv, the undisputed heavyweight champion of late-night TV, Cavett generally was considered the most successful of the pretenders to Carson's throne...

Born: November 19, 1936
Star sign: Scorpio
Height: 5' 6½" (1.69 m)
Known for: The Dick Cavett Show (1968), Frequency (2000), Inside Deep Throat (2005), Woody Allen: A Documentary (2012)
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