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
The Velvet Underground (2021)
as Self
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (1990)
Actor
Gimme Danger (2016)
Actor
Love Twice (2016)
as Lester
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song (2022)
as Self
Four Stars (1967)
as Man (uncredited)
Still: Here/Now (2003)
as Self
Salamander (2008)
as Dick Winter
Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times (1995)
as Self
Danny Says (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Punk: Attitude (2005)
as Self
Nico Icon (1995)
as Self
Lou Reed and John Cale: Songs for Drella (1990)
as Self
n[eon] (2002)
as Narrator
Beautiful Mistake (2000)
Actor
Andy Warhol Screen Tests (1965)
as Self
Lou Reed - Remembered (2013)
Actor
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture (2001)
as Self
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches (1968)
as Self
John Cale: An Exploration of His Life & Music (1998)
as Self
The Banana (1997)
as Self
The Velvet Underground: Psychiatrist's Convention, NYC, 1966 (1966)
Actor
The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound (1966)
as Self
The Blank Generation (1976)
as Self
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections (1990)
as Self
A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory (2007)
as Self
Antártida (1995)
as Cale
Dancing Barefoot (1995)
as Self
Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk (2007)
as Self
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart (1998)
Actor
Dirt (1965)
Actor
Screen Test #3 (1966)
as Self (uncredited)
Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground (2018)
Actor
Velvet Underground: Under Review (2006)
Actor
New Scenes from America (2003)
as Himself - Musician
Words for the Dying (1993)
as Himself
Satisfaction (1966)
Actor
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest (1997)
as Manager
New York Rock at the BBC (2008)
Actor
The Invisible Father (2021)
as Self
The Velvet Underground Tarot Cards (1966)
as Himself
Exploding Plastic Inevitable (1967)
as Himself
The Velvet Underground at Bataclan '72 (1972)
Actor
Wonderland USA (1989)
as Lonely writer
Screen Test: John Cale (1966)
as Himself
Curious: The Velvet Underground in Europe (1993)
as Self
Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present (2016)
as Himself (archival footage)
Put More Blood Into the Music (1988)
as Himself
John Cale & Band: Live at Rockpalast (2010)
Actor
The Velvet Underground - Velvet Redux Live MCMXCIII (1993)
as bass, viola, keyboards, vocals
Velvet Underground's First Public Appearance (2006)
as Self
Whips (1964)
as Self
The Houseguest (1989)
as Hubbley
John Cale: Fragments of a Rainy Season (1992)
Actor
Vies et morts d'Andy Warhol (2005)
Actor
Moe Gets Tied Up (1966)
Actor
Venus in Furs (1966)
as Himself
The Velvet Underground in Boston (1967)
Actor
Andy Warhol + Roy Lichtenstein (1966)
Actor
The Velvet Underground Rehearses (1966)
as Self
John Cale & Guest - perform The Velvet Underground & Nico (2017)
as Performer
Kevin Ayers - Musical Express 1981 (—)
Actor
![Screen Test [ST43]: John Cale](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w92/mS3kOfbR17BZlkwUn12GQy4xgRG.jpg)
Screen Test [ST43]: John Cale (1966)
as Self
Nico Live in Marseille (1975)
as Self