Cast & creator
John Cale
Best known for Later... with Jools Holland, The Equalizer, American Psycho
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.
Also known as: John Davies Cale
115
film credits
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television credits
74
1963–2026 · acting roles
6.6
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (124)
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Later... with Jools Holland
1992
The Equalizer
Aryan Leader
1985
American Psycho
Original Music Composer
2000
“Wuthering Heights”
Songs
2026
The Bridge
2013
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Self - Musician / Musical Guest
2025
Rockpalast
Self (piano guitar vocal)
1974Rockpalast
Self
1974Musik Convoy
Self
1984
Seven Ages of Rock
Self
2007
Caged Heat
Original Music Composer
1974
Something Wild
Original Music Composer
1986
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships and Intersections
Self
1990
Andy Warhol's America
2022
I Shot Andy Warhol
Music
1996
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
Self
2022
A Burning Hot Summer
Original Music Composer
2011
Basquiat
Original Music Composer
1996
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
1990
Gimme Danger
2016
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Self
1968
Heat
Music
1972
The Velvet Underground
Self
2021
Love Me
Music
2000n[eon]
Narrator
2002
The Banana
Self
1997
American Widow
Original Music Composer
2009
The Virgin
Music
2000
Somewhere in the City
Original Music Composer
1998
Salamander
Dick Winter
2008
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Self
1965
Don't Forget You're Going to Die
Original Music Composer
1996
Who Am I This Time?
Original Music Composer
1982
Paul Sanchez Is Back!
Music
2018
Andy Warhol, Fluorescent
(archive footage)
2016
Paris
Music
2003
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
Manager
1997Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
Music
1997
The Velvet Underground: Psychiatrist's Convention, NYC, 1966
1966
The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound
Self
1966
The Wind of the Night
Original Music Composer
1999
New York Rock at the BBC
2008
The Birth of Love
Original Music Composer
1993
Wonderland USA
Lonely writer
1989Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture
Self
2001
Lou Reed and John Cale: Songs for Drella
Self
1990Lou Reed and John Cale: Songs for Drella
Original Music Composer
1990
Of Women and Horses
Music
2012
Beautiful Mistake
2000Beautiful Mistake
Music
2000
John Cale: An Exploration of His Life & Music
Self
1998
Kiss
Music
1963
Andy Warhol's America
2022
Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground
2018
Ah Pook Is Here.
Music
1994
Fluxfilm Anthology 1962-1970
Director
2010
Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
Self
1995
The Velvet Underground Tarot Cards
Himself
1966
The Farewell
Original Music Composer
2000
Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present
Himself (archival footage)
2016
Wisconsin Death Trip
Music
1999Healing Hurts
Music
1991
Police Car
Director
1966Police Car
Director of Photography
1966
Love Twice
Lester
2016
Vies et morts d'Andy Warhol
2005Velvet Underground: Under Review
2006
Words for the Dying
Himself
1993
Velvet Underground's First Public Appearance
Self
2006
Paris Awakens
Original Music Composer
1991
The Blank Generation
Self
1976
Otherworld
Original Music Composer
2003
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
1998
Nico Icon
Self
1995
Andy Warhol + Roy Lichtenstein
1966
Nico Live in Marseille
Self
1975Nico Live in Marseille
Director
1975Nico Live in Marseille
Recording Supervision
1975
Les Unwanted de Europa
Original Music Composer
2018![Screen Test [ST43]: John Cale](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w1280/mS3kOfbR17BZlkwUn12GQy4xgRG.jpg?width=1200)
Screen Test [ST43]: John Cale
Self
1966
Curious: The Velvet Underground in Europe
Self
1993
A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory
Self
2007Still: Here/Now
Self
2003Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk
Self
2007
Rhinoceros Eyes
Music
2004
Put More Blood Into the Music
Himself
1988New Scenes from America
Himself - Musician
2003New Scenes from America
Music
2003
Danny Says
Self (archive footage)
2015
The Velvet Underground - Velvet Redux Live MCMXCIII
bass, viola, keyboards, vocals
1993
A Beautiful Mistake
Music
2010
Kevin Ayers - Musical Express 1981
Primary Motive
Music
1992
The Velvet Underground in Boston
1967
Four Stars
Man (uncredited)
1967
Women in Revolt
Original Music Composer
1971
Punk: Attitude
Self
2005Dirt
1965
Screen Test: John Cale
Himself
1966
Process
Music
2004
John Cale: Fragments of a Rainy Season
1992John Cale: Fragments of a Rainy Season
Producer
1992
Screen Test #3
Self (uncredited)
1966
The Velvet Underground at Bataclan '72
1972
John Cale & Guest - perform The Velvet Underground & Nico
Performer
2017
Lou Reed - Remembered
2013
Moe Gets Tied Up
1966
Antártida
Cale
1995Antártida
Music
1995Satisfaction
1966
The King's Daughters
Original Music Composer
2000
This Is Cosmos
Music
2014
The Velvet Underground Rehearses
Self
1966
The Invisible Father
Self
2021
Exploding Plastic Inevitable
Himself
1967
The Communist Revolution Was Caused By The Sun
Music
2015Straight and Narrow
Music
1970Dancing Barefoot
Self
1995
Ready or Not
Music
2026
The Long Voyage
Music
1994
The Houseguest
Hubbley
1989The Houseguest
Original Music Composer
1989
Venus in Furs
Himself
1966
Whips
Self
1964