John Cage

John Cage

Known for
Acting
Born
September 5, 1912
Died
August 12, 1992 (aged 79)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

John Milton Cage Jr. was an American composer, music theorist, artist, and philosopher. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde.

Known For

Filmography

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John Cage Meets Sun Ra

John Cage Meets Sun Ra

Movie · as Himself

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Thirty Second Spots: TV Commercials for Artists (1982-83)

Thirty Second Spots: TV Commercials for Artists (1982-83)

Movie · as John Cage

2026
Nova '78 poster

Nova '78

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2023
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV poster

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2023
Take the Cage Train – Boletus Edulis poster

Take the Cage Train – Boletus Edulis

Movie

2020
Twinkle Dammit! poster

Twinkle Dammit!

Movie

2020
Symphony Of The Invisible poster

Symphony Of The Invisible

Movie · as Self (voice)

2019
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound poster

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2015
Everybody's Cage poster

Everybody's Cage

Movie · as John Cage

2012
John Cage: Journeys in Sound poster

John Cage: Journeys in Sound

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2012
How to Get Out of the Cage (A year with John Cage) poster

How to Get Out of the Cage (A year with John Cage)

Movie · as himself

2006
Cursive II poster

Cursive II

Movie

2005
Trying to Describe Oneself poster

Trying to Describe Oneself

Movie · as Himself

2001
In the Ocean poster

In the Ocean

Movie

1995
John Cage: From Zero poster

John Cage: From Zero

Movie · as Self

1993
Sistine Chapel poster

Sistine Chapel

Movie · as Self

1992
One 11 and 103 poster

One 11 and 103

Movie

1991
Concept tape 3 (Performance) poster

Concept tape 3 (Performance)

Movie

1991
Cage/Cunningham poster

Cage/Cunningham

Movie

1990
John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It poster

John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It

Movie · as Self

1990
John Cage: Man and Myth poster

John Cage: Man and Myth

Movie · as Self

1989
Jasper Johns: Ideas in Paint poster

Jasper Johns: Ideas in Paint

Movie · as Self

1989
Mr. Hoover and I poster

Mr. Hoover and I

Movie

1985
All Star Video poster

All Star Video

Movie · as Self

1984
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell poster

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

Movie · as Self

1983
Four American Composers: John Cage poster

Four American Composers: John Cage

Movie · as Himself

1982
Poetry in Motion poster

Poetry in Motion

Movie · as Self

1979
Alla Ricerca Del Silenzio Perduto poster

Alla Ricerca Del Silenzio Perduto

Movie

1979
Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective poster

Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective

Movie · as Self

1976
A Tribute to John Cage poster

A Tribute to John Cage

Movie

1973
Global Groove poster

Global Groove

Movie · as Self

1973
John Cage Mushroom Hunting in Stony Point

John Cage Mushroom Hunting in Stony Point

Movie

1972
American Art in the 1960s poster

American Art in the 1960s

Movie · as Self

1968
498 Third Avenue poster

498 Third Avenue

Movie · as Self

1966
Sound??

Sound??

Movie · as Himself

1966
Variations V poster

Variations V

Movie

1966
John Cage poster

John Cage

Movie

1962
Merce Cunningham poster

Merce Cunningham

Movie · as Self

1944
At Land poster

At Land

Movie