Acting · Garnant, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK · Born March 9, 1942
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.
TVEverybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025
as Self - Musician / Musical Guest
MovieHallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
2022
as Self
MovieThe Velvet Underground
2021
as Self
MovieThe Invisible Father
2021
as Self
MovieBarbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground
2018
MovieJohn Cale & Guest - perform The Velvet Underground & Nico
2017
as Performer
MovieGimme Danger
2016
MovieTony Conrad: Completely in the Present
2016
as Himself (archival footage)
MovieLove Twice
2016
as Lester
MovieDanny Says
2015
as Self (archive footage)
MovieLou Reed - Remembered
2013
TVThe Bridge
2013
MovieNew York Rock at the BBC
2008
MovieSalamander
2008
as Dick Winter
MovieA Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory
2007
as Self
TVSeven Ages of Rock
2007
as Self
Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk
2007
as Self
MovieVelvet Underground's First Public Appearance
2006
as Self
Velvet Underground: Under Review
2006
MovieVies et morts d'Andy Warhol
2005
MoviePunk: Attitude
2005
as Self
Still: Here/Now
2003
as Self
New Scenes from America
2003
as Himself - Musician
n[eon]
2002
as Narrator
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture
2001
as Self
MovieBeautiful Mistake
2000
MovieJohn Cale: An Exploration of His Life & Music
1998
as Self
MovieLou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
1998
MovieThe Banana
1997
as Self
MovieRhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
1997
as Manager
MovieNico Icon
1995
as Self
MovieAntártida
1995
as Cale
MovieBrian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
1995
as Self
Dancing Barefoot
1995
as Self
MovieCurious: The Velvet Underground in Europe
1993
as Self
MovieThe Velvet Underground - Velvet Redux Live MCMXCIII
1993
as bass, viola, keyboards, vocals
MovieWords for the Dying
1993
as Himself
MovieJohn Cale: Fragments of a Rainy Season
1992
MovieSuperstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
1990
MovieScenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections
1990
as Self
MovieLou Reed and John Cale: Songs for Drella
1990
as Self
MovieWonderland USA
1989
as Lonely writer
MovieThe Houseguest
1989
as Hubbley
MoviePut More Blood Into the Music
1988
as Himself
TVThe Equalizer
1985
as Aryan Leader
Musik Convoy
1984
as Self
MovieThe Blank Generation
1976
as Self
MovieNico Live in Marseille
1975
as Self
TVRockpalast
1974
as Self (piano guitar vocal)
MovieThe Velvet Underground at Bataclan '72
1972
MovieDiaries, Notes, and Sketches
1968
as Self
MovieFour Stars
1967
as Man (uncredited)
MovieThe Velvet Underground in Boston
1967
MovieExploding Plastic Inevitable
1967
as Himself
MovieVenus in Furs
1966
as Himself
MovieScreen Test #3
1966
as Self (uncredited)
MovieMoe Gets Tied Up
1966
MovieThe Velvet Underground Tarot Cards
1966
as Himself
Satisfaction
1966
MovieAndy Warhol + Roy Lichtenstein
1966
MovieThe Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound
1966
as Self
MovieThe Velvet Underground: Psychiatrist's Convention, NYC, 1966
1966
MovieThe Velvet Underground Rehearses
1966
as Self
MovieScreen Test: John Cale
1966
as Himself
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MovieScreen Test [ST43]: John Cale
1966
as Self
MovieAndy Warhol Screen Tests
1965
as Self
Dirt
1965
MovieWhips
1964
as Self
MovieKevin Ayers - Musical Express 1981
