This will be because his life was so tragically cut short, but no other actor can claim such a ridiculous hit rate for their entire filmography as John Cazale. He has 5 films in his filmography and itās a certified 100% hit rate.
1972: The Godfather (Best Picture winner)
1974: The Conversation (Best Picture nominee)
1974: The Godfather Part II (Best Picture winner)
1975: Dog Day Afternoon (Best Picture nominee)
1978: Deer Hunter (Best Picture winner)
He died of lung cancer in 1978, aged just 42, cutting short what surely would have been an incredible career. Of course, itās his death that protects his 100% hit rate, as heād have eventually starred in something mediocre or shit. But even considering his unusually short career, its still genuinely astonishing that every film he featured in was so good. He didnāt even start off his career with a bit part role or two in some shite like most actors.
He deserves a lot more recognition, and Iām sure heād have got it had his career not been limited to just five films.
Edit: if you wanna be super technical, he was in a sixth film, The Godfather Part III, via the use of archival footage. But despite its reputation as the poor relation, even that film received a Best Picture nomination
Iāve got a mate who was Raimiās assistant on production and he said heās a total legend as is Bruce Campbell.
Weāve got a big group of old uni friends going next Thursday, gonna do dinner drinks beforehand and then stay until the end to watch our friends credit roll and the after credits scene
Iāve got another friend who was Tom Cruisesā assistant on the last couple of Mission Impossible films. My uni shared a campus with Falmouth University and loads of their grads from the Film studies course end up in film so Iāve got quite a few mates in the film industry. Same guy had Anne Hathaway buy him a pair of shoes because she was tired of seeing him in the same old pair of beat up Reeboks that were falling apart haha
Iād love it if @Cristo s A-list antics were really all an elaborate trolling thatās been taking the piss out of us for the past decade. Weāre all true believers thatās for sure.