How old was John Cazale in the movie The Deer Hunter?

John Cazale was 41 in The Deer Hunter when he played the character 'Stan'.

That was over 46 years ago in 1978.

In 1978 he died aged just 42, starring in 10 films in his career, 4 of those after The Deer Hunter was first released. If he were alive today he would be 88.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In The Deer Hunter, I think John Cazale looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Michael Cimino has worked with John Cazale just once in his career.
  • John Cazale's first movie was as 'Beatnik' in The American Way, released in 1962 when he was 25
  • The Deer Hunter scores 8 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of The Deer Hunter

John Cazale's other movies