How old was John Cazale in the movie Dog Day Afternoon?

John Cazale was 38 in Dog Day Afternoon when he played the character 'Sal'.

That was over 49 years ago in 1975.

In 1978 he died aged just 42, starring in 10 films in his career, 5 of those after Dog Day Afternoon was first released. If he were alive today he would be 88.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Dog Day Afternoon, I think John Cazale looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Sidney Lumet 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
  • Dog Day Afternoon scores 7.82 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Dog Day Afternoon

John Cazale's other movies