John Cale
Actor
Biography
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.
Filmography
The Velvet Underground
as Self 2021
Punk: Attitude
as Self 2005
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
as Self 2022
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
as Self 1968
Danny Says
as Self (archive footage) 2015
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections
as Self 1990
The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound
as Self 1966
The Blank Generation
as Self 1976
Nico Icon
as Self 1995
Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present
as Himself (archival footage) 2016
Lou Reed and John Cale: Songs for Drella
as Self 1990![n[eon] poster](https://storydigest.org/assets/images/no-poster.svg)
n[eon]
as Narrator 2002
New Scenes from America
as Himself - Musician 2003
Salamander
as Dick Winter 2008
Exploding Plastic Inevitable
as Himself 1967
Antártida
as Cale 1995
A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory
as Self 2007