# John Cale filmography

John Cale is a Welsh musician, composer and record producer. Although his main field is music (he composed original musical score for many films), he starred in several films as an actor. It began in the sixties with appearances in various experimental films and documentaries (mostly by Andy Warhol, but also by other directors). In 1987, he received lessons from an actor F. Murray Abraham and subsequently played the role of a character named Hubbley in the short film The Houseguest. He later starred in several other films and television series. As a composer, he composes mainly for French drama films. He also participated in a variety of documentary films and television programs. As a director he made one experimental film called Police Car.

## Films
### As actor

| Year | Film | Director | Role | Notes |
| 1965 | Dirt | Piero Heliczer | himself | |
| 1965 | Venus in Furs | Piero Heliczer | himself | |
| 1965 | Satisfaction | Piero Heliczer | himself | |
| 1966 | The Bob Dylan Story | Andy Warhol | | |
| 1966 | Four Stars (****) | Andy Warhol | | |
| 1989 | The Houseguest | Franz Harland | Hubbley | |
| 1989 | The Equalizer | Robert E. Warren | Aryan Leader | One episode: "Race Traitors" |
| 1989 | Wonderland USA | Zoe Beloff | |
| 1995 | Antártida | Manuel Huerga | himself | |
| 2002 | N[eon] | Dave McKean | narrator | |
| 2008 | Salamandra | Pablo Agüero | Dick Winter | |
| 2014 | The Bridge | Stefan Schwartz | Caravan Seller | One episode: "Sorrowsworn" |
| 2016 | Love Twice | Rob Nilsson | Lester | |

### As composer

| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
| 1971 | Women in Revolt | Paul Morrissey | |
| 1972 | Heat | Paul Morrissey | |
| 1974 | Caged Heat | Jonathan Demme | |
| 1981 | Who Am I This Time? | Jonathan Demme | |
| 1986 | Something Wild | Jonathan Demme | |
| 1989 | Dick | Jo Menell | |
| 1989 | The Houseguest | Franz Harland | |
| 1989 | Wonderland USA | Zoe Beloff | |
| 1991 | Paris s'éveille | Olivier Assayas | |
| 1992 | Primary Motive | Daniel Adams | |
| 1993 | La Naissance de l'amour | Philippe Garrel | |
| 1994 | Ah Pook Is Here | Philip Hunt | |
| 1994 | The Unknown | Tod Browning | The Unknown dates from 1927; Cale composed the music for its projection in 1994. |
| 1994 | Life Underwater | Zoe Beloff | |
| 1995 | Antártida | Manuel Huerga | |
| 1995 | Mata Hari | Franz Harland | |
| 1995 | Don't Forget You're Going to Die | Xavier Beauvois | |
| 1996 | I Shot Andy Warhol | Mary Harron | |
| 1996 | Basquiat | Julian Schnabel | |
| 1997 | House of America | Marc Evans | |
| 1997 | Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest | Michael Haussman | |
| 1998 | Somewhere in the City | Ramin Niami | |
| 1999 | Le vent de la nuit | Philippe Garrel | |
| 1999 | The Virgin | Diego Donnhofer | |
| 2000 | The Farewell | Jan Schütte | |
| 2000 | The King's Daughters | Patricia Mazuy | |
| 2000 | Love Me | Laetitia Masson | |
| 2000 | Beautiful Mistake | Marc Evans | |
| 2000 | Wisconsin Death Trip | James Marsh | |
| 2000 | American Psycho | Mary Harron | |
| 2002 | Nye scener fra Amerika | Jørgen Leth | |
| 2003 | Paris | Ramin Niami | |
| 2003 | Rhinoceros Eyes | Aaron Woodley | |
| 2003 | Y Mabinogi | Derek W. Hayes | |
| 2003 | Con Man | Jesse Moss | |
| 2005 | About Face: The Story of the Jewish Refugee Soldiers of World War II | Steve Karras | |
| 2005 | Process | C.S. Leigh | |
| 2011 | A Burning Hot Summer | Philippe Garrel | |
| 2012 | Sport de filles | Patricia Mazuy | |
| 2018 | Paul Sanchez est revenu! | Patricia Mazuy | |

## Documentary appearances

| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
| 1966 | The Velvet Underground Eat Lunch | Danny Williams | |
| 1966 | The Velvet Underground | Andy Warhol | Also known as Moe in Bondage. |
| 1966 | Sunday Morning | Rosalind Stevenson | short film |
| 1966 | The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound | Andy Warhol | |
| 1966 | The Velvet Underground Tarot Cards | Andy Warhol | |
| 1967 | Exploding Plastic Inevitable | Ronald Nameth | |
| 1969 | Walden (Diaries, Notes and Sketches) | Jonas Mekas | |
| 1986 | The South Bank Show | Kim Evans | One episode: "The Velvet Underground" |
| 1987 | Put More Blood Into the Music | George Atlas | |
| 1989 | Words for the Dying | Rob Nilsson | |
| 1990 | Songs for Drella | Edward Lachman | |
| 1993 | Velvet Underground: Velvet Redux Live MCMXCIII | Declan Lowney | |
| 1993 | Curious: The Velvet Underground in Europe | Declan Lowney | |
| 1995 | Dancing Barefoot | Zdeněk Suchý | |
| 1995 | Nico Icon | Susanne Ofteringer | |
| 1995 | Rock & Roll | David Espar | |
| 1995 | Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times | Don Was | |
| 1997 | Arena: The Banana | Kate Meynell | |
| 1997 | Synesthesia | Tony Oursler | One episode: "John Cale" |
| 1998 | American Masters | Timothy Greenfield-Sanders | One episode: "Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart" |
| 1998 | John Cale | James Marsh | It was released in 2006 on DVD as John Cale: An Exploration of His Life and Music |
| 2000 | Beautiful Mistake | Marc Evans | Welsh title: Camgymeriad Gwych. |
| 2000 | The Making of Camgymeriad Gwych | Juan Gelas | Documentary film about Beautiful Mistake. |
| 2001 | Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture | Chris Rodley | |
| 2001 | Intimate Portrait | Lee Grant | One episode: "Betsey Johnson" |
| 2002 | Nye scener fra Amerika | Jørgen Leth | |
| 2003 | Dal: Yma/Nawr | Marc Evans | |
| 2003 | JC-03 | Grant Gee | |
| 2005 | Punk: Attitude | Don Letts | |
| 2007 | A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory | Esther Robinson | |
| 2007 | Seven Ages of Rock | Francis Whately and Alastair Laurence | Two episodes: "White Light, White Heat: Art Rock" and "Blank Generation: Punk Rock" |
| 2007 | Once Upon a Time in New York: The Birth of Hip Hop, Disco & Punk | Benjamin Whalley | |
| 2014 | LOOP>>60Hz: Transmissions from The Drone Orchestra | Bevis Bowden | |
| 2014 | Lennon or McCartney | Matt Schichter | |
| 2015 | Better than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version | David Vincent | |
| 2017 | Raising the Hare | Bevis Bowden | Voice only |
| 2021 | The Velvet Underground | Todd Haynes | |