John Cage

Biography

John Milton Cage Jr. was an American composer, music theorist, artist, and philosopher. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

63

Birth Date

1912-09-05 00:00:00

Birth Place

Los Angeles, California, USA

Known For

• Thirty Second Spots: TV Commercials for Artists (1982-83)
• 

  John Cage: Journeys in Sound
• 

  How to Get Out of the Cage (A year with John Cage)
• 

  Cursive II
• 

  John Cage: From Zero
• 

  One 11 and 103

Credits

• directing (3 credits)

  • Chessfilmnoise

    director

    directing
    2026
  • One 11 and 103

    director

    directing
    1992
  • Catch 44

    director

    directing
    1971

• actors (38 credits)

  • John Cage Meets Sun Ra

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Thirty Second Spots: TV Commercials for Artists (1982-83)

    John Cage

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Nova '78

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Take the Cage Train – Boletus Edulis

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Symphony Of The Invisible

    Self (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Twinkle Dammit!

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Everybody's Cage

    John Cage

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • John Cage: Journeys in Sound

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • How to Get Out of the Cage (A year with John Cage)

    himself

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Cursive II

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Trying to Describe Oneself

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • In the Ocean

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • John Cage: From Zero

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Sistine Chapel

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • One 11 and 103

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Concept tape 3 (Performance)

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • John Cage: Man and Myth

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Jasper Johns: Ideas in Paint

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Mr. Hoover and I

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • All Star Video

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Four American Composers: John Cage

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Poetry in Motion

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Alla Ricerca Del Silenzio Perduto

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • A Tribute to John Cage

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • John Cage Mushroom Hunting in Stony Point

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Global Groove

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • American Art in the 1960s

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • 498 Third Avenue

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • John Cage

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Sound??

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Variations V

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Merce Cunningham

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • At Land

    actor

    actors
    1944

• sound (20 credits)

  • 4'33"

    music

    sound
    2021
  • Ouverture - Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

    original music composer

    sound
    2021
  • Nivose

    music

    sound
    2017
  • Video Wall Installation of John Cage’s 4’33″

    music

    sound
    2013
  • Drums

    music

    sound
    2011
  • Butterfly Experiment

    music

    sound
    2008
  • John Cage: From Zero

    music

    sound
    1995
  • Beach Birds for Camera

    music

    sound
    1992
  • The Power of Speech

    music

    sound
    1988
  • Points in Space

    music

    sound
    1987
  • Westbeth

    music

    sound
    1975
  • End of the Art World

    music

    sound
    1971
  • Assemblage

    music

    sound
    1968
  • John Cage

    original music composer

    sound
    1966
  • Variations V

    music

    sound
    1966
  • Antic Meet

    music

    sound
    1964
  • In Between

    music

    sound
    1955
  • Works of Calder

    music

    sound
    1950
  • Horror Dream

    music

    sound
    1947
  • Dreams That Money Can Buy

    original music composer

    sound
    1947

• art (1 credits)

  • Ocean

    conceptual design

    art
    2010

• writing (1 credits)

  • One 11 and 103

    writer

    writing
    1992