Cazale was close friends off-screen with fellow Godfather actors Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro.
Because Cazale was dying of bone cancer, director Michael Cimino filmed all of his scenes for The Deer Hunter first.
Cazale appeared in three films with Al Pacino: The Godfather, The Godfather, Part II, and Dog Day Afternoon.
Cazale has a theater named after him, The McGinn/Cazale Theatre, located at 2162 Broadway in New York City.
Stock footage of Cazale was used in the 1990 film The Godfather, Part III.
Cazale was engaged to Meryl Streep at the time of his death.
Cazale made his film debut in The Godfather.
Cazale worked as a taxicab driver and a messenger for Standard Oil in New York City while getting established as an actor.
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