Seymour Cassel

Seymour Cassel

Known for Acting · 203 credits

Born
1935-01-22
Died
2019-04-07
Place of birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA

Biography

Seymour Joseph Cassel (January 22, 1935 – April 7, 2019) was an American actor who appeared in over 200 films and television shows, with a career spanning over 50 years. He first came to prominence in the 1960s in the pioneering independent films of writer/director John Cassavetes. The first of these was Too Late Blues (1961), followed by Faces (1968), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award and won a National Society of Film Critics Award. Cassel went on to appear in Cassavetes's Minnie and Moskowitz (1971), The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976), Opening Night (1977), and Love Streams (1984). He also appeared in other notable films, including: Coogan's Bluff (1968), The Last Tycoon (1976), Valentino (1977), Convoy (1978), Johnny Be Good (1988), Mobsters (1991), In the Soup (1992), Honeymoon in Vegas (1992), Indecent Proposal (1993), The Sleepy Time Gal (2001), Imaginary Crimes (1994), Beer League (2006), and Fort McCoy (2011). Like Cassavetes, Wes Anderson frequently cast Cassel – first in Rushmore (1998), then in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), and finally in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004).

Known For

TV Shows (36)

Movies (167)

Indecent Proposal
Movie

Indecent Proposal

1993

as Mr. Shackleford

It Could Happen to You
Movie

It Could Happen to You

1994

as Jack Gross

The Royal Tenenbaums
Movie

The Royal Tenenbaums

2001

as Dusty

Dead Presidents
Movie

Dead Presidents

1995

as Saul

Convoy
Movie

Convoy

1978

as Governor Haskins

Colors
Movie

Colors

1988

as Sullivan

Dick Tracy
Movie

Dick Tracy

1990

as Sam Catchem

White Fang
Movie

White Fang

1991

as Skunker

Chasers
Movie

Chasers

1994

as Master Chief Bogg

Rushmore
Movie

Rushmore

1998

as Bert Fischer

The Nutty Professor
Movie

The Nutty Professor

1963

as Bored Man

The Man Who Wasn't There
Movie

The Man Who Wasn't There

2001

as Spectator at Execution (uncredited)

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Movie

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

2004

as Esteban du Plantier

Mobsters
Movie

Mobsters

1991

as Father Bonotto

Opening Night
Movie

Opening Night

1977

as Self (uncredited)

Stuck on You
Movie

Stuck on You

2003

as Morty O'Reilly

Valentino
Movie

Valentino

1977

as George Ullman

Coogan's Bluff
Movie

Coogan's Bluff

1968

as Young Hood

Postal
Movie

Postal

2007

as Paul

Tin Men
Movie

Tin Men

1987

as Cheese

Trees Lounge
Movie

Trees Lounge

1996

as Uncle Al

The Crew
Movie

The Crew

2000

as Tony 'Mouth' Donato

Silver Case
Movie

Silver Case

2012

as Dealer

The Killers
Movie

The Killers

1964

as Postal Clerk

61*
Movie

61*

2001

as Sam Simon

Animal Factory
Movie

Animal Factory

2000

as Lt. Seeman

Boiling Point
Movie

Boiling Point

1993

as Virgil Leach

Cannes Man
Movie

Cannes Man

1996

as Sy Lerner

The Tenants
Movie

The Tenants

2006

as Levenspiel

Hand Gun
Movie

Hand Gun

1994

as Jack McCallister

Honeymoon in Vegas
Movie

Honeymoon in Vegas

1992

as Tony Cataracts

Best Seller
Movie

Best Seller

1987

as Carter

Imaginary Crimes
Movie

Imaginary Crimes

1994

as Eddie

Stealing Harvard
Movie

Stealing Harvard

2002

as Uncle Jack

The Jazz Singer
Movie

The Jazz Singer

1980

as Unnamed

Johnny Be Good
Movie

Johnny Be Good

1988

as Wallace Gibson

The Last Tycoon
Movie

The Last Tycoon

1976

as Seal Trainer

Track 29
Movie

Track 29

1988

as Dr. Bernard Fairmont

Young Lust: A Soap Opera
Movie

Young Lust: A Soap Opera

1984

as Dr. Klapper

This World, Then the Fireworks
Movie

This World, Then the Fireworks

1997

as Detective Harris

Me and Will
Movie

Me and Will

1999

as Roy

Sonny
Movie

Sonny

2002

as Albert

Seed
Movie

Seed

1996

as First Client

Plain Clothes
Movie

Plain Clothes

1988

as Ed Malmburg

Obsession
Movie

Obsession

1997

as Jacob Frischmuth

Things I Never Told You
Movie

Things I Never Told You

1996

as Frank

Faces
Movie

Faces

1968

as Chet

Eye of the Tiger
Movie

Eye of the Tiger

1986

as Sheriff

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Movie

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

1976

as Mort Weil

The Wendell Baker Story
Movie

The Wendell Baker Story

2005

as Boyd Fullbright

Ravagers
Movie

Ravagers

1979

as Blind Lawyer

Kingdom Come
Movie

Kingdom Come

2012

as Self

Wicked Stepmother
Movie

Wicked Stepmother

1989

as Feldshine

Cold Heaven
Movie

Cold Heaven

1992

as Tom Farrelly

Bye Bye Benjamin
Movie

Bye Bye Benjamin

2006

as Mr. Ruby

Love Streams
Movie

Love Streams

1984

as Jack Lawson

L!fe Happens
Movie

L!fe Happens

2011

as Pop Pop

Shadows
Movie

Shadows

1960

as Al (uncredited)

Trouble Bound
Movie

Trouble Bound

1993

as Santino

There Goes My Baby
Movie

There Goes My Baby

1994

as Pop

In the Soup
Movie

In the Soup

1992

as Joe

This Is an Adventure
Movie

This Is an Adventure

2005

as Self

Sunburn
Movie

Sunburn

1979

as Dobbs

The Mountain Men
Movie

The Mountain Men

1980

as La Bont

Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Movie

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

1997

as Self

Broken Kingdom
Movie

Broken Kingdom

2012

as Clayton

The Revolutionary
Movie

The Revolutionary

1970

as Leonard II

Passionada
Movie

Passionada

2003

as Daniel Vargas

Johnny 316
Movie

Johnny 316

1998

as Store Keeper

Too Late Blues
Movie

Too Late Blues

1961

as Red

Sweet Bird of Youth
Movie

Sweet Bird of Youth

1989

as Hatcher

Beer League
Movie

Beer League

2006

as Dirt

Hoods
Movie

Hoods

1998

as Pop Martinelli (uncredited)

Partners
Movie

Partners

1993

as Janitor

Death Game
Movie

Death Game

1977

as George Manning

California Dreaming
Movie

California Dreaming

1979

as Duke Slusarski

Manna from Heaven
Movie

Manna from Heaven

2002

as Stanley

Pete Smalls Is Dead
Movie

Pete Smalls Is Dead

2010

as Saco

Fort McCoy
Movie

Fort McCoy

2014

as Father Mivkovek

Women of the Night
Movie

Women of the Night

2001

as Sally

Lonesome Jim
Movie

Lonesome Jim

2005

as Don

Beverly Hills Madam
Movie

Beverly Hills Madam

1986

as Tony

Staten Island
Movie

Staten Island

2009

as Jasper Sabiano

Diary of a Hitman
Movie

Diary of a Hitman

1991

as Koenig

Dead Girl
Movie

Dead Girl

1996

as Ira Golub

Murder, Inc.
Movie

Murder, Inc.

1960

as Teenager

The Hanged Man
Movie

The Hanged Man

1964

as Bellboy

Black & White
Movie

Black & White

1999

as Sal

Minnie and Moskowitz
Movie

Minnie and Moskowitz

1971

as Seymour Moskowitz

A Constant Forge
Movie

A Constant Forge

2000

as Self

Beau Jest
Movie

Beau Jest

2008

as Abe Goldman

Ballad of the Nightingale
Movie

Ballad of the Nightingale

1999

as Jimmy

The Treat
Movie

The Treat

1998

as Chip O'Herlihee

Relax... It's Just Sex
Movie

Relax... It's Just Sex

1998

as Emile

Double Exposure
Movie

Double Exposure

1982

as Dr. Frank Curtis

I Want to Live
Movie

I Want to Live

1983

as John Santo

The Sleepy Time Gal
Movie

The Sleepy Time Gal

2001

as Bob

Tollbooth
Movie

Tollbooth

1994

as Leon / Larry

Lucky Dog
Movie

Lucky Dog

2014

as The Real Spencer

Motel Blue
Movie

Motel Blue

1997

as Capistrano Minister

Hollywood Dreams
Movie

Hollywood Dreams

2007

as Rupert

Every Night's a Saturday Night
Movie

Every Night's a Saturday Night

2018

as Self

Cosmic Radio
Movie

Cosmic Radio

2007

as Malcolm Stone

Chasing 3000
Movie

Chasing 3000

2010

as Poppy

Bartleby
Movie

Bartleby

2001

as Frank Waxman

Love Is Like That
Movie

Love Is Like That

1992

as Uncle Bud

Edge of Outside
Movie

Edge of Outside

2006

as Self

Cold Dog Soup
Movie

Cold Dog Soup

1990

as Jojo

The Secret Lives of Dorks
Movie

The Secret Lives of Dorks

2013

as Principal

A Good Night to Die
Movie

A Good Night to Die

2003

as Guy

Freerunner
Movie

Freerunner

2011

as Grampa

King of the Mountain
Movie

King of the Mountain

1981

as Barry Tanner

The Dependables
Movie

The Dependables

2014

as Dominic Ackers

Dream for an Insomniac
Movie

Dream for an Insomniac

1996

as Uncle Leo

Nightside
Movie

Nightside

1973

as Ralph

Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight
Movie

Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight

1975

as Wise Guy

Sea of Dreams
Movie

Sea of Dreams

2006

Reach for Me
Movie

Reach for Me

2008

as Alvin

Chain of Desire
Movie

Chain of Desire

1992

as Mel

Dead in the Water
Movie

Dead in the Water

1991

as Lt. Frank Vaness

About Seymour Cassel

Seymour Joseph Cassel (January 22, 1935 – April 7, 2019) was an American actor who appeared in over 200 films and television shows, with a career spanning over 50 years. He first came to prominence in the 1960s in the pioneering independent films of writer/director John Cassavetes. The first of these was Too Late Blues (1961), followed by Faces (1968), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award and won a National Society of Film Critics Award. Cassel went on to appear in Cassavetes's Minnie and Moskowitz (1971), The Killing of a Chinese B… With 203 credits spanning from 1957 to 2018, Seymour Cassel has appeared in 167 films and 36 TV shows.

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