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Seymour Cassel
Seymour Joseph Cassel (January 22, 1935 – April 7, 2019) was an American actor, known for his work in over 200 films and television shows spanning a career of more than 50 years. Cassel first rose to prominence in the 1960s featuring in the revolutionary independent films of writer/director John Cassavetes, such as 'Too Late Blues' (1961), followed by 'Faces' (1968). For his role in 'Faces', Cassel was nominated for an Academy Award and won a National Society of Film Critics Award. Cassel continued to make appearances in Cassavetes' films including 'Minnie and Moskowitz'(1971), 'The Killing of a Chinese Bookie' (1976), 'Opening Night' (1977), and 'Love Streams' (1984).
In addition to Cassavetes' films, Cassel starred in numerous other well-known films. Wes Anderson frequently cast Cassel – his roles in Anderson's films include 'Rushmore' (1998), 'The Royal Tenenbaums' (2001), and 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou' (2004). Cassel's personal life was equally eventful. He served in the Navy, later joined a theater company, and moved to New York to audition for the Actors Studio. He married Elizabeth Deering in 1964, they had two children before divorcing in 1983. Cassel passed away at the age of 84 in 2019.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Seymour Joseph Cassel
Born: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Citizenship: United States
Birthday: January 22, 1935
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1959-2015
Children: 2
Spouses: Elizabeth Deering
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Awards and Nominations Received by Seymour Cassel
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Movies Featuring Seymour Cassel
Convoy
White Fang
The Wendell Baker Story
The Crew
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Minnie and Moskowitz
Boiling Point
Chasers
Johnny Be Good
Tin Men
King of the Mountain
Faces
Chasing 3000
Pete Smalls Is Dead
Lucky Dog
Faces
Freerunner
Booster
Every Night’s a Saturday Night
The Making of ‘Rushmore’
Women of the Night
A Constant Forge
A Good Night to Die
Before It Had a Name
This Is an Adventure
Edge of Outside
Sea of Dreams
Cold Dog Soup
61*
Mobsters
Cold Heaven
Diary of a Hitman
The Mountain Men
Angel on My Shoulder
Double Exposure
I’m Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work
Best Seller
Survival Game
Plain Clothes
Wicked Stepmother
Arena - John Cassavetes
Eye of the Tiger
Track 29
Sweet Bird of Youth
Dead in the Water
Love Streams
Beverly Hills Madam
Eye of the Tiger
Valentino
California Dreaming
Partners
Dark Side of Genius
Death Game
In the Soup
Motel Blue
Things I Never Told You
Dead Presidents
Cannes Man
Johnny 316
When Pigs Fly
The Treat
Staten Island
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight
Adventures in Spying
The Revolutionary
Anything for John
Ravagers
Man on a String
Hand Gun
Beau Jest
There Goes My Baby
Dream for an Insomniac
The Hanged Man
Me and Will
Imaginary Crimes
Coogan’s Bluff
Too Late Blues
Scott Joplin
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Obsession
Relax… It’s Just Sex
Black Oak Conspiracy
Chain of Desire
Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage
Trouble Bound
Career Timeline
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1997
Motel Blue
Capistrano Minister
Cannes Man
Sy Lerner
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Self
Obsession
Jacob Frischmuth
1994
Chasers
Dark Side of Genius
Samuel Rourke
Hand Gun
Jack McCallister
There Goes My Baby
Pop
Imaginary Crimes
Eddie
1993
Boiling Point
Partners
Janitor
When Pigs Fly
Frank
Anything for John
Self
Trouble Bound
Santino
1991
White Fang
Mobsters
Father Bonotto
Cold Heaven
Tom Farrelly
Diary of a Hitman
Koenig
Dead in the Water
Lt. Frank Vaness
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