Seymour Cassel

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

212

Gender

Male

Birthday

1935-01-22

Day of death

2019-04-07 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Seymour Cassel

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

  • Regular Show

    Regular Show

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation

    Star Trek: The Next Generation

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Chicago Hope

    Chicago Hope

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Emergency!

    Emergency!

  • Combat!

    Combat!

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Justice League Unlimited

    Justice League Unlimited

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • The Invaders

    The Invaders

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • Boston Public

    Boston Public

  • Tales from the Darkside

    Tales from the Darkside

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

  • Laredo

    Laredo

  • 12 O'Clock High

    12 O'Clock High

  • 12 O'Clock High

    12 O'Clock High

  • 12 O'Clock High

    12 O'Clock High

  • 12 O'Clock High

    12 O'Clock High

  • 12 O'Clock High

    12 O'Clock High

  • Indecent Proposal

    Indecent Proposal

  • Flight of the Conchords

    Flight of the Conchords

  • Chasers

    Chasers

  • Freerunner

    Freerunner

  • Survival Game

    Survival Game

  • The Royal Tenenbaums

    The Royal Tenenbaums

  • Convoy

    Convoy

  • It Could Happen to You

    It Could Happen to You

  • Rushmore

    Rushmore

  • Animal Factory

    Animal Factory

  • The Aristofrogs

    The Aristofrogs

  • Snapped

    Snapped

  • Colors

    Colors

  • Staten Island

    Staten Island

  • Tracey Takes On...

    Tracey Takes On...

  • Cimarron Strip

    Cimarron Strip

  • Circadian Rhythm

    Circadian Rhythm

  • Shadows

    Shadows

  • Sonny

    Sonny

  • Track 29

    Track 29

  • Murder, Inc.

    Murder, Inc.

  • The Dependables

    The Dependables

  • Lonesome Jim

    Lonesome Jim

  • Ravagers

    Ravagers

  • Faces

    Faces

  • Bittersweet Place

    Bittersweet Place

  • Mobsters

    Mobsters

  • Magic City

    Magic City

  • The Killers

    The Killers

  • Passionada

    Passionada

  • A Nero Wolfe Mystery

    A Nero Wolfe Mystery

  • A Nero Wolfe Mystery

    A Nero Wolfe Mystery

  • Scott Joplin

    Scott Joplin

  • Opening Night

    Opening Night

  • Silver Case

    Silver Case

  • Beer League

    Beer League

  • Johnny 316

    Johnny 316

  • Tin Men

    Tin Men

  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

    The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

  • Back Nine

    Back Nine

  • Trees Lounge

    Trees Lounge

  • Hollywood Dreams

    Hollywood Dreams

  • Black & White

    Black & White

  • Trouble Bound

    Trouble Bound

  • Alcoa Premiere

    Alcoa Premiere

  • Stingers

    Stingers

  • Boiling Point

    Boiling Point

  • White Fang

    White Fang

  • The Man Who Wasn't There

    The Man Who Wasn't There

  • The Nutty Professor

    The Nutty Professor

  • Sunburn

    Sunburn

  • Kingdom Come

    Kingdom Come

  • The Tenants

    The Tenants

  • Motel Blue

    Motel Blue

  • Postal

    Postal

  • Chasing 3000

    Chasing 3000

  • The Last Don

    The Last Don

  • The Crew

    The Crew

  • Coogan's Bluff

    Coogan's Bluff

  • Valentino

    Valentino

  • Stealing Harvard

    Stealing Harvard

  • The Lloyd Bridges Show

    The Lloyd Bridges Show

  • The Lloyd Bridges Show

    The Lloyd Bridges Show

  • Hand Gun

    Hand Gun

  • The Revolutionary

    The Revolutionary

  • The Making of 'Rushmore'

    The Making of 'Rushmore'

  • Dick Tracy

    Dick Tracy

  • Hoods

    Hoods

  • Lucky Dog

    Lucky Dog

  • Cold Heaven

    Cold Heaven

  • Dead Girl

    Dead Girl

  • Kubanisch rauchen

    Kubanisch rauchen

  • Fort McCoy

    Fort McCoy

  • Plain Clothes

    Plain Clothes

  • Broken Kingdom

    Broken Kingdom

  • Making 'Faces'

    Making 'Faces'

  • Love Streams

    Love Streams

  • Dead Presidents

    Dead Presidents

  • Stuck on You

    Stuck on You

  • The Biz

    The Biz

  • Wicked Stepmother

    Wicked Stepmother

  • The Jazz Singer

    The Jazz Singer

  • The Mountain Men

    The Mountain Men

  • Johnny Be Good

    Johnny Be Good

  • The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

    The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

  • Tollbooth

    Tollbooth

  • Chameleon

    Chameleon

  • The Secret Lives of Dorks

    The Secret Lives of Dorks

  • The Last Tycoon

    The Last Tycoon

  • Cosmic Radio

    Cosmic Radio

  • The Treat

    The Treat

  • Diary of a Hitman

    Diary of a Hitman

  • Without Borders

    Without Borders

  • Sea of Dreams

    Sea of Dreams

  • L!fe Happens

    L!fe Happens

  • Imaginary Crimes

    Imaginary Crimes

  • A Constant Forge

    A Constant Forge

  • I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work

    I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work

  • The Last Home Run

    The Last Home Run

  • Minnie and Moskowitz

    Minnie and Moskowitz

  • Big Heart City

    Big Heart City

  • Death Game

    Death Game

  • The Hanged Man

    The Hanged Man

  • Bartleby

    Bartleby

  • Beau Jest

    Beau Jest

  • Honeymoon in Vegas

    Honeymoon in Vegas

  • Edge of Outside

    Edge of Outside

  • Things I Never Told You

    Things I Never Told You

  • Dead in the Water

    Dead in the Water

  • When Pigs Fly

    When Pigs Fly

  • King of the Mountain

    King of the Mountain

  • Reach for Me

    Reach for Me

  • Women of the Night

    Women of the Night

  • Eye of the Tiger

    Eye of the Tiger

  • 61*

    61*

  • Dark Side of Genius

    Dark Side of Genius

  • Pete Smalls Is Dead

    Pete Smalls Is Dead

  • Dream for an Insomniac

    Dream for an Insomniac

  • There Goes My Baby

    There Goes My Baby

  • Angel on My Shoulder

    Angel on My Shoulder

  • Partners

    Partners

  • Black Oak Conspiracy

    Black Oak Conspiracy

  • Adventures in Spying

    Adventures in Spying

  • Manna from Heaven

    Manna from Heaven

  • Lucky

    Lucky

  • Emma's Wish

    Emma's Wish

  • Under Suspicion

    Under Suspicion

  • In the Soup

    In the Soup

  • Beverly Hills Madam

    Beverly Hills Madam

  • Face of a Stranger

    Face of a Stranger

  • Man on a String

    Man on a String

  • Cold Dog Soup

    Cold Dog Soup

  • Every Night's a Saturday Night

    Every Night's a Saturday Night

  • Obsession

    Obsession

  • Ray of Sunshine

    Ray of Sunshine

  • Who Is Henry Jaglom?

    Who Is Henry Jaglom?

  • Heist

    Heist

  • Love Is Like That

    Love Is Like That

  • A Good Night to Die

    A Good Night to Die

  • Before It Had a Name

    Before It Had a Name

  • Not Dead Yet

    Not Dead Yet

  • The Burial Society

    The Burial Society

  • This Is an Adventure

    This Is an Adventure

  • This World, Then the Fireworks

    This World, Then the Fireworks

  • Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage

    Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage

  • Arena - John Cassavetes

    Arena - John Cassavetes

  • Ballad of the Nightingale

    Ballad of the Nightingale

  • The Sleepy Time Gal

    The Sleepy Time Gal

  • Me and Will

    Me and Will

  • Bye Bye Benjamin

    Bye Bye Benjamin

  • The Cure for Boredom

    The Cure for Boredom

  • Just One Night

    Just One Night

  • The Webster Boy

    The Webster Boy

  • Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight

    Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight

  • Best Seller

    Best Seller

  • I Want to Live

    I Want to Live

  • Ouf!

    Ouf!

  • Too Late Blues

    Too Late Blues

  • Good Company

    Good Company

  • Sweet Bird of Youth

    Sweet Bird of Youth

  • Relax... It's Just Sex

    Relax... It's Just Sex

  • The Wendell Baker Story

    The Wendell Baker Story

  • To Love and Die

    To Love and Die

  • Cannes Man

    Cannes Man

  • Young Lust: A Soap Opera

    Young Lust: A Soap Opera

  • To Love and Die

    To Love and Die

  • Chain of Desire

    Chain of Desire

  • Seed

    Seed

  • Double Exposure

    Double Exposure

  • Anything for John

    Anything for John

  • Lost Angeles

    Lost Angeles

  • California Dreaming

    California Dreaming

  • Nightside

    Nightside

  • Slaughter of the Cock

    Slaughter of the Cock

  • Booster

    Booster

  • Faces

    Faces

  • What Happened to Pete

    What Happened to Pete

  • At The Maple Grove

    At The Maple Grove

  • John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All

    John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All

  • Pass the Salt, Please

    Pass the Salt, Please

  • Juke Box Racket

    Juke Box Racket

  • Turnpike

    Turnpike