Biography
Seymour Joseph Cassel 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).
Filmography
all 208
Movies 174
TV Shows 34
self 15
Voice 2
Producer 1
The Real Spencer
Lucky Dog (2014)
Movie
Dominic Ackers
The Dependables (2014)
Movie
Father Mivkovek
Fort McCoy (2014)
Movie
Principal
The Secret Lives of Dorks (2013)
Movie
Harold
Booster (2012)
Movie
Clayton
Broken Kingdom (2012)
Movie
Film Critic
Lost Angeles (2012)
Movie
Dealer
Silver Case (2012)
Movie
Chet (archive footage)
Faces (2011)
Movie
Grampa
Freerunner (2011)
Movie
Pop Pop
L!fe Happens (2011)
Movie
6
Detective McKenneth
Without Borders (2010)
Movie
Mondo
Back Nine (2010)
Movie
Tony (voice)
Regular Show (2010)
TV
6.38
Jasper Sabiano
Staten Island (2009)
Movie
6
Francis
Not Dead Yet (2009)
Movie
Grandfather
To Love and Die (2008)
Movie
Abe Goldman
Beau Jest (2008)
Movie
Malcolm Stone
Cosmic Radio (2007)
Movie
Johnny Boy
Flight of the Conchords (2007)
TV
7
Levenspiel
The Tenants (2006)
Movie
Mr. Ruby
Bye Bye Benjamin (2006)
Movie
Boyd Fullbright
The Wendell Baker Story (2005)
Movie
Jack 'Pappy' Schaffer
Bittersweet Place (2005)
Movie
Esteban du Plantier
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Movie
7.28
Chuck Sirianni (voice)
Justice League Unlimited (2004)
TV
10
Sam Goldberg
The Burial Society (2004)
Movie
Morty O'Reilly
Stuck on You (2003)
Movie
6.3
Daniel Vargas
ionada (2003)
Movie
Albert
Sonny (2002)
Movie
Stanley
Manna from Heaven (2002)
Movie
Uncle Jack
Stealing Harvard (2002)
Movie
6.44
Eugene Hinkle
The Biz (2002)
Movie
Spectator at Execution (uncredited)
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Movie
5.8
Cinematographer
Le loup et l'agneau - Ford et Hitchcock (2001)
Movie
Sam Simon
61* (2001)
Movie
James Arthur Ferris / Dazy Perrit
A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001)
TV
Frank Waxman
Bartleby (2001)
Movie
Bernie Willis
Boston Public (2000)
TV
3.5
Lt. Seeman
Animal Factory (2000)
Movie
6
Arthur Imperial
Just One Night (2000)
Movie
Tony 'Mouth' Donato
The Crew (2000)
Movie
Bert Fischer
Rushmore (1998)
Movie
5.96
Harry Bridges (old)
Emma's Wish (1998)
Movie
Chip O'Herlihee
The Treat (1998)
Movie
Pop Martinelli (uncredited)
Hoods (1998)
Movie
Emile Pillsbury
Relax... It's Just Sex (1998)
Movie
Store Keeper
Johnny 316 (1998)
Movie
Capistrano Minister
Motel Blue (1997)
Movie
Jacob Frischmuth
Obsession (1997)
Movie
Detective Harris
This World, Then the Fireworks (1997)
Movie
Sy Lerner
Cannes Man (1997)
Movie
Alfred Gronevelt
The Last Don (1997)
TV
4
Francis
Chameleon (1996)
Movie
Ira Golub
Dead Girl (1996)
Movie
Older man
Turnpike (1996)
Movie
Older Jonathan
The Last Home Run (1996)
Movie
Ahilleas
Slaughter of the Cock (1996)
Movie
Uncle Al
Trees Lounge (1996)
Movie
Uncle Leo
Dream for an Insomniac (1996)
Movie
Candy Casino
Tracey Takes On... (1996)
TV
First Client
Seed (1996)
Movie
Leon / Larry
Tollbooth (1994)
Movie
Jack McCallister
Hand Gun (1994)
Movie
Lt. Mickey Schwartz
Under Suspicion (1994)
TV
Samuel Rourke
Dark Side of Genius (1994)
Movie
Jack Gross
It Could Happen to You (1994)
Movie
4
Master Chief Bogg
Chasers (1994)
Movie
Janitor
Partners (1993)
Movie
Virgil Leach
Boiling Point (1993)
Movie
Mr. Shackleford
Indecent Proposal (1993)
Movie
1
Santino
Trouble Bound (1993)
Movie
Ray Rucker
Adventures in Spying (1992)
Movie
Tony Cataracts
Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
Movie
5.63
Uncle Bud
Love Is Like That (1992)
Movie
Tom Farrelly
Cold Heaven (1992)
Movie
Bartender
What Happened to Pete (1992)
Movie
Lt. Frank Vaness
Dead in the Water (1991)
Movie
Father Bonotto
Mobsters (1991)
Movie
6
Skunker
White Fang (1991)
Movie
Sam Catchem
Dick Tracy (1990)
Movie
7
Hatcher
Sweet Bird of Youth (1989)
Movie
Feldshine
Wicked Stepmother (1989)
Movie
Dr. Bernard Fairmont
Track 29 (1988)
Movie
6
Sullivan
Colors (1988)
Movie
5.33
Ed Malmburg
Plain Clothes (1988)
Movie
Wallace Gibson
Johnny Be Good (1988)
Movie
Dave Forrest
Survival Game (1987)
Movie
Lt. Cmdr. Hester Dealt
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
TV
6.47
Carter
Best Seller (1987)
Movie
6
Cheese
Tin Men (1987)
Movie
Sheriff
Eye of the Tiger (1986)
Movie
Dick Silvers / Honest Earl Edwards
Matlock (1986)
TV
6
Dr. Klapper
Young Lust - A Soap Opera (1984)
Movie
Jack Lawson
Love Streams (1984)
Movie
3.5
John Santo
I Want to Live (1983)
Movie
Dr. Frank Curtis
Double Exposure (1982)
Movie
Barry Tanner
King of the Mountain (1981)
Movie
Unnamed
The Jazz Singer (1980)
Movie
La Bont
The Mountain Men (1980)
Movie
Smiley Mitchell
Angel on My Shoulder (1980)
Movie
Dobbs
Sunburn (1979)
Movie
Blind Lawyer
Ravagers (1979)
Movie
Duke Slusarski
California Dreaming (1979)
Movie
Governor Haskins
Convoy (1978)
Movie
5.33
Self (uncredited)
Opening Night (1977)
Movie
6.75
George Ullman
Valentino (1977)
Movie
George Manning
Death Game (1977)
Movie
Homer Metcalf
Black Oak Conspiracy (1977)
Movie
Dr. Jaelki
Scott Joplin (1977)
Movie
Seal Trainer
The Last Tycoon (1976)
Movie
Ralph
Nightside (1973)
Movie
Bluebell Hunter
Emergency! (1972)
TV
8.33
Seymour Moskowitz
Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
Movie
Leonard II
The Revolutionary (1970)
Movie
Chet
Faces (1968)
Movie
6
Young Hood
Coogan's Bluff (1968)
Movie
Driver
The Invaders (1967)
TV
6
Cinematographer
Entre chien et loup, John Ford (1966)
Movie
Cancelled
Batman (1966)
TV
5
Attendant / P.O.W. Vanndo / Irwin
The F.B.I. (1965)
TV
Bellboy
The Hanged Man (1964)
Movie
Mechanic / Captain Johnson / Left Waist Gunner / B-17 Pilot / Capt. Johnson
12 O'Clock High (1964)
TV
4.75
Postal Clerk
The Killers (1964)
Movie
Somebody / Police Sgt.
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
TV
Attendant
Burke's Law (1963)
TV
6
Cabbie
The Fugitive (1963)
TV
3.5
Bored Man
The Nutty Professor (1963)
Movie
Doctor
Combat! (1962)
TV
6
Lawyer #2 / Richard
The Lloyd Bridges Show (1962)
TV
The Wounded Man
Alcoa Premiere (1961)
TV
Al (uncredited) / Associate Producer
Shadows (1960)
Movie
6
Coach Gregson
My Three Sons (1960)
TV
6
Teenager
Murder, Inc. (1960)
Movie
Seymour
Juke Box Racket (1960)
Movie
Jerry (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone (1959)
TV
8
Student (uncredited)
Naked City (1958)
TV
Actor
Rage
Movie
Arthur, the studio president
Temps
Movie
Commissioner
Now Here
Movie
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Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1935-01-22
Deathday
2019-04-07 (84 years old)
Birth Place
Detroit, United States
Citizenships
United States
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