Seymour Cassel

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Seymour Cassel
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Born	January 22, 1935
Notable roles	Chet in Faces

Seymour Cassel (born January 22, 1935) is an Academy Award-Nominated American character actor.

Born in Detroit, Michigan, Cassel's early career was tied to fellow actor John Cassavetes. He made his movie debut in Cassavetes' first film, Shadows, on which he also served as associate producer. In 1961 he co-starred with Cassavetes in Too Late Blues and the 1962 The Webster Boy. Cassel would often make appearances on TV in the 1960s, frequently typecast as neurotics and hippies. He had a recurring role on The Lloyd Bridges Show as well as appearing on such popular programs as Twelve O'Clock High, Combat! and The F.B.I.. In 1968, Cassel was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Chet in John Cassavetes's Faces. Cassel also co-starred with Cassavetes in Nightside and A Very Special Place, as well as appearing in supporting roles in three more Cassavetes-directed films: Minnie and Moskowitz, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie and Opening Night.

In addition to appearing in major Hollywood pictures such as Dick Tracy and Indecent Proposal, Cassel has remained supportive to the American independent film community since the death of Cassavetes. He had a small role in Steve Buscemi's directorial debut Trees Lounge and has appeared in three films by Wes Anderson: Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums and The Life Aquatic.

In 2006 he co-starred in the NBC TV Series, Heist.

[edit] Selected filmography

Year	Film	Role
1964	The Killers	Clerk
1968	Faces	Chet
1970	The Revolutionary	Leonard II
1971	Minnie and Moskowitz	Moskowitz
1976	The Killing of a Chinese Bookie	Mort Weil
1977	Black Oak Conspiracy	Homer
1978	Convoy	Governor Jerry Haskins
1979	California Dreaming	Duke Slusarski
1980	The Mountain Men	La Bont
1981	King of the Mountain	Barry Tanner
1984	Love Streams	Jack Lawson
1986	Eye of the Tiger	Sheriff
1987	Tin Men	Cheese
1987	Best Seller	Carter
1988	Johnny Be Good	Wallace Gibson
1988	Colors	Officer Sullivan
1988	Track 29	Dr. Bernard Fairmont
1989	Wicked Stepmother	Feldshine
1990	Cold Dog Soup	Jojo
1990	Dick Tracy	Sam Catchem
1991	Mobsters	Father Bonotto
1991	Cold Heaven	Tom Farrelly
1991	Diary of a Hitman	Koenig
1992	In the Soup	Joe
1992	Honeymoon in Vegas	Tony Cataracts
1993	Trouble Bound	Santino
1993	Indecent Proposal	Mr. Shackleford
1993	Boiling Point	Virgil Leach
1994	It Could Happen to You	Jack Gross
1994	Imaginary Crimes	Eddie
1995	Cannes Man	Sy Lerner
1996	Dream for an Insomniac	Leo
1996	Trees Lounge	Uncle Al
1997	Obsession	Jacob Frischmuth
1998	Rushmore	Bert Fischer
1999	Motel Blue	Capistrano Minister
2000	The Crew	Tony 'Mouth' Donato
2001	The Royal Tenenbaums	Dusty
2002	Sonny	Albert
2002	Stealing Harvard	Uncle Jack
2003	Stuck on You	Morty O'Reilly
2004	The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou	Esteban du Plantier
2005	Lonesome Jim	Dad
2005	Circadian Rhythm	Hoover
2006	Beer League	Dirt