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Seymour Cassel, the veteran character actor who was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as the hippie swinger Chet in John Cassavetes' Faces, studied acting at the American Theatre Wing and at the Actors Studio. He made his movie debut in Cassavetes' first film, Shadows, on which he also served as associate producer... See full bio »

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Seymour Joseph Cassel
in Detroit, Michigan, USA
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2013 The Next Cassavetes (in production)
Seymour Cassel
 
2013 The Last Beat (pre-production)
Fred Kantor
 
???? The Algerian (pre-production)
Professor Wright
 
2014 Sunset at Dawn (filming)
Boxing Trainer (rumored)
 
2013 Pride of Lions (post-production)
Dominic Ackers
 
2014 The Secret Lives of Dorks (completed)
Principal
 
2013 Talent Watch (TV series)
Guest
– Night of 100 Stars Oscar Party (2013) … Guest
 
2013 Time Framed (short)
Boris Esla
 
2012 Broken Kingdom
Clayton
 
2012 Lost Angeles
Film Critic
 
2012 FCU: Fact Checkers Unit (TV series)
Old Man
– James Franco Is Preggers (2012) … Old Man
 
2012 Booster
Harold
 
2011 Silver Case
Dealer
 
2011 Freerunner
Gramps
 
2011 L!fe Happens
Poppop
 
2011 Without Borders
Detective McKenneth
 
2011 Fort McCoy
Father Mivkovek
 
2011 Funny or Die Presents... (TV series)
King of Police (segment "United States Police Department")
– Episode #2.10 (2011) … King of Police (segment "United States Police Department")
 
2011 Pass the Salt, Please (short)
Man
 
2011 Circling the Drain (TV movie)
Fuzzy Kaye
 
2010/I Now Here
Commissioner
 
2010 Pete Smalls Is Dead
Saco
 
2010 The Aristofrogs (short)
 
2010 Kissing Strangers
Mr. Koster
 
2010 Chasing 3000
Poppy
 
2010 Back Nine (TV movie)
Mondo
 
2009 Not Dead Yet
Francis
 
2009 Little New York
Jasper Sabiano
 
2009 Flight of the Conchords (TV series)
Johnny Boy
– Tough Brets (2009) … Johnny Boy
 
2009 Crash (TV series)
Julian Gold
– The Pain Won't Stop (2009) … Julian Gold
 
2008 To Love and Die (TV movie)
Grandfather
 
2008 Reach for Me
Alvin
 
2008 Big Heart City
Larry
 
2008 Barbiere, IL
Mort
 
2008 Beau Jest
Abe Goldman
 
2007 Postal
Paul
 
2007 ER (TV series)
Alfred Gower
– Photographs and Memories (2007) … Alfred Gower
 
2007 The Happiest Day of His Life
Mrd. Jacobs
 
2007 Cosmic Radio
Malcolm Stone
 
2006 Beer League
Dirt
 
2006 Property (short)
The Superintendent
 
2006 Ray of Sunshine
 
2006 Heist (TV series)
Pops
– Ladies and Gentlemen... Sweaty Dynamite (2006) … Pops
– Bury the Lead (2006) … Pops
– How Billy Got His Groove Back (2006) … Pops
– Strife (2006) … Pops
– Sex, Lies and Vinny Momo (2006) … Pops
See all 6 episodes »
 
2006 Hollywood Dreams
Rupert
 
2006 Sea of Dreams
Tomaso
 
2006 Bye Bye Benjamin (short)
Mr. Ruby
 
2005 Circadian Rhythm
Hoover
 
2005 Welcome to California
Jim's Father
 
2005 Main Street (short)
Big Business
 
2005 Before It Had a Name
Jeff
 
2005 Justice League (TV series)
Chuck Sirianni
– I Am Legion (2005) … Chuck Sirianni (voice)
 
2005 The Tenants
Levenspiel
 
2005 Bittersweet Place
Jack "Pappy" Schaffer
 
2005 The Wendell Baker Story
Boyd Fullbright
 
2005 Lonesome Jim
Don
 
2004 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Esteban du Plantier
 
2004 Thanksgiving (short)
Del
 
2004 Sweet Underground
Wally
 
2003 Stuck on You
Morty O'Reilly
 
2003 Gary the Rat (TV series)
– Manrattan (2003) (voice)
 
2003 Lucky (TV series)
The Trake
– It's in the Stars (2003) … The Trake
– Pilot (2003) … The Trake
 
2003 A Good Night to Die
Guy
 
2003 Wishing Time (short)
The Angel
 
2002 The Burial Society
Sam Goldberg
 
2002 Manna from Heaven
Stanley
 
2002 Stealing Harvard
Uncle Jack
 
2002 Sonny
Albert
 
2002 A Nero Wolfe Mystery (TV series)
Dazy Perrit / James Arthur Ferris
– Immune to Murder (2002) … James Arthur Ferris
– Before I Die (2002) … Dazy Perrit
 
2002 Arli$$ (TV series)
Artie
– Moments to Remember (2002) … Artie
 
2002 Passionada
Daniel Vargas
 
2002 Time & Again (short)
Steve
 
2002 The Biz
Eugene Hinkle
 
2001 The Royal Tenenbaums
Dusty
 
2001 The Cure for Boredom
Eddie
 
2001 Women of the Night
Sally
 
2001 61* (TV movie)
Sam Simon
 
2001 Bartleby
Frank Waxman
 
2001 Boston Public (TV series)
Bernie Willis
– Chapter Fourteen (2001) … Bernie Willis
 
2001 The Sleepy Time Gal
Bob
 
2001 The Chameleon
Richard Cavanaugh
 
2000 Just One Night
Arthur Imperial
 
2000 The Crew
Tony 'Mouth' Donato
 
2000 Animal Factory
Lt. Seeman
 
2000 Next Stop, Eternity (short)
Lawrence
 
1999/II Black and White
Sal
 
1999 Me and Will
Roy
 
1999 Smoking Cuban Style
Dragan
 
1999 Ballad of the Nightingale
 
1996-1999 Tracey Takes On... (TV series)
Candy Casino
– End of the World (1999) … Candy Casino
– Hype (1999) … Candy Casino
– Erotica (1999) … Candy Casino
– Agents (1998)
– Secrets (1997) … Candy Casino
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1999 Getting to Know You (uncredited)
 
1999 Temps
Arthur, the studio president
 
1998 Stingers
 
1998 Emma's Wish (TV movie)
Harry
 
1998 Rushmore
Bert Fischer
 
1998 Snapped
Bob
 
1998 The Treat
Chip O'Herlihee
 
1998 Hoods
Pop Martinelli (uncredited)
 
1998 Relax... It's Just Sex
Emile Pillsbury
 
1998 Johnny 316
 
1997 Motel Blue
Capistrano Minister
 
1997 Obsession
Jacob Frischmuth
 
1997 The Last Don (TV mini-series)
Alfred Gronevelt
 
1997 Dead Girl
Ira Golub
 
1997 Chicago Hope (TV series)
Norman Cambridge
– Second Chances (1997) … Norman Cambridge
 
1997 The Player (TV movie)
 
1997 Seed (short)
First Client
 
1997 This World, Then the Fireworks
Detective Harris
 
1996 Juicehead (short)
Dr. Watt
 
1996 Chameleon
Francis
 
1996 I sfagi tou kokora
Ahilleas
 
1996 Trees Lounge
Uncle Al
 
1996 Good Company (TV series)
Jack O'Shea
– Day 1329: Revenge (1996) … Jack O'Shea
– Day 1340: Death (1996) … Jack O'Shea
– Day 1304: Evaluation (1996) … Jack O'Shea
– Day 1346: Friendship (1996) … Jack O'Shea
– Day 1038: Downsizing (1996) … Jack O'Shea
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1996 Dream for an Insomniac
Uncle Leo
 
1996 Cosas que nunca te dije
Frank
 
1996 The Last Home Run
Older Jonathan
 
1996 Turnpike (short)
Older man
 
1996 Cannes Man
Sy Lerner
 
1995 Dead Presidents
Saul (uncredited)
 
1994-1995 Under Suspicion (TV series)
Lt. Mickey Schwartz
– Wrongful Shooting (1995) … Lt. Mickey Schwartz
– Kinky Murder (1995) … Lt. Mickey Schwartz
– Hostage Standoff (1995) … Lt. Mickey Schwartz
– A Haunting Case (1995) … Lt. Mickey Schwartz
– Holy Suspect (1995) … Lt. Mickey Schwartz
See all 17 episodes »
 
1994 Tollbooth
Larry/Leon
 
1994 Hand Gun
Jack McCallister
 
1994 Imaginary Crimes
Eddie
 
1994 There Goes My Baby
Pop
 
1994 Dark Side of Genius
Samuel Rourke
 
1994 It Could Happen to You
Jack Gross
 
1994 Chasers
Master Chief Bogg
 
1994 Whew! (short)
 
1993 When Pigs Fly
Frank
 
1993/I Boiling Point
Virgil Leach
 
1993 Indecent Proposal
Mr. Shackleford
 
1993 Trouble Bound
Santino
 
1993 Partners (TV short)
 
1992 Adventures in Spying
Ray Rucker
 
1992 Honeymoon in Vegas
Tony Cataracts
 
1992 Chain of Desire
Mel
 
1992 Love Is Like That
Uncle Bud
 
1992 What Happened to Pete (short)
Bartender
 
1992 In the Soup
Joe
 
1991 Face of a Stranger (TV movie)
Ralph
 
1991 Dead in the Water (TV movie)
Lt. Frank Vaness
 
1991 Diary of a Hitman
Koenig
 
1991 Cold Heaven
Tom Farrelly
 
1991 Mobsters
Father Bonotto
 
1991/I White Fang
Skunker
 
1990 Cold Dog Soup
Jojo
 
1990 Dick Tracy
Sam Catchem
 
1989 Sweet Bird of Youth (TV movie)
 
1989 Wicked Stepmother
Feldshine, Magick Shop Owner
 
1988 Matlock (TV series)
Dick Silvers / Honest Earl Edwards
– The Lemon (1988) … Honest Earl Edwards
– The Investigation: Part 2 (1988) … Dick Silvers
– The Investigation: Part 1 (1988) … Dick Silvers
 
1988 Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV series)
Lt. Cmdr. Hester Dealt
– The Child (1988) … Lt. Cmdr. Hester Dealt
 
1988 Track 29
Dr. Bernard Fairmont
 
1988 Plain Clothes
Ed Malmburg
 
1988 Colors
Officer Sullivan
 
1988 Johnny Be Good
Wallace Gibson
 
1988 Ohara (TV series)
Todd Ames
– X (1988) … Todd Ames
 
1987 Hooperman (TV series)
– Deck the Cell with Bars of Folly (1987)
 
1987 Survival Game
Dave Forrest
 
1987 Best Seller
Carter (uncredited)
 
1987 Tin Men
Cheese
 
1987 Tales from the Darkside (TV series)
Howard
– The Milkman Cometh (1987) … Howard
 
1986 Eye of the Tiger
Sheriff
 
1986 Beverly Hills Madam (TV movie)
Tony
 
1984 Love Streams
Jack Lawson
 
1983 I Want to Live (TV movie)
John Santo
 
1983 Blood Feud (TV movie)
Frank Kierdorff (Hoffa enforcer/torch)
 
1983 Rage (TV movie)
 
1983 Double Exposure
Dr. Frank Curtis
 
1981 King of the Mountain
Barry Tanner
 
1980 The Mountain Men
La Bont
 
1980 Angel on My Shoulder (TV movie)
Smiley Mitchell
 
1979 Sunburn
Dobbs
 
1979 Ravagers
Blind Lawyer
 
1979 California Dreaming
Duke Slusarski
 
1978 Convoy
Governer Jerry Haskins
 
1977 Scott Joplin (TV movie)
Dr. Jaelki
 
1977 Opening Night
Cameo appearance (uncredited)
 
1977 Valentino
George Ullman
 
1977 Death Game
George Manning
 
1977 Black Oak Conspiracy
Homer Metcalf
 
1976 The Last Tycoon
Seal Trainer
 
1976 The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Mort Weil
 
1975 Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight
Wise Guy (uncredited)
 
1973 Nightside (TV movie)
Ralph
 
1972 Emergency! (TV series)
Bluebell Hunter
– Dilemma (1972) … Bluebell Hunter
 
1971 Minnie and Moskowitz
Seymour Moskowitz
 
1970 The Revolutionary
Leonard II
 
1968 Coogan's Bluff
Young Hood
 
1968/I Faces
Chet
 
1968 The Sweet Ride
Surfer/Cyclist (uncredited)
 
1966-1968 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
Jensen
– Terrible Leprechaun (1968) … Jensen (uncredited)
– The Mechanical Man (1966) … Jensen
 
1967 Cimarron Strip (TV series)
Spock
– The Battleground (1967) … Spock
 
1967 The Fugitive (TV series)
Cabbie
– The Judgment: Part I (1967) … Cabbie (as Seymour Cassell)
 
1967 The Invaders (TV series)
Driver
– The Condemned (1967) … Driver
 
1967 Batman (TV series)
Cancelled
– Batman's Satisfaction (1967) … Cancelled
– A Piece of the Action (1967) … Cancelled
 
1965-1967 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Attendant / Irwin / P.O.W. Vanndo
– The Raid (1967) … Attendant
– The Hiding Place (1966) … P.O.W. Vanndo
– The Hijackers (1965) … Irwin
 
1965-1966 12 O'Clock High (TV series)
Capt. Johnson / B-17 Pilot / Left Waist Gunner / …
– The Fighter Pilot (1966) … Mechanic
– The Survivor (1966) … Left Waist Gunner
– Underground (1966) … B-17 Pilot
– We're Not Coming Back (1965) … Capt. Johnson
– The Hotshot (1965) … Capt. Johnson
 
1966 My Three Sons (TV series)
Coach Gregson
– Call Her Max (1966) … Coach Gregson
 
1965 Convoy (TV series)
Phelps
– Admiral Do-Right (1965) … Phelps
 
1965 Laredo (TV series)
Jud
– I See by Your Outfit (1965) … Jud
 
1964 The Hanged Man (TV movie)
Bellboy
 
1964 Combat! (TV series)
Doctor
– Point of View (1964) … Doctor
 
1964 The Killers
Postal Clerk
 
1964 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Somebody
– The Game with Glass Pieces (1964) … Somebody
 
1964 Burke's Law (TV series)
Artie the Parking Attendant
– Who Killed Annie Foran? (1964) … Artie the Parking Attendant
 
1964 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Jerry
– The Self-Improvement of Salvadore Ross (1964) … Jerry (uncredited)
 
1963 Wagon Train (TV series)
Ed
– The Sam Pulaski Story (1963) … Ed
 
1962-1963 The Lloyd Bridges Show (TV series)
Lawyer / Richard
– A Personal Matter (1963) … Lawyer
– A Pair of Boots (1962) … Richard
 
1962 The Webster Boy
Vic
 
1961 Too Late Blues
Red
 
1960 Murder, Inc.
Teenager (uncredited)
 
1960 Juke Box Racket
Seymour
 
1960 Man on a String
Hotel Page Boy (uncredited)
 
1959 Shadows (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
2009 Flight of the Conchords (TV series)
– Tough Brets (2009) (performer: "Stay Cool")
 
1996 Trees Lounge (writer: "UNCLE AL SONG")
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1978 Ringo (TV movie) (dialogue coach)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1959 Shadows (associate producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2005 This Is an Adventure (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (20 titles)
2014 Every Night's a Saturday Night (documentary) (filming)
Himself
 
2011 Across from Finn McCool's (documentary short)
Himself
 
2011 Kingdom Come (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Seymour Cassel Hollywood Reporter Acting Achievment Tribute (short)
Himself
 
2009 Filmnut (TV series)
Himself
– Seymour Cassel (2009) … Himself
 
2006 Howard Stern on Demand (TV series)
Himself
– Beer League Special (2006) … Himself (uncredited)
 
2006 Edge of Outside (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 This Is an Adventure (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Cassavetes: Claroscuro americano (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 John Cassavetes: A Discussion (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 A Constant Forge (documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage (video documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Films of Adrian Lyne … Himself
 
1996 Les frères Gravet
Himself
 
1996 John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All (documentary)
 
1993 Anything for John (TV documentary)
 
1992 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 November 1992 (1992) … Himself
 
1984 I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes - the Man and His Work (documentary)
Himself
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.72 (1971) … Himself
 
1969 The 41st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in Supporting Role
 

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(February 2012) TV commercial "I have another family" for Kraft Mac 'n' Cheese. See more »

Alternate Names:

Seymour Cassell

Height:

5' 7¾" (1.72 m)
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Personal Quote:

Shadows wasn't so difficult to get made. It was just, when [John Cassavetes] had the time. He was a working actor, a television star. Edge of the City had just come out, with him and [Sidney Poitier] and Jack Warden, so John would work to make a living and also to put money into what he wanted to do... See more »

Trivia:

Mentioned in two auto-biographies co-written by Anthony Bozza; "Slash" and "Too Fat To Fish" by his Beer League co-star Artie Lange. See more »

Trademark:

Unexpectedly intelligent working-class characters See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius