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Seymour Cassel Biography (1937-)
Born January 22, 1937, in Detroit, MI; son of Seymour Joseph and Pancretia Ann (maiden name, Kearney) Cassel; married Betty Lou Deering, March 14, 1964 (divorced, 1983); children: Matthew, Lisa, Dilyn.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, producer, director
- Birth Details
- January 22, 1937
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Seymour, Juke Box Racket, Brenner, 1960
- (Uncredited) Teenager, Murder, Inc., 1960
- Red, the bassist, Too Late Blues, Paramount, 1962
- Vic, The Webster Boy (also known as Middle of Nowhere), Regal Films, 1962
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A Pair of Boots, 1962
- Desk clerk, The Killers (also known as Ernest Hemingway's The Killers), 1964
- Joe, young hood, Coogan's Bluff, Universal, 1968
- Chet, Faces, Continental Distributing, 1968
- Surfer/cyclist, The Sweet Ride, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968
- Leonard II, The Revolutionary, United Artists, 1970
- Seymour Moskowitz, Minnie and Moskowitz, Universal, 1971
- Mort Weil (gangster), The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, Faces, 1976
- Seal trainer, The Last Tycoon, 1976
- Homer Metcalf, Black Oak Conspiracy, New World, 1977
- George Manning, Death Game (also known as Mrs. Manning's Weekend and The Seducers), Levitt-Pickman Film, 1977
- Dr. Jaelki, Scott Joplin, Universal, 1977
- George Ullman, Valentino, United Artists, 1977
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Opening Night, 1977
- Governor Haskins, Convoy, United Artists, 1978
- Duke Slusarski, California Dreaming, American International, 1979
- Dobbs, Sunburn, Paramount, 1979
- Blind lawyer, Ravagers, 1979
- Labont, The Mountain Men, Columbia, 1980
- Barry Tanner, King of the Mountain, Universal, 1981
- Dr. Frank Curtis, Double Exposure, Crown, 1982
- Himself, John Cassavetes--The Man and His Work (also known as "I'm Almost Not Crazy ... " John Cassavetes: The Man and His Work; documentary), 1983
- Jack Lawson, Love Streams, United Artists, 1984
- Sheriff, Eye of the Tiger, Scotti Brothers-International Video Entertainment, 1986
- Dave Forrest, Survival Game, Trans World Entertainment, 1987
- Cheese, Tin Men, Buena Vista, 1987
- (Uncredited) Carter, Best Seller, 1987
- Wallace Gibson, Johnny Be Good, Orion, 1988
- Ed Malmburg, Plain Clothes, Paramount, 1988
- Dr. Bernard Fairmont, Track 29, 1988
- Sullivan, Colors, 1988
- Feldshine, Wicked Stepmother, 1989
- Jojo, Cold Dog Soup, 1990
- Sam Catchem, Dick Tracy, Touchstone, 1990
- Skunker (miner), White Fang, Walt Disney, 1991
- Father Bonotto, Mobsters (also known as The Evil Empire), 1991
- Tom Farrelly, Cold Heaven, 1991
- Koenig, Diary of a Hit Man, 1991
- Joe, In the Soup (also known as In the Soup--Alles Kino andIn the soup: en la sopa), 1992
- Bartender, What Happened to Pete, 1992
- Santino, Trouble Bound, 1992
- Uncle Bud, Love Is Like That (also known as Bad Love and Wild Angel), 1992
- Tony Cataracts, Honeymoon in Vegas, 1992
- Mel, Chain of Desire, 1992
- Ray Rucker, Adventures in Spying (also known as Operation Lookout), 1992
- Mr. Shackleford, Indecent Proposal, 1993
- Frank, When Pigs Fly (also known as Wenn Schweine fliegen),1993
- Virgil Leach, Boiling Point (also known as L'extreme limite), 1993
- Pop, There Goes My Baby (also known as The Last Days of Paradise), 1993
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American Standoff, 1993
- Master Chief Bogg, Chasers, 1994
- Eddie, Imaginary Crimes, 1994
- Larry/Leon, Tollbooth, 1994
- Jack Gross, It Could Happen to You, 1994
- Jack McCallister, Handgun, 1994
- Samuel Rourke, Dark Side of Genius, 1994
- (Uncredited) Saul, Dead Presidents, 1995
- Ellis Brock, Psalms from the Underground, 1995
- Uncle Al, Trees Lounge, Orion Classics, 1996
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I sfagi tou kokora (also known as Slaughter of the Cock andLa strage del gallo), 1996
- Francis, Cameleone, 1996
- Frank Henderson, Cosas que nunca te dije (also known as ThingsI Never Told You), 1996
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Dead Girl, 1996
- Sy Lerner, Cannes Man (also known as Canne$ Man), Rocket Pictures Home Video, 1996
- Police detective Harris, This World, Then the Fireworks, Orion Classics, 1997
- Jacob Frischmuth, Obsession (also known as Berlin Niagara),1997
- First client, Seed, 1997
- Old priest, Motel Blue, Bedford Entertainment, 1997
- Emile Pillsbury, Relax ... It's Just Sex, A-pix Entertainment,1998
- Uncle Leo, Dream for an Insomniac, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1998
- Bert Fischer, Rushmore, Buena Vista Pictures, 1998
- The councilman, The Treat, 1998
- Bob, Snapped, 1998
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Ballad of the Nightingale, August Entertainment, 1998
- Dragan, Kubanisch rauchen (also known as Smoking Cuban Style), 1999
- Arthur, Temps, 1999
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The Last Call, Leo Films, 1999
- Richard Cavanaugh, The Chameleon, 1999
- Tony "Mouth" Donato, The Crew, Buena Vista, 2000
- Arthur Imperial, Just One Night, First Look Pictures Releasing, 2000
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Women of the Night (also known as Zalman King's Women of the Night), Moonstone Entertainment, 2000
- Eddie, The Cure for Boredom (also known as Sex and Bullets), 2000
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Bartleby, 2000
- Stanley-Stanley, Manna from Heaven, 2001
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Fast Sofa, 2001
- Also appeared in Shadows and I'm Almost Not Crazy.
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Film Associate Producer
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Shadows, 1961
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Lieutenant Mickey Schwartz, Under Suspicion, CBS, 1994-
- Candy Casino, Tracey Takes On ... , HBO, 1996-
- Jack O'Shea, Good Company, CBS, 1996-
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Televison Appearances
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Movies
- Bellboy, The Hanged Man, NBC, 1964
- Dr. Jaelki, Scott Joplin: King of Ragtime, NBC, 1978
- Smiley Mitchell, Angel on My Shoulder, ABC, 1980
- Jack Santo, I Want to Live, ABC, 1983
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Rage, 1983
- Tony, Beverly Hills Madame, NBC, 1986
- Hatcher, Sweet Bird of Youth (also known as Tennessee Williams' Sweet Bird of Youth), NBC, 1989
- Lieutenant Frank Vaness, Dead in the Water, 1991
- Ralph, Face of a Stranger, 1991
- Gem, Mrs. Munck, Showtime, 1996
- Older Jonathan Lyle, The Last Home Run, HBO, 1996
- Harry Bridges, Emma's Wish, CBS, 1998
- Sal, Black & White, HBO, 1998
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Getting to Know You (also known as Getting to Know All about You), Sundance Channel, 1999
- Chief, Hoods, Starz!, 1999
- Roy, Me & Will, Sundance Channel, 1999
- Lieutenant Seeman, Animal Factory, Cinemax, 2000
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Television Appearances
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Miniseries
- Kierdorff, Blood Feud, syndicated, 1983
- Alfred Gronevelt, The Last Don (also known as Mario Puzo'sThe Last Don), CBS, 1997
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Specials
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John Cassavetes, 1990
- Janitor, Partners, Fox, 1994
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Anything for John, IFC, 1999
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Pilots
- Ralph, Nightside, ABC, 1973
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Episodic
- Jerry, "The Self-Improvement of Salvadore Ross," The Twilight Zone, 1964
- "I See By Your Outfit," Laredo, 1965
- Phelps, "Admiral Do-Right," Convoy, 1965
- Coach Gregson, "Call Her Max," My Three Sons, 1966
- Jenson, "The Mechanical Man," Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, 1966
- Cancelled, "A Piece of the Action," Batman, 1967
- Cancelled, "Batman's Satisfaction," Batman, 1967
- Driver, "The Condemned," The Invaders, 1967
- Cabbie, "The Judgment: Part One," The Fugitive, 1967
- "The Battleground," Cimarron Strip, 1967
- (Uncredited) Jensen, "Terrible Leprechaun," Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, 1968
- "Dilemma," Emergency!, 1972
- Honest Earl Edwards, "Lemon," Matlock, 1986
- "Deck the Cell with Bars of Folly," Hooperman, 1987
- Dick Silvers, "The Investigation: Parts 1 & 2," Matlock, 1988
- Lieutenant Commander Hester Dealt, "The Child," Star Trek: The Next Generation, 1988
- Norman Cambridge, "Second Chances," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1997
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Stage Appearances
- Appeared in The World of Suzie Wong, New York City; and The Disenchanted, New York City.
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Stage Director
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Jesse and the Bandit Queens, 1978
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