Seymour Cassel
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 Minni...
Known For
Filmography
Every Night's a Saturday Night
2018
as Self
The Dependables
2014
as Dominic Ackers
Fort McCoy
2014
as Father Mivkovek
Lucky Dog
2014
as The Real Spencer
At The Maple Grove
2014
as Boyle
The Secret Lives of Dorks
2013
as Principal
Booster
2012
as Harold
Kingdom Come
2012
as Self
Pass the Salt, Please
2012
as Man
Broken Kingdom
2012
as Clayton
Lost Angeles
2012
as Film Critic
Silver Case
2012
as Dealer
Magic City
2012
L!fe Happens
2011
as Pop Pop
Freerunner
2011
as Grampa
Faces
2011
as Chet (archive footage)
Back Nine
2010
as Mondo
Chasing 3000
2010
as Poppy
Pete Smalls Is Dead
2010
as Saco
Without Borders
2010
as Detective McKenneth
Regular Show
2010
as Tony (voice)
Staten Island
2009
as Jasper Sabiano
Not Dead Yet
2009
as Francis
Reach for Me
2008
as Alvin
To Love and Die
2008
as Grandfather
Big Heart City
2008
as Larry
Beau Jest
2008
as Abe Goldman
To Love and Die
2008
Postal
2007
as Paul
Hollywood Dreams
2007
as Rupert
Cosmic Radio
2007
as Malcolm Stone
Flight of the Conchords
2007
as Johnny Boy
Beer League
2006
as Dirt
Ray of Sunshine
2006
Sea of Dreams
2006
as Tomaso
Edge of Outside
2006
as Self
Bye Bye Benjamin
2006
as Mr. Ruby
The Tenants
2006
as Levenspiel
Heist
2006
as Pops
Lonesome Jim
2005
as Don
The Wendell Baker Story
2005
as Boyd Fullbright
Bittersweet Place
2005
as Jack 'Pappy' Schaffer
Before It Had a Name
2005
as Jeff
This Is an Adventure
2005
as Self
Circadian Rhythm
2005
as Hoover
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2004
as Esteban du Plantier
Making 'Faces'
2004
as Self
Justice League Unlimited
2004
as Chuck Sirianni (voice)
Stuck on You
2003
as Morty O'Reilly
A Good Night to Die
2003
as Guy
Passionada
2003
as Daniel Vargas
Lucky
2003
Stealing Harvard
2002
as Uncle Jack
The Biz
2002
as Eugene Hinkle
Manna from Heaven
2002
as Stanley
Sonny
2002
as Albert
The Burial Society
2002
as Sam Goldberg
The Royal Tenenbaums
2001
as Dusty
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001
as Spectator at Execution (uncredited)
Women of the Night
2001
as Sally
The Sleepy Time Gal
2001
as Bob
The Cure for Boredom
2001
as Eddie
Bartleby
2001
as Frank Waxman
61*
2001
as Sam Simon
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
2001
as Dazy Perrit
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
2001
as James Arthur Ferris
Animal Factory
2000
as Lt. Seeman
The Crew
2000
as Tony 'Mouth' Donato
Just One Night
2000
as Arthur Imperial
A Constant Forge
2000
as Self
The Making of 'Rushmore'
2000
as Self
Boston Public
2000
as Bernie Willis
Black & White
1999
as Sal
Me and Will
1999
as Roy
Kubanisch rauchen
1999
as Dragan
Ballad of the Nightingale
1999
as Jimmy
Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage
1999
as Self
Rushmore
1998
as Bert Fischer
Hoods
1998
as Pop Martinelli (uncredited)
Relax... It's Just Sex
1998
as Emile
Johnny 316
1998
as Store Keeper
The Treat
1998
as Chip O'Herlihee
Emma's Wish
1998
as Harry Bridges (old)
Stingers
1998
as Dino
Snapped
1998
as Bob
This World, Then the Fireworks
1997
as Detective Harris
Obsession
1997
as Jacob Frischmuth
Motel Blue
1997
as Capistrano Minister
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997
as Self
The Last Don
1997
as Alfred Gronevelt
Dream for an Insomniac
1996
as Uncle Leo
Things I Never Told You
1996
as Frank
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All
1996
as Self
Cannes Man
1996
as Sy Lerner
The Last Home Run
1996
as Older Jonathan
Slaughter of the Cock
1996
as Ahilleas
Chameleon
1996
as Francis
Turnpike
1996
as Older man
Seed
1996
as First Client
Dead Girl
1996
as Ira Golub
Trees Lounge
1996
as Uncle Al
Tracey Takes On...
1996
as Candy Casino
Good Company
1996
Arli$$
1996
as Artie
Dead Presidents
1995
as Saul
It Could Happen to You
1994
as Jack Gross
Chasers
1994
as Master Chief Bogg
Imaginary Crimes
1994
as Eddie
There Goes My Baby
1994
as Pop
Dark Side of Genius
1994
as Samuel Rourke
Hand Gun
1994
as Jack McCallister
Tollbooth
1994
as Leon / Larry
Ouf!
1994
Chicago Hope
1994
as Norman Cambridge
Under Suspicion
1994
as Lt. Mickey Schwartz
Indecent Proposal
1993
as Mr. Shackleford
Boiling Point
1993
as Virgil Leach
Trouble Bound
1993
as Santino
Anything for John
1993
as Self
Partners
1993
as Janitor
When Pigs Fly
1993
as Frank
Honeymoon in Vegas
1992
as Tony Cataracts
Love Is Like That
1992
as Uncle Bud
In the Soup
1992
as Joe
Cold Heaven
1992
as Tom Farrelly
Adventures in Spying
1992
as Ray Rucker
Chain of Desire
1992
as Mel
What Happened to Pete
1992
as Bartender
White Fang
1991
as Skunker
Face of a Stranger
1991
as Ralph
Mobsters
1991
as Father Bonotto
Dead in the Water
1991
as Lt. Frank Vaness
Diary of a Hitman
1991
as Koenig
Cold Dog Soup
1990
as Jojo
Dick Tracy
1990
as Sam Catchem
Wicked Stepmother
1989
as Feldshine
Arena - John Cassavetes
1989
as Self
Sweet Bird of Youth
1989
as Hatcher
Track 29
1988
as Dr. Bernard Fairmont
Colors
1988
as Sullivan
Plain Clothes
1988
as Ed Malmburg
Johnny Be Good
1988
as Wallace Gibson
Survival Game
1987
as Dave Forrest
Best Seller
1987
as Carter
Tin Men
1987
as Cheese
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Lt. Cmdr. Hester Dealt
Eye of the Tiger
1986
as Sheriff
Beverly Hills Madam
1986
as Tony
Matlock
1986
as Dick Silvers
Matlock
1986
as Honest Earl Edwards
Love Streams
1984
as Jack Lawson
Young Lust: A Soap Opera
1984
as Dr. Klapper
I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work
1984
as Self
Tales from the Darkside
1984
as Howard
I Want to Live
1983
as John Santo
Double Exposure
1982
as Dr. Frank Curtis
King of the Mountain
1981
as Barry Tanner
The Mountain Men
1980
as La Bont
Angel on My Shoulder
1980
as Smiley Mitchell
The Jazz Singer
1980
as Unnamed
California Dreaming
1979
as Duke Slusarski
Sunburn
1979
as Dobbs
Ravagers
1979
as Blind Lawyer
Convoy
1978
as Governor Haskins
Death Game
1977
as George Manning
Scott Joplin
1977
as Dr. Jaelki
Black Oak Conspiracy
1977
as Homer Metcalf
Valentino
1977
as George Ullman
Opening Night
1977
as Self (uncredited)
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
1976
as Mort Weil
The Last Tycoon
1976
as Seal Trainer
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight
1975
as Wise Guy
Nightside
1973
as Ralph
Emergency!
1972
as Bluebell Hunter
Minnie and Moskowitz
1971
as Seymour Moskowitz
The Revolutionary
1970
as Leonard II
Faces
1968
as Chet
Coogan's Bluff
1968
as Young Hood
Cimarron Strip
1967
The Invaders
1967
as Driver
Batman
1966
as Cancelled
The F.B.I.
1965
as Irwin
Laredo
1965
The F.B.I.
1965
as P.O.W. Vanndo
The F.B.I.
1965
as Attendant
The Hanged Man
1964
as Bellboy
The Killers
1964
as Postal Clerk
12 O'Clock High
1964
as Capt. Johnson
12 O'Clock High
1964
as B-17 Pilot
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964
as Jensen
12 O'Clock High
1964
as Captain Johnson
12 O'Clock High
1964
as Left Waist Gunner
12 O'Clock High
1964
as Mechanic
The Nutty Professor
1963
as Bored Man
Burke's Law
1963
as Attendant
The Fugitive
1963
as Cabbie
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Police Sgt.
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Somebody
The Webster Boy
1962
as Vic
Combat!
1962
as Doctor
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962
as Lawyer #2
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962
as Richard
Too Late Blues
1961
as Red
Alcoa Premiere
1961
as The Wounded Man
Juke Box Racket
1960
as Seymour
Man on a String
1960
Murder, Inc.
1960
as Teenager
Shadows
1960
as Al (uncredited)
My Three Sons
1960
as Coach Gregson
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Jerry (uncredited)
Naked City
1958
as Student (uncredited)
Wagon Train
1957
as Ed