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Seymour Cassel
Birthday: January 22, 1935
Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Height: 5' 7"

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Biography

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's "Faces" (1968), studied acting at the American Theatre Wing and at the Actor's Studio. He made his movie debut in Cassavetes' first film, "Shadows" (1959), on which he also served as associate producer.Cassel's early career was tied to Cassavetes, who himself had a flourishing career as an actor on television and in major Hollywood productions in addition to becoming, arguably, the first great independent movie director after the collapse of the studio system in the late 1950s/early '60s. As for Cassel, after his uncredited role in "Faces," he co-starred with Cassavetes in the feature films "The Webster Boy" (1962) and the feature "Too Late Blues" (1961), before winding up in support of his friend in `Don Siegel' 's "The Killers" (1964), a movie shot for TV that had to be released theatrically due to its heightened violence. ("The Killers" was Ronald Reagan's last movie). Cassel primarily made his living on TV in the 1960s, frequently typecast as beatniks and hippies. He had a supporting role in the Cassavetes-directed episode "A Pair of Boots" (1962) for "The Lloyd Bridges Show" as well as appeared on such popular programs as "Twelve O'Clock High," "Combat!" and "The F.B.I." before scoring with his aging hippie in "Faces" (1968) at the end of that tumultuous decade.Along with "Shadows," "Faces" remains his favorite Cassavettes film. In addition to acting, Cassel worked as a crew member on the film, as the technical staff numbered all of seven. He helped shoot the film as a second cameraman, as well as adjusting the lighting. As the film was an indie financed by Cassavettes himself, there were no union regulations to deal with, nor a studio schedule to keep."Faces" was shot in continuity, which improved the actors' performances as they could develop a character logically, in sequence, by playing it out as if on stage,rather than being forced into the "piecework" that is typical of a film whose script is shot out of sequence. Cassel believes that this technique, which Cassavettes used on his subsequent films, enhanced the success of his works by eliminating the "fourth wall" between the audience and the actors. Acting tells the film's story, not the images, according to Cassel; what is important is how the audience relates to the characters on screen.As their careers matured, Cassel also co-starred with Cassavetes in two TV movies, "Nightside" (1973) and "A Very Special Place," and appeared in supporting roles in three more Cassavetes-directed films: "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie" (1976), "Opening Night" (1977) and "Love Streams" (1984). (Although he didn't appear in Cassavetes' greatest success of the 1970s, "A Woman Under the Influence," his son, Matthew, did.) John Cassavetes died in 1989 and is still sorely missed by the American cinema's creative community.In addition to appearing in studio films, Cassel has remained prominent in the American indie community since the death of his friend and collaborator. He contributed a cameo appearance to Steve Buscemi's directorial debut "Trees Lounge" (with whom he appeared with as a co-star in the black comedy "In the Soup") and has appeared in three films by Wes Anderson: "Rushmore," "The Royal Tenenbaums" and "The Life Acquatic with Steve Zissou".Cassel is prized by indie directors for two things: his positive nature, and his (perhaps) facetious declaration that he'd make any indie whose script he liked for the price of a plane ticket. Cassel goes into projects with the feeling "I'm gonna have a good time in what I'm doing. I entertain myself when I perform. If I do that, then I can see the other performers enjoying my character."Cassel prefers indies because of the greater freedom and more collaborative nature of indie film, particularly indie directors' openness to the contributions of supporting players. "It's not one or two stars," Cassel has said, "and all about kissing their ass through the film, taking them from this scene to that scene then going to play golf or whatever. The real challenge is to try to make something happen dramatically in a scene with less money, and doing it with some truth. I like the excitement of not having enough money, enough film, enough time to do it, and still trying to make it work."

Movie Credits
Cosmic Radio (2007)
[ Rider Strong ][ Wes Studi ][ Kevin Gage ][ Ricardo Chavira ]
Beau Jest (2007)
[ Willie Garson ]
Irene in Time (2007)
[ David Proval ]
Chasing 3000 (2006)
[ Ray Liotta ][ Rory Culkin ][ Trevor Morgan ][ Andrew Bryniarski ][ M. Emmet Walsh ]
The Happiest Day of His Life (2006)
[ Phil LaMarr ][ Enrico Colantoni ]
Beer League (2006)
[ Ralph Macchio ][ Artie Lange ]
How Billy Got His Groove Back (2006)
[ Dougray Scott ][ Steve Harris ][ Mark Derwin ]
Strife (2006)
[ Dougray Scott ][ Doug Liman ][ Steve Harris ][ Mark Derwin ]
Sex, Lies and Vinny Momo (2006)
[ Dougray Scott ][ Doug Liman ][ Steve Harris ][ Mark Derwin ]
Pilot (2006)
[ Seth Green ][ Jason Bateman ][ Dougray Scott ][ Luke Perry ][ Jeffrey Tambor ]
The Tenants (2006)
[ Dylan McDermott ]
Bye Bye Benjamin (2006)
[ Malcolm McDowell ][ Ted Danson ][ Jason Segel ][ Benjamin Bryan ]
Main Street (2005)
Before It Had a Name (2005)
[ Willem Dafoe ][ Isaach De Bankolé ]
Bittersweet Place (2005)
The Wendell Baker Story (2005)
[ Owen Wilson ][ Will Ferrell ][ Luke Wilson ][ Kris Kristofferson ][ Harry Dean Stanton ]
Lonesome Jim (2005)
[ Casey Affleck ][ Kevin Corrigan ]
Sea of Dreams (2005)
[ Johnathon Schaech ][ Nicholas Gonzalez ]
Circadian Rhythm (2005)
[ David Anders ]
Welcome to California (2005)
[ Ed Begley Jr. ]
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
[ Owen Wilson ][ Bill Murray ][ Willem Dafoe ][ Jeff Goldblum ][ Wes Anderson ]
Thanksgiving (2004)
[ Jason Gedrick ][ Joel Moore ][ Carlos Ponce ][ Bob Koherr ]
Sweet Underground (2004)
[ John Hawkes ][ Kevin Weisman ]
Stuck on You (2003)
[ Matt Damon ][ Greg Kinnear ][ Dane Cook ][ Mick Jagger ][ Peter Dante ]
Pilot (2003)
[ Jensen Ackles ][ Rip Torn ][ Mako ][ Larry Miller ][ David Koechner ]
A Good Night to Die (2003)
[ Ralph Macchio ][ Michael Rapaport ][ Frank Whaley ][ James Russo ][ Gary Stretch ]
Wishing Time (2003)
Before I Die (2002)
Passionada (2002)
[ Jason Isaacs ]
Deadrockstar (2002)
[ Steve Buscemi ][ Stephen Baldwin ][ Shawn Hatosy ]
Time & Again (2002)
The Biz (2002)
[ Jeff Conaway ][ Nicholas Turturro ]
The Burial Society (2002)
[ David Paymer ]
Manna from Heaven (2002)
[ Jerry Orbach ][ Phil LaMarr ][ Austin Pendleton ][ Irving Berlin ]
Stealing Harvard (2002)
[ Jason Lee ][ Chris Penn ][ John C. McGinley ][ Tom Green ][ Dennis Farina ]
Sonny (2002)
[ Nicolas Cage ][ James Franco ][ Scott Caan ][ Harry Dean Stanton ]
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
[ Ben Stiller ][ Owen Wilson ][ Bill Murray ][ Luke Wilson ][ Gene Hackman ]
61* (2001)
[ Thomas Jane ][ Anthony Michael Hall ][ Michael C. Hall ][ Barry Pepper ][ Christopher McDonald ]
Bartleby (2001)
[ Crispin Glover ][ David Paymer ]
The Sleepy Time Gal (2001)
[ Nick Stahl ][ Justin Theroux ][ Frankie Faison ]
The Chameleon (2001)
Just One Night (2000)
[ Timothy Hutton ][ Udo Kier ]
The Crew (2000)
[ Burt Reynolds ][ Jeremy Piven ][ Richard Dreyfuss ][ Dan Hedaya ][ Frank Vincent ]
Animal Factory (2000)
[ Steve Buscemi ][ Willem Dafoe ][ Mickey Rourke ][ Edward Furlong ][ Danny Trejo ]
The Cure for Boredom (2000)
[ Judd Nelson ][ Joe Viterelli ]
Next Stop, Eternity (2000)
Women of the Night (2000)
Me and Will (1999)
[ Keanu Reeves ][ Patrick Dempsey ][ M. Emmet Walsh ]
Kubanisch rauchen (1999)
Motel Blue (1999)
[ Robert Vaughn ]
Getting to Know You (1999)
[ Zach Braff ][ Chris Noth ]
Temps (1999)
[ Jerry Orbach ]
The Last Call (1998)
[ Udo Kier ][ Richmond Arquette ]
Emma's Wish (1998)
[ Courtland Mead ]
The Treat (1998)
[ Patrick Dempsey ][ Alfred Molina ][ Daniel Baldwin ][ Michael York ][ Vincent Perez ]
Rushmore (1998)
[ Owen Wilson ][ Bill Murray ][ Luke Wilson ][ Brian Cox ][ Jason Schwartzman ]
Hoods (1998)
[ Joe Pantoliano ][ Kevin Pollak ][ Joe Mantegna ][ Charles Martin Smith ]
Relax... It's Just Sex (1998)
[ Paul Winfield ][ Mitchell Anderson ]
Ballad of the Nightingale (1998)
[ Michael Madsen ][ Harry Dean Stanton ][ Mark Derwin ]
Snapped (1998)
Black and White (1998)
[ Rory Cochrane ][ Ron Silver ]
Seed (1997)
Obsession (1997)
[ Daniel Craig ]
This World, Then the Fireworks (1997)
[ Billy Zane ][ Will Patton ]
Cosas que nunca te dije (1996)
[ Andrew McCarthy ][ Alexis Arquette ]
Juicehead (1996)
Caméléone (1996)
[ Edward Bunker ][ Julien Collet ][ Alain Fromager ]
Sfagi tou kokora, I (1996)
Trees Lounge (1996)
[ Samuel L. Jackson ][ Steve Buscemi ][ Anthony Lapaglia ][ Michael Imperioli ][ Daniel Baldwin ]
Dream for an Insomniac (1996)
[ Mackenzie Astin ][ Michael Landes ]
Turnpike (1996)
The Last Home Run (1996)
[ Tom Guiry ]
Cannes Man (1996)
[ Chris Penn ][ Jon Cryer ][ Francesco Quinn ][ Charley Boorman ]
Dead Girl (1996)
[ Val Kilmer ][ William McNamara ][ Sasha Jenson ][ Justin Lazard ]
Dead Presidents (1995)
[ Martin Sheen ][ Chris Tucker ][ Danny Elfman ][ Terrence Howard ][ Michael Imperioli ]
Tollbooth (1994)
[ Will Patton ][ William Katt ][ James Wilder ]
Dark Side of Genius (1994)
[ Patrick Bauchau ]
Hand Gun (1994)
[ Michael Rapaport ][ Michael Imperioli ][ Treat Williams ][ Vincent Pastore ][ Frank Vincent ]
Ouf! (1994)
Imaginary Crimes (1994)
[ Vincent D'Onofrio ][ Harvey Keitel ][ Chris Penn ][ Greg Germann ]
There Goes My Baby (1994)
[ Mark Ruffalo ][ Dermot Mulroney ][ Noah Wyle ][ Rick Schroder ][ Paul Gleason ]
It Could Happen to You (1994)
[ Nicolas Cage ][ Stanley Tucci ][ Vincent Pastore ][ Isaac Hayes ][ Red Buttons ]
Chasers (1994)
[ Crispin Glover ][ Dennis Hopper ][ Gary Busey ][ Tom Berenger ][ Dean Stockwell ]
When Pigs Fly (1993)
[ Alfred Molina ]
Love Is Like That (1993)
[ Tom Sizemore ][ Joe Dallesandro ]
Boiling Point (1993)
[ Viggo Mortensen ][ Wesley Snipes ][ Dennis Hopper ][ Dan Hedaya ][ Paul Gleason ]
Indecent Proposal (1993)
[ Robert Redford ][ Billy Bob Thornton ][ Woody Harrelson ][ Billy Connolly ][ Oliver Platt ]
Trouble Bound (1993)
[ Billy Bob Thornton ][ Michael Madsen ]
Partners (1993)
[ Joseph Gordon-Levitt ][ Peter Weller ][ J.T. Walsh ][ Griffin Dunne ][ Ed Begley Jr. ]
Chain of Desire (1992)
[ Malcolm McDowell ][ Elias Koteas ][ Kevin Conroy ][ Patrick Bauchau ][ Dewey Weber ]
Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
[ Nicolas Cage ][ James Caan ][ Elvis Presley ][ Tony Shalhoub ][ Pat Morita ]
In the Soup (1992)
[ Steve Buscemi ][ Sam Rockwell ][ Stanley Tucci ][ Will Patton ]
Adventures in Spying (1992)
[ Michael Emil ]
What Happened to Pete (1992)
[ Steve Buscemi ]
Dead in the Water (1991)
[ Bryan Brown ]
Diary of a Hitman (1991)
[ Forest Whitaker ][ James Belushi ]
Cold Heaven (1991)
[ Mark Harmon ][ Will Patton ][ James Russo ]
Mobsters (1991)
[ Christian Slater ][ Patrick Dempsey ][ Michael Gambon ][ Chris Penn ][ Anthony Quinn ]
White Fang (1991)
[ Ethan Hawke ][ James Remar ][ William Moseley ][ Bill Moseley ]
Face of a Stranger (1991)
[ Tyne Daly ][ Harris Yulin ]
Dick Tracy (1990)
[ Al Pacino ][ Dustin Hoffman ][ James Caan ][ Warren Beatty ][ Danny Elfman ]
Cold Dog Soup (1990)
[ Randy Quaid ][ Dante Basco ][ Frank Whaley ][ Raymond Cruz ][ Jack McGee ]
Wicked Stepmother (1989)
[ Tom Bosley ][ David Rasche ]
Sweet Bird of Youth (1989)
[ Rip Torn ][ Mark Harmon ]
The Investigation: Part 2 (1988)
The Investigation: Part 1 (1988)
[ Geoffrey Lewis ]
Track 29 (1988)
[ Gary Oldman ][ Christopher Lloyd ][ John Lennon ][ Leon Rippy ]
Plain Clothes (1988)
[ Harry Shearer ][ Abe Vigoda ][ Reginald VelJohnson ][ Robert Stack ][ Arliss Howard ]
Colors (1988)
[ Sean Penn ][ Robert Duvall ][ Don Cheadle ][ Damon Wayans ][ Tony Todd ]
Johnny Be Good (1988)
[ Robert Downey Jr. ][ Anthony Michael Hall ][ Michael C. Hall ][ Paul Gleason ][ John Hawkes ]
Best Seller (1987)
[ James Woods ]
Tin Men (1987)
[ Danny DeVito ][ Frank Sinatra ][ Elvis Presley ][ Richard Dreyfuss ][ J.T. Walsh ]
Survival Game (1987)
Eye of the Tiger (1986)
[ Gary Busey ][ Yaphet Kotto ]
Beverly Hills Madam (1986)
Love Streams (1984)
[ John Cassavetes ][ Raphael De Niro ]
I Want to Live (1983)
[ Robert Englund ][ Harry Dean Stanton ][ Martin Balsam ][ Dana Elcar ]
Blood Feud (1983)
[ Lance Henriksen ][ Ernest Borgnine ][ Robert Blake ][ Danny Aiello ][ Michael Lerner ]
Rage (1983)
Double Exposure (1983)
[ Cleavon Little ][ Michael Callan ]
King of the Mountain (1981)
[ Dennis Hopper ][ Harry Hamlin ][ David R. Ellis ][ Joseph Bottoms ]
The Mountain Men (1980)
[ Charlton Heston ][ John Glover ][ Brian Keith ]
Angel on My Shoulder (1980)
[ Peter Strauss ]
Sunburn (1979)
[ William Daniels ][ Paul McCartney ][ Charles Grodin ][ John Hillerman ][ Keenan Wynn ]
Ravagers (1979)
[ Richard Harris ][ Ernest Borgnine ][ Harvey Evans ]
California Dreaming (1979)
[ John Calvin ]
Convoy (1978)
[ Kris Kristofferson ][ Ernest Borgnine ][ Burt Young ]
Opening Night (1977)
[ John Cassavetes ][ Peter Bogdanovich ][ Ben Gazzara ]
Valentino (1977)
[ John Ratzenberger ][ Bill McKinney ][ Rudolf Nureyev ]
Death Game (1977)
Black Oak Conspiracy (1977)
[ James Gammon ][ Darby Hinton ]
Scott Joplin (1977)
[ Billy Dee Williams ][ Godfrey Cambridge ]
A Very Special Place (1977)
[ John Cassavetes ]
The Last Tycoon (1976)
[ Robert De Niro ][ Jack Nicholson ][ Tony Curtis ][ Robert Mitchum ][ John Cho ]
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
[ Ben Gazzara ]
Nightside (1973)
[ F. Murray Abraham ][ John Cassavetes ][ Richard Jordan ]
Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
[ John Cassavetes ]
The Revolutionary (1970)
[ Robert Duvall ][ Jon Voight ][ Jeffrey Jones ]
Coogan's Bluff (1968)
[ Clint Eastwood ][ Lee J. Cobb ]
Faces (1968)
The Sweet Ride (1968)
[ Bob Denver ]
A Piece of the Action (1967)
[ Bruce Lee ][ Alex Rocco ]
The Survivor (1966)
Underground (1966)
The Mechanical Man (1966)
The Hijackers (1965)
[ Dabney Coleman ]
We're Not Coming Back (1965)
The Hot Shot (1965)
The Hanged Man (1964)
[ Robert Culp ][ Norman Fell ]
The Killers (1964)
[ Lee Marvin ][ John Williams ][ John Cassavetes ][ Ronald Reagan ][ Norman Fell ]
A Pair of Boots (1962)
[ Beau Bridges ][ Lloyd Bridges ][ Aaron Spelling ][ Lawrence Tierney ]
The Webster Boy (1962)
[ John Cassavetes ]
Too Late Blues (1961)
[ John Cassavetes ][ Bobby Darin ][ Vince Edwards ]
Murder, Inc. (1960)
Juke Box Racket (1960)
Shadows (1959)
[ John Cassavetes ]

Trivia

  • Has a daughter from an earlier relationship.
  • Father of Matthew Cassel.
  • In both Rushmore (1998) and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) his character is mistaken for a doctor.

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