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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.
Seymour Joseph Cassel was born on January 22, 1935 in Detroit, Michigan, to Pancretia Ann (Kearney), a performer, and Seymour Joseph Cassel, who owned a night club. His father was of Russian Jewish and German Jewish descent, and his mother was of Irish heritage.
- Actor, Cinematographer, Additional Crew
- January 22, 1935
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- April 7, 2019
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Seymour Cassel. Actor: Rushmore. 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 (1968), studied acting at the American Theatre Wing and at the Actors Studio.
- January 22, 1935
- April 7, 2019
Actor Seymour Cassel, a character actor familiar to fans of the movies of John Cassavetes and Wes Anderson, died last Sunday at age 84. His first screen appearance was a small, uncredited...
Apr 9, 2019 · Seymour Cassel, who has died aged 84, belonged to the stock company of compelling actors cast by John Cassavetes in his bracingly realistic studies of sour marriages and faltering friendships.
Apr 8, 2019 · Seymour Cassel, a character actor known for his frequent collaborations with John Cassavetes and Wes Anderson, died on Sunday in Los Angeles. He was 84.
Apr 9, 2019 · Seymour Cassel, an Oscar-nominated character actor who played raconteurs, street toughs and cha-cha-dancing hoodlums and who frequently collaborated with independent filmmakers John Cassavetes...
