Seymour Cassel

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Seymour Joseph Cassel (January 22, 1935 – April 7, 2019) was an American actor who appeared in more than 200 films and television shows, as well as a 50-year career.

Too Late Blues (1961), followed by Faces (1968), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award and the National Society of Film Critics Award.

Cassel went on to appear in Minnie and Moskowitz (1971), The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976), Opening Night (1977), and Love Streams (1984). He has appeared in a number of independent and Hollywood film productions.

In the Soup (1992), Ernesto Payne (1984), Marco Polo (1980), Mont Blanc (1991), and Fort McCoy (2011) are three notable films he appeared in.

Wes Anderson regularly starred Cassel, first in Rushmore (1998), then in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), and finally in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004).

Early life

Cassel was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Pancretia Ann (née Kearney), a performer, and Seymour Joseph Cassel, a nightclub owner, and Seymour Joseph Cassel, a nightclub owner.

His mother was remarried to a master sergeant in the United States Army Air Forces, and the family was relocated to Panama, where Cassel's stepfather was said to have won a nightclub in a game of craps. Seymour's mother sent him to live in Detroit, where he soon joined a gang. Later on, he said he had the option to join the Navy or go to prison. He chose the military after three years of service and a brief stint in college, and he returned to Detroit, where he designed props for a theater company and performed small roles. Convinced he had a future in acting, he bought a bus ticket to New York but only to bomb at an Actors Studio audition.

Personal life

Cassel married Elizabeth Deering in 1964; the couple had two children before divorcing in 1983.

"Always zipping from one place to another and never sitting still," guitarist Slash, who was childhood friends with Cassel's son, credited Cassel for giving him his nickname.

Cassel died of Alzheimer's disease on April 7, 2019, aged 84.

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Career

Cassel's early career was linked to fellow actor John Cassavetes, who was officially a member of his clan. In Cassavetes' first film, Shadows, Cassel also served as a producer. He appeared in Too Late Blues and 1962's The Webster Boy, and in 1961 he co-starred with Cassavetes.

Cassel appeared in the episode "A Pair of Boots" directed by his friend Cassavetes, and he also appeared in The Lloyd Bridges Show. Cassel appeared on such popular shows as Twelve O'Clock High, Combat!, and The F.B.I. In the 1960s Batman TV episode "A Piece of the Action," he appeared as "Cancelled," one of Colonel Gumm's henchmen. In addition, Van Williams and Bruce Lee as The Green Hornet and Kato.

Cassel was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Support Actor in 1968 for his role as Chet in John Cassavetes' Faces. Aside from these collaborations with Cassavetes, there were also a film appearance in Minnie and Moskowitz, assassinating roles in The Killing of a Chinese Bookie and Love Streams, as well as a cameo appearance in Opening Night.

Cassel appeared in several big Hollywood films, including Dick Tracy, Tin Men, and Indecent Proposal. In the aftermath of Cassavetes' death, he was also extremely supportive of the American independent film community, particularly in the aftermath. Cassel appeared in three Wes Anderson films: Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, and The Life Aquatic, a small role in Steve Buscemi's directorial debut Trees Lounge. Tracey Ullman's television series Tracey Ullman's Tracey Ullman appeared for four seasons on Tracey Ullman's comedy Tracey Takes On.

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