Cast & creator
Seymour Cassel
Best known for Regular Show, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Chicago Hope
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 Minnie and Moskowitz (1971), The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976), Opening Night (1977), and Love Streams (1984). He also appeared in other notable films, including: Coogan's Bluff (1968), The Last Tycoon (1976), Valentino (1977), Convoy (1978), Johnny Be Good (1988), Mobsters (1991), In the Soup (1992), Honeymoon in Vegas (1992), Indecent Proposal (1993), The Sleepy Time Gal (2001), Imaginary Crimes (1994), Beer League (2006), and Fort McCoy (2011). Like Cassavetes, Wes Anderson frequently cast Cassel – first in Rushmore (1998), then in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), and finally in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004).
Also known as: Seymour Joseph Cassel
167
film credits
46
television credits
212
1957–2018 · acting roles
6.1
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (213)
Showing 213 of 213 credits
Regular Show
Tony (voice)
2010
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Lt. Cmdr. Hester Dealt
1987
Chicago Hope
Norman Cambridge
1994
Wagon Train
Ed
1957
The Fugitive
Cabbie
1963
Batman
Cancelled
1966
Matlock
Dick Silvers
1986Matlock
Honest Earl Edwards
1986Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Police Sgt.
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Somebody
1963
The Twilight Zone
Jerry (uncredited)
1959
Emergency!
Bluebell Hunter
1972
My Three Sons
Coach Gregson
1960
Naked City
Student (uncredited)
1958
Boston Public
Bernie Willis
2000
The F.B.I.
Irwin
1965The F.B.I.
P.O.W. Vanndo
1965The F.B.I.
Attendant
1965
Tales from the Darkside
Howard
1984
Arli$$
Artie
1996
Combat!
Doctor
1962
Burke's Law
Attendant
1963
Justice League Unlimited
Chuck Sirianni (voice)
2004
The Invaders
Driver
1967
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Jensen
1964
Laredo
1965
12 O'Clock High
Capt. Johnson
196412 O'Clock High
B-17 Pilot
196412 O'Clock High
Captain Johnson
196412 O'Clock High
Left Waist Gunner
196412 O'Clock High
Mechanic
1964
Flight of the Conchords
Johnny Boy
2007
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Dazy Perrit
2001A Nero Wolfe Mystery
James Arthur Ferris
2001
Tracey Takes On...
Candy Casino
1996
Cimarron Strip
1967
Indecent Proposal
Mr. Shackleford
1993
Alcoa Premiere
The Wounded Man
1961
Magic City
2012
The Lloyd Bridges Show
Lawyer #2
1962The Lloyd Bridges Show
Richard
1962
The Royal Tenenbaums
Dusty
2001
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Esteban du Plantier
2004
The Last Don
Alfred Gronevelt
1997
It Could Happen to You
Jack Gross
1994
The Man Who Wasn't There
Spectator at Execution (uncredited)
2001
Heist
Pops
2006
Lucky
2003
White Fang
Skunker
1991
Dick Tracy
Sam Catchem
1990
Convoy
Governor Haskins
1978
Stuck on You
Morty O'Reilly
2003
Rushmore
Bert Fischer
1998
Under Suspicion
Lt. Mickey Schwartz
1994
Colors
Sullivan
1988
The Nutty Professor
Bored Man
1963
The Mountain Men
La Bont
1980
Coogan's Bluff
Young Hood
1968
Johnny Be Good
Wallace Gibson
1988
Dead Presidents
Saul
1995
Trees Lounge
Uncle Al
1996Good Company
1996
Chasers
Master Chief Bogg
1994
Diary of a Hitman
Koenig
1991
Things I Never Told You
Frank
1996
Animal Factory
Lt. Seeman
2000
There Goes My Baby
Pop
1994
The Last Tycoon
Seal Trainer
1976
Boiling Point
Virgil Leach
1993
This World, Then the Fireworks
Detective Harris
1997
Honeymoon in Vegas
Tony Cataracts
1992
Opening Night
Self (uncredited)
1977
The Killers
Postal Clerk
1964
Stealing Harvard
Uncle Jack
2002
Postal
Paul
2007
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Mort Weil
1976
Cannes Man
Sy Lerner
1996
Eye of the Tiger
Sheriff
1986
Mobsters
Father Bonotto
1991
Tin Men
Cheese
1987
Love Streams
Jack Lawson
1984
Cold Heaven
Tom Farrelly
1992
The Crew
Tony 'Mouth' Donato
2000
L!fe Happens
Pop Pop
2011
The Jazz Singer
Unnamed
1980
The Wendell Baker Story
Boyd Fullbright
2005
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Self
1997To Love and Die
2008
Too Late Blues
Red
1961
Valentino
George Ullman
1977
Best Seller
Carter
1987
Faces
Chet
1968
Plain Clothes
Ed Malmburg
1988
Partners
Janitor
1993
Beer League
Dirt
2006
Trouble Bound
Santino
1993
Wicked Stepmother
Feldshine
1989
The Treat
Chip O'Herlihee
1998
Relax... It's Just Sex
Emile
1998
Imaginary Crimes
Eddie
1994
Death Game
George Manning
1977
Love Is Like That
Uncle Bud
1992
King of the Mountain
Barry Tanner
1981
Minnie and Moskowitz
Seymour Moskowitz
1971
Murder, Inc.
Teenager
1960
Before It Had a Name
Jeff
2005
Women of the Night
Sally
2001
Young Lust: A Soap Opera
Dr. Klapper
1984
Cosmic Radio
Malcolm Stone
2007
Bartleby
Frank Waxman
2001
Scott Joplin
Dr. Jaelki
1977
Shadows
Al (uncredited)
1960Shadows
Associate Producer
1960
In the Soup
Joe
1992
Dream for an Insomniac
Uncle Leo
1996
Sweet Bird of Youth
Hatcher
1989
Pete Smalls Is Dead
Saco
2010
Man on a String
1960
Track 29
Dr. Bernard Fairmont
1988
Dead in the Water
Lt. Frank Vaness
1991
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Sam Simon
2001
Double Exposure
Dr. Frank Curtis
1982
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight
Wise Guy
1975
A Good Night to Die
Guy
2003
Sonny
Albert
2002
Booster
Harold
2012
Hand Gun
Jack McCallister
1994
Passionada
Daniel Vargas
2003
Silver Case
Dealer
2012
This Is an Adventure
Self
2005
Lonesome Jim
Don
2005
Staten Island
Jasper Sabiano
2009
A Constant Forge
Self
2000
The Revolutionary
Leonard II
1970
To Love and Die
Grandfather
2008
Black & White
Sal
1999
The Sleepy Time Gal
Bob
2001
When Pigs Fly
Frank
1993
Me and Will
Roy
1999
Face of a Stranger
Ralph
1991
Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage
Self
1999
I Want to Live
John Santo
1983
Lost Angeles
Film Critic
2012
The Secret Lives of Dorks
Principal
2013
Motel Blue
Capistrano Minister
1997
Broken Kingdom
Clayton
2012
Hollywood Dreams
Rupert
2007
Sunburn
Dobbs
1979
The Tenants
Levenspiel
2006
The Making of 'Rushmore'
Self
2000
Lucky Dog
The Real Spencer
2014
Manna from Heaven
Stanley
2002
Kubanisch rauchen
Dragan
1999
The Last Home Run
Older Jonathan
1996
Freerunner
Grampa
2011
Chain of Desire
Mel
1992
The Cure for Boredom
Eddie
2001
Angel on My Shoulder
Smiley Mitchell
1980
Snapped
Bob
1998
The Dependables
Dominic Ackers
2014
I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work
Self
1984
Edge of Outside
Self
2006
Bye Bye Benjamin
Mr. Ruby
2006
Kingdom Come
Self
2012
Hoods
Pop Martinelli (uncredited)
1998
Stingers
Dino
1998
The Hanged Man
Bellboy
1964Slaughter of the Cock
Ahilleas
1996
Black Oak Conspiracy
Homer Metcalf
1977
Ballad of the Nightingale
Jimmy
1999
Obsession
Jacob Frischmuth
1997
Johnny 316
Store Keeper
1998
Dark Side of Genius
Samuel Rourke
1994
Every Night's a Saturday Night
Self
2018
Ravagers
Blind Lawyer
1979
Seed
First Client
1996John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All
Self
1996
California Dreaming
Duke Slusarski
1979
Chasing 3000
Poppy
2010
Cold Dog Soup
Jojo
1990
Circadian Rhythm
Hoover
2005
Nightside
Ralph
1973
Dead Girl
Ira Golub
1996
Just One Night
Arthur Imperial
2000
The Webster Boy
Vic
1962
Tollbooth
Leon / Larry
1994
Beverly Hills Madam
Tony
1986
Reach for Me
Alvin
2008Arena - John Cassavetes
Self
1989Ouf!
1994
What Happened to Pete
Bartender
1992
At The Maple Grove
Boyle
2014Turnpike
Older man
1996
Sea of Dreams
Tomaso
2006
Survival Game
Dave Forrest
1987
Anything for John
Self
1993
Without Borders
Detective McKenneth
2010Back Nine
Mondo
2010
Chameleon
Francis
1996
Fort McCoy
Father Mivkovek
2014
The Burial Society
Sam Goldberg
2002
Making 'Faces'
Self
2004
Faces
Chet (archive footage)
2011Pass the Salt, Please
Man
2012
Emma's Wish
Harry Bridges (old)
1998
Adventures in Spying
Ray Rucker
1992
The Biz
Eugene Hinkle
2002
Bittersweet Place
Jack 'Pappy' Schaffer
2005
Ray of Sunshine
2006Not Dead Yet
Francis
2009
Beau Jest
Abe Goldman
2008
Juke Box Racket
Seymour
1960Big Heart City
Larry
2008