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Seymour Cassel

January 22, 1935

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).

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1961

Cassel's early career was tied to fellow actor John Cassavetes, who was informally part of his clan of actors. He made his film debut in the first film Cassavetes directed, Shadows, on which he also served as associate producer. In 1961 he co-starred with Cassavetes in Too Late Blues and 1962's The Webster Boy.

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1964

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

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1968

In 1968, Cassel was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Chet in John Cassavetes's Faces. Other collaborations with Cassavetes included a starring role with Gena Rowlands in Minnie and Moskowitz, supporting roles in The Killing of a Chinese Bookie and Love Streams, and a cameo appearance in Opening Night.

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2009

In 2009, the San Diego Film Festival awarded the actor with the Indie Icon Award.

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2012

In 2012, the Oldenburg Film Festival in Germany introduced an actors' prize named the Seymour Cassel Award.

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April 07, 2019

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

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