• SAG suspends Seymour Cassel

  Variety - Found Oct. 19, 2009 Seymour Cassel has been suspended as a member of the Screen Actors Guild for two years.SAG's national board voted Sunday to suspend Cassel's

• Seymour Cassel aims for SAG election

  Variety - Found Aug. 5, 2009 The outlook for SAG's presidential election remains murky.Seymour Cassel is determined to be on the ballot in the contest along with national board

• Tales Of A Baby?s Ashes On Sunken Ship And A Mystic Barber?s ...

  The Times News - Found Nov. 6, 2009 In the movies, he appeared in a 1960 film called Juke Box Racket, directed by Barry Mahon, with Seymour Cassel in the lead role.

• Report: SAG Suspends Seymour Cassel

  BackStage.com - Found Oct. 21, 2009 Variety reported Oct. 19 that SAG's national board had suspended Cassel from the union for two years in response to an alleged incident of sexual

• Report: SAG Suspends Seymour Cassel

  BackStage.com - Found Oct. 21, 2009 Variety reported Oct. 19 that SAG's national board had suspended Cassel from the union for two years in response to an alleged incident of sexual

• Reach for Me

  Variety - Found Oct. 19, 2009 Starring Seymour Cassel as yet another irascible, potty-mouthed senior who learns the meaning of compassion while at death's door, the pic...

• "Reach" turns end-of-life drama into schmaltz

  Reuters - Found Oct. 20, 2009 By Sura Wood MILL VALLEY, California (Hollywood Reporter) - From the moment we encounter the terminally ill Alvin (Seymour Cassel), an irascible,

• Report: SAG Action Comes Too Late For Some

  BackStage.com - Found Oct. 21, 2009 News that SAG presidential candidate and national board member Seymour Cassel has been suspended for two years is a case of justice delayed in the

• SAG action comes too late for some

  Hollywood Reporter - Found Oct. 20, 2009 News that SAG presidential candidate and national board member Seymour Cassel has been suspended for two years is a case of justice delayed in the

• Hollywood Stunned By Just Okay Beatles Sales [Trade Round-up]

  Gawker - Found Oct. 20, 2009 Blog ] ? Actor Seymour Cassel has been suspended from SAG's Board of Directors for allegedly sexually harassing three union staffers. Cassel...

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Seymour Cassel
Born	Seymour Joseph Cassel January 22, 1935 (1935-01-22) (age 74) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1959 – present

Seymour Joseph Cassel (born January 22, 1935) is an American actor.

Cassel was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Pancretia Ann (née Kearney) and Seymour Joseph Cassel.¹

Cassel's early career was tied to fellow actor John Cassavetes. He made his movie debut in Cassavetes' first film, 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. He also appeared in The Lloyd Bridges Show in an acclaimed episode "A Pair of Boots" directed by his friend Cassavetes. Cassel appeared on such popular programs as Twelve O'Clock High, Combat! and The F.B.I..

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. Having also appeared in major Hollywood productions such as Dick Tracy and Indecent Proposal, Cassel has always been very supportive of the American independent film community, especially in the wake of Cassavetes' death. Cassel had a small role in Steve Buscemi's directorial debut Trees Lounge and appeared in three films by Wes Anderson: Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums and The Life Aquatic. Cassel, appeared for four seasons in comedian, Tracey Ullman's hit television series, Tracey Takes On....

In 2006, he co-starred in the NBC TV series, Heist. In September 2007, Cassell was a candidate for national president of the Screen Actors Guild, along with Charley M. De La Peña, Alan Rosenberg (incumbent), and Barry Simmonds.

In the 2007 Biography Slash, the former Guns N' Roses guitarist Saul Hudson and friend of Cassel's son, credited Cassel with giving him the nickname "Slash" because he was always on the go zipping from one place to another and never sitting still.

Filmography

References

External links

• Seymour Cassel at the Internet Movie Database
• Seymour Cassel at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
• Interview with the Palisadian-Post