• Howard joins AFL-CIO council

  Variety - Found Nov. 9, 2009 ... in Washington, D.C.Howard was elected to a two-year term as SAG president in September over Seymour Cassel and Rosenberg ally Anne-Marie...

• 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

• 'Blood Equity'

  Los Angeles Times - Found Nov. 20, 2009 Lastly, there's an endearingly expressive Seymour Cassel as a lonely deaf mute butcher whose ties to Sully and Palmetto lead him down a...

• "Staten Island" not worth the trip

  Reuters - Found Nov. 20, 2009 ... s more ridiculous plot points, winds up in a tree protesting its imminent deforestation, and Jasper (Seymour Cassel), a deaf-mute butcher who...

• EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Jason Schwartzman Is an Animal in The Fantastic Mr. ...

  MovieWeb - Found Nov. 9, 2009 The talented ensemble includes Luke and Owen Wilson, Bill Murray, Anjelica Huston, Willem Dafoe, Seymour Cassel and Michael Gambon, actors who... Schwartzman only has eyes for George Clooney - Metronews Jason Schwartzman eyed up Clooney - STV.tv Explore All

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• 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

• Election tests actors? resolve on labor talks

  MSNBC - Found Sep. 24, 2009 Those are set to begin in October 2010. Also in the running are independent candidate Seymour Cassel and a relative unknown, Asmar Muhammad. Union Election Tests Actors' Will To Fight - CBS News Election tests actors' resolve on labor talks - Minneapolis Star Tribune Union Election Tests Actors' Will To Fight - CBS News Election tests actors' resolve on labor talks - Miami Herald Explore All

• Emmy winner Howard lands Screen Actors Guild top job

  Hollywood - Found Sep. 26, 2009 He beat Anne-Marie Johnson, Seymour Cassel and Asmar Muhammad to become the new SAG president. Screen Actors Guild Elects Emmy Winner as President - New York Times SAG's Unite for Strength wins, but its leader Ned Vaughn loses - Los Angeles Times Ken Howard - Emmy Winner Howard Lands Screen Actors Guild Top Job - Contactmusic Screen Actors Guild elects new president - Fox 23 New York Explore All

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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