Oscar Nominated Actor Seymour Cassel Dead At 84 Year Old

Prolific actor Seymour Cassel, who have got an Academy Award nomination for “Faces” and also came out in Wes Anderson films such as “Rushmore,” died Sunday in Los Angeles of Alzheimer’s disease. He was 84.

Cassel was a experienced person of dozens of independent films, showing up in several characters in films directed by John Cassavetes as well as Anderson. Furthermore to playing Bert Fischer in “Rushmore,” he shown up in “The Royal Tenenbaums” as well as “The Life Aquatic along with Steve Zissou.”

Cassel was given birth to in Detroit on January. 22, 1935. His early profession was linked to Cassavetes and also he produced his particular movie debut in an uncredited role in Cassavetes’ 1st film, “Shadows,” in 1958 and also grew to become an associate creator on the task. He co-starred along with Cassavetes in “Too Late Blues” as well as “The Webster Boy” and also shown up on “The Lloyd Bridges Show” in the instance “A Pair of Boots” directed by Cassavetes. His first TV credits integrated “Twelve O’Clock High,” “Combat! ""The F.B.I"" and also “Batman” in the episode “A Piece of the Action.

In 1968, Cassel was nominated for the Academy Award for supporting actor for his particular role like Chet in Cassavetes’s cinema verite drama “Faces.” He also gained a National Society of Film Critics Award for the overall performance. Some other collaborations along with Cassavetes included the co-lead along with Gena Rowlands in “Minnie and also Moskowitz” as a free-spirited parking attendant, “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie,” and also “Love Streams.”

He found Anderson thru indie director Alexandre Rockwell, who also cast Cassel in “In the Soup,” for which usually he won a Sundance acting winning prize.

Some other characteristic film credits include “Dick Tracy,” “Tin Men,” “The Last Tycoon,” “Honeymoon in Vegas,” “Convoy,” “Indecent Proposal” as Robert Redford’s chauffeur and also Steve Buscemi’s directorial debut “Trees Lounge.” He also starred in Buscemi’s “Animal Factory” and also “Lonesome Jim.” Cassel appeared for 4 times in “Tracey Takes On….”

Cassel was as well active in the Screen Actors Guild and also was a associate of the national board for many conditions. He ran unsuccessfully for the SAG presidency in 2007 and also 2009.

He is lived through by his 3 kids, Lisa Papciak, Matthew Cassel and also Dilyn Cassel Murphy, 7 grandchildren, and also 3 excellent grandchildren.