1935-01-22 Detroit, Michigan, USA
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).
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Every Night's a Saturday Night | Self | 2018-04-28 |
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At The Maple Grove | Boyle | 2014-01-01 |
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Fort McCoy | Father Mivkovek | 2014-01-01 |
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The Dependables | Dominic Ackers | 2014-06-03 |
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Lucky Dog | The Real Spencer | 2014-08-29 |
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The Secret Lives of Dorks | Principal | 2013-09-27 |
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Pass the Salt, Please | Man | 2012-04-20 |
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Broken Kingdom | Clayton | 2012-10-02 |
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Booster | Harold | 2012-10-12 |
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Lost Angeles | Film Critic | 2012-09-16 |
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Silver Case | Dealer | 2012-01-26 |
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Kingdom Come | Self | 2012-04-28 |
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L!fe Happens | Pop Pop | 2011-06-18 |
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Faces | Chet (archive footage) | 2011-11-19 |
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Freerunner | Grampa | 2011-09-14 |
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The Aristofrogs | 2010-08-19 | |
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Pete Smalls Is Dead | Saco | 2010-09-17 |
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Back Nine | Mondo | 2010-09-14 |
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Χωρίς Σύνορα | Detective McKenneth | 2010-10-21 |
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Chasing 3000 | Poppy | 2010-07-16 |
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Not Dead Yet | Francis | 2009-01-01 |
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Staten Island | Jasper Sabiano | 2009-02-07 |
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Reach for Me | Alvin | 2008-10-01 |
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Big Heart City | Larry | 2008-01-01 |
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To Love and Die | Grandfather | 2008-12-30 |
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Beau Jest | Abe Goldman | 2008-02-22 |
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Cosmic Radio | Malcolm Stone | 2007-10-27 |
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Hollywood Dreams | Rupert | 2007-05-25 |
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Postal | Paul | 2007-10-18 |
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Beer League | Dirt | 2006-09-15 |
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The Tenants | Levenspiel | 2006-02-03 |
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Bye Bye Benjamin | Mr. Ruby | 2006-01-31 |
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Ray of Sunshine | 2006-08-17 | |
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Edge of Outside | Self | 2006-06-11 |
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Sea of Dreams | 2006-11-09 | |
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Before It Had a Name | Jeff | 2005-09-10 |
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Bittersweet Place | Jack 'Pappy' Schaffer | 2005-04-26 |
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This Is an Adventure | Self | 2005-05-10 |
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The Wendell Baker Story | Boyd Fullbright | 2005-08-03 |
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Circadian Rhythm | Hoover | 2005-11-03 |
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Lonesome Jim | Don | 2005-11-16 |
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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | Esteban du Plantier | 2004-12-10 |
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Making 'Faces' | Self | 2004-01-01 |
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A Good Night to Die | Guy | 2003-05-03 |
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Passionada | Daniel Vargas | 2003-08-17 |
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Stuck on You | Morty O'Reilly | 2003-12-10 |
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Manna from Heaven | Stanley | 2002-09-14 |
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Stealing Harvard | Uncle Jack | 2002-09-13 |
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The Biz | Eugene Hinkle | 2002-08-28 |
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The Burial Society | Sam Goldberg | 2002-10-07 |
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Sonny | Albert | 2002-10-26 |
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Bartleby | Frank Waxman | 2001-03-10 |
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61* | Sam Simon | 2001-04-28 |
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Women of the Night | Sally | 2001-01-01 |
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The Sleepy Time Gal | Bob | 2001-01-24 |
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The Royal Tenenbaums | Dusty | 2001-10-05 |
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The Man Who Wasn't There | Spectator at Execution (uncredited) | 2001-10-26 |
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The Cure for Boredom | Eddie | 2001-10-02 |
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A Constant Forge | Self | 2000-10-01 |
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Just One Night | Arthur Imperial | 2000-09-26 |
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The Crew | Tony 'Mouth' Donato | 2000-08-21 |
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Animal Factory | Lt. Seeman | 2000-10-13 |
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The Making of 'Rushmore' | Self | 2000-01-25 |
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Kubanisch rauchen | Dragan | 1999-08-19 |
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Ballad of the Nightingale | Jimmy | 1999-05-07 |
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Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage | Self | 1999-10-07 |
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Me and Will | Roy | 1999-07-10 |
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Black & White | Sal | 1999-11-29 |
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Stingers | Dino | 1998-10-31 |
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Relax... It's Just Sex | Emile Pillsbury | 1998-06-28 |
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Hoods | Pop Martinelli (uncredited) | 1998-08-05 |
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Rushmore | Bert Fischer | 1998-12-11 |
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Snapped | Bob | 1998-09-12 |
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The Treat | Chip O'Herlihee | 1998-09-10 |
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Emma's Wish | Harry Bridges (old) | 1998-10-18 |
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Johnny 316 | Store Keeper | 1998-03-20 |
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This World, Then the Fireworks | Detective Harris | 1997-07-11 |
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Obsession | Jacob Frischmuth | 1997-08-28 |
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Motel Blue | Capistrano Minister | 1997-12-16 |
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Who Is Henry Jaglom? | Self | 1997-07-08 |
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Dream for an Insomniac | Uncle Leo | 1996-04-18 |
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The Last Home Run | Older Jonathan | 1996-08-15 |
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Trees Lounge | Uncle Al | 1996-05-11 |
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John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All | Self | 1996-01-28 |
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Dead Girl | Ira Golub | 1996-09-22 |
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Things I never told you | Frank | 1996-04-24 |
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Η Σφαγή του Κόκορα | Ahilleas | 1996-08-13 |
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Cannes Man | Sy Lerner | 1996-06-03 |
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Seed | First Client | 1996-01-01 |
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Caméléone | Francis | 1996-10-09 |
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Turnpike | Older man | 1996-09-17 |
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Dead Presidents | Saul | 1995-09-29 |
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Tollbooth | Leon / Larry | 1994-11-01 |
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Ouf! | 1994-11-01 | |
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Hand Gun | Jack McCallister | 1994-10-01 |
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Chasers | Master Chief Bogg | 1994-04-22 |
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Imaginary Crimes | Eddie | 1994-10-14 |
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Dark Side of Genius | Samuel Rourke | 1994-08-12 |
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It Could Happen to You | Jack Gross | 1994-07-16 |
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There Goes My Baby | Pop | 1994-09-02 |
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Anything for John | Self | 1993-09-06 |
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Partners | Janitor | 1993-11-12 |
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When Pigs Fly | Frank | 1993-09-12 |
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Trouble Bound | Santino | 1993-01-09 |
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Indecent Proposal | Mr. Shackleford | 1993-04-07 |
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Boiling Point | Virgil Leach | 1993-04-16 |
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Adventures in Spying | Ray Rucker | 1992-12-06 |
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Chain of Desire | Mel | 1992-05-26 |
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Cold Heaven | Tom Farrelly | 1992-05-29 |
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In the Soup | Joe | 1992-10-23 |
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Love Is Like That | Uncle Bud | 1992-06-01 |
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Honeymoon in Vegas | Tony Cataracts | 1992-08-28 |
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What Happened to Pete | Bartender | 1992-03-02 |
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Diary of a Hitman | Koenig | 1991-11-20 |
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Mobsters | Father Bonotto | 1991-07-26 |
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Face of a Stranger | Ralph | 1991-12-29 |
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Dead in the Water | Lt. Frank Vaness | 1991-12-04 |
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White Fang | Skunker | 1991-01-18 |
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Cold Dog Soup | Jojo | 1990-09-06 |
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Dick Tracy | Sam Catchem | 1990-04-05 |
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Arena - John Cassavetes | Self | 1989-02-24 |
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Wicked Stepmother | Feldshine | 1989-02-03 |
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Sweet Bird of Youth | Hatcher | 1989-10-01 |
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Plain Clothes | Ed Malmburg | 1988-04-15 |
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Johnny Be Good | Wallace Gibson | 1988-03-22 |
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Track 29 | Dr. Bernard Fairmont | 1988-05-15 |
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Colors | Sullivan | 1988-04-15 |
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Tin Men | Cheese | 1987-03-06 |
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Survival Game | Dave Forrest | 1987-10-23 |
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Best Seller | Carter | 1987-09-25 |
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Eye of the Tiger | Sheriff | 1986-07-07 |
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Beverly Hills Madam | Tony | 1986-04-06 |
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I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work | Self | 1984-07-01 |
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Love Streams | Jack Lawson | 1984-03-22 |
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Young Lust: A Soap Opera | Dr. Klapper | 1984-04-27 |
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I Want to Live | John Santo | 1983-05-09 |
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Double Exposure | Dr. Frank Curtis | 1982-09-03 |
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King of the Mountain | Barry Tanner | 1981-04-04 |
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Angel on My Shoulder | Smiley Mitchell | 1980-05-11 |
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The Mountain Men | La Bont | 1980-06-01 |
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The Jazz Singer | Unnamed | 1980-12-17 |
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Ravagers | Blind Lawyer | 1979-06-26 |
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Sunburn | Dobbs | 1979-08-10 |
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California Dreaming | Duke Slusarski | 1979-04-01 |
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Convoy | Governor Haskins | 1978-06-27 |
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Opening Night | Self (uncredited) | 1977-12-22 |
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Black Oak Conspiracy | Homer Metcalf | 1977-04-20 |
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Valentino | George Ullman | 1977-09-07 |
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Scott Joplin | Dr. Jaelki | 1977-02-11 |
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Death Game | George Manning | 1977-05-01 |
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The Last Tycoon | Seal Trainer | 1976-11-18 |
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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie | Mort Weil | 1976-02-15 |
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Moment to Moment | Wise Guy | 1975-01-01 |
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Nightside | Ralph | 1973-04-15 |
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Minnie and Moskowitz | Seymour Moskowitz | 1971-12-22 |
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The Revolutionary | Leonard II | 1970-07-15 |
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Coogan's Bluff | Young Hood | 1968-10-02 |
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Faces | Chet | 1968-11-24 |
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The Killers | Postal Clerk | 1964-07-07 |
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The Hanged Man | Bellboy | 1964-11-18 |
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The Nutty Professor | Bored Man | 1963-06-04 |
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The Webster Boy | Vic | 1962-06-01 |
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Too Late Blues | Red | 1961-11-01 |
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Murder, Inc. | Teenager | 1960-06-28 |
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Man on a String | 1960-03-25 | |
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Juke Box Racket | Seymour | 1960-05-01 |
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Shadows | Al (uncredited) | 1960-10-14 |
