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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Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet | Cancelled | 2020-01-01 |
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Every Night's a Saturday Night | Self | 2018-04-28 |
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Lucky Dog | The Real Spencer | 2014-08-29 |
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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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The Secret Lives of Dorks | Principal | 2013-09-27 |
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Kingdom Come | Self | 2012-04-28 |
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Pass the Salt, Please | Man | 2012-04-20 |
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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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Booster | Harold | 2012-10-12 |
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Broken Kingdom | Clayton | 2012-10-02 |
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Freerunner | Grampa | 2011-09-14 |
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Faces | Chet (archive footage) | 2011-11-19 |
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L!fe Happens | Pop Pop | 2011-06-18 |
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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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The Aristofrogs | 2010-08-19 | |
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Pete Smalls Is Dead | Saco | 2010-09-17 |
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Staten Island | Jasper Sabiano | 2009-02-07 |
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Not Dead Yet | Francis | 2009-01-01 |
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Beau Jest | Abe Goldman | 2008-02-22 |
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To Love and Die | Grandfather | 2008-12-30 |
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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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Postal | Paul | 2007-10-18 |
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Hollywood Dreams | Rupert | 2007-05-25 |
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Cosmic Radio | Malcolm Stone | 2007-10-27 |
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Edge of Outside | Self | 2006-06-11 |
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The Tenants | Levenspiel | 2006-02-03 |
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Sea of Dreams | 2006-11-09 | |
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Ray of Sunshine | 2006-08-17 | |
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Beer League | Dirt | 2006-09-15 |
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Bye Bye Benjamin | Mr. Ruby | 2006-01-31 |
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Circadian Rhythm | Hoover | 2005-11-03 |
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Lonesome Jim | Don | 2005-11-16 |
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This Is an Adventure | Self | 2005-05-10 |
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Bittersweet Place | Jack 'Pappy' Schaffer | 2005-04-26 |
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The Wendell Baker Story | Boyd Fullbright | 2005-08-03 |
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Before It Had a Name | Jeff | 2005-09-10 |
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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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Passionada | Daniel Vargas | 2003-08-17 |
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A Good Night to Die | Guy | 2003-05-03 |
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Stuck on You | Morty O'Reilly | 2003-12-10 |
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The Burial Society | Sam Goldberg | 2002-10-07 |
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The Biz | Eugene Hinkle | 2002-08-28 |
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Sonny | Albert | 2002-10-26 |
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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 Sleepy Time Gal | Bob | 2001-01-24 |
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Bartleby | Frank Waxman | 2001-03-10 |
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The Royal Tenenbaums | Dusty | 2001-10-05 |
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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 Cure for Boredom | Eddie | 2001-10-02 |
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The Man Who Wasn't There | Spectator at Execution (uncredited) | 2001-10-26 |
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The Making of 'Rushmore' | Self | 2000-01-25 |
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Animal Factory | Lt. Seeman | 2000-10-13 |
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The Crew | Tony 'Mouth' Donato | 2000-08-21 |
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A Constant Forge | Self | 2000-01-01 |
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Just One Night | Arthur Imperial | 2000-09-26 |
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Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage | Self | 1999-10-07 |
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Black & White | Sal | 1999-11-29 |
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Kubanisch rauchen | Dragan | 1999-08-19 |
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Me and Will | Roy | 1999-07-10 |
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Ballad of the Nightingale | Jimmy | 1999-05-07 |
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Stingers | Dino | 1998-10-31 |
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Snapped | Bob | 1998-09-12 |
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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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Emma's Wish | Harry Bridges (old) | 1998-10-18 |
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The Treat | Chip O'Herlihee | 1998-09-10 |
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Rushmore | Bert Fischer | 1998-12-11 |
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Johnny 316 | Store Keeper | 1998-03-20 |
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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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Cannes Man | Sy Lerner | 1997-06-03 |
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Who Is Henry Jaglom? | Self | 1997-07-08 |
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This World, Then the Fireworks | Detective Harris | 1997-07-11 |
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Η Σφαγή του Κόκορα | Ahilleas | 1996-08-13 |
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The Last Home Run | Older Jonathan | 1996-08-15 |
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John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All | Self | 1996-01-28 |
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Seed | First Client | 1996-01-01 |
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Dead Girl | Ira Golub | 1996-09-22 |
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Trees Lounge | Uncle Al | 1996-05-11 |
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Dream for an Insomniac | Uncle Leo | 1996-04-18 |
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Turnpike | Older man | 1996-09-17 |
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Cosas que nunca te dije | Frank | 1996-04-24 |
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Caméléone | Francis | 1996-10-09 |
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Dead Presidents | Saul | 1995-09-29 |
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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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Tollbooth | Leon / Larry | 1994-11-01 |
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Imaginary Crimes | Eddie | 1994-10-14 |
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Ouf! | 1994-11-01 | |
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Hand Gun | Jack McCallister | 1994-10-01 |
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Dark Side of Genius | Samuel Rourke | 1994-08-12 |
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Chasers | Master Chief Bogg | 1994-04-22 |
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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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Partners | Janitor | 1993-11-12 |
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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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Anything for John | Self | 1993-09-06 |
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Love Is Like That | Uncle Bud | 1992-06-01 |
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Chain of Desire | Mel | 1992-05-26 |
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What Happened to Pete | Bartender | 1992-03-02 |
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Honeymoon in Vegas | Tony Cataracts | 1992-08-28 |
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Adventures in Spying | Ray Rucker | 1992-12-06 |
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In the Soup | Joe | 1992-10-23 |
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Cold Heaven | Tom Farrelly | 1992-05-29 |
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Mobsters | Father Bonotto | 1991-07-26 |
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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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Diary of a Hitman | Koenig | 1991-11-20 |
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Face of a Stranger | Ralph | 1991-12-29 |
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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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Wicked Stepmother | Feldshine | 1989-02-03 |
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Arena - John Cassavetes | Self | 1989-02-24 |
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Sweet Bird of Youth | Hatcher | 1989-10-01 |
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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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Plain Clothes | Ed Malmburg | 1988-04-15 |
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Johnny Be Good | Wallace Gibson | 1988-03-22 |
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Best Seller | Carter | 1987-09-25 |
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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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Beverly Hills Madam | Tony | 1986-04-06 |
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Eye of the Tiger | Sheriff | 1986-07-07 |
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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 Jazz Singer | Unnamed | 1980-12-17 |
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The Mountain Men | La Bont | 1980-06-01 |
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Sunburn | Dobbs | 1979-08-10 |
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California Dreaming | Duke Slusarski | 1979-04-01 |
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Ravagers | Blind Lawyer | 1979-06-26 |
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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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Death Game | George Manning | 1977-05-01 |
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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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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie | Mort Weil | 1976-02-15 |
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The Last Tycoon | Seal Trainer | 1976-11-18 |
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Moment to Moment | Wise Guy | 1975-01-01 |
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Nightside | Ralph | 1973-04-05 |
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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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Faces | Chet | 1968-11-24 |
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Coogan's Bluff | Young Hood | 1968-10-02 |
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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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Juke Box Racket | Seymour | 1960-05-01 |
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Murder, Inc. | Teenager | 1960-06-28 |
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Shadows | Al (uncredited) | 1960-10-14 |
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Man on a String | 1960-05-20 |
