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Actor Seymour Cassel attends the premiere of "A Dangerous Method" in Los Angeles at AMPAS Samuel Goldwyn Theater on October 19, 2011 in Beverly Hills.
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The prolific actor Seymour Cassel, who was nominated for the Oscars for the film "Faces" and appeared in the movies of Wes Anderson, whose "Rushmore", died Sunday in Los Angeles of Alzheimer's disease . He was 84 years old.
Cassel was a veteran of dozens of independent films, appearing in several roles in films directed by John Cassavetes and Anderson. In addition to playing Bert Fischer in "Rushmore", he appeared in "The Royal Tenenbaums" and "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou".
Cassel was born in Detroit on January 22, 1935. He began his career in the film with an uncredited role in Cassavetes' first film, Shadows, in 1958 and became associate producer of the project. He co-starred with Cassavetes in "Too Late Blues" and "The Webster Boy" and appeared in "The Lloyd Bridges Show" in the episode "A Pair of Boots" directed by Cassavetes. At the beginning of his television career, he played in "Twelve O'Clock High", "Combat!", "The F.B.I." and "Batman" in the episode "A Piece of the Action".
In 1968, Cassel was nominated for the Academy Award for Chet's lead role in the dramatic film "Faces" by Cassavetes. He also won the National Society of Film Critics Award. Other collaborations with Cassavetes include co-leader with Gena Rowlands in "Minnie and Moskowitz" as a parking attendant, "The Murder of a Chinese Bookmaker" and "Love Streams".
He met Anderson through independent director Alexander Rockwell, who gave Cassel the movie "In the Soup", for which he won a Sundance Interpretation Award.
Dick Tracy, Tin Men, "The Last Tycoon", "Honeymoon in Vegas", "Convoy", "Indecent Proposal", is Robert Redford's chauffeur and Steve Buscemi's first movie, "Trees Lounge". also played in Buscemi's "Animal Factory" and "Lonesome Jim". Cassel appeared for four seasons in "Tracey Takes On …".
Cassel also actively participated in the Screen Actors Guild and was a member of the National Council for several terms. He unsuccessfully presented to the presidency of the SAG in 2007 and 2009.
He is survived by his three children, Lisa Papciak, Matthew Cassel and Dilyn Cassel Murphy, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Donations can be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation of the United States.
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