Seymour Cassel - Milestones

• 2003: Cast in the Farrelly Brothers' comedy "Stuck on You"
• 2003: Starred with John Corbett in the FX drama "Lucky" a dark comedy dealing with the lives and addictions of compulsive gamblers in Las Vegas
• 2002: Played Uncle Jack in the comedy "Stealing Harvard"
• 2001: Starred in Wes Anderson's "The Royal Tenenbaums"
• 1998: Portrayed Jason Schwartzman's barber father in Wes Anderson's "Rushmore"
• 1997: Acted in CBS miniseries "Mario Puzo's The Last Don"
• 1996: Was regular on the short-lived CBS series "The Cube"
• 1996: Appeared as Uncle Al in Buscemi's "Trees Lounge"
• From 1994 to 1995: TV series debut as a regular, "Under Suspicion" (CBS)
• 1994: Reteamed with Bergman and Cage for "It Could Happen to You", portraying Jack Gross, a sly old slickster ready to help Cage and wife Rosie Perez plot their investment strategy
• 1993: Played Robert Redford's chauffeur in Adrian Lyne's "Indecent Proposal"
• 1992: Acclaimed for his scenery-chewing performance as a fast-talking hood opposite Steve Buscemi's aspiring filmmaker in Alexandre Rockwell's "In the Soup"
• 1992: Third collaboration with Roeg, "Cold Heaven"
• 1992: First association with Andrew Bergman as director, "Honeymoon in Vegas", starring Nicolas Cage
• 1991: Portrayed Gabby Haysesque prospecting pal of Klaus Maria Brandauer in "White Fang", a remake of the Jack London novel (executive produced by Andrew Bergman)
• 1990: Acted in Warren Beatty's "Dick Tracy"
• 1989: Reteamed with Roeg for NBC movie, "Tennessee Williams' Sweet Bird of Youth"
• 1987: Appeared in Nicholas Roeg's "Track 27"
• 1987: Offered a colorful supporting turn as Cheese, one the titular "Tin Men", directed by Barry Levinson
• 1984: Last film with Cassavetes, "Love Streams"
• 1982: Jailed for conspiracy to sell cocaine
• 1979: Delivered a nice turn as one of the leads of "California Dreaming"
• 1978: Played Governor Haskins in Sam Peckinpah's "Convoy"
• 1971: Reunited with Cassavetes, opposite the director's wife Gena Rowlands in the kitchen-sink comedy "Minnie and Moskowitz"; played yet another aging hippie
• 1968: Received Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his aging hippie who saves Lynn Carlin's character from suicide in Cassavetes' "Faces"
• 1968: Reteamed with Siegel for "Coogan's Bluff"
• 1964: Appeared with Cassavetes in Siegel's "The Killers"; also featured Ronald Reagan in his last screen role
• 1964: TV-movie debut in Don Siegel's "The Hanged Man" (NBC)
• 1961: First apppearance in a Cassavetes film, "Too Late Blues"
• 1960: Served as associate producer on John Cassavetes directorial debut, "Shadows"
• 1960: Film debut in "Murder, Inc."
• 1958: Broadway debut, "The World of Suzy Wong"
• Lived for several years in Panama where his family owned a nightclub
• After high school, appeared in summer stock productions in Michigan
• As child, traveled with mother in a burlesque troupe
• Acted in Cassavetes' "Killing of a Chinese Bookie" (1976) and "Opening Night" (1977)