Seymour Cassel

Seymour Cassel was a veteran actor who played Hester Dealt in the second season episode .
Cassel was nominated for an Academy Award for his supporting role in (1968, directed by his friend ). He appeared in several other films by Cassavetes, most notably 1971's Minnie and Moskowitz, in which he had a lead role. Another was 1976's The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, featuring Morgan Woodward and Robert Phillips. He also worked a number of times with director , including a 1959 episode of The Twilight Zone, (1964, written by Gene L. Coon), a 1967 episode of , and (1968).
In 1965, Cassel appeared with actor James Doohan in an episode of the Western series Laredo. In 1976, he made an appearance in the film The Last Tycoon, as did Tige Andrews and Jeff Corey. Two years later, he had a role in , with Madge Sinclair. In 1979, he starred in the film Sunburn, with Joan Collins and William Daniels.
He had a role in (1986, starring Terry Farrell). Also in that year, he starred in the feature movie , with Bert Remsen. His feature films during the '80s included the drama Track 29, co-starring Christopher Lloyd. In 1990, he had one of his more memorable roles as Sam Catchum in , with Colm Meaney, John Schuck, Paul Sorvino, Robert Costanzo, Hamilton Camp, Ed McCready, Bert Remsen, Michael J. Pollard, Ian Wolfe, and Chuck Hicks.
After that, he had roles in such films as Mobsters (1991, starring F. Murray Abraham and Christian Slater), (1992), (1993), It Could Happen To You (1994), Trees Lounge (1996, with Carol Kane), The Crew (2000), Stuck On You (2003), (1998), (2001), (2004), Chasing 3000 (2006, with Lori Petty and Jay Karnes) and (2010, with Carol Kane). In 1997, he appeared in along with Kirstie Alley, John Colicos, Cliff DeYoung, Joseph Ruskin, and Mike Starr. He also appeared with Robert Costanzo, Charles Esten, Bob Gunton, Robert Joy, Christopher McDonald, Bruce McGill, Michael Nouri, Dell Yount, and s Connor Trinneer in . The following year, he co-starred with Louise Fletcher and Frank Gorshin in Manna from Heaven.
Cassel starred in the short-lived NBC TV series Heist in 2006 and appeared in an episode of ER with Leland Orser. He appeared in the 2008 film Beau Jest with Willie Garson.
Cassel was responsible for giving his young friend Saul Hudson the nickname as Hudson moved a lot as a child. Cassel said Hudson would "slash addresses". As Slash, Hudson went on to become the lead guitarist of rock groups such as , , and his eponymous . 
Cassel passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2019, at the age of 84, in Los Angeles of complications from Alzheimer's disease. 
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