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'''Seymour Cassel''' (January 22, 1935 - ) is a veteran actor who played [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Hester Dealt]] in [[TNG]]: "[[The Child]]".
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'''Seymour Cassel''' ([[Star Trek birthdays#January|January 22]], [[Early production history#1935|1935]] – ) is a veteran actor who played [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Hester Dealt]] in [[TNG]]: "[[The Child]]".
   
 
Cassel was nominated for an Academy Award for his supporting role in the 1968 film ''Faces'', directed by his friend John Cassavetes. Cassel 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 [[TOS]] guest actor [[Morgan Woodward]].
 
Cassel was nominated for an Academy Award for his supporting role in the 1968 film ''Faces'', directed by his friend John Cassavetes. Cassel 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 [[TOS]] guest actor [[Morgan Woodward]].
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==External Links==
 
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[[Category:Performers|Cassel, Seymour]]
 
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[[Category:TNG performers|Cassel, Seymour]]
 
[[Category:TNG performers|Cassel, Seymour]]

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Seymour Cassel (January 22, 1935 – ) is a veteran actor who played Lieutenant Commander Hester Dealt in TNG: "The Child".

Cassel was nominated for an Academy Award for his supporting role in the 1968 film Faces, directed by his friend John Cassavetes. Cassel 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 TOS guest actor Morgan Woodward.

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 the action comedy Convoy. Madge Sinclair also had a role in this film.

He had a role in the 1986 TV movie Beverly Hills Madam, starring Terry Farrell, also that year, he starred in the feature movie Eye of the Tiger. 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 the film Dick Tracy. Also appearing in this movie are such Trek alumnus as Colm Meaney, John Schuck, Paul Sorvino, Robert Costanzo, Hamilton Camp, Michael J. Pollard, and Ian Wolfe.

Since then, he has had roles in such films as Indecent Proposal, Stuck On You, and the Wes Anderson films Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.

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