Seymour "Cy" Schindell (March 4, 1907 – August 24, 1948) was an American actor. He appeared in 37

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short subjects, mostly as a heavy, though he was never credited in any Stooge shorts.

Career

Brooklyn-born Schindell was born Seymour Schindel in 1907. He was a former middleweight boxer with 19 fights from 1926 to 1928. Schindell also memorably played Chizzilini, a parody of Benito Mussolini, in the short ''

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''. In addition to his work in Three Stooges shorts, Schindell also appeared briefly in ''

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'' as the bouncer at Nick's, and made numerous film appearances playing mainly blue collar roles such as a truck driver, a butcher and a policeman.

Military service and illness

Schindell enlisted in the United States Marine Corps during the 1920s''The Leatherneck'', Volume 11 Marine Corps Institute, 1928 and returned to active service for

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. Schindell died on August 24, 1948, at age 41, and was buried at

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, California. His final film appearance was in 1948's Three Stooges film ''

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''; heavy makeup was used to mask Schindell's cancer-ridden face.

Selected filmography

* '' Fugitive Lady'' (1934) - Man (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1934) - Man at Shooting Gallery (uncredited) * '' Stranded'' (1935) - Bridge Worker (uncredited) * '' The Farmer Takes a Wife'' (1935) - Fight Spectator (uncredited) * ''

Undersea Kingdom ''Undersea Kingdom'' (1936) is a Republic Pictures 12 chapter film serial released in response to Universal's ''Flash Gordon''. It was the second of the sixty-six serials made by Republic. In 1966, the serial was edited into a 100-minute televi ...

'' (1936, Serial) - Khan's Guardsman (uncredited) * '' Fury'' (1936) - Townsman (uncredited) * ''

Bullets or Ballots ''Bullets or Ballots'' is a 1936 American gangster film starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Blondell, Barton MacLane, and Humphrey Bogart. Robinson plays a police detective who infiltrates a crime gang. This is the first of several films featuri ...

'' (1936) - Bookie Who Throws Bag (uncredited) * '' The Big Noise'' (1936) - Schmidt's Henchman (uncredited) * ''

Two-Fisted Gentleman ''Two-Fisted Gentleman'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Gordon Wiles and starring James Dunn, June Clayworth June Clayworth (born Esther June Cantor, June 9, 1905 – January 1, 1993) was an American stage and film actress. Ea ...

'' (1936) - Mahoney * ''

Dizzy Doctors ''Dizzy Doctors'' is a 1937 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 21st entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the co ...

'' (1937, Short) - Dr. Arm's Assistant (uncredited) * '' 3 Dumb Clucks'' (1937, Short) - Wedding Guest (uncredited) * '' I Promise to Pay'' (1937) - Cy (uncredited) * '' Back to the Woods'' (1937, Short) - Indian (uncredited) * '' It Can't Last Forever'' (1937) - Hansen's Second (uncredited) * '' Cash and Carry'' (1937, Short) - Vault Guard (uncredited) * '' The Perfect Specimen'' (1937) - Injured Boxer (uncredited) * ''

Boy of the Streets ''Boy of the Streets'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by William Nigh and written by Gilson Brown and Scott Darling. The film stars Jackie Cooper, Maureen O'Connor, Kathleen Burke, Robert Emmett O'Connor, Marjorie Main and Matty Fain. Th ...

'' (1937) - Blackie's Henchman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1937) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' The Buccaneer'' (1938) - Pirate (uncredited) * ''

Little Miss Roughneck ''Little Miss Roughneck'' is a 1938 American drama. Plot summary Budding child vaudeville performer Foxine LaRue (Edith Fellows) and her mother Gertrude LaRue (Margaret Irving) will do anything to get Foxine into show business. Together, they s ...

'' (1938) - Prisoner (uncredited) * '' When G-Men Step In'' (1938) - Phone Man (uncredited) * '' Over the Wall'' (1938) - Shower Room Guard (uncredited) * '' Prison Break'' (1938) - Party Waiter (uncredited) * '' I Am the Law'' (1938) - Strong-Arm Hood at Lindsay's House (uncredited) * '' You Can't Take It with You'' (1938) - Man (uncredited) * '' Juvenile Court'' (1938) - Referee (uncredited) * '' Hold That Co-ed'' (1938) - Policeman (uncredited) * '' The Spider's Web'' (1938, Serial) - Cadman (uncredited) * '' Mutts to You'' (1938, Short) - Policeman (uncredited) * ''

Hawk of the Wilderness ''Hawk of the Wilderness'' (1938) is a Republic movie serial based on the ''Kioga'' adventure novels written by pulp writer William L. Chester (1907-1971). Kioga was a Tarzanesque white child raised on a lost island in the Arctic Circle, somewh ...

'' (1938, Serial) - Three Pines (uncredited) * '' The Little Adventuress'' (1938) - Performer (uncredited) * '' Smashing the Spy Ring'' (1938) - Richards (uncredited) * ''

Three Little Sew and Sews ''Three Little Sew and Sews'' is a 1939 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 36th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starri ...

'' (1939, Short) - Guard (uncredited) * ''

North of Shanghai ''North of Shanghai'' is a 1939 American drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman. Cast * James Craig as Jed Howard * Betty Furness as Helen Warner * Keye Luke as Jimmy Riley * Morgan Conway as Bob Laird * Joe Downing as Chandler (as Joseph D ...

'' (1939) - Mug * ''

Flying G-Men ''Flying G-Men'' is a 15-episode 1939 adventure film Film serial, directed by James W. Horne and Ray Taylor. The serial was the sixth of the 57 serials released by Columbia. Four "Flying G-Men" battle with enemy saboteurs intent on destroying A ...

'' (1939, Serial) - Osborne (uncredited) * '' The Lady and the Mob'' (1939) - Henchman Collecting Payment (uncredited) * ''

A Ducking They Did Go ''A Ducking They Did Go'' is a 1939 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 38th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring ...

'' (1939, Short) - Fruit Vendor (uncredited) * ''

The Rookie Cop ''The Rookie Cop'' is a 1939 film directed by David Howard and starring Tim Holt as a rookie cop who wants to prove his friend wasn't involved with a robbery. The film also stars Virginia Weidler, Janet Shaw, Frank M. Thomas, and Muriel Evans ...

'' (1939) - Butch - Joey's Henchman (uncredited) * '' Mandrake the Magician'' (1939, Serial) - Bank Henchman (uncredited) * '' Missing Daughters'' (1939) - Mugg (uncredited) * '' Behind Prison Gates'' (1939) - Convict (uncredited) * '' Girl from Rio'' (1939) - Patron of Blue Bird Gardens (uncredited) * '' Calling All Curs'' (1939, Short) - Tony - Dognapper (uncredited) * '' Golden Boy'' (1939) - Fighter (uncredited) * '' Those High Grey Walls'' (1939) - Convict (uncredited) * '' A Woman Is the Judge'' (1939) - Mickey (uncredited) * ''Beware Spooks!'' (1939) - Barker (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1940, Serial) - Streeter (uncredited) * '' Rockin' thru the Rockies'' (1940, Short) - Indian (uncredited) * '' Half a Sinner'' (1940) - Mugg (uncredited) * '' Terry and the Pirates'' (1940, Serial) - Henchman Morgan (uncredited) * '' Grandpa Goes to Town'' (1940) - Smokey * '' Men Without Souls'' (1940) - Harry (uncredited) * '' Nutty But Nice'' (1940, Short) - Butch - Kidnapper (uncredited) * '' Millionaires in Prison'' (1940) - Red Vernon (uncredited) * '' How High Is Up?'' (1940, Short) - Workman with Blake (uncredited) *''

The Secret Seven The Secret Seven or Secret Seven Society is a fictional group of child detectives created by Enid Blyton and based on the publisher’s children. They appear in one of several adolescent detective series which Blyton wrote. The Secret Seve ...

'' (1940) - Felton (uncredited) * '' From Nurse to Worse'' (1940, Short) - Policeman (uncredited) * ''

The Leather Pushers ''The Leather Pushers'' is a 1922 American film serial starring Reginald Denny (and Billy Sullivan in the fourth series), and based on boxing stories by H. C. Witwer originally published in ''Collier's Weekly''. The screenplays were written by ...

'' (1940) - Referee (uncredited) * ''

Angels Over Broadway ''Angels Over Broadway'' (also called ''Before I Die'') is a 1940 American film noir drama film starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Rita Hayworth, Thomas Mitchell and John Qualen. Ben Hecht, who co-directed (with cinematographer Lee Garmes), co- ...

'' (1940) - Jack (uncredited) * '' So You Won't Talk'' (1940) - Truck Driver (uncredited) * '' The Green Archer'' (1940, Serial) - Darcy (uncredited) * '' The Great Plane Robbery'' (1940) - Hood (uncredited) * '' Mysterious Doctor Satan'' (1940, Serial) - Jake - Biplane Pilot h. 2(uncredited) * ''

Boobs in Arms ''Boobs in Arms'' is a 1940 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 52nd entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the ...

'' (1940, Short) - Enemy Soldier (uncredited) * '' The Face Behind the Mask'' (1941) - Benson * ''

The Devil Commands ''The Devil Commands'' is a 1941 American horror film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Boris Karloff. The working title of the film was ''The Devil Said No''.Young, 2000, p. 154 In it, a man obsessed with contacting his dead wife falls i ...

'' (1941) - Karl * ''

The Monster and the Girl ''The Monster and the Girl'' is a 1941 American black-and-white horror film directed by Stuart Heisler and released by Paramount Pictures. Plot The film revolves around a small-town church organist named Scot Webster ( Philip Terry) attempti ...

'' (1941) - Henchman (uncredited) * '' Knockout'' (1941) - Hawkins Fight Referee (uncredited) * ''

Penny Serenade ''Penny Serenade'' is a 1941 American melodrama film directed by George Stevens starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant as a loving couple who must overcome adversity to keep their marriage and raise a child. Grant was nominated for the Academy Awa ...

'' (1941) - Elmer - the Bootlegger (uncredited) * '' The Spider Returns'' (1941, Serial) - Henchman Brown h. 1(uncredited) * ''

'' (1941, Short) - Chizzilini (uncredited) * '' The Iron Claw'' (1941, Serial) - Henchman Red (uncredited) * ''No Greater Sin'' (1941) - Scaturo's Henchman (uncredited) * '' Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc.'' (1941, Serial) - Plant Heavy 8 (uncredited) * ''

A Yank on the Burma Road ''A Yank on the Burma Road'' is a 1942 drama film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Laraine Day, Barry Nelson and Keye Luke. It is also known as ''China Caravan'' and ''Yanks on the Burma Road''. It was produced as part of a cluster of Ho ...

'' (1942) - A Spinaldi Brother (uncredited) * '' Jail House Blues'' (1942) - Prisoner (uncredited) * ''

Woman of the Year ''Woman of the Year'' is a 1942 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by George Stevens and starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. The film was written by Ring Lardner Jr. and Michael Kanin (with uncredited work on the rewritten ...

'' (1942) - Pinkie's Listener in Bar (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1942, Serial) - Raygun Thug's Henchman h. 7(uncredited) * ''

What's the Matador? ''What's the Matador?'' is a 1942 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 62nd entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring ...

'' (1942, Short) - Bullring Attendant (uncredited) * '' Sunday Punch'' (1942) - Arena Worker (uncredited) * '' Matri-Phony'' (1942, Short) - Guard (uncredited) * '' Footlight Serenade'' (1942) - Bill's Cornerman in Fight Number (uncredited) * '' The Talk of the Town'' (1942) - Townsman at Ballgame (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1942) - Bar Brawler (uncredited) * ''

Road to Morocco ''Road to Morocco'' is a 1942 American comedy film starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour, and featuring Anthony Quinn and Dona Drake. The film, which was written by Frank Butler and Don Hartman and directed by David Butler for Para ...

'' (1942) - Arab Waiter (uncredited) * '' Life with Blondie'' (1945) - Mug (uncredited) * '' Tarzan and the Leopard Woman'' (1946) - Leopard Man (uncredited) * ''

The Gentleman Misbehaves ''The Gentleman Misbehaves'' is a 1946 American musical comedy film directed by George Sherman and starring Bob Haymes and Hillary Brooke. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Plot Cast * Bob Haymes as Edgar Raleigh * Osa Ma ...

'' (1946) - Stagehand (uncredited) * '' Uncivil War Birds'' (1946, Short) - Union Soldier (uncredited) * '' Somewhere in the Night'' (1946) - Thug (uncredited) * '' Monkey Businessmen'' (1946, Short) - Clarence—Nurse (uncredited) * ''

Gallant Journey ''Gallant Journey'' (aka ''The Great Highway'') is a 1946 American historical film written, produced and directed by William A. Wellman and starring Glenn Ford and Janet Blair. The film is a biopic of the early U.S. aviation pioneer John Joseph M ...

'' (1946) - Celebrant in Field (uncredited) * ''

The Brute Man ''The Brute Man'' is a 1946 American horror thriller film starring Rondo Hatton as the Creeper, a murderer seeking revenge against the people he holds responsible for the disfigurement of his face. Directed by Jean Yarbrough, the film features ...

'' (1946) - Crowd Control Policeman (uncredited) * ''

'' (1946) - Nick's Bouncer (uncredited) * '' Johnny O'Clock'' (1947) - Dealer (uncredited) * '' Mr. District Attorney'' (1947) - Truck Driver (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1947, Short) - Moose (uncredited) * ''

A Likely Story ''A Likely Story'' is a 1947 film directed by H. C. Potter. It starred real-life husband and wife Bill Williams and Barbara Hale. It is also known as ''A Fascinating Nuisance'' and ''Never Say Die''. Plot Bill Baker ( Bill Williams) has recent ...

'' (1947) - Criminal (uncredited) * '' Copacabana'' (1947) - Bouncer (uncredited) * ''

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (1939) is a short story by James Thurber. The most famous of Thurber's stories, it first appeared in ''The New Yorker'' on March 18, 1939, and was first collected in his book '' My World and Welcome to It'' ( Ha ...

'' (1947) - Taxicab Driver (uncredited) * '' The Foxes of Harrow'' (1947) - Crew Member (uncredited) * '' Nightmare Alley'' (1947) - Roustabout (uncredited) * ''

Sing a Song of Six Pants ''Sing a Song of Six Pants'' is a 1947 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges ( Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). It is the 102nd entry in the series released by Columbia Picture ...

'' (1947, Short) - Hargan's Henchman (uncredited) * ''

All Gummed Up ''All Gummed Up'' is a 1947 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). It is the 103rd entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the c ...

'' (1947, Short) - Man with Prescription (uncredited) * ''

My Wild Irish Rose ''My Wild Irish Rose'' is a 1947 film directed by David Butler. It stars Dennis Morgan and Arlene Dahl (in her debut film). It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1948. Plot A fictionalized biopic of Chauncey Olcott, the movie traces the rise ...

'' (1947) - Man in Olympic Theatre Balcony (uncredited) * ''

Killer McCoy ''Killer McCoy'' is a 1947 American drama film about a boxer starring Mickey Rooney. It is a remake of '' The Crowd Roars'' (1938). The picture was directed by Roy Rowland with a supporting cast featuring Brian Donlevy, Ann Blyth, James Dun ...

'' (1947) - Mariola's Henchman (uncredited) * ''

Shivering Sherlocks ''Shivering Sherlocks'' is a 1948 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). It is the 104th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring ...

'' (1948) - Police Officer Jackson (uncredited) * '' I'm a Monkey's Uncle'' (1948, Short) - Caveman Rival (uncredited) * ''

The Return of October ''The Return of October'' is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and starring Glenn Ford Gwyllyn Samuel Newton "Glenn" Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006) was a Canadian-American actor who often portrayed ordinary men ...

'' (1948) - Court Bailiff (uncredited) * ''

'' (1948, Short) - Muscles (uncredited) * ''

The Man from Colorado ''The Man from Colorado'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Henry Levin, produced by Jules Schermer for Columbia Pictures, and starring Glenn Ford as a Union officer who becomes addicted to killing during the American Civil War, Willia ...

'' (1949) - Soldier at Dance (uncredited) (final film role) * '' Rip, Sew and Stitch'' (1953, Short) - Hargan's Henchman (uncredited) (archive footage) * '' Fling in the Ring'' (1955, Short) - Moose (uncredited) (archive footage) * '' Of Cash and Hash'' (1955, Short) - Jackson (uncredited) (archive footage) * '' Stone Age Romeos'' (1955, Short) - Caveman (uncredited) (archive footage) * '' Hot Ice'' (1955, Short) - Muscles (uncredited) (archive footage)

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