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Wally Cassell (March 3, 1912 – April 2, 2015) was an Italian-born American character actor and businessman. Early years. Wally Cassell was born as Oswaldo Silvestri Trippilini Rolando Vincenza Castellano. (A 1951 newspaper article gives Cassell's real name as Osvaldo Tripolini Ronaldo Vincennes Castelleno.)
Wally Cassell was a Sicilian-born actor who appeared in movies such as White Heat and Sands of Iwo Jima. He was also a close friend of Mickey Rooney and a TV regular in shows like The Untouchables and The Beverly Hillbillies.
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May 28, 2015 · Wally Cassell, a film-noir favorite who played Cotton Valletti, one of Jimmy Cagney’s gang, in the electric 1949 crime thriller White Heat, has died. He was 103.
Jun 1, 2015 · Wally Cassell, the actor who played a member of James Cagney’s gang in the classic 1949 crime thriller White Heat, has died April 2 at his home in Palm Desert, CA the Hollywood Reporter announced over the weekend. He was 103.
May 29, 2015 · Wally Cassell, a film-noir favourite who played Cotton Valletti, one of Jimmy Cagney’s gang, in the electric 1949 crime thriller “White Heat”, has died.
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Apr 2, 2015 · Wally Cassell was an actor who appeared in many films and TV shows from 1942 to 1991. He was born in Sicily, Italy, and died in California, USA.
In films from 1943, pugnacious American character actor Wally Cassell was afforded star billing for the first time in The Story of GI Joe (1945). As Private Dondaro, Cassell spent half of his time searching for his ethnic roots in war-torn Italy, and the other half seeking out wine, women and more wine.
