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Became a fixture of American independent cinema through his work with John Cassavetes, starting with Too Late Blues in 1961 and earning an Oscar nomination for Faces (1968), a film he also helped produce on a shoestring budget. He went on to appear in over 200 films across five decades, later becoming a favorite of Wes Anderson, who cast him in Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.