Cy Schindell

Seymour "Cy" Schindell (March 4, 1907 – August 24, 1948) was an American actor. He appeared in 37 Three Stooges short subjects,[1] mostly as a heavy, though he was never credited in any Stooge shorts.

Cy Schindell
Schindell in The Three Stooges film Sing a Song of Six Pants (1947)
Born
Seymour Schindel

(1907-03-04)March 4, 1907
Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
DiedAugust 24, 1948(1948-08-24) (aged 41)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
Resting placeLos Angeles National Cemetery
OccupationActor
Years active1933–1948

Career

Brooklyn-born Schindell was born Seymour Schindel in 1907. He was a former middleweight boxer with 19 fights from 1926 to 1928.[2][3] Schindell also memorably played Chizzilini, a parody of Benito Mussolini, in the short I'll Never Heil Again.

In addition to his work in Three Stooges shorts, Schindell also appeared briefly in It's a Wonderful Life 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.[3]

Military service and illness

Schindell enlisted in the United States Marine Corps during the 1920s[4] and returned to active service for World War II.[3]

Schindell died on August 24, 1948, at age 41, and was buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles County, California.[5] His final film appearance was in 1948's Three Stooges film Crime on Their Hands; heavy makeup was used to mask Schindell's cancer-ridden face.

Selected filmography

References
  1. "ThreeStooges.net: The Three Stooges Online Filmography". threestooges.net. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  2. "Cy Schindel".
  3. Okuda, Ted; Watz, Edward (1986). The Columbia Comedy Shorts. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 232. ISBN 0-89950-181-8.
  4. The Leatherneck, Volume 11 Marine Corps Institute, 1928
  5. Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
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