Jack Cassidy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 5, 1927
- Died
- December 12, 1976 (aged 49)
- Birthplace
- Richmond Hill, New York, USA
Biography
John Joseph Edward “Jack” Cassidy (March 5, 1927 – December 12, 1976) was an American actor of stage, film and screen. His frequent professional persona was that of an urbane, super-confident egotist with a dramatic flair, much in the manner of Broadway actor Frank Fay. Cassidy perfected this character to such an extent that he was cast as the legendary John Barrymore in the feature film W.C. Fields and Me. The role of the vain, shallow, buffoon-like newsman Ted Baxter on TV's The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977) was written with Cassidy in mind. However, Cassidy turned down the role, feeling that it was not right for him, and the part went to Ted Knight. Cassidy later appeared as a guest star in a 1971 episode as Ted's highly competitive and equally egocentric brother, Hal. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Cassidy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
Movie · as Damon Runyon
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
Movie · as Jules Rosen
W.C. Fields and Me
Movie · as John Barrymore
The Eiger Sanction
Movie · as Miles Mellough
Knuckle
Movie · as Patrick Delafield
Death Among Friends
Movie · as Chico Donovan
Matt Helm
TV · as Buckman · 1 ep
The Phantom of Hollywood
Movie · as Otto Vonner / Karl Vonner
June Moon
Movie · as Paul Sears
A Time For Love
Movie · as Tom Pierson
Barnaby Jones
TV · as Craig Woodridge · 1 ep
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
TV · as Pennington · 1 ep
Your Money or Your Wife
Movie · as Josh Darwin
Banyon
TV · as Grey Gloves · 1 ep
The Julie Andrews Hour
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Bunny O'Hare
Movie · as Lieutenant Horace Greeley
Columbo
TV · as Ken Franklin, Riley Greenleaf, The Great Santini · 1 ep
Cannon
TV · as Gen. James O'Hara · 1 ep
Alias Smith and Jones
TV · as Harry Wagoner · 1 ep
Great Performances
TV · as Paul Sears · 1 ep
The Andersonville Trial
Movie · as Otis Baker
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
Movie · as Roger Hand
Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man
Movie · as Himself
George M!
Movie · as Jerry Cohan
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
TV · as Hal Baxter · 1 ep
McCloud
TV · as Lord Charles Bridges · 1 ep
Night Gallery
TV · as Marius Davis (segment "The Last Laurel") · 1 ep
Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Morwood · 1 ep
Love, American Style
TV · as Chuck, Fred · 1 ep
The Mod Squad
TV · as Perry Lemko · 1 ep
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV · as Self (uncredited) · 2 eps
He & She
TV · as Oscar North · 26 eps
The Carol Burnett Show
TV · as Self - Guest / Various Characters · 1 ep
Coronet Blue
TV · as Spangler · 1 ep
That Girl
TV · as Marty Haines · 2 eps
Mission: Impossible
TV · as Orin Kerr · 1 ep
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
TV · as Rock Mussin · 1 ep
Get Smart
TV · as Mr. Bob · 1 ep
Bewitched
TV · as Rance Butler, George Dinsdale · 1 ep
FBI Code 98
Movie · as Walter Macklin
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
Movie · as Bob Cratchit (voice)
The Lucy Show
TV · as Professor Zoorkin · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 5 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV · as Arthur Mannix · 1 ep
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self - Guest Host · 1 ep
Look in Any Window
Movie · as Gareth Lowell
Everglades
TV · 1 ep
Surfside 6
TV · 1 ep
The Chevy Mystery Show
TV · as David Townsend · 1 ep
Hawaiian Eye
TV · 1 ep
The Bell Telephone Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bonanza
TV · as Kevin O'Casey · 1 ep
Lock-Up
TV · as Vincent Gibson · 1 ep
77 Sunset Strip
TV · 1 ep
Bronco
TV · 2 eps
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
TV · as Danny Fortune · 1 ep
Maverick
TV · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Gunsmoke
TV · as Marcus France · 1 ep
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Mark Lansing · 1 ep
General Electric Theater
TV · as Alan Richards · 1 ep
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Dr. Frederick Steele, Denis · 1 ep
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps