Jack Cassidy
Born: 1927-03-05 in Richmond Hill, New York, USA
Died: 1976-12-12
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1977
- The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover as Damon Runyon
- Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover as Jules Rosen
1976
- W.C. Fields and Me as John Barrymore
1975
- Knuckle as Patrick Delafield
- Matt Helm as Buckman
- The Eiger Sanction as Miles Mellough
- Death Among Friends as Chico Donovan
1974
- June Moon as Paul Sears
- The Phantom of Hollywood as Otto Vonner / Karl Vonner
1973
- Barnaby Jones as Craig Woodridge
- A Time For Love as Tom Pierson
1972
- Your Money or Your Wife as Josh Darwin
- Banyon as Grey Gloves
- The Julie Andrews Hour as Self
1971
- Columbo as Ken Franklin
- Great Performances as Paul Sears
- Cannon as Gen. James O'Hara
- Alias Smith and Jones as Harry Wagoner
- Bunny O'Hare as Lieutenant Horace Greeley
1970
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Hal Baxter
- McCloud as Lord Charles Bridges
- Night Gallery as Marius Davis (segment "The Last Laurel")
- George M! as Jerry Cohan
- The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County as Roger Hand
- The Andersonville Trial as Otis Baker
- Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man as Himself
1969
- Love, American Style as Chuck
1968
- Hawaii Five-O as Morwood
- The Mod Squad as Perry Lemko
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
1967
- The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest / Various Characters
- He & She as Oscar North
- Coronet Blue as Spangler
1966
- Mission: Impossible as Orin Kerr
- That Girl as Marty Haines
- The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. as Rock Mussin
1965
- Get Smart as Mr. Bob
1964
- Bewitched as Rance Butler
1963
- FBI Code 98 as Walter Macklin
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Arthur Mannix
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self - Guest Host
- The Lucy Show as Professor Zoorkin
- Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol as Bob Cratchit (voice)
1961
- Everglades
- Look in Any Window as Gareth Lowell
1960
- Surfside 6
- The Chevy Mystery Show as David Townsend
1959
- Bonanza as Kevin O'Casey
- Hawaiian Eye
- Lock-Up as Vincent Gibson
- The Bell Telephone Hour as Self
1958
1957
- Maverick
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Danny Fortune
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
1955
- Gunsmoke as Marcus France
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Mark Lansing
1953
- General Electric Theater as Alan Richards
1950
- Lux Video Theatre as Dr. Frederick Steele
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self