Jack Cassidy
Known for ActingBorn 1927-03-05 — died 1976-12-12Richmond Hill, New York, USA
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.
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Known for
The Eiger Sanction
1975 · as Miles Mellough
June Moon
1974 · as Paul Sears
The Andersonville Trial
1970 · as Otis Baker
Your Money or Your Wife
1972 · as Josh Darwin
Death Among Friends
1975 · as Chico Donovan
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
1962 · as Bob Cratchit (voice)
George M!
1970 · as Jerry Cohan
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977 · as Damon Runyon
W.C. Fields and Me
1976 · as John Barrymore
Bunny O'Hare
1971 · as Lieutenant Horace Greeley
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
1977 · as Jules Rosen
Look in Any Window
1961 · as Gareth Lowell
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
1970 · as Roger Hand
The Phantom of Hollywood
1974 · as Otto Vonner / Karl Vonner
FBI Code 98
1963 · as Walter Macklin
A Time For Love
1973 · as Tom Pierson
Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man
1970 · as Himself
Knuckle
1975 · as Patrick Delafield