Jack Cassidy
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
Credits
- 1977 · The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover as Damon Runyon
- 1977 · Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover as Jules Rosen
- 1976 · W.C. Fields and Me as John Barrymore
- 1975 · Matt Helm as Buckman
- 1975 · Knuckle as Patrick Delafield
- 1975 · The Eiger Sanction as Miles Mellough
- 1974 · The Phantom of Hollywood as Otto Vonner / Karl Vonner
- 1974 · June Moon as Paul Sears
- 1973 · A Time For Love as Tom Pierson
- 1973 · Barnaby Jones as Craig Woodridge
- 1972 · Your Money or Your Wife as Josh Darwin
- 1972 · Banyon as Grey Gloves
- 1972 · The Julie Andrews Hour as Self
- 1971 · Bunny O'Hare as Lieutenant Horace Greeley
- 1971 · Columbo as Ken Franklin
- 1971 · Columbo as Riley Greenleaf
- 1971 · Columbo as The Great Santini
- 1971 · Cannon as Gen. James O'Hara
- 1971 · Great Performances as Paul Sears
- 1971 · Alias Smith and Jones as Harry Wagoner
- 1970 · Night Gallery as Marius Davis (segment "The Last Laurel")
- 1970 · The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Hal Baxter
- 1970 · George M! as Jerry Cohan
- 1970 · The Andersonville Trial as Otis Baker
- 1970 · The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County as Roger Hand
- 1970 · Annie: the Women in the Life of a Man as Himself
- 1970 · McCloud as Lord Charles Bridges
- 1968 · The Mod Squad as Perry Lemko
- 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as Morwood
- 1967 · The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest / Various Characters
- 1967 · Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
- 1967 · He & She as Oscar North
- 1966 · Mission: Impossible as Orin Kerr
- 1966 · That Girl as Marty Haines
- 1965 · Get Smart as Mr. Bob
- 1964 · Bewitched as George Dinsdale
- 1964 · Bewitched as Rance Butler
- 1963 · FBI Code 98 as Walter Macklin
- 1962 · Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol as Bob Cratchit (voice)
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · The Lucy Show as Professor Zoorkin
- 1962 · The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Arthur Mannix
- 1961 · Everglades as
- 1961 · Look in Any Window as Gareth Lowell
- 1960 · Surfside 6 as
- 1960 · The Chevy Mystery Show as David Townsend
- 1959 · Hawaiian Eye as
- 1959 · Lock-Up as
- 1959 · Bonanza as Kevin O'Casey
- 1959 · The Bell Telephone Hour as Self
- 1958 · 77 Sunset Strip as
- 1958 · Bronco as
- 1957 · Maverick as
- 1957 · Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Danny Fortune
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Mark Lansing
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Marcus France
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Alan Richards
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Dr. Frederick Steele
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Denis
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self