Jack Cassidy
Acting
Born 1927-03-05
Died 1976-12-12
Richmond Hill, New York, USA
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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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Acting
54 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Columbo
Bonanza
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Mission: Impossible
Bewitched
Great Performances
Hawaii Five-O
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Tony Awards
Love, American Style
The Merv Griffin Show
Get Smart
The Lucy Show
The Carol Burnett Show
Cannon
Barnaby Jones
Night Gallery
Gunsmoke
McCloud
The Ed Sullivan Show
That Girl
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Alias Smith and Jones
The Mod Squad
Lock-Up
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Lux Video Theatre
The Bell Telephone Hour
Matt Helm
The Chevy Mystery Show
Banyon
The Julie Andrews Hour
He & She
Coronet Blue
The Eiger Sanction
General Electric Theater
June Moon
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
The Phantom of Hollywood
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
Bunny O'Hare
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
Death Among Friends
Your Money or Your Wife
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
W.C. Fields and Me
The Andersonville Trial
Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man
Look in Any Window
George M!
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