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