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: Acting

Born: Richmond Hill, New York, USA, 1927-03-05

Died: 1976-12-12

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1961	Look in Any Window	Gareth Lowell	56
2	1962	Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol	Bob Cratchit (voice)	63
3	1963	FBI Code 98	Walter Macklin	38
4	1970	Annie: the Women in the Life of a Man	Himself	0
5	1970	The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County	Roger Hand	63
6	1970	The Andersonville Trial	Otis Baker	67
7	1970	George M!	Jerry Cohan	100
8	1971	Murder by the Book	Ken Franklin	0
9	1971	Bunny O'Hare	Lieutenant Horace Greeley	56
10	1972	Your Money or Your Wife	Josh Darwin	53
11	1973	A Time For Love	Tom Pierson	0
12	1974	June Moon	Paul Sears	0
13	1974	The Phantom of Hollywood	Otto Vonner / Karl Vonner	51
14	1975	The Eiger Sanction	Miles Mellough	61
15	1975	Knuckle	Patrick Delafield	0
16	1976	W.C. Fields and Me	John Barrymore	78
17	1977	Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover	Jules Rosen	0
18	1977	The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover	Damon Runyon	50

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1948	The Ed Sullivan Show	Self	66
2	1950	Lux Video Theatre	Dr. Frederick Steele	60
3	1950	Lux Video Theatre	Denis	60
4	1953	General Electric Theater	Alan Richards	60
5	1955	Gunsmoke	Marcus France	66
6	1955	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Mark Lansing	78
7	1956	Tony Awards	Self - Presenter	46
8	1957	Richard Diamond, Private Detective	Danny Fortune	62
9	1957	Maverick		68
10	1958	Bronco		48
11	1958	77 Sunset Strip		67
12	1959	The Bell Telephone Hour	Self	70
13	1959	Bonanza	Kevin O'Casey	75
14	1959	Lock-Up		62
15	1959	Hawaiian Eye		52
16	1960	The Chevy Mystery Show	David Townsend	60
17	1960	Surfside 6		50
18	1961	Everglades		85
19	1962	The Alfred Hitchcock Hour	Arthur Mannix	78
20	1962	The Lucy Show	Professor Zoorkin	71
21	1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self	74
22	1964	Bewitched	George Dinsdale	79
23	1964	Bewitched	Rance Butler	79
24	1965	Get Smart	Mr. Bob	79
25	1966	That Girl	Marty Haines	61
26	1967	He & She	Oscar North	47
27	1967	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In	Self	66
28	1967	The Carol Burnett Show	Self - Guest / Various Characters	76
29	1968	Mission: Impossible	Orin Kerr	76
30	1968	Hawaii Five-O	Morwood	71
31	1968	The Mod Squad	Perry Lemko	65
32	1969	Love, American Style	Chuck	60
33	1969	Love, American Style	Fred	60
34	1970	McCloud	Lord Charles Bridges	71
35	1970	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	Hal Baxter	75
36	1970	Night Gallery	Marius Davis (segment "The Last Laurel")	78
37	1971	Alias Smith and Jones	Harry Wagoner	69
38	1971	Great Performances	Paul Sears	52
39	1971	Cannon	Gen. James O'Hara	65
40	1971	Columbo	Ken Franklin	81
41	1971	Columbo	Riley Greenleaf	81
42	1971	Columbo	The Great Santini	81
43	1972	The Julie Andrews Hour	Self	60
44	1972	Banyon	Grey Gloves	70
45	1973	Barnaby Jones	Craig Woodridge	70
46	1975	Matt Helm	Buckman	74