Jack Cassidy
Acting
1927-03-05 · Richmond 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Cassidy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977 · Movie
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
1977 · Movie
W.C. Fields and Me
1976 · Movie
Matt Helm
1975 · Series
Knuckle
1975 · Movie
The Eiger Sanction
1975 · Movie
Death Among Friends
1975 · Movie
The Phantom of Hollywood
1974 · Movie
June Moon
1974 · Movie
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973 · Series
A Time For Love
1973 · Movie
Barnaby Jones
1973 · Series
Your Money or Your Wife
1972 · Movie
Banyon
1972 · Series
The Julie Andrews Hour
1972 · Series
Bunny O'Hare
1971 · Movie
Columbo
1971 · Series
Cannon
1971 · Series
Great Performances
1971 · Series
Alias Smith and Jones
1971 · Series
Night Gallery
1970 · Series
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970 · Series
George M!
1970 · Movie
The Andersonville Trial
1970 · Movie
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
1970 · Movie
Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man
1970 · Movie
McCloud
1970 · Series
Love, American Style
1969 · Series
The Mod Squad
1968 · Series
Hawaii Five-O
1968 · Series
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Series
The Carol Burnett Show
1967 · Series
He & She
1967 · Series
Coronet Blue
1967 · Series
Mission: Impossible
1966 · Series
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966 · Series
That Girl
1966 · Series
Get Smart
1965 · Series
Bewitched
1964 · Series
FBI Code 98
1963 · Movie
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
1962 · Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Series
The Lucy Show
1962 · Series
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · Series
Everglades
1961 · Series
Look in Any Window
1961 · Movie
Surfside 6
1960 · Series
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960 · Series
Hawaiian Eye
1959 · Series
Lock-Up
1959 · Series
Bonanza
1959 · Series
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959 · Series
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Series
Bronco
1958 · Series
Maverick
1957 · Series
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957 · Series
Tony Awards
1956 · Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Series
Gunsmoke
1955 · Series
General Electric Theater
1953 · Series
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Series