Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 5, 1927
Place of Birth
Richmond Hill, New York, USA
Also Known As
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Jack Cassidy
Biography
John Joseph Edward βJackβ Cassidy (March 5, 1927 β 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 (1970β1977) 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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Known For - Movies
The Eiger Sanction
as Miles Mellough
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
as Roger Hand
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
as Damon Runyon
W.C. Fields and Me
as John Barrymore
Death Among Friends
as Chico Donovan
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
as Bob Cratchit (voice)
Bunny O'Hare
as Lieutenant Horace Greeley
FBI Code 98
as Walter Macklin
The Phantom of Hollywood
as Otto Vonner / Karl Vonner
A Time For Love
as Tom Pierson
Known For - TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Columbo
as Ken Franklin
Columbo
as Riley Greenleaf
Columbo
as The Great Santini
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Arthur Mannix
Bonanza
as Kevin O'Casey
Great Performances
as Paul Sears
Bewitched
as Rance Butler
Bewitched
as George Dinsdale
Mission: Impossible
as Orin Kerr