Actor profile

Jack Cassidy

5th March 1927 Richmond Hill, New York, USA Acting

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.

18 Movies 45 TV Shows 63 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover poster

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover 1st December 1977 as Damon Runyon

Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover poster

Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover 19th January 1977 as Jules Rosen

W.C. Fields and Me poster

W.C. Fields and Me 31st March 1976 as John Barrymore

Knuckle poster

Knuckle 4th June 1975 as Patrick Delafield

The Eiger Sanction poster

The Eiger Sanction 21st May 1975 as Miles Mellough

Death Among Friends poster

Death Among Friends 20th May 1975 as Chico Donovan

The Phantom of Hollywood poster

The Phantom of Hollywood 12th February 1974 as Otto Vonner / Karl Vonner

June Moon poster

June Moon 30th January 1974 as Paul Sears

A Time For Love poster

A Time For Love 3rd March 1973 as Tom Pierson

Your Money or Your Wife poster

Your Money or Your Wife 19th December 1972 as Josh Darwin

Bunny O'Hare poster

Bunny O'Hare 18th October 1971 as Lieutenant Horace Greeley

George M! poster

George M! 12th September 1970 as Jerry Cohan

The Andersonville Trial poster

The Andersonville Trial 17th May 1970 as Otis Baker

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County poster

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County 1st April 1970 as Roger Hand

Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man poster

Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man 18th February 1970 as Himself

FBI Code 98 poster

FBI Code 98 4th January 1963 as Walter Macklin

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol poster

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol 18th December 1962 as Bob Cratchit (voice)

Look in Any Window poster

Look in Any Window 29th January 1961 as Gareth Lowell

Matt Helm poster

Matt Helm 20th September 1975 as Buckman

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries poster

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries 1st September 1973 as Pennington

Barnaby Jones poster

Barnaby Jones 28th January 1973 as Craig Woodridge

Banyon poster

Banyon 15th September 1972 as Grey Gloves

The Julie Andrews Hour poster

The Julie Andrews Hour 13th September 1972 as Self

Columbo poster

Columbo 15th September 1971 as The Great Santini

Cannon poster

Cannon 14th September 1971 as Gen. James O'Hara

Great Performances poster

Great Performances 28th January 1971 as Paul Sears

Alias Smith and Jones poster

Alias Smith and Jones 5th January 1971 as Harry Wagoner

Night Gallery poster

Night Gallery 16th December 1970 as Marius Davis (segment "The Last Laurel")

The Mary Tyler Moore Show poster

The Mary Tyler Moore Show 19th September 1970 as Hal Baxter

McCloud poster

McCloud 17th February 1970 as Lord Charles Bridges

Love, American Style poster

Love, American Style 29th September 1969 as Fred

The Mod Squad poster

The Mod Squad 24th September 1968 as Perry Lemko

Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O 20th September 1968 as Morwood

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In poster

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 22nd January 1968 as Self (uncredited)

The Carol Burnett Show poster

The Carol Burnett Show 11th September 1967 as Self - Guest / Various Characters

He & She poster

He & She 6th September 1967 as Oscar North

Coronet Blue poster

Coronet Blue 29th May 1967 as Spangler

Mission: Impossible poster

Mission: Impossible 17th September 1966 as Orin Kerr

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. poster

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. 13th September 1966 as Rock Mussin

That Girl poster

That Girl 8th September 1966 as Marty Haines

Get Smart poster

Get Smart 18th September 1965 as Mr. Bob

Bewitched poster

Bewitched 17th September 1964 as George Dinsdale

The Lucy Show poster

The Lucy Show 1st October 1962 as Professor Zoorkin

The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show 1st October 1962 as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour poster

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 20th September 1962 as Arthur Mannix

Everglades poster

Everglades 9th October 1961

Surfside 6 poster

Surfside 6 6th October 1960

The Chevy Mystery Show 29th May 1960 as David Townsend

Hawaiian Eye poster

Hawaiian Eye 7th October 1959

Lock-Up poster

Lock-Up 28th September 1959 as Vincent Gibson

Bonanza poster

Bonanza 12th September 1959 as Kevin O'Casey

The Bell Telephone Hour poster

The Bell Telephone Hour 12th January 1959 as Self

77 Sunset Strip poster

77 Sunset Strip 10th October 1958

Bronco poster

Bronco 23rd September 1958

Maverick poster

Maverick 22nd September 1957

Richard Diamond, Private Detective poster

Richard Diamond, Private Detective 1st July 1957 as Danny Fortune

Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards 1st April 1956 as Self - Presenter

Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents 2nd October 1955 as Mark Lansing

Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Marcus France

General Electric Theater poster

General Electric Theater 1st February 1953 as Alan Richards

Lux Video Theatre 2nd October 1950 as Denis

The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show 20th June 1948 as Self