1976-12-12
1927-03-0599 years, 7 months, and 30 days old
Place of birth:
Richmond Hill, New York, USA
Adult:
No
Gender:
Male
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Cassidy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Best Credits: 69
| Title | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Eiger Sanction | Miles Mellough | 6.1 | 1975-05-21 | 3.0374 | ||
Knuckle | Patrick Delafield | 8 | 1975-06-04 | 0.7037 | ||
Look in Any Window | Gareth Lowell | 6 | 1961-01-29 | 0.7754 | ||
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol | Bob Cratchit (voice) | 6.3 | 1962-12-18 | 1.6202 | ||
W.C. Fields and Me | John Barrymore | 7.9 | 1976-03-31 | 0.8899 | ||
Bunny O'Hare | Lieutenant Horace Greeley | 5.4 | 1971-10-18 | 0.9447 | ||
FBI Code 98 | Walter Macklin | 5.4 | 1963-01-04 | 0.8078 | ||
A Time For Love | Tom Pierson | 8 | 1973-03-03 | 1.1819 | ||
The Andersonville Trial | Otis Baker | 6.3 | 1970-05-17 | 0.7317 | ||
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover | Damon Runyon | 5.1 | 1977-12-01 | 1.111 |