Jack Cassidy
Actor
Born March 5, 1927 in 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.
Filmography
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
Damon Runyon
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
Jules Rosen
W.C. Fields and Me
John Barrymore
Matt Helm
Buckman
Knuckle
Patrick Delafield
The Eiger Sanction
Miles Mellough
Death Among Friends
Chico Donovan
The Phantom of Hollywood
Otto Vonner / Karl Vonner
June Moon
Paul Sears
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Pennington
A Time For Love
Tom Pierson
Barnaby Jones
Craig Woodridge
Your Money or Your Wife
Josh Darwin
Banyon
Grey Gloves
The Julie Andrews Hour
Self
Bunny O'Hare
Lieutenant Horace Greeley
Columbo
Ken Franklin
Cannon
Gen. James O'Hara
Great Performances
Paul Sears
Alias Smith and Jones
Harry Wagoner
Night Gallery
Marius Davis (segment "The Last Laurel")
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Hal Baxter
George M!
Jerry Cohan
The Andersonville Trial
Otis Baker
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
Roger Hand
Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man
Himself
McCloud
Lord Charles Bridges
Love, American Style
Chuck
The Mod Squad
Perry Lemko
Hawaii Five-O
Morwood
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest / Various Characters
He & She
Oscar North
Coronet Blue
Spangler
Mission: Impossible
Orin Kerr
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Rock Mussin
That Girl
Marty Haines
Get Smart
Mr. Bob
Bewitched
Rance Butler
FBI Code 98
Walter Macklin
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
Bob Cratchit (voice)
The Lucy Show
Professor Zoorkin
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Self - Guest Host
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Arthur Mannix
Everglades
Look in Any Window
Gareth Lowell
Surfside 6
Hawaiian Eye
Lock-Up
Vincent Gibson
Bonanza
Kevin O'Casey
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self
77 Sunset Strip
Bronco
Maverick
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Danny Fortune
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Mark Lansing
Gunsmoke
Marcus France
General Electric Theater
Alan Richards
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self