Jack Cassidy
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.
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Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 2.054 |
Birthday | 1927-03-05 |
Place of Birth | Richmond Hill, New York, USA |
Also Known As | ジャック・キャシディ, |
1975
The Eiger Sanction
6.1/387
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Knuckle
0/0
Curley Delafield, a young arms merchant, is determined to discover the secret behind the disappearance of his sister Sarah.
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Look in Any Window
5.6/5
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Look in Any Window
1962
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
6.3/51
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Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
1976
W.C. Fields and Me
7.8/5
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W.C. Fields and Me
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Bunny O'Hare
5.6/8
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Bunny O'Hare
1963
FBI Code 98
3.8/3
A bomb is discovered in the luggage of a businessman traveling aboard a plane.
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1973
A Time For Love
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1970
The Andersonville Trial
6.7/3
A dramatization of the 1865 war-crimes trial of Henry Wirz, commandant of the notorious Confederate POW camp at Andersonville, Georgia.
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1977
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
5/13
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1977
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
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1974
The Phantom of Hollywood
5.1/9
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1970
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
6.3/3
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1972
Your Money or Your Wife
5.3/3
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1970
Annie: the Women in the Life of a Man
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1970
George M!
10/1
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1974
June Moon
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