Jack Cassidy

Acting

Jack Cassidy

Born 1927-03-05 · 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Cassidy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Acting credits

The Eiger Sanction poster
6.1

A classical art professor and collector, who doubles as a professional assassin, is coerced out of retirement to avenge the murder of an old friend.

The Eiger Sanction

1975

June Moon poster
9.0

In this rousing satire a native upstate New York clerk comes to 1920s Manhattan with dreams of making in big on Tin Pan Alley.

June Moon

1974

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol poster
6.3

In this animated musical version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", Ebenezer Scrooge - via Mr. Magoo's starring performance in a stage production of the classic - doesn't have a ghost of a chance unless he learns the true meaning of Christmas from the three spirits who haunt him one Christmas Eve.

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

1962

The Phantom of Hollywood poster
5.5

The internationally famous Worldwide Studios has hit hard times and is forced to sell its Hollywood backlot to property developers. The trouble is someone keeps killing off the site surveyors. The studio chiefs then learn of the legend of a masked man who lives on the lot and is sworn to protect it from harm.

The Phantom of Hollywood

1974

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover poster
5.1

The story of J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI from 1924-1972, following his racket-busting days through his reign under eight US presidents.

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

1977

Bunny O'Hare poster
5.4

Bette Davis handles the title role in this highly offbeat crime comedy about two aging hippies who elect to rob a bank to restore Bunny O'Hare's financial affairs after she's been unjustly evicted and rendered homeless. When that heist ends up paying off, rather than take off for the border, Bunny opts for a life of crime with her new partner, Bill Green, played by fellow Oscar-winner Ernest Borgnine.

Bunny O'Hare

1971

The Andersonville Trial poster
6.3

A dramatization of the 1865 war-crimes trial of Henry Wirz, commandant of the notorious Confederate POW camp at Andersonville, Georgia.

The Andersonville Trial

1970

W.C. Fields and Me poster
8.2

In 1920s New York City, W. C. Fields is a successful headlining entertainer, but when his girlfriend leaves him and his broker loses his money, Fields begins anew in California. Working at a wax museum, Fields eventually lands a film role that ascends him to stardom. Back in the limelight and palling around with John Barrymore and the like, Fields meets an aspiring actress Carlotta Monti at a party, with whom he forms a rocky relationship.

W.C. Fields and Me

1976

Your Money or Your Wife poster
6.3

A TV script about a kidnapping inspires a real-life plot.

Your Money or Your Wife

1972

Death Among Friends poster
4.9

Shirley investigates the murder of a millionaire who was strangled on his tennis court.

Death Among Friends

1975

Look in Any Window poster
6.0

A teenager's parents finally realize how bad their home life is when their son is arrested for prowling.

Look in Any Window

1961

A Time For Love poster
8.0

Time for Love features two stories of love. A businessman has a life style change while a rock singer finds it hard to change his way of life and romance.

A Time For Love

1973

FBI Code 98 poster
5.4

A bomb is discovered in the luggage of a businessman traveling aboard a plane.

FBI Code 98

1963

George M! poster
8.5

Based on the semi-hit Broadway musical of 1968 and starring original stage star Joel Grey, this TV version has been re-fashioned in significant ways. The premise here is that a small group of modern-day performers have gotten together in a rehearsal studio to celebrate George M. Cohan's life and work. Bernadette Peters also returns from the original cast, along with a cohort of movie, television and stage stars as the other cast members.

George M!

1970

Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover poster
8.0

Two undercover cops find their avocation -- a musical act -- helpful in tapping informants on the Las Vegas Strip regarding the alleged kidnapping of a top entertainer in this pilot for a series that never materialized.

Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover

1977

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County poster
6.8

A simple-minded blacksmith named Charley, well loved by the townsfolk, saves for a year to send off for a mail-order bride.

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

1970

Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man poster
NR

A CBS television special, renowned for its legendary "Yma, Ava....Yma, Uta... Yma, Oona" sequence. Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man (1970) won Anne Bancroft her only Emmy for her portrayal of 14 different woman in 14 musical and comedy sketches. Bancroft's husband Mel Brooks contributed to the script and also appears onscreen.

Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man

1970

Knuckle poster
8.0

Curley Delafield, a young arms merchant, is determined to discover the secret behind the disappearance of his sister Sarah.

Knuckle

1975