Jack Cassidy
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.
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Filmography
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977
as Damon Runyon
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
1977
as Jules Rosen
W.C. Fields and Me
1976
as John Barrymore
Knuckle
1975
as Patrick Delafield
The Eiger Sanction
1975
as Miles Mellough
Death Among Friends
1975
as Chico Donovan
The Phantom of Hollywood
1974
as Otto Vonner / Karl Vonner
June Moon
1974
as Paul Sears
A Time For Love
1973
as Tom Pierson
Your Money or Your Wife
1972
as Josh Darwin
Bunny O'Hare
1971
as Lieutenant Horace Greeley
George M!
1970
as Jerry Cohan
The Andersonville Trial
1970
as Otis Baker
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
1970
as Roger Hand
Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man
1970
as Himself
FBI Code 98
1963
as Walter Macklin
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
1962
as Bob Cratchit (voice)
Look in Any Window
1961
as Gareth Lowell