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Jack Cassidy
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, su…
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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.
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1977
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
Movie Damon Runyon
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1977
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
Movie Jules Rosen
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1976
W.C. Fields and Me
Movie John Barrymore
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1975
Matt Helm
TV show Buckman
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1975
Knuckle
Movie Patrick Delafield
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1975
The Eiger Sanction
Movie Miles Mellough
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1975
Death Among Friends
Movie Chico Donovan
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1974
The Phantom of Hollywood
Movie Otto Vonner / Karl Vonner
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1974
June Moon
Movie Paul Sears
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1973
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
TV show Pennington
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1973
A Time For Love
Movie Tom Pierson
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1973
Barnaby Jones
TV show Craig Woodridge
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1972
Your Money or Your Wife
Movie Josh Darwin
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1972
Banyon
TV show Grey Gloves
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1972
The Julie Andrews Hour
TV show Self
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1971
Bunny O'Hare
Movie Lieutenant Horace Greeley
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1971
Columbo
TV show Ken Franklin
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1971
Cannon
TV show Gen. James O'Hara
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1971
Great Performances
TV show Paul Sears
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1971
Alias Smith and Jones
TV show Harry Wagoner
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1970
Night Gallery
TV show Marius Davis (segment "The Last Laurel")
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1970
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
TV show Hal Baxter
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1970
George M!
Movie Jerry Cohan
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1970
The Andersonville Trial
Movie Otis Baker
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1970
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
Movie Roger Hand
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1970
Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man
Movie Himself
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1970
McCloud
TV show Lord Charles Bridges
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1969
Love, American Style
TV show Chuck
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1969
Hawaii Five-O
TV show Morwood
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1968
The Mod Squad
TV show Perry Lemko
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1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV show Self (uncredited)
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1967
The Carol Burnett Show
TV show Self - Guest / Various Characters
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1967
He & She
TV show Oscar North
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1967
Coronet Blue
TV show Spangler
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1966
Mission: Impossible
TV show Orin Kerr
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1966
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
TV show Rock Mussin
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1966
That Girl
TV show Marty Haines
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1965
Get Smart
TV show Mr. Bob
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1964
Bewitched
TV show George Dinsdale
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1963
FBI Code 98
Movie Walter Macklin
