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.​

Filmography

• 1977Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover — Jules Rosen
• 1977The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover — Damon Runyon
• 1976W.C. Fields and Me — John Barrymore
• 1975Death Among Friends — Chico Donovan
• 1975Knuckle — Patrick Delafield
• Matt Helm — Buckman
• 1975The Eiger Sanction — Miles Mellough
• 1974June Moon — Paul Sears
• 1974The Phantom of Hollywood — Otto Vonner / Karl Vonner
• 1973A Time For Love — Tom Pierson
• Barnaby Jones — Craig Woodridge
• Orson Welles' Great Mysteries — Pennington
• Banyon — Grey Gloves
• 1972Your Money or Your Wife — Josh Darwin
• Alias Smith and Jones — Harry Wagoner
• 1971Bunny O'Hare — Lieutenant Horace Greeley
• Cannon — Gen. James O'Hara
• Columbo — Ken Franklin, Riley Greenleaf, The Great Santini
• Great Performances — Paul Sears
• 1970George M! — Jerry Cohan
• McCloud — Lord Charles Bridges
• Night Gallery — Marius Davis (segment "The Last Laurel")
• 1970The Andersonville Trial — Otis Baker
• 1970The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County — Roger Hand
• The Mary Tyler Moore Show — Hal Baxter
• Hawaii Five-O — Morwood
• Love, American Style — Chuck, Fred
• The Mod Squad — Perry Lemko
• Coronet Blue — Spangler
• He & She — Oscar North
• Mission: Impossible — Orin Kerr
• That Girl — Marty Haines
• The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. — Rock Mussin
• Get Smart — Mr. Bob
• Bewitched — George Dinsdale, Rance Butler
• 1963FBI Code 98 — Walter Macklin
• 1962Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol — Bob Cratchit (voice)
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour — Arthur Mannix
• The Lucy Show — Professor Zoorkin
• Everglades
• 1961Look in Any Window — Gareth Lowell
• Surfside 6
• The Chevy Mystery Show — David Townsend
• Bonanza — Kevin O'Casey
• Hawaiian Eye
• Lock-Up — Vincent Gibson
• 77 Sunset Strip
• Bronco
• Maverick
• Richard Diamond, Private Detective — Danny Fortune
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents — Mark Lansing
• Gunsmoke — Marcus France
• General Electric Theater — Alan Richards
• Lux Video Theatre — Dr. Frederick Steele, Denis

Appearances as themselves (9)

• The Julie Andrews Hour — Self
• 1970Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man — Himself
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In — Self (uncredited)
• The Carol Burnett Show — Self - Guest / Various Characters
• The Merv Griffin Show — Self - Guest Host
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
• The Bell Telephone Hour — Self
• Tony Awards — Self - Presenter
• The Ed Sullivan Show — Self