
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Cassidy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
63 acting credits
Acting · 63

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962

Columbo
1971

Bonanza
1959

Bewitched
1964

Love, American Style
1969

Mission: Impossible
1966

Hawaii Five-O
1968

Maverick
1957

Great Performances
1971

Get Smart
1965

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962

Tony Awards
1956

The Merv Griffin Show
1962

The Carol Burnett Show
1967

The Lucy Show
1962

Barnaby Jones
1973

Cannon
1971

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970

Hawaiian Eye
1959

Night Gallery
1970

That Girl
1966

77 Sunset Strip
1958

Gunsmoke
1955

McCloud
1970

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955

Surfside 6
1960

Alias Smith and Jones
1971

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948

Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957

The Mod Squad
1968

Bronco
1958

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968

Lock-Up
1959
Lux Video Theatre
1950

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966

The Bell Telephone Hour
1959

Matt Helm
1975

The Julie Andrews Hour
1972

Banyon
1972
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973

He & She
1967

Everglades
1961

General Electric Theater
1953

Coronet Blue
1967

The Eiger Sanction
1975

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
1970

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
1962

W.C. Fields and Me
1976

The Phantom of Hollywood
1974

George M!
1970

Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
1977

Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man
1970

The Andersonville Trial
1970

FBI Code 98
1963

Death Among Friends
1975

Bunny O'Hare
1971

Look in Any Window
1961

June Moon
1974

Knuckle
1975

A Time For Love
1973

Your Money or Your Wife
1972