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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...
Known for
ColumboSeries • 1971
BonanzaSeries • 1959
Great PerformancesSeries • 1971
Hawaii Five-OSeries • 1969
BewitchedSeries • 1964
Love, American StyleSeries • 1969
The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962
Mission: ImpossibleSeries • 1966
Get SmartSeries • 1965
MaverickSeries • 1957
CannonSeries • 1971
The Lucy ShowSeries • 1962
The Mary Tyler Moore ShowSeries • 1970
Barnaby JonesSeries • 1973
77 Sunset StripSeries • 1958
That GirlSeries • 1966
Hawaiian EyeSeries • 1959
Night GallerySeries • 1970
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955
GunsmokeSeries • 1955
McCloudSeries • 1970
Surfside 6Series • 1960
Alias Smith and JonesSeries • 1971
The Mod SquadSeries • 1968