Jack Cassidy

Jack Cassidy is an actor, born 1927. Their work on CrossBinge spans TV and films, including Columbo, with ratings and cross-media recommendations.

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…