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John Joseph Edward Cassidy, known as "Jack", was an American actor and singer. He was a Tony Award recipient and father of teen idols David Cassidy and Shaun Cassidy.
Birth Name
John Edward Joseph Cassidy
Born
Saturday, 05 March 1927
Died
Sunday, 12 December 1976
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| E! Mysteries & Scandals | Self | 1998 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover | Damon Runyon | 1977 |
| Circus of the Stars | Self - Ringmaster | 1977 |
| The Feather and Father Gang | Bishop | 1976 |
| Stumpers! | Self | 1976 |
| W.C. Fields and Me | John Barrymore | 1976 |
| Dean's Place | Jacques - Maitre d' | 1975 |
| Rhyme and Reason | Self | 1975 |
| Showoffs | Self | 1975 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| E! Mysteries & Scandals | Self | 1998 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover | Damon Runyon | 1977 |
| Circus of the Stars | Self - Ringmaster | 1977 |
| The Feather and Father Gang | Bishop | 1976 |
| Stumpers! | Self | 1976 |
| W.C. Fields and Me | John Barrymore | 1976 |
| Dean's Place | Jacques - Maitre d' | 1975 |
| Rhyme and Reason | Self | 1975 |
| Showoffs | Self | 1975 |
| The Eiger Sanction | Miles Mellough | 1975 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| The Mac Davis Show | Self | 1974 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Celebrity Sweepstakes | Self | 1974 |
| The Phantom of Hollywood | Otto Vonner / Karl Vonner | 1974 |
| Orson Welles' Great Mysteries | Pennington | 1973 |
| Match Game | Self - Panelist / Himself - Panelist | 1973 |
| The $10,000 Pyramid | Himself - Celebrity Contestant | 1973 |
| NBC Follies | Self | 1973 |
| Barnaby Jones | Craig Woodridge | 1973 |
| The Julie Andrews Hour | Self / Self - Cameo | 1972 |
| I've Got a Secret | Self - Panelist | 1972 |
| The ABC Comedy Hour | Self - Host | 1972 |
| Bunny O'Hare | Lieutenant Horace Greeley | 1971 |
| Columbo | Ken Franklin / Riley Greenleaf / The Great Santini | 1971 |
| Cannon | Gen. James O'Hara | 1971 |
| Banyon | Grey Gloves | 1971 |
| Sarge | John Michael O'Flaherty | 1971 |
| Great Performances | Paul Sears | 1971 |
| Alias Smith and Jones | Harry Wagener | 1971 |
| Matt Lincoln | Doug Conway | 1970 |
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Hal Baxter | 1970 |
| Men at Law | Dr. William Parkman | 1970 |
| The Andersonville Trial | Otis Baker | 1970 |
| The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County | Roger Hand | 1970 |
| Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man | Himself / Self | 1970 |
| McCloud | Lord Charles Bridges | 1970 |
| Night Gallery | Marius Davis (segment "The Last Laurel") | 1969 |
| Love, American Style | Chuck Fuller (segment "Love and the Many Married Couple") / Frank (segment "Love and the Know-It-All") / Fred (segment "Love and the Big Game") | 1969 |
| The Governor & J.J. | Mark Ellison | 1969 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| You're Putting Me On | Self | 1969 |
| Mod Squad | Perry Lemko | 1968 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Morwood | 1968 |
| What's My Line? | Self - Panelist / Self - Mystery Guest | 1968 |
| The Steve Allen Show | Self | 1968 |
| The Carol Burnett Show | Self - Guest / Various Characters / Self | 1967 |
| Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Guest Performer | 1967 |
| He & She | Oscar North | 1967 |
| Coronet Blue | Spangler | 1967 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self | 1967 |
| Dream Girl of '67 | Self - Married Judge | 1966 |
| Mission: Impossible | Orin Kerr | 1966 |
| The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | Rock Mussin | 1966 |
| That Girl | Marty Haines | 1966 |
| The John Gary Show | Self | 1966 |
| Get Smart | Mr. Bob | 1965 |
| I Spy | Nick Fleming | 1965 |
| The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) | Self - Panelist / Self - Center Square | 1965 |
| ABC's Nightlife | Self | 1964 |
| Mr. Broadway | Allan | 1964 |
| Bewitched | Rance Butler / George Dinsdale | 1964 |
| Get the Message | Self | 1964 |
| You Don't Say | Himself | 1963 |
| FBI Code 98 | Walter Macklin | 1963 |
| Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol | Dick Wilkins / Bob Cratchit / Bob Cratchit (voice) | 1962 |
| The Match Game | Self - Team Captain | 1962 |
| The Lucy Show | Professor Zoorkin | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself / Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| Wide Country | Jerry Manning | 1962 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Arthur Mannix | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Vocalist / Himself - Actor | 1961 |
| Everglades! | Ron Fairburn | 1961 |
| Password | Self - Celebrity Contestant | 1961 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Roth | 1961 |
| Look in Any Window | Gareth Lowell | 1961 |
| Surfside 6 | Val Morton | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self - Guest | 1960 |
| The Chevy Mystery Show | David Townsend | 1960 |
| Hawaiian Eye | Maurice Clifford | 1959 |
| Hennesey | Chaplain | 1959 |
| Lock Up | Vincent Gibson | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Kevin O'Casey | 1959 |
| The Bell Telephone Hour | Self - Singer / Self | 1959 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Dick Arnador | 1958 |
| The Garry Moore Show | Self / Self - Harrison Floy | 1958 |
| Bronco | Marshal Bill Hickok / Edward Miller | 1958 |
| The Real McCoys | Jack Masters | 1957 |
| Maverick | Roger Cushman | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Dan Palmer | 1957 |
| Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Danny Fortune | 1957 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Mark Lansing | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Marcus France | 1955 |
| General Electric Theater | Alan Richards | 1953 |
| All Star Summer Revue | Self - Guest Actor / Singer | 1952 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Self / Dr. Frederick Steele / Denis | 1950 |
| Life with Linkletter | Self | 1950 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1971 | Emmy | Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1968 | Emmy | Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy | Nominated |
