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Jack Cassidy

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Jack Cassidy

John Joseph Edward Cassidy (March 5, 1927 – December 12, 1976) was an American actor, singer and theatre director. He received multiple Tony Award nominations and a win, as well as a Grammy Award, for his work on the Broadway production of the musical She Loves Me. He also received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He was the father of teen idols David Cassidy and Shaun Cassidy.

Infobox

Born
John Joseph Edward Cassidy(1927-03-05)March 5, 1927New York City, U.S.
Died
December 12, 1976(1976-12-12) (aged 49)West Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupations
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Years active
1943–1976
Spouses
mw- Evelyn Ward (m. 1948; div. 1956) Shirley Jones (m. 1956; div. 1975)
Children
4; including David, Shaun and Patrick Cassidy
Relatives
Katie Cassidy (granddaughter)

Tables

· Filmography › Film
1961
Role(s)
Gareth Lowell
1962
Role(s)
Ted Dyson
1970
1971
Role(s)
Lieutenant Greeley
1975
Role(s)
Miles Mellough
1976
Role(s)
John Barrymore
1977
Role(s)
Damon Runyon
Notes
Posthumous release
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1961
Look in Any Window
Gareth Lowell
1962
The Chapman Report
Ted Dyson
1970
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
Roger Hand
1971
Bunny O'Hare
Lieutenant Greeley
1975
The Eiger Sanction
Miles Mellough
1976
W. C. Fields and Me
John Barrymore
1977
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
Damon Runyon
Posthumous release
· Filmography › Television
1957
Role(s)
Performer
Notes
Season 4 Episode 13: "Shadow of Evil"
Role(s)
Dr. Frederick Steele
Notes
Season 7 Episode 21: "Dark Victory"
Role(s)
Denis
Notes
Season 7 Episode 49: "Last Act"
1958
Role(s)
Danny Fortune
Notes
Season 2 Episode 17: "The Percentage Takers"
Role(s)
Marcus France
Notes
Season 3 Episode 39: "The Gentleman"
1960
The Chevy Mystery Show
Role(s)
David Townsend
Notes
Season 1 Episode 14: "Femme Fatale"
1961
Role(s)
Maurice Clifford
Notes
Season 3 Episode 14: "Concert in Hawaii"
Role(s)
Roger Cushman
Notes
Season 5 Episode 2: "The Art Lovers"
Role(s)
Mark Lansing
Notes
Season 6 Episode 29: "The Pearl Necklace"
Role(s)
Alan Richards
Notes
Season 9 Episode 28: "Sis Bowls 'Em Over"
Role(s)
Vincent Gibson
Notes
Season 2 Episode 28: "Two Wrongs"
Role(s)
Dan Palmer
Notes
Season 4 Episode 24: "The Nancy Palmer Story"
Role(s)
Edward Miller
Notes
Season 4 Episode 5: "The Harrigan"
1962
Role(s)
Val Morton
Notes
Season 2 Episode 21: "Who is Sylvia?"
Role(s)
Ron Fairburn
Notes
Season 1 Episode 18: "Black Honeymoon"
Role(s)
Walter Macklin
Notes
Television Movie
Role(s)
Dick Arnador
Notes
Season 4 Episode 20: "The Bridal Trail Caper"
Role(s)
Marshal Bill Hickok
Notes
Season 4 Episode 13: "One Evening in Abilene"
Role(s)
Roth
Notes
Season 2 Episode 13: "The Big Day"
Role(s)
Bob Cratchit (voice)
Notes
Television Movie
Role(s)
Chaplain
Notes
Season 3 Episode 32: "I Thee Wed"
1963
The Wide Country
Role(s)
Jerry Manning
Notes
Season 1 Episode 21: "The Judas Ghost"
1964
Mr. Broadway
Role(s)
Allan
Notes
Season 1 Episode 6: "The He-She Chemistry"
Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo
Role(s)
voice
Notes
Television Movie
1965
Role(s)
Professor Zoorkin
Notes
Season 4 Episode 10: "Lucy and the Undercover Agent"
Role(s)
Arthur Mannix
Notes
Season 3 Episode 21: "The Photographer and the Undertaker"
1967
Role(s)
Spangler
Notes
Season 1 Episode 7: "A Charade for Murder"
Role(s)
Rock Mussin
Notes
Season 1 Episode 21: "The Carpathian Caper Affair"
Role(s)
Nick Fleming
Notes
Season 2 Episode 19: "The Trouble with Temple"
1967–68
Role(s)
He & She
Notes
Oscar North
1968
Role(s)
John Alden, voice
Notes
Rankin-Bass animated holiday TV special
Role(s)
Mr. Bob
Notes
Season 4 Episode 8: "The Return of the Ancient Mariner"
Role(s)
Rance Butler
Notes
Season 5 Episode 2: "Samantha Goes South for a Spell"
1969
Role(s)
Marty Haines
Notes
Season 4 Episode 12: "She Never Had the Vegas Notion"
Role(s)
Marty Haines
Notes
Season 4 Episode 13: "She Never Had the Vegas Notion Part Two"
1970
Role(s)
George Dinsdale
Notes
Season 6 Episode 26: "A Chance on Love"
Role(s)
Mark Ellison
Notes
Season 2 Episode 9: "The Making of the Governor"
Role(s)
Doug Conway
Notes
Season 1 Episode 3: "Nina"
Role(s)
Jeremiah "Jerry" Cohan
Notes
Television Movie
Role(s)
Otis Baker
Notes
Television Movie
Role(s)
Chuck Fuller
Notes
Season 1 Episode 20 (segment: "Love and the Many Married Couple")
1971
Role(s)
Fred
Notes
Season 2 Episode 18 (segment: "Love and the Big Game")
Role(s)
John Michael O'Flaherty
Notes
Season 1 Episode 6: "The Eleven O'Clock War"
Role(s)
Kevin O'Casey
Notes
Season 13 Episode 6: "Cassie"
Role(s)
Hal Baxter
Notes
Season 2 Episode 6: "Cover Boy"
Role(s)
Harry Wagener
Notes
Season 2 Episode 2: "How to Rob a Bank in One Hard Lesson"
Role(s)
Ken Franklin
Notes
Season 1 Episode 1: "Murder by the Book"
The Powder Room
Role(s)
Performer
Notes
Television Movie
Role(s)
Marius Davis
Notes
Season 1 Episode 6 (segment: "The Last Laurel")
Role(s)
Perry Lerriko
Notes
Season 3 Episode 15: "Kicks Incorporated"
1972
Role(s)
Frank
Notes
Season 4 Episode 1 (segment: "Love and the Know-It-All")
Role(s)
Orin Kerr
Notes
Season 6 Episode 21: "Casino"
Your Money or Your Wife
Role(s)
Josh Darwin
Notes
Television Movie
Role(s)
Grey Gloves
Notes
Season 1 Episode 7: "Dead End"
1973
Role(s)
Pennington
Notes
Season 1 Episode 14: "For Sale - Silence"
Role(s)
Craig Woodridge
Notes
Season 1 Episode 7: "Murder in the Doll's House"
A Time for Love
Role(s)
Tom Pierson
Notes
Television Movie
1974
Fools, Female and Fun
Role(s)
Danny Holliday
Notes
Television Movie
Role(s)
Otto Vonner / Karl Vonner
Notes
Television Movie
Role(s)
Paul Sears
Notes
Season 2 Episode 2: "June Moon"
Role(s)
Riley Greenleaf
Notes
Season 3 Episode 5: "Publish or Perish"
Role(s)
General James O'Hara
Notes
Season 3 Episode 16: "Photo Finish"
1975
Role(s)
Orrin Morwood
Notes
Season 8 Episode 10: "How to Steal a Submarine"
Role(s)
Buckman
Notes
Season 1 Episode 5: "Murder on Ice"
Knuckle
Role(s)
Patrick Delafield
Notes
Television Movie
Death Among Friends
Role(s)
Chico Donovan
Notes
Television Movie
1976
Role(s)
The Great Santini
Notes
Season 5 Episode 5: "Now You See Him..."
1977
Role(s)
Lord Charles Bridges
Notes
Season 7 Episode 5: "London Bridges" (Posthumous release)
Benny and Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
Role(s)
Jules Rosen
Notes
Television Movie (Posthumous release)
Role(s)
Bishop
Notes
Season 1 Episode 13: "The Judas Bug" (Posthumous release)
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1957
The United States Steel Hour
Performer
Season 4 Episode 13: "Shadow of Evil"
1957
Lux Video Theatre
Dr. Frederick Steele
Season 7 Episode 21: "Dark Victory"
1957
Lux Video Theatre
Denis
Season 7 Episode 49: "Last Act"
1958
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Danny Fortune
Season 2 Episode 17: "The Percentage Takers"
1958
Gunsmoke
Marcus France
Season 3 Episode 39: "The Gentleman"
1960
The Chevy Mystery Show
David Townsend
Season 1 Episode 14: "Femme Fatale"
1961
Hawaiian Eye
Maurice Clifford
Season 3 Episode 14: "Concert in Hawaii"
1961
Maverick
Roger Cushman
Season 5 Episode 2: "The Art Lovers"
1961
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Mark Lansing
Season 6 Episode 29: "The Pearl Necklace"
1961
General Electric Theater
Alan Richards
Season 9 Episode 28: "Sis Bowls 'Em Over"
1961
Lock-Up
Vincent Gibson
Season 2 Episode 28: "Two Wrongs"
1961
Wagon Train
Dan Palmer
Season 4 Episode 24: "The Nancy Palmer Story"
1962
Surfside 6
Val Morton
Season 2 Episode 21: "Who is Sylvia?"
1962
The Everglades
Ron Fairburn
Season 1 Episode 18: "Black Honeymoon"
1962
FBI Code 98
Walter Macklin
Television Movie
1962
77 Sunset Strip
Dick Arnador
Season 4 Episode 20: "The Bridal Trail Caper"
1961
Bronco
Edward Miller
Season 4 Episode 5: "The Harrigan"
1962
Bronco
Marshal Bill Hickok
Season 4 Episode 13: "One Evening in Abilene"
1962
The Dick Powell Show
Roth
Season 2 Episode 13: "The Big Day"
1962
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
Bob Cratchit (voice)
Television Movie
1962
Hennesey
Chaplain
Season 3 Episode 32: "I Thee Wed"
1963
The Wide Country
Jerry Manning
Season 1 Episode 21: "The Judas Ghost"
1964
Mr. Broadway
Allan
Season 1 Episode 6: "The He-She Chemistry"
1964
Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo
voice
Television Movie
1965
The Lucy Show
Professor Zoorkin
Season 4 Episode 10: "Lucy and the Undercover Agent"
1965
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Arthur Mannix
Season 3 Episode 21: "The Photographer and the Undertaker"
1967
Coronet Blue
Spangler
Season 1 Episode 7: "A Charade for Murder"
1967
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Rock Mussin
Season 1 Episode 21: "The Carpathian Caper Affair"
1967
I Spy
Nick Fleming
Season 2 Episode 19: "The Trouble with Temple"
1967–68
He & She
Oscar North
26 episodes
1968
Mouse on the Mayflower
John Alden, voice
Rankin-Bass animated holiday TV special
1968
Get Smart
Mr. Bob
Season 4 Episode 8: "The Return of the Ancient Mariner"
1968
Bewitched
Rance Butler
Season 5 Episode 2: "Samantha Goes South for a Spell"
1969
That Girl
Marty Haines
Season 4 Episode 12: "She Never Had the Vegas Notion"
1969
That Girl
Marty Haines
Season 4 Episode 13: "She Never Had the Vegas Notion Part Two"
1970
Bewitched
George Dinsdale
Season 6 Episode 26: "A Chance on Love"
1970
The Governor & J.J.
Mark Ellison
Season 2 Episode 9: "The Making of the Governor"
1970
Matt Lincoln
Doug Conway
Season 1 Episode 3: "Nina"
1970
George M!
Jeremiah "Jerry" Cohan
Television Movie
1970
The Andersonville Trial
Otis Baker
Television Movie
1970
Love, American Style
Chuck Fuller
Season 1 Episode 20 (segment: "Love and the Many Married Couple")
1971
Love, American Style
Fred
Season 2 Episode 18 (segment: "Love and the Big Game")
1971
Sarge
John Michael O'Flaherty
Season 1 Episode 6: "The Eleven O'Clock War"
1971
Bonanza
Kevin O'Casey
Season 13 Episode 6: "Cassie"
1971
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Hal Baxter
Season 2 Episode 6: "Cover Boy"
1971
Alias Smith and Jones
Harry Wagener
Season 2 Episode 2: "How to Rob a Bank in One Hard Lesson"
1971
Columbo
Ken Franklin
Season 1 Episode 1: "Murder by the Book"
1971
The Powder Room
Performer
Television Movie
1971
Night Gallery
Marius Davis
Season 1 Episode 6 (segment: "The Last Laurel")
· Stage › Broadway
1943
Role(s)
chorus
Notes
Alvin Theatre
1944
Sadie Thompson
Role(s)
chorus
1946
Role(s)
chorus
Notes
Adelphi Theatre
1947
Role(s)
chorus
1948
Small Wonder
Role(s)
ensemble
Notes
Coronet Theatre
Role(s)
chorus
Notes
Majestic Theatre
1949
Theater '49
Role(s)
ensemble
Notes
General Artists Corporation NYC
1952
Role(s)
Richard West
Notes
Majestic Theatre
Role(s)
Chick Miller
Notes
Imperial Theatre
1954
Role(s)
Johnny O'Sullivan
Notes
Phoenix Theatre
1956
Role(s)
Charles Mallinson
Notes
Winter Garden Theatre
1957
Role(s)
MacHeath
Notes
New York City Center
1963
Role(s)
Steven Kodaly
Notes
Eugene O'Neill Theatre
1964
Role(s)
Byron Prong
Notes
Mark Hellinger Theatre
1966
Role(s)
Max Mencken
Notes
Alvin Theatre
1968
Role(s)
Phineas Flynn
Notes
ANTA Theatre
1969
The Mundy Scheme
Role(s)
Mick Moloney
Notes
Royale Theatre
1973
Role(s)
Performer
Notes
Concert, Shubert Theater
1975
Murder Among Friends
Role(s)
Palmer Forrester
Notes
Biltmore Theatre
Year
Title
Role
Venue
1943
Something for the Boys
chorus
Alvin Theatre
1944
Sadie Thompson
chorus
1946
Around the World
chorus
Adelphi Theatre
1947
Music in My Heart
chorus
1948
Small Wonder
ensemble
Coronet Theatre
1948
Inside U.S.A.
chorus
Majestic Theatre
1949
Theater '49
ensemble
General Artists Corporation NYC
1952
South Pacific
Richard West
Majestic Theatre
1952
Wish You Were Here
Chick Miller
Imperial Theatre
1954
Sandhog
Johnny O'Sullivan
Phoenix Theatre
1956
Shangri-La
Charles Mallinson
Winter Garden Theatre
1957
The Beggar's Opera
MacHeath
New York City Center
1963
She Loves Me
Steven Kodaly
Eugene O'Neill Theatre
1964
Fade Out – Fade In
Byron Prong
Mark Hellinger Theatre
1966
It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman
Max Mencken
Alvin Theatre
1968
Maggie Flynn
Phineas Flynn
ANTA Theatre
1969
The Mundy Scheme
Mick Moloney
Royale Theatre
1973
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
Performer
Concert, Shubert Theater
1975
Murder Among Friends
Palmer Forrester
Biltmore Theatre
· Stage › Elsewhere
1956
Role(s)
Curly
Notes
European tour
1958
Role(s)
Robert Baker
Notes
Brussels World's Fair, Belgium
London, United Kingdom
1959
Role(s)
Chick Miller
Notes
Dallas, Texas
Epitaph for George Dillon
Role(s)
George Dillon
Notes
Los Angeles, California
1962
Role(s)
Herbie
Notes
Dallas, Texas
1965
Role(s)
Dirk Winsten
Notes
National tour
Role(s)
Lancelot
Notes
National tour
1967
Role(s)
Roat
Notes
National tour
1972
The Marriage Band
Role(s)
Performer
Notes
Las Vegas, Nevada; National tour
Year
Title
Role
Venue
1956
Oklahoma!
Curly
European tour
1958
Wonderful Town
Robert Baker
Brussels World's Fair, Belgium
London, United Kingdom
1959
Wish You Were Here
Chick Miller
Dallas, Texas
1959
Epitaph for George Dillon
George Dillon
Los Angeles, California
1962
Gypsy
Herbie
Dallas, Texas
1965
Mary, Mary
Dirk Winsten
National tour
1965
Camelot
Lancelot
National tour
1967
Wait Until Dark
Roat
National tour
1972
The Marriage Band
Performer
Las Vegas, Nevada; National tour
· Awards and nominations
1964
Role(s)
Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album
Notes
She Loves Me
Role(s)
Best Supporting or Featured Actor in a Musical
Notes
Won
1965
Role(s)
Nominated
1966
Role(s)
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman
Notes
Nominated
1968
Role(s)
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy
Notes
He & She
1969
Role(s)
Nominated
1971
Role(s)
The Andersonville Trial
Notes
Nominated
Year
Award
Category
Nominated work
Result
Ref.
1964
Grammy Awards
Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album
She Loves Me
Won
1964
Tony Awards
Best Supporting or Featured Actor in a Musical
Won
1965
Fade Out - Fade In
Nominated
1966
Best Leading Actor in Musical
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman
Nominated
1969
Maggie Flynn
Nominated
1968
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy
He & She
Nominated
1971
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
The Andersonville Trial
Nominated

References

  1. Beaver County Times
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2002&dat=19761211&id=9O4uAAAAIBAJ&pg=1876,2744767
  2. Playbill
    http://www.playbillvault.com/Person/Detail/59911/Jack-Cassidy
  3. TV Guide
    https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jack-cassidy/3030031741/#google_vignette
  4. The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music
  5. C'mon, Get Happy ... Fear and Loathing on the Partridge Family Bus
  6. "Cover Boy"
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0642809/?ref_=ttep_ep6
  7. Fade to Black: A Book of Movie Obituaries
  8. C'Mon, Get Happy..
  9. Shirley & Marty: An Unlikely Love Story
    https://archive.org/details/shirleymartyunli0000jone/page/49
  10. Cassidy 1994 pp. 204-205
  11. Jones 1990 p. 52
  12. The Scotsman
    http://living.scotsman.com/features/Still-a-daydreamer.3356877.jp
  13. Shirley Jones: A Memoir
    https://archive.org/details/shirleyjonesmemo0000jone
  14. Shirley Jones : a memoir
    http://archive.org/details/shirleyjonesmemo0000jone
  15. Shirley Jones: A Memoir
    https://archive.org/details/shirleyjonesmemo0000jone/page/229
  16. Dead Before Their Time
    https://archive.org/details/deadbeforetheirt0000harv
  17. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/1976/12/13/archives/jack-cassidy-actor-dies-at-49-in-fire-at-los-angeles-apartment.html
  18. Jones 2013 p.229
  19. Morbid Curiosity: The Disturbing Demises of the Famous and Infamous
  20. "Jack Cassidy - Awards"
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0144197/awards?ref_=nm_awd
  21. Playbill
    https://www.playbill.com/person/jack-cassidy-vault-0000059911
  22. BroadwayWorld.com
    http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-CD-Reviews-Shirley-Jones-and-Jack-Cassidys-MARRIAGE-TYPE-LOVE-is-Sweet-Nostalgia-20140512
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