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John Joseph Edward "Jack" Cassidy (March 5, 1927 – December 12, 1976) was an American singer and actor of stage, film, and television.
He was born in Richmond Hill, Queens, New York, the son of Charlotte (née Koehler) and William Cassidy. His father, an engineer at the Long Island Rail Road, was of Irish descent and his mother was of German ancestry.
Cassidy achieved success as a musical performer on Broadway. He appeared in Alive and Kicking, Wish You Were Here, Shangri-La, Maggie Flynn, Fade Out – Fade In, It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman, and She Loves Me, for which he won a Tony Award. He also received Emmy Award nominations for his television performances in He & She and The Andersonville Trial.
On television, he became a frequent guest star, appearing in such programs as The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Gunsmoke, Bewitched, Get Smart, That Girl, Hawaii Five-O, Match Game and McCloud and three times as a murderer on Columbo, including the acclaimed "Murder By the Book" episode directed by Steven Spielberg. Because that episode was the first one of the first season, Cassidy was the first murder suspect of the series, excluding two previous pilot films.
Actors: Al Carretta (writer), Al Carretta (composer), Al Carretta (actor), Al Carretta (editor), Al Carretta (producer), Al Carretta (director), Robin Kirwan (actor), Paul Bass (actor), Lak Bangar (miscellaneous crew), Nicola McAdam (actor), Brett Thorne (miscellaneous crew), Joe McGruddy (actor), Joe McGruddy (composer), Joe McGruddy (miscellaneous crew), Rebecca Bell (actress),
Plot: This Tuesday is gonna be Super...Fictional political drama about the controversial 1960 US Election. Republican Senator Jack Cassidy's mob connections landed him the nomination. They might not land him the Presidency if the public believe the truth. Vote rigging, scandals and a hit list. This President-elect has more than just a four year term to think about if he wins. His campaign aide is pregnant, and Mae, his wife of ten years, sees their respective infidelities as necessary political evils. With time comes enemies. Power presents opportunities of abuse. Corruption abounds.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Paul Ben-Victor (actor), Christopher Michael (actor), Jack Bender (director), Malcolm McDowell (actor), Duane Poole (writer), Maxine Brooks (miscellaneous crew), Dey Young (actress), Diane Robin (actress), David Cassidy (actor), David Cassidy (producer), Chandra West (actress), Mark Melnick (editor), Roma Maffia (actress), Ruth Silveira (actress), Steven Anderson (actor),
Genres: Biography, Drama,