health | January 09, 2026

Jack Cassidy - Trivia, Family, Bio

Tony Award-winning comedic television actor who played the Emmy-nominated role of Oscar North in He & She and also starred in The Andersonville Trial. He amassed 75 on-screen acting roles throughout his long and prolific career. 

Before Fame

He began his career as a singer in Broadway productions. 

Trivia

He was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards and won a Tony Award in his career. His last on-screen role was as Damon Runyon in The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover. 

Family Life

He was married to his second wife, Shirley Jones, from 1956 to 1974. 

Associated With

He had one of his last roles in The Eiger Sanction, released in 1975,  with Clint Eastwood