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mahatmakanejeeves

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Sun Mar 5, 2023, 08:09 AM Mar 2023

On this day, March 5, 1927, actor and best "Columbo" villain of them all Jack Cassidy was born.

Sat Mar 5, 2022: Actor Jack Cassidy was #BornOnThisDay,March 5, 1927. Remembered for his film/tv roles, ...

And often cited as the best Columbo villain. I saw him in the episode where he was the Great Santini just last week.

Actor Jack Cassidy was #BornOnThisDay,March 5, 1927. Remembered for his film/tv roles, his marriage to actress Shirley Jones & as the father of singer #DavidCassidy. A chronic alcoholic & a smoker he passed in 1976 (age 49) from a fire caused by his cigarette. #RIP #GoneTooSoon

He was the murderer in one of my fave Columbo episodes, "Now You See Him" (the one where he played the magician who used to be a Nazi guard in the war).





Jack Cassidy--"She Loves Me"--1975 TV--Dinah Shore Ethel Merman
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Jack Cassidy sings his Tony and Grammy-winning song "She Loves Me," from the Broadway musical in this 1975 TV appearance with Dinah Shore and Ethel Merman.

For clips of Jack Cassidy on "Columbo," try this:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=jack+cassidy+columbo



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Best of Jack Cassidy | Columbo
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One of the greatest actors to face off against Peter Falk, Jack Cassidy made his mark in three excellent episodes of Columbo!

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On this day, March 5, 1927, actor and best "Columbo" villain of them all Jack Cassidy was born. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 OP
The role of Ted Baxter was written for him Freddie Mar 2023 #1
I'm just finishing binge watching Columbo, he makes me laugh. And the Cassidy villains never dem4decades Mar 2023 #2

Freddie

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1. The role of Ted Baxter was written for him
Sun Mar 5, 2023, 09:10 AM
Mar 2023

He turned down the part as he didn’t want to be committed to a series. But later he appeared as Ted’s brother in an episode. Brilliant actor and gone too soon.

dem4decades

(11,288 posts)
2. I'm just finishing binge watching Columbo, he makes me laugh. And the Cassidy villains never
Sun Mar 5, 2023, 09:53 AM
Mar 2023

disappoint. Robert Culp is a good one too.

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