JACK CASSIDY

Jack Cassidy was a mostly Broadway stage actor from the 1950s to the 1970s. He only appeared in a handful of movies, including: Look At Any Window, The Eiger Sanction (as Miles Mellough), and The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover. He was the father of pop idol David Cassidy and after he divorced David's mother, he married Shirley Jones, and they had three children, one of whom was Shaun Cassidy. Sadly, Jack Cassidy fell asleep in his apartment with a lit cigarette, and died in the ensuing fire. He was only 49 years old.