Sydney Lassick

Sydney Lassick (July 23, 1922 – April 12, 2003) was an American actor perhaps best known for his role as Charlie Cheswick in the feature film One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. (His first name was sometimes spelled Sidney.)

Biography

He was born in Chicago, Illinois to Russian-Jewish immigrants. He died from complications of diabetes, at age 80 in Los Angeles, California. His only survivor was an elder sister. Sydney Lassick was buried in a simple Jewish service, in the southwest Maimonides section, at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

• Sinderella and the Golden Bra (1964) (as Sid Lassick) as Fairy Godfather
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) as Charlie Cheswick
• Carrie (1976) as Mr. Fromm
• The Billion Dollar Hobo (1977) as Mitchell
• The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington (1977) as Percy Bowlder
• Bunco (1977) (TV)
• Greatest Heroes of the Bible (1978, TV mini series) as King Agadiz
• Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979) as Murray
• Hot Stuff (1979) as Hymie
• The Cracker Factory (1979) (TV) as Ernie
• Alligator (1980) (as Sidney Lassick) as Luke Gutchel
• The Unseen (1981)
• History of the World: Part I (1981) as Applecore Vendor
• Fast-Walking (1982) as Ted
• Night Patrol (1984) (as Sidney Lassick) as Peeping Tom
• Stitches (1985) as Sheldon Mendlebaum
• Ratboy (1986) as Lee 'Dial-A-Prayer'
• Body Slam (1987) as Shapiro
• Lady in White (1988) as Mr. Lowry
• Judgement (1989) as Dr. Henry Silver
• Tale of Two Sisters (1989) as Dad
• Sonny Boy (1990) as Charlie P.
• Pacific Palisades (1990) as Mr. Beer
• Cool as Ice (1991) as Roscoe
• Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991) as Franklin
• The Art of Dying (1991) as Wallie
• Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992) (voice) as Straycatcher
• Deep Cover (1992) as Gopher
• Shakes the Clown (1992) as Peppy the Clown
• Miracle Beach (1992) as Tooth Fairy
• Sister Act 2 (1993) as constest compere
• Freeway (1996) as Woody Wilson
• American Vampire (film) as Bruno
• Man on the Moon (1999) as Crystal Healer
• Something to Sing About (2000) as Elderly Man

Notable TV guest appearances

• "Serpico" as Goldman in episode 1.0: "The Deadly Game", 24 April 1976
• "The Man from Atlantis" as Smith in episode 1.7: "The Hawk of Mu", 18 October 1977
• "Eight Is Enough" as Mr. Kaminsky in episode 2.6: "Dark Horse", 26 October 1977
• "Baretta" in episode 4.8: "Who Can Make the Sun Shine?", 30 November 1977
• "Tabitha" as Warlock in episode 1.9: "What's Wrong with Mister Right?", 31 December 1977
• "Kaz" in episode 1.7: "Which Side Are You On?", 5 November 1978
• "Barney Miller"
  • as Mr. Cummings in episode 5.11: "Toys", 14 December 1978
  • as Victor Carse (as Sidney Lassick, in episode 6.22: "Fog", 8 May 1980
• "Archie Bunker's Place" as Sid in episode 3.4: "Harry's Investment", 25 October 1981 and in episode 3.3: "The Date", 11 October 1981
• "Gloria" as Dr. Montego in episode 1.20: "Class Struggle", 3 April 1983
• "Matt Houston" as Brady in episode 2.5: "Needle in a Haystack", 7 October 1983
• "Night Court" as Leo in episode 2.4: "Pick a Number", 25 October 1984
• "Amazing Stories" as Walter Poindexter in episode 1.10: "Remote Control Man", 8 December 1985
• "Moonlighting" as Neighbor in episode 2.11: "The Bride of Tupperman", 14 January 1986
• "Gabriel's Fire" as Liebowitz in episode 1.19: "One Flew Over the Bird's Nest", 17 April 1991
• "On the Air" as Mr. Zoblotnick in episodes 1.7 & 1.4, 1992
• "Dream On" as Mr. Janovic in episode 4.18: "Martin Tupper in 'Magnum Farce'", 16 February 1994
• "The X Files" as Chuck Forsch in episode 4.22: "Elegy", 4 May 1997

External links

• Sydney Lassick at the Internet Movie Database
• Sydney Lassick's grave site
• A Tribute To Sydney Lassick - Steven Ameche, Entertainment Attorney