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Sydney Lassick (July 23, 1922 – April 12, 2003) was an American character actor perhaps best known for his role as Charlie Cheswick in the feature film One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. Lassick's first name was sometimes spelled Sidney.[1][2]

Sydney Lassick
Born(1922-07-23)July 23, 1922
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedApril 12, 2003(2003-04-12) (aged 80)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeMount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery
Other namesSidney Lassick
OccupationActor
Notable workCharlie Cheswick in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Mr. Fromm in Stephen King's Carrie (1976)
Ernest Keller in The Unseen (1980)
Luke Gutchel in Alligator (1980)
Roscoe in Cool as Ice (1991)

Biography


He was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Russian Jewish immigrants. Lassick, who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and afterwards studied drama at DePaul University,[2] began acting in both films and TV shows in the late 1950s.

Lassick is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Charlie Cheswick, a whiny and childish manic depressive patient in the 1975 Academy Award-winning film One Who Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Other memorable roles include a fey Fairy Godfather in the lowbrow Sinderella and the Golden Bra;Mr. Fromm, the spitefully sarcastic English teacher in the 1976 film adaptation of Stephen King's novel Carrie; the perverse and abusive innkeeper Ernest Keller in slasher horror The Unseen; the slimy Charlie P. in the cult film Sonny Boy; and the effeminate lackey Gopher in Deep Cover (1992). Lassick also was the voice of Straycatcher #2 in the 1992 animated feature film Tom and Jerry: The Movie.

In television, Lassick guest starred on such shows as Eight Is Enough, Baretta, Hawaii Five-O, Barney Miller, Matt Houston, Moonlighting, Night Court, Knots Landing, Dream On and The X-Files.[2] While usually a supporting actor, he played the lead in an episode of Amazing Stories called "Remote Control Man."

Though a successful actor, Lassick maintained a steady job as a trucking company's dispatcher throughout his career.[citation needed] He asserted that actors never knew when the acting jobs would stop coming.


Death


Lassick died from complications of diabetes, at age 80 in Los Angeles, California. Lassick was buried in a simple Jewish service, in the southwest Maimonides section, at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.[2]


Filmography



Notable TV guest appearances



References


  1. "Sydney Lassick". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  2. "Sydney Lassick (Obituary)". Variety. April 17, 2003. Retrieved September 29, 2018.



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[ru] Лэссик, Сидни

Сидни Лэссик (англ. Sydney Lassick; 23 июля 1922, Чикаго — 12 апреля 2003, Лос-Анджелес) — американский актёр, наиболее известный по роли Чарли Чесвика в полнометражном фильме «Пролетая над гнездом кукушки» 1975 года.


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