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.)
He was born in Chicago, Illinois to Russian immigrants. He died at age 80 in Los Angeles, California from diabetes.
Filmography
Something to Sing About (2000) as Elderly Man
Man on the Moon (1999) as Crystal Healer
Freeway (1996) as Woody Wilson
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
Cool as Ice (1991) as Roscoe
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991) as Franklin
The Art of Dying (1991) as Wallie
Sonny Boy (1990) as Charlie P.
Pacific Palisades (1990) as Mr. Beer
Judgement (1989) as Dr. Henry Silver
Tale of Two Sisters (1989) as Dad
Lady in White (1988) as Mr. Lowry
Body Slam (1987) as Shapiro
Ratboy (1986) as Lee 'Dial-A-Prayer'
Stitches (1985) as Sheldon Mendlebaum
Night Patrol (1984) (as Sidney Lassick) as Peeping Tom
The Unseen (1981)
History of the World: Part I (1981) as Applecore Vendor
Alligator (1980) (as Sidney Lassick) as Luke Gutchel
Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979) as Murray
Hot Stuff (1979) as Hymie
The Cracker Factory (1979) (TV) as Ernie
Greatest Heroes of the Bible (1978, TV mini series) as King Agadiz
The Billion Dollar Hobo (1977) as Mitchell
The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington (1977) as Percy Bowlder
Bunco (1977) (TV)
Carrie (1976) as Mr. Fromm
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) as Charlie Cheswick
Sinderella and the Golden Bra (1964) (as Sid Lassick) as Fairy Godfather
Notable TV guest appearances
The X Files as Chuck Forsch in episode 4.22: "Elegy", 4 May 1997
Dream On as Mr. Janovic in episode 4.18: "Martin Tupper in 'Magnum Farce'", 16 February 1994
On the Air as Mr. Zoblotnick in episodes 1.7 & 1.4, 1992
Gabriel's Fire as Liebowitz in episode 1.19: "One Flew Over the Bird's Nest", 17 April 1991
Moonlighting as Neighbor in episode 2.11: "The Bride of Tupperman", 14 January 1986
Amazing Stories as Walter Poindexter in episode 1.10: "Remote Control Man", 8 December 1985
Night Court as Leo in episode 2.4: "Pick a Number", 25 October 1984
Matt Houston as Brady in episode 2.5: "Needle in a Haystack", 7 October 1983
Gloria as Dr. Montego in episode 1.20: "Class Struggle", 3 April 1983
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
Barney Miller
as Victor Carse (as Sidney Lassick, in episode 6.22: "Fog", 8 May 1980
as Mr. Cummings in episode 5.11: "Toys", 14 December 1978
Kaz in episode 1.7: "Which Side Are You On?", 5 November 1978
Tabitha as Warlock in episode 1.9: "What's Wrong with Mister Right?", 31 December 1977
Baretta in episode 4.8: "Who Can Make the Sun Shine?", 30 November 1977
Eight Is Enough as Mr. Kaminsky in episode 2.6: "Dark Horse", 26 October 1977
The Man from Atlantis as Smith in episode 1.7: "The Hawk of Mu", 18 October 1977
Serpico as Goldman in episode 1.0: "The Deadly Game", 24 April 1976
External links
Sydney Lassick at the Internet Movie Database
Sydney Lassick's grave site
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Categories: American screen actor, 1920s birth stubs | 1922 births | 2003 deaths | Actors from Chicago | American film actors | American television actors | Deaths from diabetes
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