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.
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,
Filmography
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Lassick's filmography
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
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| 1958 || The Bonnie Parker Story || Scout Master ||
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| rowspan="2" | 1959 || Paratroop Command || Interpreter ||
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| Al Capone || Hot Dog Vendor || Uncredited
|-
| 1964 || Sinderella and the Golden Bra || Fairy Godfather || As Sid Lassick
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| 1975 || One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest || Charlie Cheswick ||
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| 1976 || Carrie || Mr. Fromm ||
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| rowspan="2" | 1977 || The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington || Percy Bowlder
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| The Billion Dollar Hobo || Mitchell ||
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| 1978 || China 9, Liberty 37 || Sheriff's friend ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1979 || Hot Stuff|| Hymie ||
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| Skatetown, U.S.A.|| Murray ||
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| 1941|| Salesman || Uncredited
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| rowspan="2" | 1980 || Alligator|| Luke Gutchel || As Sidney Lassick
|-
| The Unseen|| Ernest Keller ||
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| 1981 || History of the World: Part I || Applecore Vendor ||
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| rowspan="4" | 1982 || Pandemonium || Man in Bus Station ||
|-
| Partners || Photo Shoot Assistant || Uncredited
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| Fast-Walking || Ted ||
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| Forty Days of Musa Dagh || Osman ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1984 || Silent Madness || Sheriff Liggett ||
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| Night Patrol || Peeping Tom || As Sidney Lassick
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| Monaco Forever || American Tourist ||
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| 1985 || Stitches || Sheldon Mendlebaum ||
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| 1986 || Ratboy || Lee 'Dial-A-Prayer' ||
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| 1987 || Body Slam || Shapiro ||
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| rowspan="2" | 1988 || Lady in White || Mr. Lowry ||
|-
| The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck || Wolfgang Meyer ||
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| rowspan="5" | 1989 || Sonny Boy || Charlie P. ||
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| Out on Bail || Otis T. Smiley ||
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| Curse II: The Bite || George ||
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| Tale of Two Sisters || Dad ||
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| Judgement || Dr. Henry Silver ||
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| rowspan="3" | 1990 || Pacific Palisades || Mr. Beer ||
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| Smoothtalker || Mr. Nathan ||
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| Wishful Thinking || Dr. Harding ||
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| rowspan="5" | 1991 || Committed || Gow ||
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| Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead || Franklin ||
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| The Art of Dying || Wallie ||
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| Shakes the Clown || Peppy the Clown ||
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| Cool as Ice || Roscoe ||
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| rowspan="4" | 1992 || Deep Cover || Gopher ||
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| Judgement || Dr. Henry Silver ||
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| Miracle Beach || Tooth Fairy ||
|-
| Tom and Jerry: The Movie || Straycatcher #2 || Voice
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| rowspan="2" | 1993 || Eye of the Stranger || Oli ||
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| Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit || Competition Announcer ||
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| 1994 || Future Shock || Mr. Johnson ||
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| rowspan="3" | 1996 || Freeway || Woody Wilson ||
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| Johns || Al ||
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| Squanderers || Peter Chisholm ||
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| 1997 || American Vampire || Bruno ||
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| 1999 || Man on the Moon || Crystal Healer ||
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| 2000 || Something to Sing About || Elderly Man || Final film role
|}
Television
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|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
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| rowspan="2" |1976
|Serpico
|Goldman
|Episode: "The Deadly Game"
|-
|Family
|Benson Margotte
|2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="5" |1977
|Bunco
|
|TV movie
|-
|Man from Atlantis
|Smith
|Episode: "The Hawk of Mu"
|-
|Eight Is Enough
|Mr. Kaminsky
|Episode: "Dark Horse"
|-
|Baretta
|Davey Scafali
|"Who Can Make the Sun Shine?"
|-
|Tabitha
|Warlock
|Episode: "What's Wrong with Mister Right?"
|-
| rowspan="3" |1978
|Hawaii Five-O
|Benilea
|Episode: "Invitation to Murder"
|-
|Kaz
|
|Episode: "Which Side Are You On?"
|-
|Greatest Heroes of the Bible
|King Agadiz
|Miniseries
|-
|1978-1980
|Barney Miller
|Mr. Cummings/Victor Carse
| rowspan="3" |2 episodes
|-
|1979
|The Cracker Factory
|Ernie
|-
|1981
|Archie Bunker's Place
|Sid
|-
| rowspan="2" |1983
|Gloria
|Dr. Montego
|Episode: "Class Struggle"
|-
|Matt Houston
|Brady
|Episode: "Needle in a Haystack"
|-
|1984
|Night Court
|Leo
|Episode: "Pick a Number"
|-
|1985
|Amazing Stories
|Walter Poindexter
|Episode: "Remote Control Man"
|-
|1986
|Moonlighting
|Neighbor
|Episode: "The Bride of Tupperman"
|-
|1991
|Gabriel's Fire
|Liebowitz
|Episode: "One Flew Over the Bird's Nest"
|-
|1992
|On the Air
|Mr. Zoblotnick
|2 episodes
|-
|1994
|Dream On
|Mr. Janovic
|Episode: "Martin Tupper in 'Magnum Farce'"
|-
|1997
|The X-Files
|Chuck Forsch
|Episode: "Elegy"
|}