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Sydney Lassick
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Sydney Lassick

1922 – 2003 · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Active 1958–2000

Born in 1922 in Los Angeles, Sydney Lassick made a lasting impact on cult cinema with his memorable roles in films like The Bonnie Parker Story (1958) and The Unseen (1980). Best known for portraying character archetypes, he delivers a unique performance in The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington as a charming yet quirky figure. His appearances in Paratroop Command (1959) and Hot Stuff (1979) further solidified his status within the realm of exploitation and grindhouse cinema, making him a noteworthy presence in SassyFlix's collection.

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Pandemonium

Pandemonium

1982 ★ 4.6
as Man in Bus Station

A former high school student who always wanted to be a cheerleader decides to reopen the cheerleading program at her former high school after years of closure for being targeted by a serial killer.

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Filmography

74 credits
2000s 2 credits
2000
Movie ★ 5.8
2000
Vice as Mr. Wanorski
Movie ★ 8.0
1990s 21 credits
1999
Man on the Moon as Crystal Healer
Movie ★ 7.2
1997
Movie ★ 3.5
1996
Freeway as Woody Wilson
Movie ★ 6.4
1994
Future Shock as Mr. Johnson
Movie ★ 4.0
1994
Movie ★ 5.1
1993
Tom and Jerry: The Movie as Straycatcher #2 (voice)
Movie ★ 6.3
1993
Movie ★ 4.9
1993
Squanderers as Peter Chisholm
Movie ★ 4.0
1993
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit as Competition Announcer
Movie ★ 6.4
1993
The X-Files as Chuck Forsch
TV ★ 8.4
1992
Judgement as Dr. Henry Silver
Movie ★ 4.1
1992
Miracle Beach as Tooth Fairy
Movie ★ 5.7
1992
Deep Cover as Gopher
Movie ★ 6.8
1991
Movie ★ 6.0
1991
Cool as Ice as Roscoe
Movie ★ 5.0
1991
Movie ★ 6.2
1991
Movie ★ 4.7
1991
Shakes the Clown as Peppy the Clown
Movie ★ 5.4
1990
Smoothtalker as Mr. Nathan
Movie ★ 5.5
1990
Movie ★ 3.4
1990
Dream On as Mr. Janovic
TV ★ 7.0
1980s 26 credits
1989
Sonny Boy as Charlie P.
Movie ★ 4.9
1989
Movie ★ 3.7
1989
Movie ★ 5.1
1989
Out on Bail as Otis T. Smiley
Movie ★ 5.3
1988
Lady in White as Mr. Lowry
Movie ★ 6.1
1988
Movie ★ 4.5
1986
Body Slam as Shapiro
Movie ★ 5.1
1986
Ratboy as Lee 'Dial-A-Prayer'
Movie ★ 4.1
1985
Stitches as Sheldon Mendlebaum
Movie ★ 3.5
1985
Moonlighting as Alan Tupperman's Neighbor
TV ★ 7.5
1985
Amazing Stories as Walter Poindexter
TV ★ 7.5
1984
Monaco Forever as American Tourist
Movie ★ 3.8
1984
Silent Madness as Sheriff Liggett
Movie ★ 4.9
1984
Night Patrol as Peeping Tom
Movie ★ 4.3
1984
TV ★ 7.3
1983
Movie ★ 7.2
1982
Movie ★ 5.8
1982
Pandemonium as Man in Bus Station
Movie ★ 4.7
1982
Partners as Photo Shoot Assistant (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.5
1982
TV ★ 5.7
1982
TV ★ 6.3
1981
History of the World: Part I as Applecore Vendor - The French Revolution
Movie ★ 6.8
1981
TV ★ 6.7
1980
The Unseen as Ernest Keller
Movie ★ 4.9
1980
Damien: The Leper Priest as Supt. Rudolph Meyer
Movie ★ 8.0
1980
Alligator as Gutchel
Movie ★ 6.1
1970s 20 credits
1979
Movie ★ 7.0
1979
Movie ★ 5.2
1979
Movie ★ 9.3
1979
1941 as Salesman (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.8
1979
Knots Landing as Proprieter
TV ★ 6.9
1979
TV ★ 6.5
1978
China 9, Liberty 37 as Sheriff's Friend
Movie ★ 5.4
1978
TV ★ 7.0
1977
Movie ★ 3.8
1977
Movie ★ 5.8
1977
TV ★ 6.0
1977
TV ★ 6.5
1977
TV ★ 6.2
1976
Carrie as Mr. Fromm
Movie ★ 7.3
1976
Movie ★ 9.0
1975
Movie ★ 8.4
1975
TV ★ 6.5
1975
Barney Miller as Victor Carse (as Sidney Lassick)
TV ★ 7.4
1975
Barney Miller as Arnold Cummings
TV ★ 7.4
1972
TV ★ 6.8
1960s 2 credits
1968
Hawaii Five-O as Benilea
TV ★ 7.2
1964
Movie ★ 4.4
1950s 2 credits
1959
Paratroop Command as Interpreter
Movie ★ 5.9
1958
Movie ★ 5.0
s 1 credit
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