Jack Blessing(1951-2017)
- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Sound Department
Jack Blessing was born and raised in suburban Baltimore. He began his
professional career as a member of Boston's seminal improvisational
company "The Proposition". It was in his last year at "The Proposition"
that a Paramount casting director spotted him and put him in the Emmy
award- winning television film
The Defection of Simas Kudirka (1978)
withAlan Arkin.Soon, Jack moved to New York
City, but didn't stay long. After another TV movie,
Women at West Point (1979)
withLinda Purl,Jack moved to Los Angeles.
After two years of episodic television, a Roger Cormanfilm, and the infamous Heaven's Gate (1980),Jack landed his first television series. It was a half-hour from Disney TV for CBS calledSmall & Frye (1983). Darren McGavinplayed "Nick Small" and Jack played "Chip Frye". Besides Small & Frye (1983),Jack has starred in several other series. With George C. Scott,Jack starred in the Fox seriesMr. President (1987)and in what is probably his most visible role, Jack played "MacGillicuddy" in the last two seasons of the television classic Moonlighting (1985).Jack also played "Mr. Donner" in theTéa Leoniseries The Naked Truth (1995)and "Jack Powers" on George Lopez (2002).His roles in episodic TV number more than 100 and have included performances in some of television's landmark shows, including M*A*S*H (1972), China Beach (1988), Thirtysomething (1987), Roseanne (1988), Northern Exposure (1990), NYPD Blue (1993),the The X Files (1993)and "CSI" (2010)_. Jack has starred in numerous films for TV including LBJ: The Early Years (1987) withRandy Quaid, Amos (1985)with Kirk Douglas, Joshua's Heart (1990) withMelissa Gilbert,and the HBO film The Last of His Tribe (1992) withGraham Greenand Jon Voight.
Besides his on camera work, Jack has lent his voice to over 3000 movies and television shows.
He lives in Chatsworth, California, with his wife Lora. They have two sons, Ian and Christopher.
After two years of episodic television, a Roger Cormanfilm, and the infamous Heaven's Gate (1980),Jack landed his first television series. It was a half-hour from Disney TV for CBS calledSmall & Frye (1983). Darren McGavinplayed "Nick Small" and Jack played "Chip Frye". Besides Small & Frye (1983),Jack has starred in several other series. With George C. Scott,Jack starred in the Fox seriesMr. President (1987)and in what is probably his most visible role, Jack played "MacGillicuddy" in the last two seasons of the television classic Moonlighting (1985).Jack also played "Mr. Donner" in theTéa Leoniseries The Naked Truth (1995)and "Jack Powers" on George Lopez (2002).His roles in episodic TV number more than 100 and have included performances in some of television's landmark shows, including M*A*S*H (1972), China Beach (1988), Thirtysomething (1987), Roseanne (1988), Northern Exposure (1990), NYPD Blue (1993),the The X Files (1993)and "CSI" (2010)_. Jack has starred in numerous films for TV including LBJ: The Early Years (1987) withRandy Quaid, Amos (1985)with Kirk Douglas, Joshua's Heart (1990) withMelissa Gilbert,and the HBO film The Last of His Tribe (1992) withGraham Greenand Jon Voight.
Besides his on camera work, Jack has lent his voice to over 3000 movies and television shows.
He lives in Chatsworth, California, with his wife Lora. They have two sons, Ian and Christopher.
