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Sydney Lassick

Sydney Lassick

Actor · Died April 11, 2003, aged 80 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 22, 1922
Died
April 11, 2003 (aged 80)
From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
50 on Motif · 73 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28

What are Sydney Lassick's films like?

Across their 21 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
27%
Morality
23%
Self
18%
Bonds
16%
Society
9%
Power
7%
Survival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 9 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 11 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 9 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 6

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 3 of 4 analyzed roles.

Trickster
3 of 4
Threshold guardian
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Dread
9
Absurd
7
Melancholic
6
Joyful
4
Other
14

How their films linger

Fun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sydney Lassick's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 34 of their 50 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (25).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sydney Lassick's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

73 credits, 50 with a Motif page.

  • Vice (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    as Mr. Wanorski

  • Something to Sing About(2000)

    as Elderly Man

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Man on the Moon(1999)

    as Crystal Healer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Amazing Stories: The Movie III (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    as Walter Poindexter

  • An American Vampire Story(1997)

    as Bruno

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Freeway(1996)

    as Woody Wilson

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women(1994)

    as Weirdo

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Future Shock(1994)

    as Mr. Johnson

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit(1993)

    as Competition Announcer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Chuck Forsch

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Eye of the Stranger(1993)

    as Oli

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Squanderers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    as Peter Chisholm

  • Tom and Jerry: The Movie(1992)

    as Straycatcher #2 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Miracle Beach(1992)

    as Tooth Fairy

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Hitz(1992)

    as Dr. Henry Silver

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Deep Cover(1992)

    as Gopher

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Cool as Ice(1991)

    as Roscoe

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Shakes the Clown(1991)

    as Peppy the Clown

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Art of Dying(1991)

    as Wallie

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead(1991)

    as Franklin

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Committed(1991)

    as Gow

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Smoothtalker (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    as Mr. Nathan

  • Dream On (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Janovic

  • Pacific Palisades (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    as Mr. Beer

  • Out on Bail (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    as Otis T. Smiley

  • Curse II: The Bite(1989)

    as George

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Tale of Two Sisters(1989)

    as Dad

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Sonny Boy(1989)

    as Charlie P.

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck(1988)

    as Wolfgang Meyer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Lady in White(1988)

    as Mr. Lowry

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Body Slam(1986)

    as Shapiro

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Ratboy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    as Lee 'Dial-A-Prayer'

  • Amazing Stories(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Walter Poindexter

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Stitches (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    as Sheldon Mendlebaum

  • Moonlighting(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Alan Tupperman's Neighbor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Night Patrol(1984)

    as Peeping Tom

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Silent Madness(1984)

    as Sheriff Liggett

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Night Court(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Leo

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Monaco Forever (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

    as American Tourist

  • Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    as Phil Estin

  • Gloria (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Matt Houston (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Fast-Walking(1982)

    as Ted

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Partners(1982)

    as Photo Shoot Assistant (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Pandemonium(1982)

    as Man in Bus Station

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Simon & Simon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • History of the World: Part I(1981)

    as Applecore Vendor - The French Revolution

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Alligator(1980)

    as Gutchel

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Damien: The Leper Priest (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)

    as Supt. Rudolph Meyer

  • The Unseen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)

    as Ernest Keller

  • Knots Landing(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Proprieter

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • 1941(1979)

    as Salesman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Skatetown U.S.A.(1979)

    as Murray

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Archie Bunker's Place(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Hot Stuff(1979)

    as Hymie

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Cracker Factory (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    as Ernie

  • Kaz (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • China 9, Liberty 37(1978)

    as Sheriff's Friend

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Billion Dollar Hobo(1977)

    as Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Man from Atlantis(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington(1977)

    as Percy Bowdler

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Tabitha (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Eight Is Enough(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Carrie(1976)

    as Mr. Fromm

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Serpico: The Deadly Game (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    as Goldman

  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(1975)

    as Charlie Cheswick

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Barney Miller(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Arnold Cummings · as Victor Carse (as Sidney Lassick)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Baretta (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Bridget Loves Bernie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Benilea

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Sinderella and the Golden Bra (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

    as Fairy Godfather

  • Paratroop Command(1959)

    as Interpreter

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Bonnie Parker Story(1958)

    as Scout Master

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 73 titles from 1958 to 2000; peak year 1975.

Biggest box office

Carrie (1976)

$34M worldwide

Highest rated

Carrie (1976)

Midcredits 93rd

Film career

19582000

Peak 1975 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 Motif title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting73 of 73: 73 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score33rd

By decade

1950s2 · acting1960s2 · acting1970s19 · acting1980s26 · acting1990s22 · acting2000s2 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 19 roles
7585

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Sydney Lassick's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of all 40; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 24th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

12thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 50 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th18

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 50 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed28

Most divisive · actor

Cool as Ice (1991)

93rd percentile spread · 67% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 55/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 36. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Sydney Lassick's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 Motif titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 79 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles40–70 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 66 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 81 · severeMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Sydney Lassick work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sydney Lassick's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Mason shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers