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)
with
Alan Arkin. Soon, Jack moved to New York
City, but didn't stay long. After another TV movie,
Women at West Point (1979)
with
Linda Purl, Jack moved to Los Angeles.
After two years of episodic television, a
Roger Corman film, and the infamous
Heaven's Gate (1980), Jack landed
his first television series. It was a half-hour from Disney TV for CBS
called
Small & Frye (1983).
Darren McGavin played "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
series
Mr. 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 the
Téa Leoni series
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)
with
Randy Quaid,
Amos (1985) with
Kirk Douglas,
Joshua's Heart (1990)
with
Melissa Gilbert, and the
HBO film
The Last of His Tribe (1992)
with
Graham Green and
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.
Missing Link(2019)as McVitie, Conductor
Shock and Awe(2017)as Man on Phone
Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants(2013)as Mandible
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return(2013)as Additional Voices
Mike & Molly(2010)as Pilot
Fighting(2009)
Hell or High Water(2016)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2(2015)
Fifty Shades of Grey(2015)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1(2014)
Sex Tape(2014)
The Untold History of the United States(2012)
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness(2007)as Cos
