Rick Cassidy (born Richard Edward Ciezniak Jr., July 22, 1943 – December 23, 2013) was an American pornographic actor, model and bodybuilder.

Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Cassidy spent two years in the Navy before moving to New York City where he modeled for physique photographer Jim French.

The 8mm loop called Drilled Deep featured another rising gay porn star Dakota, with whom Cassidy later appeared in more films and magazines.

He appeared in a handful of straight films alongside the biggest porn stars of that time such as Marilyn Chambers and Ginger Lynn.

However, after having shot the film New Wave Hookers (1985) with then underage actress Traci Lords, which resulted in a big scandal and investigation of her co-stars, Cassidy decided to retire from porn for good.

After he moved to New York City in the late 1960s, Cassidy met the physique photographer and founder of Colt Studio, Jim French, for whom he posed in leather and motorcycle gear.

[1] In 1969, he moved to Los Angeles and was approached by photographer and gay filmmaker Pat Rocco who gave him the stage name Jim Cassidy and suggested him to enter the Groovy Guy Contest held by The Advocate magazine.

Produced by Scott Masters, the 8mm loop, originally to be called Wrong Number, was about a telephone repair man fixing a phone.

[8] In the summer of 1974, he appeared in the Los Angeles production of Jerry Douglas's play Tubstrip, alongside Casey Donovan.

[9] By the end of the year, Cassidy went on hiatus from making porn films and focused on his job as a real estate salesman.