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Ted Cassidy

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Ted Cassidy

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jul 31, 1932 (94 years old)

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Theodore Crawford Cassidy (July 31, 1932 – January 16, 1979) was an American actor who performed in television and films. At 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) in height, he tended to play unusual characters in offbeat or science-fiction series such as Star Trek and I Dream of Jeannie. He is best known for playing the part of Lurch, the butler on the 1960s television series The Addams Family and performing the opening narration of the 1970s TV series The Incredible Hulk.

Known For

Acting
1997Sledgehammer O'Possum - What's Going on Back There?Angry Purple Guy
1992The Addams Family AlbumLurch (archive footage)
1982Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of AllPrince Thun (voice)
1980Bride of the Incredible HulkNarrator / Hulk (voice) (uncredited)
1979The Flintstones Meet Rockula and FrankenstoneFrankenstone (voice)
1978Dr. StrangeDemon Balzaroth (voice) (uncredited)
1978The Flintstones: Little Big LeagueOfficer (voice)
1978Goin' CoconutsMickey
1978GodzillaGodzilla
1978Jana of the Jungle
1978Challenge of the Super Friends
1978The Fantastic FourThe Thing (voice)
1977Benny & Barney: Las Vegas UndercoverJake Tuttle
1977Halloween with the New Addams FamilyLurch
1977The Return of the Incredible HulkNarrator / Hulk (voice)
1977The Great Balloon Race
1977The Last Remake of Beau GesteBlindman
1977The Incredible HulkNarrator / Hulk (voice) (uncredited)
1977Man from AtlantisCanja
1977The All-New Super Friends Hour
1977The Incredible HulkNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
1977The Incredible HulkNarrator / Hulk (voice)
1976Harry and Walter Go to New YorkLeary
1976The Bionic Woman
1975Poor Pretty EddieKeno
1975The IntruderMr. Peterson
1974Planet EarthIsiah
1974Thunder CountyRenzo Gambini
1974Chico and the Man
1974The Six Million Dollar ManBigfoot
1973The SlamsGlover
1973Genesis IIIsiah
1973Super FriendsBrainiac / Black Manta (voice)
1973The Addams FamilyLurch (voice)
1972The LimitBig Donnie
1972Catch the Black SunshineStriker
1972Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams FamilyLurch (Voice)
1972The New Scooby-Doo MoviesLurch (voice)
1972BanacekJerry Crawford
1969Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidHarvey Logan
1969Mackenna's GoldHachita
1968The New Adventures of Huckleberry FinnInjun Joe
1967Jack and the BeanstalkThe Giant (voice)
1967Birdman and the Galaxy TrioMeteor Man (voice)
1967Mannix
1967The Herculoids
1967Shazzan
1967Super PresidentSpy Shadow (voice)
1967Mr. TerrificBojo
1967IronsideWrestler
1966Space Ghost and Dino BoyMetallus / Tansut (voice)
1966Frankenstein, Jr. and The Impossibles
1966Tarzan
1966Star TrekBalok's puppet (voice)
1966Star TrekRuk
1966Star TrekGorn (voice)
1966The Pruitts of SouthamptonMaxie
1966BatmanLurch (uncredited)
1965I Dream of JeannieHabib
1965Lost in SpaceSlave
1965Laredo
1965I Dream of JeannieHamid
1964Daniel BooneGentle Sam
1964Shindig!Self
1964The Addams FamilyLurch
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Edgar
1962The Beverly Hillbillies
1959BonanzaGarth
Writing
1973The Harrad ExperimentScreenplay
Crew
1981RoarAdditional Writing
1972Catch the Black SunshineAdditional Dialogue