Ted Cassidy
- Acting
- July 31, 1932 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- January 16, 1979
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
Filmography
- Sledgehammer O'Possum - What's Going on Back There? · Angry Purple Guy
- The Addams Family Album · Lurch (archive footage)
- Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All · Prince Thun (Voice)
- Roar · Additional Writing
- Bride of the Incredible Hulk · Narrator / Hulk (voice) (uncredited)
- The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone · Frankenstone (Voice)
- Goin' Coconuts · Mickey
- Godzilla · Godzilla
- Jana of the Jungle
- Challenge of the Super Friends
- The Fantastic Four · The Thing (Voice)
- Dr. Strange · Demon Balzaroth (voice) (uncredited)
- The Flintstones: Little Big League · Officer (Voice)
- The Return of the Incredible Hulk · Narrator / Hulk (Voice)
- The Incredible Hulk · Narrator / Hulk (voice) (uncredited), Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Halloween with the New Addams Family · Lurch
- Man from Atlantis · Canja
- The Last Remake of Beau Geste · Blindman
- Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover · Jake Tuttle
- The Great Balloon Race
- Harry and Walter Go to New York · Leary
- The Bionic Woman
- Poor Pretty Eddie · Keno
- The Intruder · Mr. Peterson
- Chico and the Man
- Planet Earth · Isiah
- The Six Million Dollar Man · Bigfoot
- Thunder County · Renzo Gambini
- The Slams · Glover
- Super Friends · Brainiac / Black Manta (Voice)
- The Addams Family · Lurch (Voice)
- The Harrad Experiment · Screenplay
- Genesis II · Isiah
- The Limit · Big Donnie
- Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family · Lurch (Voice)
- Banacek · Jerry Crawford
- The New Scooby-Doo Movies · Lurch (Voice)
- Catch the Black Sunshine · Striker, Additional Dialogue
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid · Harvey Logan
- Mackenna's Gold · Hachita
- The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn · Injun Joe
- Mannix
- Super President · Spy Shadow (Voice)
- Birdman and the Galaxy Trio · Meteor Man (Voice)
- The Herculoids
- Shazzan
- Ironside · Wrestler
- Jack and the Beanstalk · The Giant (Voice)
- Mr. Terrific · Bojo
- Space Ghost and Dino Boy · Metallus / Tansut (Voice)
- Frankenstein, Jr. and The Impossibles
- Tarzan
- Star Trek · Balok's puppet (Voice), Ruk
- The Pruitts of Southampton · Maxie
- Batman · Lurch (uncredited)
- I Dream of Jeannie · Habib, Hamid
- Laredo
- Lost in Space · Slave
- Daniel Boone · Gentle Sam
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. · Edgar
- The Addams Family · Lurch
- Shindig! · Self
- The Beverly Hillbillies
- Bonanza · Garth