Ted Cassidy
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.
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Acting History
1997
Sledgehammer O'Possum - What's Going on Back There? as Angry Purple Guy
1992The Addams Family Album as Lurch (archive footage)
1982Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All as Prince Thun (voice)
1980Bride of the Incredible Hulk as Narrator / Hulk (voice) (uncredited)
1979The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone as Frankenstone (voice)
1978Goin' Coconuts as Mickey
1978Challenge of the Super Friends
1978Godzilla as Godzilla
1978Jana of the Jungle
1978The Fantastic Four as The Thing (voice)
1978Dr. Strange as Demon Balzaroth (voice) (uncredited)
1978The Flintstones: Little Big League as Officer (voice)
1977The Return of the Incredible Hulk as Narrator / Hulk (voice)
1977The Incredible Hulk as Narrator / Hulk (voice) (uncredited)
1977The Incredible Hulk as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1977The Incredible Hulk as Narrator / Hulk (voice)
1977Halloween with the New Addams Family as Lurch
1977Man from Atlantis as Canja
1977The All-New Super Friends Hour
1977The Last Remake of Beau Geste as Blindman
1977Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover as Jake Tuttle
1977The Great Balloon Race
1976Harry and Walter Go to New York as Leary
1976The Bionic Woman
1975Poor Pretty Eddie as Keno
1975The Intruder as Mr. Peterson
1974Chico and the Man
1974Planet Earth as Isiah
1974The Six Million Dollar Man as Bigfoot
1974Thunder County as Renzo Gambini
1973The Slams as Glover
1973Super Friends as Brainiac / Black Manta (voice)
1973The Addams Family as Lurch (voice)
1973Genesis II as Isiah
1972The Limit as Big Donnie
1972Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family as Lurch (Voice)
1972Banacek as Jerry Crawford
1972The New Scooby-Doo Movies as Lurch (voice)
1972Catch the Black Sunshine as Striker
1969Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid as Harvey Logan
1969Mackenna's Gold as Hachita
1968The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Injun Joe
1967Mannix
1967Super President as Spy Shadow (voice)
1967Shazzan
1967The Herculoids
1967Birdman and the Galaxy Trio as Meteor Man (voice)
1967Ironside as Wrestler
1967Jack and the Beanstalk as The Giant (voice)
1967Mr. Terrific as Bojo
1966Space Ghost and Dino Boy as Metallus / Tansut (voice)
1966Frankenstein, Jr. and The Impossibles
1966Star Trek as Balok's puppet (voice)
1966Star Trek as Ruk
1966Star Trek as Gorn (voice)
1966Tarzan
1966The Pruitts of Southampton as Maxie
1966Batman as Lurch (uncredited)
1965I Dream of Jeannie as Habib
1965I Dream of Jeannie as Hamid
1965Laredo
1965Lost in Space as Slave
1964Daniel Boone as Gentle Sam
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Edgar
1964The Addams Family as Lurch
1964Shindig! as Self
1962The Beverly Hillbillies
1959Bonanza as Garth