Ted Cassidy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 31, 1932
- Died
- January 16, 1979 (aged 46)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Sledgehammer O'Possum - What's Going on Back There?
Movie · as Angry Purple Guy
The Addams Family Album
Movie · as Lurch (archive footage)
Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All
Movie · as Prince Thun (voice)
Bride of the Incredible Hulk
Movie · as Narrator / Hulk (voice) (uncredited)
The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone
Movie · as Frankenstone (voice)
Dr. Strange
Movie · as Demon Balzaroth (voice) (uncredited)
The Flintstones: Little Big League
Movie · as Officer (voice)
Goin' Coconuts
Movie · as Mickey
Godzilla
TV · as Godzilla · 26 eps
Jana of the Jungle
TV · 13 eps
Challenge of the Super Friends
TV · 32 eps
The Fantastic Four
TV · as The Thing (voice) · 13 eps
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
Movie · as Jake Tuttle
Halloween with the New Addams Family
Movie · as Lurch
The Return of the Incredible Hulk
Movie · as Narrator / Hulk (voice)
The Great Balloon Race
Movie
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Movie · as Blindman
The Incredible Hulk
TV · as Narrator / Hulk (voice) (uncredited), Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · 34 eps
Man from Atlantis
TV · as Canja · 1 ep
Harry and Walter Go to New York
Movie · as Leary
The Bionic Woman
TV · 1 ep
Poor Pretty Eddie
Movie · as Keno
The Intruder
Movie · as Mr. Peterson
Planet Earth
Movie · as Isiah
Thunder County
Movie · as Renzo Gambini
Chico and the Man
TV · 1 ep
The Six Million Dollar Man
TV · as Bigfoot · 2 eps
The Slams
Movie · as Glover
Genesis II
Movie · as Isiah
Super Friends
TV · as Brainiac / Black Manta (voice) · 32 eps
The Addams Family
TV · as Lurch (voice) · 16 eps
The Limit
Movie · as Big Donnie
Catch the Black Sunshine
Movie · as Striker
Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family
Movie · as Lurch (Voice)
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
TV · as Lurch (voice) · 1 ep
Banacek
TV · as Jerry Crawford · 1 ep
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Movie · as Harvey Logan
Mackenna's Gold
Movie · as Hachita
The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
TV · as Injun Joe · 20 eps
Jack and the Beanstalk
Movie · as The Giant (voice)
Birdman and the Galaxy Trio
TV · as Meteor Man (voice) · 60 eps
Mannix
TV · 1 ep
The Herculoids
TV · 36 eps
Shazzan
TV · 2 eps
Super President
TV · as Spy Shadow (voice) · 1 ep
Mr. Terrific
TV · as Bojo · 1 ep
Ironside
TV · as Wrestler · 1 ep
Space Ghost and Dino Boy
TV · as Metallus / Tansut (voice) · 60 eps
Frankenstein, Jr. and The Impossibles
TV · 54 eps
Tarzan
TV · 1 ep
Star Trek
TV · as Balok's puppet (voice), Ruk, Gorn (voice) · 1 ep
The Pruitts of Southampton
TV · as Maxie · 1 ep
Batman
TV · as Lurch (uncredited) · 1 ep
I Dream of Jeannie
TV · as Habib, Hamid · 1 ep
Lost in Space
TV · as Slave · 1 ep
Laredo
TV · 1 ep
Daniel Boone
TV · as Gentle Sam · 1 ep
Shindig!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Addams Family
TV · as Lurch · 64 eps
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV · as Edgar · 1 ep
The Beverly Hillbillies
TV · 1 ep
Bonanza
TV · as Garth · 1 ep