Ted Cassidy
Known for Acting · 63 credits
- Born
- 1932-07-31
- Died
- 1979-01-16
- Place of birth
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- تد کسیدی
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
TV Shows (37)
Star Trek
1966
as Balok's puppet (voice) / Ruk / Gorn (voice)
Bonanza
1959
as Garth
Mannix
1967
Ironside
1967
as Wrestler
Batman
1966
as Lurch (uncredited)
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Bigfoot
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Habib / Hamid
Daniel Boone
1964
as Gentle Sam
The Incredible Hulk
1977
as Narrator / Hulk (voice) (uncredited) / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Lost in Space
1965
as Slave
Super Friends
1973
as Brainiac / Black Manta (voice)
The Addams Family
1964
as Lurch
The Bionic Woman
1976
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Edgar
Tarzan
1966
Laredo
1965
Chico and the Man
1974
Banacek
1972
as Jerry Crawford
The All-New Super Friends Hour
1977
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
1972
as Lurch (voice)
Man from Atlantis
1977
as Canja
Space Ghost and Dino Boy
1966
as Metallus / Tansut (voice)
Frankenstein, Jr. and The Impossibles
1966
Birdman and the Galaxy Trio
1967
as Meteor Man (voice)
Shazzan
1967
Shindig!
1964
as Self
Challenge of the Super Friends
1978
The Pruitts of Southampton
1966
as Maxie
Mr. Terrific
1967
as Bojo
The Herculoids
1967
The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1968
as Injun Joe
Godzilla
1978
as Godzilla
The Addams Family
1973
as Lurch (voice)
The Fantastic Four
1978
as The Thing (voice)
Jana of the Jungle
1978
Super President
1967
as Spy Shadow (voice)
Movies (26)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
as Harvey Logan
Mackenna's Gold
1969
as Hachita
Dr. Strange
1978
as Demon Balzaroth (voice) (uncredited)
The Slams
1973
as Glover
Harry and Walter Go to New York
1976
as Leary
Genesis II
1973
as Isiah
The Return of the Incredible Hulk
1977
as Narrator / Hulk (voice)
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
1977
as Blindman
Bride of the Incredible Hulk
1980
as Narrator / Hulk (voice) (uncredited)
Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family
1972
as Lurch (Voice)
Halloween with the New Addams Family
1977
as Lurch
The Flintstones: Little Big League
1978
as Officer (voice)
Planet Earth
1974
as Isiah
The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone
1979
as Frankenstone (voice)
Poor Pretty Eddie
1975
as Keno
The Intruder
1975
as Mr. Peterson
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
1977
as Jake Tuttle
Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All
1982
as Prince Thun (voice)
Jack and the Beanstalk
1967
as The Giant (voice)
Sledgehammer O'Possum - What's Going on Back There?
1997
as Angry Purple Guy
Goin' Coconuts
1978
as Mickey
Thunder County
1974
as Renzo Gambini
The Limit
1972
as Big Donnie
Catch the Black Sunshine
1972
as Striker
The Great Balloon Race
1977
The Addams Family Album
1992
as Lurch (archive footage)
About Ted Cassidy
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. With 63 credits spanning from 1959 to 1997, Ted Cassidy has appeared in 26 films and 37 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ted Cassidy Movies
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) — as Harvey Logan
- Mackenna's Gold (1969) — as Hachita
- Dr. Strange (1978) — as Demon Balzaroth (voice) (uncredited)
- The Slams (1973) — as Glover
- Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976) — as Leary
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