Actor profile

Ted Cassidy

31st July 1932 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Acting

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.

26 Movies 37 TV Shows 63 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Sledgehammer O'Possum - What's Going on Back There? poster

Sledgehammer O'Possum - What's Going on Back There? 12th February 1997 as Angry Purple Guy

The Addams Family Album poster

The Addams Family Album 19th November 1992 as Lurch (archive footage)

Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All poster

Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All 16th July 1982 as Prince Thun (voice)

Bride of the Incredible Hulk poster

Bride of the Incredible Hulk 30th January 1980 as Narrator / Hulk (voice) (uncredited)

The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone poster

The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone 30th October 1979 as Frankenstone (voice)

Goin' Coconuts poster

Goin' Coconuts 6th October 1978 as Mickey

Dr. Strange poster

Dr. Strange 6th September 1978 as Demon Balzaroth (voice) (uncredited)

The Flintstones: Little Big League poster

The Flintstones: Little Big League 6th April 1978 as Officer (voice)

The Return of the Incredible Hulk poster

The Return of the Incredible Hulk 28th November 1977 as Narrator / Hulk (voice)

Halloween with the New Addams Family poster

Halloween with the New Addams Family 30th October 1977 as Lurch

The Last Remake of Beau Geste poster

The Last Remake of Beau Geste 15th June 1977 as Blindman

Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover poster

Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover 19th January 1977 as Jake Tuttle

The Great Balloon Race 3rd January 1977

Harry and Walter Go to New York poster

Harry and Walter Go to New York 17th June 1976 as Leary

Poor Pretty Eddie poster

Poor Pretty Eddie 1st June 1975 as Keno

The Intruder poster

The Intruder 1st January 1975 as Mr. Peterson

Planet Earth poster

Planet Earth 23rd April 1974 as Isiah

Thunder County poster

Thunder County 1st January 1974 as Renzo Gambini

The Slams poster

The Slams 26th September 1973 as Glover

Genesis II poster

Genesis II 23rd March 1973 as Isiah

The Limit poster

The Limit 10th November 1972 as Big Donnie

Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family poster

Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family 23rd September 1972 as Lurch (Voice)

Catch the Black Sunshine poster

Catch the Black Sunshine 1st January 1972 as Striker

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid poster

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 23rd September 1969 as Harvey Logan

Mackenna's Gold poster

Mackenna's Gold 18th March 1969 as Hachita

Jack and the Beanstalk poster

Jack and the Beanstalk 26th February 1967 as The Giant (voice)

Challenge of the Super Friends poster

Challenge of the Super Friends 9th September 1978

Godzilla poster

Godzilla 9th September 1978 as Godzilla

Jana of the Jungle poster

Jana of the Jungle 9th September 1978

The Fantastic Four poster

The Fantastic Four 9th September 1978 as The Thing (voice)

The Incredible Hulk poster

The Incredible Hulk 4th November 1977 as Narrator / Hulk (voice)

Man from Atlantis poster

Man from Atlantis 22nd September 1977 as Canja

The All-New Super Friends Hour poster

The All-New Super Friends Hour 10th September 1977

The Bionic Woman poster

The Bionic Woman 14th January 1976

Chico and the Man poster

Chico and the Man 13th September 1974

The Six Million Dollar Man poster

The Six Million Dollar Man 18th January 1974 as Bigfoot

Super Friends poster

Super Friends 8th September 1973 as Brainiac / Black Manta (voice)

The Addams Family poster

The Addams Family 8th September 1973 as Lurch (voice)

Banacek poster

Banacek 13th September 1972 as Jerry Crawford

The New Scooby-Doo Movies poster

The New Scooby-Doo Movies 9th September 1972 as Lurch (voice)

The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn poster

The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 15th September 1968 as Injun Joe

Mannix poster

Mannix 16th September 1967

Super President 16th September 1967 as Spy Shadow (voice)

Birdman and the Galaxy Trio poster

Birdman and the Galaxy Trio 9th September 1967 as Meteor Man (voice)

Shazzan poster

Shazzan 9th September 1967

The Herculoids poster

The Herculoids 9th September 1967

Ironside poster

Ironside 28th March 1967 as Wrestler

Mr. Terrific poster

Mr. Terrific 9th January 1967 as Bojo

Frankenstein, Jr. and The Impossibles poster

Frankenstein, Jr. and The Impossibles 10th September 1966

Space Ghost and Dino Boy poster

Space Ghost and Dino Boy 10th September 1966 as Metallus / Tansut (voice)

Star Trek poster

Star Trek 8th September 1966 as Gorn (voice)

Tarzan poster

Tarzan 8th September 1966

The Pruitts of Southampton poster

The Pruitts of Southampton 6th September 1966 as Maxie

Batman poster

Batman 12th January 1966 as Lurch (uncredited)

I Dream of Jeannie poster

I Dream of Jeannie 18th September 1965 as Hamid

Laredo poster

Laredo 16th September 1965

Lost in Space poster

Lost in Space 15th September 1965 as Slave

Daniel Boone poster

Daniel Boone 24th September 1964 as Gentle Sam

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. poster

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 22nd September 1964 as Edgar

The Addams Family poster

The Addams Family 18th September 1964 as Lurch

Shindig! poster

Shindig! 16th September 1964 as Self

The Beverly Hillbillies poster

The Beverly Hillbillies 26th September 1962

Bonanza poster

Bonanza 12th September 1959 as Garth