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