Ted Cassidy
Theodore Crawford Cassidy (July 31, 1932 – January 16, 1979) was an American actor noted for his tall stature at 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) and his deep bass voice; he tended to play unusual characters in offbeat or science-fiction series such as Star Trek and I Dream of Jeannie, and may be best known for the role of Lurch on The Addams Family in the mid-1960s. He is also known for narrating The Incredible Hulk TV series.
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| Claim to fame | Lurch of The Addam`s Family
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| Date of birth | 31 July 1932
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| Place of birth | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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| Date of death | 16 January 1979
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| Age | 46 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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| Cause of death | during heart surgery
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| Resting place | Cremated, Ashes scattered
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- Two children, a boy (Sean) born in 1957 and a girl (Cameron) born in 1960. Both children are now lawyers.
- Married immediately after graduating from Stetson and worked at a radio station in Jacksonville, Florida, and then at a radio station in Pensacola, Florida (where his children were born), before taking a job at WFAA in Dallas Texas. Contacts made at WFAA led to his audition for The Addams family.
- Lurch was supposed to be silent, as in the Charles Addams cartoons, but during the shooting of the pilot, when Ted made his very first appearance at the sounding of the gong, he ad libbed the now famous line, "You rang?" in his trademark sonorous voice, and everyone was so impressed that Lurch became a speaking role.
- Best remembered by the public as Lurch in "The Addams Family" (1964).
- Brother-in-law of actor Dan Jesse. He was married to Jesse's sister from 1956 to 1976.
Ted Cassidy is known for his role in the TV movie Planet Earth (1974) as Isiah.
He is also known for his role in the TV series The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1968) as Injun Joe / Morpho / Monster / ....
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