Ted Cassidy
American actor (1932-1979) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 46
Theodore Crawford Cassidy was an American actor. He tended to play unusual characters in offbeat or science-fiction works, such as Star Trek and I Dream of Jeannie, and he played Lurch on The Addams Family TV series of the mid-1960s.
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Something wrong?A life in dates
The Flintstones Meet Rockula and FrankenstoneFilm, 1979Frankenstone (voice)1978
Challenge of the Super FriendsSeries
Dr. StrangeFilm, 1978Demon Balzaroth (voice) (uncredited)1977
Man from AtlantisSeries, Canja
Benny & Barney: Las Vegas UndercoverFilm, 1977Jake Tuttle1976
The Bionic WomanSeries
Harry and Walter Go to New YorkFilm, 1976Leary1975
Poor Pretty EddieFilm, Keno1974
Planet EarthFilm, Isiah1973
Super FriendsSeries, Brainiac / Black Manta (voice)
Genesis IIFilm, 1973Isiah1972
BanacekSeries, Jerry Crawford
Catch the Black SunshineFilm, 1972Striker1969
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidFilm, Harvey Logan1967
Birdman and the Galaxy TrioSeries, Meteor Man (voice)
Jack and the BeanstalkFilm, 1967The Giant (voice)1966
BatmanSeries, Lurch (uncredited)1964
Daniel BooneSeries, Gentle Sam1962
The Beverly HillbilliesSeries1959
BonanzaSeries, Garth1932Born31 July 1932People around Ted
Close ties
Joseph Barbera Directed Space Ghost
William Hanna Directed Space Ghost
Carolyn Jones Also in Batman and The Addams Family- Don Messick Also in Space Ghost
Jackie Coogan Also in The Addams Family
John Astin Also in The Addams Family
Vito Scotti Also in Batman and The Addams Family
Marc Daniels Directed Man from Atlantis- John Stephenson Also in Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles
Chris Robinson Directed Catch the Black Sunshine (1972)
Bruce Lee Also in Batman and Ironside
Marty Feldman Directed The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1979)
Majel Barrett Also in Genesis II and Planet Earth
Mark Rydell Directed Harry and Walter Go to New York (1977)
Lisa Loring Also in The Addams Family
Richard Benedict Directed Man from Atlantis
Parley Baer Also in The Addams Family
Percy Helton Also in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Jerry Hopper Directed The Addams Family
Michael Greene Also in The Harrad Experiment (1973)
Christopher Hart Duets: Thing
Jack Collins Also in The Addams Family and Goin' Coconuts- Reza Badiyi Directed Man from Atlantis
- Norman Maurer Produced The Angry Red Planet (1959)
Known for
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969
The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone 1979
Mackenna's Gold 1969
Dr. Strange 1978
The Last Remake of Beau Geste 1977
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 27
70 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
About this person
He also narrated the intro sequence for the 1977 live-action The Incredible Hulk TV series and provided the growls and roars for the Hulk for the first two seasons before his death, with actor Charles Napier providing the title character's vocals for the remainder of the series.
