Ted Cassidy

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1932-07-31 (47 years old)

Deathday

1979-01-16

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Ted Cassidy

Biography

Theodore Crawford Cassidy (July 31, 1932 – January 16, 1979), known as Ted Cassidy, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ted Cassidy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

1980

Bride of the Incredible Hulk

as Narrator / Hulk (voice) (uncredited)

1973

The Slams

as Glover

1969

Mackenna's Gold

as Hachita

1967

Jack and the Beanstalk

as The Giant (voice)

1974

Planet Earth

as Isiah

1973

Genesis II

as Isiah

1974

Thunder County

as Renzo Gambini

1972

The Limit

as Big Donnie

1977

The Return of the Incredible Hulk

as Narrator / Hulk (voice)

1975

The Intruder

as Mr. Peterson

1978

Dr. Strange

as Demon Balzaroth (voice) (uncredited)

1978

Production

1981

Roar

as Additional Writing

1972

Catch the Black Sunshine

as Additional Dialogue

1973

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