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Ted Cassidy

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Mostly Credited As:	Ted Cassidy
Birth Name:	Theodore Crawford Cassidy
Date Of Birth:	July 31, 1932 (Age 46)
Country Of Birth:	USA
Birth Place:	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date Of Death:	January 16, 1979
Cause Of Death:	complications from heart surgery
Height:	6' 9" (2.05 m)

He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and raised in Philippi, West Virginia. Ted Cassidy was a well respected actor who portrayed many different characters during his film career. His most notable role was Lurch, the faithful butler on "The Addams Family" TV series. His most memorable dialogue as Lurch would be, "You rang?", whenever someone summoned him. Due to his large size, (6ft. 9in.) he portrayed larger than life characters. His deep voice, was used for narrations and for dubbing certain character's voices. His acting career spanned three decades. Ted Cassidy died in 1979 from complications following open-heart surgery. His live-in girlfriend had his remains cremated, then buried in the backyard of their Woodland Hills home.

Ted Cassidy TV Appearances

Main cast

Show: The New Fantastic Four(1978)	As: Thing/Benjamin J. "Ben" Grimm -- [Voice]
Show: Jana of the Jungle(1978)	As: Montaro -- [Voice]
Show: Challenge of the SuperFriends(1978)	As: Black Manta, Brainiac -- [Voice]
Show: Godzilla(1978)	As: Godzilla -- [Voice]
Show: The Addams Family (1973)(1973)	As: Lurch, Thing -- [Voice]
Show: Birdman and the Galaxy Trio(1967)	As: Meteor Man -- [Voice]
Show: The Herculoids(1967)	As: Igoo -- [Voice]
Show: Frankenstein Jr. and the Impossibles(1966)	As: Frankenstein, Jr. -- [Voice]
Show: The Addams Family (1964)(1964)	As: Lurch

Episode Cast Credits

Show: Challenge of the SuperFriends (1978) • 7 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Saturday September 09th, 1978) Show all 7 episode cast credits
	• The History of Doom	01x16: (Dec/23/1978)	*Voiced*	Black Manta
	• SuperFriends, Rest in Peace	01x15: (Dec/16/1978)	*Voiced*	Black Manta / Brainiac, [Starring Roles]
	• Doomsday	01x14: (Dec/09/1978)	*Voiced*	Black Manta, [Starring Roles]
	• Fairy Tale of Doom	01x13: (Dec/02/1978)	*Voiced*	Black Manta / Brainiac, [Starring Roles]
Show: Chico and the Man (1974)
	• Help Wanted	04x20: (Jul/07/1978)	As	Bruno
Show: The Man From Atlantis (1977)
	• Scavenger Hunt	01x10: (Apr/18/1978)	As	Canja
Show: The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
	• Bigfoot V	05x05: (Oct/09/1977)	As	Bigfoot
Show: The Bionic Woman (1976)
	• The Return of Bigfoot (2)	02x01: (Sep/22/1976)	As	Bigfoot
Show: Banacek (1972)
	• Ten Thousand Dollars a Page	01x06: (Jan/10/1973)	As	Jerry Crawford
Show: Ironside (1967)
	• Who'll Cry for My Baby?	06x12: (Dec/07/1972)	As	Wrestler
Show: Bonanza (1959)
	• Decision at Los Robles	11x24: (Mar/22/1970)	As	Garth
Show: Mannix (1967)
	• To Kill a Writer	01x23: (Mar/09/1968)	As	Felipe Montoya
Show: Tarzan (1966) (1966)
	• Jungle Ransom	02x21: (Feb/23/1968)	As	Sampson
Show: I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
	• Please Don't Feed the Astronauts	03x20: (Feb/13/1968)	As	Hamid
	• Genie, Genie, Who's Got the Genie? (3)	03x18: (Jan/30/1968)	As	Habib
Show: Daniel Boone (1964) (1964)
	• The Scrimshaw Ivory Chart	04x15: (Jan/04/1968)	As	Gentle Sam
Show: Space Ghost and Dino Boy (1966) • 6 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Saturday October 08th, 1966) Show all 6 episode cast credits
	• The Final Encounter	02x06: (Sep/16/1967)	*Voiced*	Metallus, [Uncredited]
	• The Meeting	02x01: (Sep/09/1967)	*Voiced*	Metallus, [Uncredited]
	• Space Armada	01x37: (Dec/03/1966)	*Voiced*	Metallus, [Uncredited]
	• The Time Machine	01x34: (Nov/26/1966)	*Voiced*	Tarko the Terrible, [Uncredited]
Show: The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
	• The Dahlia Feud	05x30: (Apr/19/1967)	As	Mr. Ted
Show: Laredo (1965)
	• The Small Chance Ghost	02x22: (Mar/03/1967)	As	Monte
Show: Star Trek (1966)
	• Arena	01x18: (Jan/19/1967)	*Voiced*	The Gorn, [Uncredited]
	• The Corbomite Maneuver	01x10: (Nov/10/1966)	*Voiced*	Balok Puppet, [Uncredited]
	• What Are Little Girls Made Of?	01x07: (Oct/20/1966)	As	Ruk, [Co-Guest Stars]
Show: Lost in Space (1965)
	• The Thief of Outer Space	02x09: (Nov/09/1966)	As	Slave
Show: American Bandstand (1957)
	• The Mojo Men / Barry Young / Ted Cassidy	09x08: (Oct/30/1965)	As	Lurch
Show: Shindig (1964)
	• Halloween ‘65 with Boris Karloff; Ted Cassidy	02x14: (Oct/30/1965)	As	Himself