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Ted Cassidy
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.

TV Appearances

Main cast

The New Fantastic Four (1978)	As: The Thing -- [Voice]
Jana of the Jungle (1978)	As: Montaro -- [Voice]
Challenge of the SuperFriends (1978)	As: Black Manta, Brainiac -- [Voice]
Godzilla (1978)	As: Godzilla -- [Voice]
The Addams Family (1973) (1973)	As: Lurch, Thing -- [Voice]
The New Adventures of Huck Finn (1968)	As: Injun Joe
Birdman and the Galaxy Trio (1967)	As: Meteor Man -- [Voice]
Frankenstein Jr. and the Impossibles (1966)	As: Frankenstein, Jr. -- [Voice]
The Addams Family (1964) (1964)	As: Lurch

Episode Cast Credits

Challenge of the SuperFriends (1978) Hide episode 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]
	• The Final Challenge	01x12: (Nov/25/1978)	*Voiced*	Black Manta, [Starring Roles]
	• Monolith of Evil	01x06: (Oct/14/1978)	*Voiced*	Brainiac
	• Wanted: The SuperFriends	01x01: (Sep/09/1978)	*Voiced*	Black Manta
Chico and the Man (1974)
	• Help Wanted	04x20: (Jul/07/1978)	As	Bruno
The Man From Atlantis (1977)
	• Scavenger Hunt	01x10: (Apr/18/1978)	As	Canja
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
	• Bigfoot V	05x05: (Oct/09/1977)	As	Bigfoot
The Bionic Woman (1976)
	• The Return of Bigfoot (2)	02x01: (Sep/22/1976)	As	Bigfoot
Banacek (1972)
	• Ten Thousand Dollars a Page	01x06: (Jan/10/1973)	As	Jerry Crawford, [Co-Guest Stars]
Ironside (1967)
	• Who'll Cry for My Baby?	06x12: (Dec/07/1972)	As	Wrestler
Bonanza (1959)
	• Decision at Los Robles	11x24: (Mar/22/1970)	As	Garth
Mannix (1967)
	• To Kill a Writer	01x23: (Mar/09/1968)	As	Felipe Montoya
Tarzan (1966) (1966)
	• Jungle Ransom	02x21: (Feb/23/1968)	As	Sampson
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
Daniel Boone (1964) (1964)
	• The Scrimshaw Ivory Chart	04x15: (Jan/04/1968)	As	Gentle Sam
Shazzan! (1967)
	• Demon In The Bottle Returns	01x11: (Oct/14/1967)	*Voiced*	Demon in the Bottle
	• Demon In The Bottle	01x06: (Sep/23/1967)	*Voiced*	Demon in the Bottle
Space Ghost and Dino Boy (1966) Hide episode 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]
	• The Robot Master	01x15: (Oct/08/1966)	*Voiced*	Metallus, [Uncredited]
	• Homing Device	01x13: (Oct/08/1966)	*Voiced*	Metallus, [Uncredited]
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
	• The Dahlia Feud	05x30: (Apr/19/1967)	As	Mr. Ted
Laredo (1965)
	• The Small Chance Ghost	02x22: (Mar/03/1967)	As	Monte
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]
Batman (1966)
	• The Penguin's Nest (1)	02x27: (Dec/07/1966)	As	Lurch, [Uncredited]
Lost in Space (1965)
	• The Thief of Outer Space	02x09: (Nov/09/1966)	As	Slave
American Bandstand (1957)
	• The Mojo Men / Barry Young / Ted Cassidy	09x08: (Oct/30/1965)	As	Lurch
Shindig (1964)
	• Halloween ‘65 with Boris Karloff; Ted Cassidy	02x14: (Oct/30/1965)	As	Himself

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