Ted Cassidy
Actor
Biography
Theodore Crawford Cassidy (July 31, 1932 – January 16, 1979) 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.
Filmography
Mackenna's Gold
as Hachita 1969
Dr. Strange
as Demon Balzaroth (voice) (uncredited) 1978
The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone
as Frankenstone (voice) 1979
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
as Blindman 1977
Halloween with the New Addams Family
as Lurch 1977
Bride of the Incredible Hulk
as Narrator / Hulk (voice) (uncredited) 1980
Poor Pretty Eddie
as Keno 1975
Planet Earth
as Isiah 1974
The Return of the Incredible Hulk
as Narrator / Hulk (voice) 1977
Genesis II
as Isiah 1973
Harry and Walter Go to New York
as Leary 1976
Jack and the Beanstalk
as The Giant (voice) 1967
The Flintstones: Little Big League
as Officer (voice) 1978
Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All
as Prince Thun (voice) 1982
The Slams
as Glover 1973
The Intruder
as Mr. Peterson 1975