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Ted Cassidy
Ted Cassidy | |
|---|---|
 Cassidy as Tarzan with Cheeta in Storybook Squares (1969) | |
| Born | Theodore Crawford Cassidy July 31, 1932 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | January 16, 1979 (aged 46) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Stetson University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1959–1979 |
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) |
| Spouse |
Margaret Helen Jesse
(m. 1956; div. 1975) |
| Children | 2 |
Theodore Crawford Cassidy (July 31, 1932 – January 16, 1979) 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.[1][2] He also narrated the intro sequence for the 1977 live-action The Incredible Hulk TV series and provided the growls & roars for the Hulk for the series's first 2 seasons before his untimely passing, with actor Charles Napier providing the title character's vocals for the remainder of the series.[1][3]
- ^ a b Hal Erickson (2016). "Ted Cassidy". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 21, 2016.
- ^ "From Stetson gym to TV stage". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Florida. October 4, 1964. p. 12, All Florida.
- ^ "Ted Cassidy, Lurch in TV Series". The New York Times. January 24, 1979. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
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