Ted Cassidy | |
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Cassidy as Tarzan with Cheeta in Storybook Squares (1969) | |
Born | Theodore Crawford Cassidy July 31, 1932 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | January 16, 1979 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 46)
Alma mater | Stetson University |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1959–1979 |
Height | 6 ft 9 in (206 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 live-action 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]