Ted Cassidy

Ted Cassidy was born on Jul 31, 1932 in USA. Ted Cassidy's big-screen debut came with The Angry Red Planet directed by Ib Melchior in 1959, strarring Martian (voice, uncredited). Ted Cassidy is known for Jana of the Jungle directed by Ray Patterson, Marlene Aragon stars as Voices and Michael Bell as Dr. Ben Cooper. The upcoming new movie Ted Cassidy plays is The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone which will be released on Oct 30, 1979.

Ted Cassidy was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and raised in Philippi, West Virginia. He was a well respected actor who portrayed many different characters during his film and television career. His most notable role was Lurch, the faithful butler on the television series La famille Addams (1964). 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.