Friday, July 31, 2020

Ted Cassidy, Lurch from the Addams Family, born 1932


Actor Ted Cassidy, born July 1932, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is best known for his role as the faithful butler to the Addams Family, which ran for two seasons in the mid-1960's.  He was a successful actor but also found success doing voice-overs.  He appeared on Star Trek as Ruk on What Are Little Girls Made Of?. He provided the voice of Balok's puppet in the Corbomite Maneuver and Gorn in Arena.

He appeared in I Dream of Jeannie, The Six-Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman.  He even provided the voice for Godzilla in the animated series in the late 1970's.

He passed away in January 1979 following heart surgery.


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