Personal Info
Birth date
1932-07-31 (92 Years)
Day of death
1979-01-16
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known as
تد کسیدی
Ted Cassidy
Biography
Theodore Crawford Cassidy (July 31, 1932 – January 16, 1979), known as Ted Cassidy, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ted Cassidy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Star Trek
8.017
Overview:
Space. The Final Frontier. The U.S.S. Enterprise embarks on a five year mission to explore the galaxy. The Enterprise is under the command of Captain James T. Kirk with First Officer Mr. Spock, from the planet Vulcan. With a determined crew, the Enterprise encounters Klingons, Romulans, time paradoxes, tribbles and genetic supermen led by Khan Noonian Singh. Their mission is to explore strange new worlds, to seek new life and new civilizations, and to boldly go where no man has gone before.The Beverly Hillbillies
6.873
Overview:
Jed Clampett's swamp is loaded with oil. When a wildcatter discovers the huge pool, Jed sells his land to the O.K. Oil Company and at the urging of cousin Pearl, moves his family to a 35-room mansion in Beverly Hills, California.Mannix
6.686
Overview:
Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller, the title character, Joe Mannix, is a private investigator. He is played by Mike Connors. Mannix was the last series produced by Desilu Productions.Bonanza
7.5
Overview:
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.Space Ghost and Dino Boy
7.417
Overview:
Intergalactic policeman Space Ghost navigates the cosmos in his tricked-out spaceship, The Phantom Cruiser, battling villains like Brak and Zorak in his legendary suit and powerful wristbands. Dino Boy teams with caveman Ugh and dinosaur Bronty to go primeval on the ancient menaces of their primitive home.Birdman and the Galaxy Trio
7.4
Overview:
Granted the power and wings of an eagle by high priests, Birdman defends the rights of mankind across the universe accompanied by his constant companion, an eagle named Avenger.I Dream of Jeannie
7.835
Overview:
While on a mission, American astronaut Captain Tony Nelson is forced to make an emergency landing that will forever change his life. On a deserted South Pacific island, Captain Nelson happens upon a bottle containing a beautiful two-thousand-year-old female genie named Jeannie. Rescuing her from the bottle nets Tony the requisite three wishes, and then some, when Jeannie pledges total devotion to her new "master".The Addams Family
8.001
Overview:
A satirical inversion of the ideal of the perfect American nuclear family, they are an eccentric wealthy family who delight in everything grotesque and macabre, and are never really aware that people find them bizarre or frightening. In fact, they themselves are often terrified by "normal" people.The Six Million Dollar Man
7.26
Overview:
Follow the adventures of Steve Austin, cybernetically enhanced astronaut turned secret agent, employed by the OSI, under the command of Oscar Goldman and supervised by the scientist who created his cybernetics, Rudy Wells. Steve uses the superior strength and speed provided by his bionic arm and legs, and the enhanced vision provided by his artificial eye, to fight enemy agents, aliens, mad scientists, and a wide variety of other villains.The Incredible Hulk
7.247
Overview:
During an experiment gone bad, radiation turns a scientist into a raging green behemoth whenever he becomes agitated. Unable to control his transformations, David Banner searches for a cure as he crosses the country, fugitive-style, with a dogged tabloid reporter on his trail.The Bionic Woman
6.972
Overview:
After fully recovering from her near fatal bout of bionic rejection, Jaime Sommers, the first female cyborg, is assigned to spy missions of her own.Daniel Boone
6.9
Overview:
Daniel Boone is an American action-adventure television series starring Fess Parker as Daniel Boone that aired from September 24, 1964 to September 10, 1970 on NBC for 165 episodes, and was made by 20th Century Fox Television. Ed Ames co-starred as Mingo, Boone's Cherokee friend, for the first four seasons of the series. Albert Salmi portrayed Boone's companion Yadkin in season one only. Dallas McKennon portrayed innkeeper Cincinnatus. Country Western singer-actor Jimmy Dean was a featured actor as Josh Clements during the 1968–1970 seasons. Actor and former NFL football player Rosey Grier made regular appearances as Gabe Cooper in the 1969 to 1970 season. The show was broadcast "in living color" beginning in fall 1965, the second season, and was shot entirely in California and Kanab, Utah.Batman
7.3
Overview:
Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually crime fighting duo Batman and Robin. A secret Batpole in the Wayne mansion leads to the Batcave, where Police Commissioner Gordon often calls with the latest emergency threatening Gotham City. Racing to the scene of the crime in the Batmobile, Batman and Robin must (with the help of their trusty Bat-utility-belt) thwart the efforts of a variety of master criminals, including The Riddler, The Joker, Catwoman, and The Penguin.Tarzan
6.7
Overview:
Tarzan is a series that aired on NBC from 1966 – 1968. The series portrayed Tarzan as a well-educated character, one who, tired of civilization, had returned to the jungle where he had been raised. The show retained many of the trappings of the classic movie series, including Cheeta, while excluding other elements, such as Jane, as part of the "new look" for the fabled apeman that producer Sy Weintraub had introduced in previous motion pictures starring Gordon Scott, Jock Mahoney, and Mike Henry. CBS aired repeat episodes the program during the summer of 1969.The Pruitts of Southampton
5.3
Overview:
An audit by the Internal Revenue Service about overdue taxes reveals that the supposedly incredibly wealthy Pruitts family is in fact broke. Presumably causing the economic depression, an improbably charitable IRS allows them to continue living in their mansion and maintaining the pretensions of great wealth.Chico and the Man
5.8
Overview:
Chico and the Man is an American sitcom which ran on NBC for four seasons, from September 13, 1974, to July 21, 1978. It stars Jack Albertson as Ed Brown, the cantankerous owner of a run down garage in an East Los Angeles barrio, and Freddie Prinze as Chico Rodriguez, an upbeat, optimistic Chicano young man who comes in looking for a job. It was the first U.S. television series set in a Mexican-American neighborhood.Ironside
6.8
Overview:
When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to the police department. Detective Sergeant Ed Brown and policewoman Eve Whitfield join with him to crack varied and fascinating cases. Ex-con Mark Sanger is employed by the chief as home help but eventually becomes a fully fledged member of the team also. Officer Whitfield leaves after 4 years service, and is replaced by Officer Fran Belding.Shindig!
6.2
Overview:
Shindig! is an American musical variety series which aired on ABC from September 16, 1964 to January 8, 1966. The show was hosted by Jimmy O'Neill, a disc jockey in Los Angeles at the time who also created the show along with his wife Sharon Sheeley and production executive Art Stolnitz. The original pilot was rejected by ABC and David Sontag, then Executive Producer of ABC, redeveloped and completely redesigned the show. A new pilot with a new cast of artists was shot starring Sam Cooke. That pilot aired as the premiere episode.The New Scooby-Doo Movies
7.7
Overview:
Aside from doubling the length of each episode, The New Scooby-Doo Movies differed from its predecessor in the addition of a rotating special guest star slot; each episode featured real-life celebrities or well known fictional characters joining the Mystery, Inc. gang in solving the mystery of the week. Some episodes, in particular the episodes guest-starring the characters from The Addams Family, Batman, and Jeannie, deviated from the established Scooby-Doo format of presenting criminals masquerading as supernatural beings by introducing real ghosts, witches, monsters, and other such characters into the plots.Jana of the Jungle
5
Overview:
Jana of the Jungle is a cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera. It first aired alongside Godzilla as The Godzilla Power Hour.Man from Atlantis
6.4
Overview:
Atlantis survivor Mark Harris breathes underwater, withstands extreme depth pressures and wields superhuman strength.Frankenstein, Jr. and The Impossibles
6.8
Overview:
Boy genius Buzz Conroy’s powerful robot, Frankenstein Jr. cranks into action along with a group of crime fighting superheroes disguised as a beatnik rock group, The Impossibles, making hot-rockin’ musical justice!Shazzan
7.2
Overview:
Shazzan is an American animated television series, created by Alex Toth and produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1967 for CBS. The series follows the adventures of two teenage siblings, Chuck and Nancy, traveling around a mystical Arabian world, mounted on Kaboobie the flying camel. During their journey they face several dangers, but they are always helped by Shazzan, a genie with magical powers out of this world. Shazzan is not to be confused with Shazam!, the 1970s comic book/television revival of Golden Age super hero Captain Marvel, created by C. C. Beck and Bill Parker.The Herculoids
7.26
Overview:
Somewhere out in the deep space live the Herculoids. Humanoid Zandor, along with his wife Tara and son Dorno, lead a group of unique creatures: Zok the flying dragon, powerful simian Igoo, rhinoceros hybrid Tundro and two protoplasmic wonders named Gloop and Gleep. Together, they use their diverse super strengths to defend their utopian planet against attack from sinister invaders.The All-New Super Friends Hour
7.4
Overview:
The All-New Super Friends Hour is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from September 10, 1977, to September 2, 1978, on ABC. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera and is based on the Justice League and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics.Laredo
6.3
Overview:
Laredo is an American Western television series that aired on NBC from September 16, 1965, to April 7, 1967. Laredo stars Neville Brand, William Smith, Peter Brown, and Philip Carey as Texas Rangers. It is set on the Mexican border about Laredo, Texas. The program was produced by Universal Television. The pilot episode of Laredo aired on NBC's The Virginian under the title, "We've Lost a Train". It was released theatrically in 1969 under the title Backtrack. Three episodes from the first season of the series were edited into the 1968 feature film Three Guns for Texas.Mr. Terrific
7.1
Overview:
Mister Terrific is an American TV sitcom that aired on CBS Television from January 9, to May 8, 1967. It starred Stephen Strimpell in the title role, and lasted 17 episodes. The show was similar to NBC's Captain Nice, which followed Mister Terrific on Monday nights during its run. Riding the tide of the camp superhero craze of the 1960s, the show's premise involved gas station attendant Stanley Beamish, a mild-mannered scrawny youth who secretly worked to fight crime for a government organization, The Bureau of Secret Projects, in Washington. All he needed to do was take a "power pill" which gave him the strength of a thousand men and enabled him to fly, much like Superman, albeit by furious flapping while wearing the top half of a wingsuit. Unfortunately, he was the only person on whom the pills worked. It was established that, although the pill would give him great strength, he was still vulnerable to bullets. Furthermore, each power pill had a time limit of one hour, although he generally had two 10-minute booster pills available per episode. Much of the show's humor revolved around Stanley losing his superpowers before he completed his given assignment.Lost in Space
7.147
Overview:
The space family Robinson is sent on a five-year mission to find a new planet to colonise. The voyage is sabotaged time and again by an inept stowaway, Dr. Zachary Smith. The family's spaceship, Jupiter II, also carries a friendly robot who endures an endless stream of abuse from Dr. Smith, but is a trusted companion of young Will RobinsonChallenge of the Super Friends
6.885
Overview:
Challenge of the Super Friends is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from September 9, 1978, to December 23, 1978, on ABC. The complete series was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for Warner Bros. Television and is based on the Justice League and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics and created by Julius Schwartz, Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky. It was the third series of Super Friends cartoons, following the original Super Friends in 1973 and The All-New Super Friends Hour in 1977. It continues to air on Boomerang in the United States.Godzilla
8.167
Overview:
Godzilla is a 30-minute animated series co-produced between Hanna-Barbera Productions and Toho in 1978 and aired on NBC in the United States and TV Tokyo in Japan. The series is an animated adaptation of the Japanese Godzilla films produced by Toho. The series continued to air until 1981, for a time airing in its own half-hour timeslot until its cancellation.Acting
1997Sledgehammer O'Possum - What's Going on Back There? as Angry Purple Guy
1982Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All as Prince Thun (voice)
1980Bride of the Incredible Hulk as Narrator / Hulk (voice) (uncredited)
1979The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone as Frankenstone (voice)
1978Goin' Coconuts as Mickey
1978Godzilla (26 Episodes) as Godzilla
1978Jana of the Jungle (13 Episodes) as Unknown
1978Challenge of the Super Friends (32 Episodes) as Unknown
1978The Fantastic Four (13 Episodes) as The Thing (voice)
1978Dr. Strange as Demon Balzaroth (voice) (uncredited)
1978The Flintstones: Little Big League as Officer (voice)
1977The Return of the Incredible Hulk as Narrator / Hulk (voice)
1977The Incredible Hulk (34, 4, 1 Episode) as Narrator / Hulk (voice) (uncredited), Narrator (voice) (uncredited), Narrator / Hulk (voice)
1977Halloween with the New Addams Family as Lurch
1977Man from Atlantis (1 Episode) as Canja
1977The All-New Super Friends Hour (60 Episodes) as Unknown
1977The Last Remake of Beau Geste as Blindman
1977Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover as Jake Tuttle
1977The Great Balloon Race as Unknown
1976Harry and Walter Go to New York as Leary
1976The Bionic Woman (1 Episode) as Unknown
1975Poor Pretty Eddie as Keno
1975The Intruder as Mr. Peterson
1974Chico and the Man (1 Episode) as Unknown
1974Planet Earth as Isiah
1974The Six Million Dollar Man (2 Episodes) as Bigfoot
1974Thunder County as Renzo Gambini
1973The Slams as Glover
1973Super Friends (32 Episodes) as Brainiac / Black Manta (voice)
1973The Addams Family (16 Episodes) as Lurch (voice)
1973Genesis II as Isiah
1972The Limit as Big Donnie
1972Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family as Lurch (Voice)
1972Banacek (1 Episode) as Jerry Crawford
1972The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1 Episode) as Lurch (voice)
1972Catch the Black Sunshine as Striker
1969Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid as Harvey Logan
1969Mackenna's Gold as Hachita
1968The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (20 Episodes) as Injun Joe
1967Mannix (1 Episode) as Unknown
1967Super President (1 Episode) as Spy Shadow (voice)
1967Birdman and the Galaxy Trio (60 Episodes) as Meteor Man (voice)
1967The Herculoids (36 Episodes) as Unknown
1967Shazzan (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1967Ironside (1 Episode) as Wrestler
1967Jack and the Beanstalk as The Giant (voice)
1967Mr. Terrific (1 Episode) as Bojo
1966Space Ghost and Dino Boy (60 Episodes) as Metallus / Tansut (voice)
1966Frankenstein, Jr. and The Impossibles (54 Episodes) as Unknown
1966Tarzan (1 Episode) as Unknown
1966Star Trek (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Balok's puppet (voice), Ruk, Gorn (voice)
1966The Pruitts of Southampton (1 Episode) as Maxie
1966Batman (1 Episode) as Lurch
1965I Dream of Jeannie (1, 1 Episode) as Habib, Hamid
1965Laredo (1 Episode) as Unknown
1965Lost in Space (1 Episode) as Slave
1964Daniel Boone (1 Episode) as Gentle Sam
1964The Addams Family (64 Episodes) as Lurch
1964Shindig! (1 Episode) as Self
1962The Beverly Hillbillies (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959Bonanza (1 Episode) as Garth
Writing
1973The Harrad Experiment ... Screenplay