Theodore Crawford Cassidy Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Theodore Crawford "Ted" Cassidy (July 31, 1932 – January 16, 1979) was an American actor who performed in television and films. Noted for his tall stature, he tended to play unusual characters in offbeat or science-fiction series such as Star Trek and I Dream of Jeannie. He is perhaps best known for the role of Lurch, the butler on the 1960s television series The Addams Family. He is also known for performing the opening narration of the CBS series The Incredible Hulk, as well as the voice of the Hulk (1977–79).
Full Name
Theodore Crawford Cassidy
Net Worth
$400,000
Date Of Birth
July 31, 1932
Died
1979-01-16
Place Of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Height
6' 9" (2.06 m)
Occupation
Actor
Profession
Actor, Writer, Soundtrack
Nicknames
Ted Cassidy, Cassidy, Ted
Star Sign
Leo
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Trademark
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Towering height and slender frame
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Incredibly deep basso profundo voice
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Quote
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"None. None of them! I don't want to be remembered for any of them because I don't like any of them. I'm not proud of any of them. I am still waiting for the one role I will have pride in and want to be associated with down the years." (on the role he would most like to be known for playing)
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"If I'm up for a part if, I'm asked to play something, I really worry what I'm going to be because they always make fellows like me the big dumb galoot, the oaf who doesn't know anything, who trips over himself. We are apparently idiots, all big men. You end up never leading anybody to anything. You end up holding people, while the boss hits them in the face -- scratching your head a lot wondering where all your marbles went. Well, that kind of thing doesn't appeal to me at all. I used to think that's how it was and I would do it, but I won't do it anymore. I turn down everything that comes along like that. So, the only thing you can rely on are those who have worked with you and know that you are consistent, talented and reliable, and maybe they're friends of yours and are willing to put you to work so you don't end up in the welfare line." (from a 1978 interview)
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Fact
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His home, where his ashes were scattered, was sold and torn down.
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Worked as a lifeguard in Ormond Beach, Florida during the 1950s.
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Cassidy narrated the opening credits of The Incredible Hulk (1978). He provided the Hulk's growls and roars in the first two seasons before his death, but his narration for the opening credits remained throughout the entire series. The producers kept it on a tape cassette and only used it when they were filming the show.
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Best remembered by the public as the faithful butler Lurch in The Addams Family (1964).
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Brother-in-law of actor Dan Jesse. He was married to Jesse's sister from 1956 to 1976.
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Two children, a boy (Sean) born in 1957 and a girl (Cameron) born in 1960. Both children are now lawyers.
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Married immediately after graduating from Stetson and worked at a radio station in Jacksonville, Florida, and then at a radio station in Pensacola, Florida (where his children were born), before taking a job at WFAA in Dallas, Texas. Contacts made at WFAA led to his audition for "The Addams Family".
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Lurch was supposed to be silent, as in the Charles Addams cartoons, but during the shooting of the pilot, when Ted made his very first appearance at the sounding of the gong, he ad libbed the now famous line, "You rang?" in his trademark sonorous voice, and everyone was so impressed that Lurch became a speaking role.
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Played one season of college basketball at Stetson University in the 1950s and averaged 17 points and 10 rebounds a game.
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Worked as a staff announcer for WFAA radio in Dallas prior to his acting career and was part of WFAA's ongoing coverage of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Among the first to interview assassination eyewitnesses W.E. Newman Jr. and Gayle Newman.
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