| LC control no. | n 97872165 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Cassidy, Ted |
| Variant(s) | Cassidy, Theodore Crawford, 1932-1979 |
| Birth date | 1932-07-31 |
| Death date | 1979-01-16 |
| Place of birth | Pittsburgh (Pa.) |
| Place of death | Los Angeles (Calif.) |
| Profession or occupation | Actors |
| Special note | Actor. Plays character of "Lurch" on TV series. Promoted record and dance called "The Lurch." Data contributed by the Dance Heritage Coalition for the New York Public Library Dance Collection. |
| Found in | NYPL Dict. Cat. of the Dance Coll., 1974- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid lobby cards, 1969 (Ted Cassidy, depicted) IMDb, 30 November 2018 (Ted Cassidy (1932-1979); born Theodore Crawford Cassidy 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 The Addams Family (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; born July 31, 1932; died January 16, 1979 in Los Angeles, California) |
| Associated language | eng |
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