this is a interview with Ted Cassidy shot in the early 70s, this was a pilot entertainment show called "In Hollywood", host is Don Pietro also know as Don Pietromonaco. I was the sound guy on this show.
His deep voice as Lurch was no imitation. That was his naturally deep voice. A lot of people may not be aware that he worked in radio before television. He was employed at a radio station in Dallas and was one of the reporters covering the Kennedy asassination.
One of Cassidy's voice roles as the Incredible Hulk in the 1970s TV series. I could hear it was human, but it was so deep it sounded like it was changed with a pitch-control device and/or blended with an animal. Nope, apparently it was 100% organic, and it was Ted Cassidy.
Cilly Honey orange shag carpet, green rotary wall phone, cool people had the dark brown bar with the classy bar in the dens, w/ lamp over head like in Pizza Huts back in the day..cool lamps over head in every booth. Good ole days. Macrame hanging plant holders hung from the hook in the ceiling too. Almost forgot.
Periodically, my father would wash the walls in our house (which was only fair since he was primarily responsible for most of the smoke that coated them) and the amount of yellow/brown film removed was incredible. The walls instantly became several shades brighter and whiter. Naturally, he died of emphysema. Nearly all of the males - and a few of the females - in my family died of smoking-related diseases from the 1950s until the 1990s.
Yes, indeed a shame. My father passed away at a very young age as well, 44. Second heart surgery, 98 percent chance of living and still didn't pull through. He would have been 79 next August. He definitely suffered a heart attack during surgery.
@@baileylynn6481 Not everyone good dies young. I have a few TikTok videos exposing big pharma companies and their unwillingness to cure diabetes. They want war, well they have war.
Quick facts about Ted Cassiby (Lurch): 1. He was married from age 24 to 43. Had two kids. 2. He money money mostly doing voices while not seen. 3. He had a hit song and appears dancing that song on RU-vid. 4. He was born in Pennsylvania on July 31, 1932. 5. He died on January 16, 1979. 6. He died after a heart operation at the age of 46 7. He was 6 feet nine inches tall. 8. He was cremated and his ashes put in the backyard of the house where he did this intervew. 9. The last movie he did Flash Gordon was released in theaters three years after he died. 10. He was seven inches shorter than wrestler Andre The Giant and four inches taller than Herman Monster (Fred Gwynne).
Both of them were larger than life (height wise) and had deep voices. I absolutely love The Munsters...and while I couldn't really get into the Addams Family I would watch Ted Cassidy's parts as Lurch.
@@aaronflowers8881 JEJ IS the GOAT with voiceovers, so I don't even have to mention him; he's the standard bearer from which others follow. David and Haysbert, I forgot about them, but their voiceover work is very solid and good.
The man was brilliant, humble and underrated because he did so many things that people aren’t aware of. Had he lived he would have gone on to be a successful director/producer. R.I.P.
In 1967 (I believe that was the year), he did a promotional tour and came to Little Rock where he visited kids in hospitals. My brother (who's fine now) was in a body cast due to Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (LCPD). He was only eight at the time. Cassidy was apparently moved to tears after visiting with my brother, though apparently didn't show he was upset in front of him. Big guy, big heart.
I hadn't realized what a comedic genius Ted Cassidy was until I watched "Addams Family" recently. They gave him so little to do on that show, but he shone through with comic brilliance. I wish I could have met him!
@@domainofthesun4400 The first time I heard that in the episode "Morticia and the Psychiatrist", I was laughing so hard, Like that whole episode was a big laugh.
1967 + 5 years for the book to screenplay makes this interview about 1972 which is about the time of his Honey Crunchers. He is 39 in this (man was he young when he did Lurch) and 7 years later he just passes away. He always seemed like a nice guy.
The guy suffered from an overactive pituitary gland. It caused his height of 6'9 and it caused his voice to be like that. If you don't believe me then listen to Andre the Giant, Richard Kiel, Geoffrey Holder, and Peter Steele(the guy also has 4 octaves)'s voices
@@TheKing-uu7jn Ol' Lurch sure lo oks different with a mustac- he & a different hair style. Hi s voice may be deep, but he doesn't stack up to JD Sum ner. PS. Did you know he na- rrated the opening theme to the old t.v. series The Incred ible Hulk?
@@donroy7039 no. If he had gigantism. He'd would've been a lot bigger. With a similar body type to Andre the giant, much larger hands and possibly a much bigger head.
I knew little about Ted Cassidy,name included, before realising he was the voiceover for the Hulk intro.Radio, TV, film and basketball were all his ! A giant voice to match the giant stature, I wish I had met him. I raise my glass to you Mr Cassidy!
I was listening to this interview and hearing the voice of Ted Cassidy and trying to remember where I have heard that voice before? Well a very similar voice is that of Robert Mitchum. Certainly not the same, but similar.
i had no idea his voice actually sounded like that! i used to think maybe he exaggerated his voice to get that deep tone. Holy cow... RIP Ted, loved all your great work...
Most guys who are that tall, do have deep voices. Just like people who are very short have very high voices. The problem is most of us are not used to people who have such "extreme" heights.
Dude, this is fantastic! I've always wondered if there was any kind of interview with him talking in his normal voice. Thanks for sharing this brother!
Thank you for sharing. I never thought I've seen or heard him out of Lurch makeup and voice. He was in Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid. Nice looking guy with a.great voice
Ted Cassidy also did the opening narration for The Incredible Hulk series."Dr. David Banner: physician; scientist. Searching for a way to tap into the hidden strengths that all humans have."
+Allen He was also the voice of Metallus in Hanna-Barbera's "Space Ghost", Meteor Man in Hanna-Barbera's "The Galaxy Trio", "Galactus" in 1966's "The Fantastic Four", and the voice of God in "The Ten Commandments" with Charlton Heston.
PatrioticPirate I've always been a HUGE fan of The Addams Family, but I had no clue that it was his ACTUAL voice that he used on that show. He's the original Alan Rickman.
His normal speaking voice reminds me alot of Fred Gwynne's (original Herman from the Munsters), speaking voice. If you put the 2 of them together, they sound like they could've been brothers.
I just realized from IMDB that he was the voice over for the classic television show.. "The Incredible Hulk" starring the late Bill Bixby,Jack Colvin and Lou Ferrigno all these year's I never suspected he was making the "roar" voice... Such a loss due to a bad heart surgery..
Ted where ever he went for sure be known as super tall looking down as we looking up. the icon that is dearly missed gave excellent acting in what ever he did! RIP T.C.
I wonder when how exactly soon before his death in 79 this was made. It looks late 70s. He also did the narration at the first of the Incredible Hulk tv show opening theme, and the hulk's growls the first year or so before his death. He was a very talented man, who left us way too early.
He mentioned a movie called Black Charcoal (was actually named Charcoal Black) that was about to be released. It was released in 1972, so this interview was probably in 1971.
Dang what a cool guy wudda have loved to have met this such iconic voice . Such a bummer he had to go Each one ogf the characters on the original Addams fam or the Munsters could ever be duplicated . Ted Cassidy was awesum cant wait to meet him in the after life
Big Addams Family and Munsters fan here who owns all episodes of both shows short lived history. Its so odd to see Ted smile as he does in this video which im sures quite rare. Ive never seen him in anything else other than the A.F. series and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Anyone else realize Uncle Fester was also the small boy with Charlie Chaplin in the silent early 20th century film, The Kid?
I remember Ted Cassidy was a tall gentleman about 6'9" that's tall for guy like him he played lurch on the Addams family unfortunately Ted Cassidy passed away in 1979 it's kinda strange that he died end of the 1970's he was so talented in everything he did on t.v. or movies and I don't know why he died over 30 years ago since 1979
He was also a reporter at WFAA radio in Dallas immediately before taking the role of "Lurch" and was reporting there the day that JFK was assassinated.
Cassidy underwent surgery at St. Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles to have a benign tumor removed from his heart. The tumor had formed as a result of the long-term effects of the condition acromegaly (the same condition which also affected Andre Roussimoff), which was also responsible for his iconic deep voice, facial structure, and overall tall stature. Complications arose several days later while he was recuperating at home. He was readmitted to the same hospital, where he died on January 16, 1979, at age 46.
he was also in one of my fave movies Mackenna's Gold, also stared Julie Newmar & Telly Savalas & Gregory Peck & Omar Sharif , Lurch , Catwoman ,& Kojack all in the same movie very cool flick
I remember as a kid I recognized him on the Star Trek episode "what little girls are made of" I believe.. my friends said I was wrong until I showed them the credits at the end then waited a week for addams family to compare.
I encountered Ted Cassidy in a Sears department store candy line in Glendale, California. I lived "next door" in Eagle Rock. It was in 1970. My good friend "John" (who was just ahead of me in line) had excitedly whispered over to me, "Hey Marty, look how tall that guy who just walked up behind you in line is, he's a giant!" I didn't want to just turn around and disrespectfully stare right up at the guy, so I decided I'd turn around and pretend to 'just be looking for a wall clock to see what time it was getting to be(stores had wall clocks back then!). When I glanced up, I right away saw "Lurch" without any makeup on or wearing his costume! I recognized him right away, who wouldn't? Well, I suppose my friend didn't, he just said some "giant guy", ha! I wanted to say something to "Lurch", but I couldn't think of a single thing to say that wouldn't sound kind of stupid. Well, Sears always gave out free bags of popcorn to kids just so their mouths were full and they wouldn't be able to pester their parents to buy buy buy them things, so I just threw a "fun-knee" joke up to him by saying, "HEY KID... YOU HERE TO GET FREE POPCORN TOO?!" Mr. Cassidy's eyes grew a sparkle in them, letting me know that he thought what I had asked him was humorous, TINY me calling GIANT him a "kid" and all. Then he humored me kindly by slowly groaning out, in true Lurch fashion, " UUUUUUH....PEEEEENUT.... MMMMMM & MMMMMMS!". I laughed to let him know I thought what he had just said and done for me was "really cool". Then we talked for a couple of minutes more. I told him I was there with my mother and two sisters just to get new school clothes, he told me he was just browsing, but that he might pick up some new tools while he was there. Maybe buy a new washing machine because his old one was giving him trouble all the time now. That was on a Sunday afternoon. On Monday, I had the best "bragging rights" story to share before school, during short breaks between classes, at lunch and after school let out too. And I had a good friend to back up my story when other kids tried calling me a liar! I was only 13, and just starting 7th grade, and I was going to a school in Eagle Rock that was both Junior and Senior high, grades 7-12. Even the big kids wanted to hear every detail of what me and Lurch talked about, and specially where we had met so maybe they might visit there and encounter him later on just like I had. The Addams Family show had already ended production by then, 1970. But they still showed reruns at the time, every afternoon even.
I remember seeing Mr. Cassidy in a western playing a native American and he did a great job. Long ago but he was very interesting and sadly Lurch was too much of what he is remembered for but at least that role is probably why he is still talked about. Loved his voice. Peace Mr. Cassidy.
+Smedley N Yep. I fondly remember a blooper he participated in by running onto the set of Star Trek and picking up Shatner while they were filming the episode Bread and Circuses. Cassidy was in full Indian costume and Shatner had no idea what was going on. It's really funny and most likely can be found on RU-vid still today.
alucard624 Hello alucard 624 I know the blooper you are referring to however the person who picks up William Shatner is not Ted Cassidy. Ted was a guest star in the Episode of Star Trek named "What are little girl's made of" he portrayed the android "Ruk" in the episode.
