<P> Theodore Crawford `` Ted '' Cassidy ( July 31 , 1932 -- January 16 , 1979 ) was an American actor of radio , television and film and voice artist . Noted for his tall stature at 6 ft 9 in ( 2.06 m ) and his deep bass voice , he tended to play unusual characters in offbeat or science - fiction series such as Star Trek and I Dream of Jeannie , and is best known for the role of Lurch on The Addams Family in the mid-1960s . He is also known for voicing The Hulk . </P>
<P> Theodore Crawford `` Ted '' Cassidy ( July 31 , 1932 -- January 16 , 1979 ) was an American actor of radio , television and film and voice artist . Noted for his tall stature at 6 ft 9 in ( 2.06 m ) and his deep bass voice , he tended to play unusual characters in offbeat or science - fiction series such as Star Trek and I Dream of Jeannie , and is best known for the role of Lurch on The Addams Family in the mid-1960s . He is also known for voicing The Hulk . </P>
who played lurch in the addams family tv series
who played lurch in the addams family tv series
Theodore Crawford `` Ted '' Cassidy
Theodore Crawford `` Ted '' Cassidy