<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Margaret Helen Jesse (m. 1956--1975, divorced) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> 1 son, 1 daughter </Td> </Tr> <P> Theodore Crawford 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 narrating The Incredible Hulk TV series . </P> <P> Cassidy was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but raised in Philippi, West Virginia . In his youth, Cassidy was an academically gifted individual and attended third grade at age six . During his freshman year of high school, at age 11, Cassidy was on the football and basketball teams . Despite this, he was a frequent target of bullying by his much older peers, having already reached a height of 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) by then . </P>

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