| Ted Cassidy | |
|---|---|
 Cassidy in film screenshot | |
| Vital Information | |
| Born: | July 31, 1932 |
| Birthplace: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died: | January 16, 1979 (aged 46) |
| Deathplace: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Career/ occupation: |
Actor, Voice over artist |
| Years/ Active: |
1952–1979 |
| Appeared in/ Involved with: |
as voice of Officer Big Mac in McDonald's TV coomercials in 1970's |
Ted Cassidy (born Theodore Edward Cassidy on July 31, 1932 – died January 16, 1979) provided the voice of Officer Big Mac in TV commercials during the 1970's.
Early life and Personal[]
Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, Ted attended West Virginia Wesleyan college, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in speech and drama, he married Margaret Helen in 1956; the couple had twp children, a son Sean born in 1957, and a daughter, Cameron, in 1960 before divorcing in 1975.
Career[]
A well respected actor, Ted portrayed many different characters during his film and television career. His most notable role was Lurch, the faithful butler on the ABC-TV sitcom series The Addams Family. Perhaps Ted's most memorable dialogue as Lurch would be, "You rang?", whenever someone summoned him. Due to his large, tall stature, (6'9" or 2.06 m) [1]he portrayed larger than life characters. Ted's deep bass voice was used for narrations and for dubbing certain character's voices. His acting career spanned three decades.
Death[]
Cassidy died in 1979 from complications following open-heart surgery. Actress Sandra Martinez, his girlfriend at the time of his passing, had his remains cremated, then buried in the backyard of their Woodland Hills home.
References[]
External links[]
- Ted Cassidy article at Wikipedia
- Ted Cassidy page at VoiceChasers