Ted Cassidy - Turner Classic Movies

Biography

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Ted Cassidy worked on a variety of projects during his entertainment career. At the start of his acting career, Cassidy appeared on television comedies like "The Addams Family" (ABC, 1964-66) and "I Dream of Jeannie" (NBC, 1965-1970). In the beginning of his Hollywood career, Cassidy acted in films like the comedic adventure "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969) with Paul Newman...

Filmography

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The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone (1979)

Frank Frankenstone

Goin' Coconuts (1978)

The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)

Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover (1977)

Harry And Walter Go To New York (1976)

Poor Pretty Eddie (1975)

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Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969) -- (Movie Clip) Guns Or Knives?

Poor Pretty Eddie -- (Movie Clip) Times Has Changed

Biography

Ted Cassidy worked on a variety of projects during his entertainment career. At the start of his acting career, Cassidy appeared on television comedies like "The Addams Family" (ABC, 1964-66) and "I Dream of Jeannie" (NBC, 1965-1970). In the beginning of his Hollywood career, Cassidy acted in films like the comedic adventure "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969) with Paul Newman. Cassidy also contributed his voice to characters in "Frankenstein Jr. and the Impossibles" (CBS, 1966-68). and "Jack and the Beanstalk" (NBC, 1966-67). He then appeared in the Gregory Peck western "MacKenna's Gold" (1969), "The Limit" (1972) and "The Slams" (1973) with Jim Brown. He also appeared in the Leslie Uggams horror flick "Poor Pretty Eddie" (1975). On top of voice work, Cassidy acted in the Donny Osmond comedy "Goin' Coconuts" (1978). Most recently, Cassidy worked on "Roar" (2015).

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone (1979)

Frank Frankenstone

Goin' Coconuts (1978)

The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)

Benny & Barney: Las Vegas Undercover (1977)

Harry And Walter Go To New York (1976)

Poor Pretty Eddie (1975)

Planet Earth (1974)

Genesis II (1973)

The Slams (1973)

The Limit (1972)

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

Mackenna's Gold (1969)

Jack and the Beanstalk (1967)

Writer (Feature Film)

Screenplay Collaboration

Cast (Special)

The Addams Family (1977)

Lurch; Their Butler

Cast (TV Mini-Series)

Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All (1983)

Life Events

Photo Collections

Poor Pretty Eddie - Movie Poster

Here is the American one-sheet movie poster for Poor Pretty Eddie (1975), starring Michael Christian, Leslie Uggams, and Shelley Winters. One-sheets measured 27x41 inches, and were the poster style most commonly used in theaters.

Videos

Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969) -- (Movie Clip) Guns Or Knives? As Butch (Paul Newman) and Sundance (Robert Redford) ride in, Harvey (Ted Cassidy) challenges for leadership of the "Hole In The Wall" gang early in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1969, from William Goldman's original screenplay.

Poor Pretty Eddie -- (Movie Clip) Times Has Changed Sheriff Orville (Slim Pickens) dominates dinner chat with stranded singer Liz (Leslie Uggams) and twisted hosts Eddie (Michael Christian) and Bertha (Shelley Winters), arriving late, in Poor Pretty Eddie, 1975.

Poor Pretty Eddie -- (Movie Clip) Open, Liz Wetherly Leslie Uggams (as "Liz Wetherly) with a crisp Star-Spangled Banner at a football game, and the opening credits for director Richard Robinson's Poor Pretty Eddie, 1975.

Poor Pretty Eddie -- (Movie Clip) Nikon Unseen by locals Keno (Ted "Lurch" Cassidy) and Eddie (Michael Christian), stranded celebrity Liz (Leslie Uggams) snaps away with her Nikon while they work on her Rolls, in Poor Pretty Eddie, 1975.

Poor Pretty Eddie -- (Movie Clip) Keep Them Dogs Quiet! Eddie (Michael Christian) is minding his own in the vacant lodge when Keno (Ted "Lurch" Cassidy) brings in a celebrity (Leslie Uggams) with car trouble, in Poor Pretty Eddie, 1975.

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