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Ted Cassidy

1932 - 1979

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Theodore Crawford Cassidy (July 31, 1932 – January 16, 1979) was an American actor. He tended to play unusual characters in offbeat or science-fiction works such as Star Trek and I Dream of Jeannie, and he played Lurch on The Addams Family in the mid-1960s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ted Cassidy has received more than 4,683,933 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Ted Cassidy is the 3,076th most popular actor (down from 2,385th in 2019), the 4,820th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,951st in 2019) and the 1,450th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ted Cassidy ranks 3,076 out of 9,996Before him are Maria Zankovetska, Eriq La Salle, Ross Martin, Jacques Sernas, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Bobby Driscoll. After him are Lee Jong-suk, Peggy Ashcroft, Takuya Kimura, Mike Connors, Raimu, and Doug Jones.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Ted Cassidy ranks 234Before him are Erró, Donald Byrd, Albert Collins, Yakir Aharonov, Parry O'Brien, and Sanpei Shirato. After him are Elaine May, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, Otto Schily, Katarina Taikon, Patsy Cline, and Arif Mardin. Among people deceased in 1979, Ted Cassidy ranks 141Before him are Grant Green, István Örkény, Lothar Wolleh, Georgy Beriev, I. A. Richards, and Tapio Rautavaara. After him are Ernest B. Schoedsack, Minnie Riperton, Jim Hutton, Walter Legge, Juana de Ibarbourou, and Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ted Cassidy ranks 4,820 out of 18,182Before him are Son House (1902), Larry Carlton (1948), Cuba Gooding Jr. (1968), Donella Meadows (1941), Bobby Driscoll (1937), and Jorma Kaukonen (1940). After him are Francis Lane (1874), Garry Shandling (1949), Brett Lunger (1945), Rebbie Jackson (1950), Edward Feigenbaum (1936), and Charles Demuth (1883).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ted Cassidy ranks 1,450Before him are Joel McCrea (1905), Grant Show (1962), Debbie Allen (1950), Eriq La Salle (1962), Cuba Gooding Jr. (1968), and Bobby Driscoll (1937). After him are Mike Connors (1925), Doug Jones (1960), Lara Flynn Boyle (1970), Maggie Q (1979), Antonio Fargas (1946), and Bob Crane (1928).

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