Lurch (The Addams Family)

Lurch
Lurch
	Ted Cassidy as Lurch
First appearance	The New Yorker (1938)
Created by	Charles Addams
Portrayed by	Ted Cassidy (1964–1966, 1977); Carel Struycken (1991–1998); John DeSantis (1998–1999); Zachary James (2011); George Burcea (2022); Joonas Suotamo (2025);
Voiced by	Ted Cassidy (1972); Jim Cummings (1992–1993); Conrad Vernon (2019, 2021);
In-universe information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Occupation	Butler
Nationality	American

Lurch (whose full name is unknown) is a fictional character created by American cartoonist Charles Addams as a butler to the Addams Family. In the original television series, Lurch was played by Ted Cassidy.