Lurch (The Addams Family)

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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 (2023)
Voiced by	Ted Cassidy (1972) Jim Cummings (1992–1993) Conrad Vernon (2019, 2021)
In-universe information
Gender	Male
Occupation	Butler
Nationality	American

Lurch (whose first 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.