Ted Cassidy unusual character roles. His most famous role was Lurch on "The Addams Family" (in which he feigned playing the harpsichord). He also played the character named Thing (associate producer Jack Voglin would take over the "Thing" role in scenes with both characters). Though the character of Lurch was intended to be mute, Cassidy ad-libbed his signature line, "You rang?" The subtle humor and the deepness of his voice was immediately a hit. Thereafter, it was a recurring phrase written into the script. Cassidy would reprise the role of Lurch in later appearances. In the "Batman" episode "The Penguin's Nest" (1966),
Big Lurch after Big Lurch was sentenced to life in prison for murder, after allegedly killing a female acquaintance and eating parts of her flesh while under the influence of PCP. The album was originally titled "The Puppet Master" but was changed to "It's All Bad" after Singleton was convicted. The somewhat controversial photo cover of the album was chosen by Cedric Singleton; Lurch had no control over the record after his incarceration. Big Lurch Antron Singleton (born September 15, 1976), better known by his stage name Big Lurch, is an American rapper and convicted murderer. He is serving a life sentence