Carel Struycken

Carel Struycken is one of cinema's great unsung faces, and at well over seven feet tall he was born to play unforgettable oddities. The Dutch actor will forever be Lurch to me from the Addams Family films, that deadpan butler with the perfect 'You rang?' delivery. But his work with David Lynch as the Giant in Twin Peaks is something else entirely, eerie and otherworldly in a way few performers could pull off. Add Mr. Homn on Star Trek: The Next Generation and you have a career built on memorable presence over dialogue. He's also a serious photographer, which I find quietly fitting.

Carel Struycken (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkaːrəl ˈstrœykə(n)]; born 30 July 1948) is a Dutch actor. He is known for playing the Giant/Fireman in the television series Twin Peaks (1990–1991, 2017), the occasional guest role of Mr. Homn in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1992), and the household butler Lurch in the Addams Family films of 1991, 1993 and 1998.

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Name (English)

Carel Struycken

Name (Japanese)

カレル・ストルイケン

Reading

かれる・すとるいけん

Born

July 30, 1948 (age 77)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Rat

Origin

The Hague, Netherlands

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

actor / composer / photographer / stage actor / television actor

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.carelstruycken.com/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B1%E3%83%B3

Tags

• actor
• composer
• photographer

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.