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Ted Cassidy was credited as a basketball player, television actor and film actor. Ted Cassidy was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States on July 31, 1932. Death is recorded on January 16, 1979, at the age of 46. Education on record includes Stetson University.
My Take
Ted Cassidy is forever locked into my memory as a towering screen presence, and the basketball-player background in his profile makes perfect sense of that. A Pittsburgh native who studied at Stetson University, he used his unusual height to carve out a niche as a character actor and voice performer in 1960s and 1970s American television and film. I find it a little bittersweet that his life was cut short in 1979, because there's a sense he could have kept reinventing that imposing physicality. To me he's proof that a distinctive presence can become a whole career.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ted Cassidy
- Name (Japanese)
- テッド・キャシディ
- Reading
- てっど・きゃしでぃ
- Born
- July 31, 1932 – January 16, 1979
- Origin
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Occupation
- actor / basketball player / television actor / film actor / voice actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Monkey
2. Background
- University
- Stetson University
3. Links
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Ted Cassidy born?
Born July 31, 1932.
When did Ted Cassidy die?
Died January 16, 1979, aged 46.
Where was Ted Cassidy from?
Ted Cassidy was from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
What did Ted Cassidy do?
Ted Cassidy worked as actor, basketball player, television actor, film actor, voice actor.
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