Ted Cassidy isn't exactly a household name, but if you watched The Addams Family in the 60s, you certainly remember the role of "Lurch," the butler, whose most famous line was a deep growled "You Rang?"

But did you know he almost didn't speak on the series? Or that he played another long forgotten role on the classic comedy?

That and other trivia about this obscure icon of many childhoods is revealed in the article below. 

5 Things You Didn’t Know About ‘The Addams Family’s Lurch, Ted Cassidy