This Day in Halloween: Actor Ted Cassidy introduces and performs the song “The Lurch” in character on Shivaree in 1965. / Illustration by SA Hart
Ted Cassidy introduces and performs “The Lurch” on Shivaree in 1965. The actor, who plays Lurch on The Addams Family TV show releases the Gary Paxton-written song as a single for Halloween to capitalize on the success of the show.
