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Carel Struycken

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Carel Struycken (born 30 July 1948) is a Dutch actor, editor, producer, and writer.

Biography[]

He was born in The Hague, in the Netherlands.

Acting Credits[]

Movie(s)[]

  • "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (1978) as The Brute
  • "Die Laughing" (1980) as Gregor the Giant
  • "Go West, Young Man" (1980) as Dr. Struycken
  • "The Prey" (1983) as The Monster
  • "The Witches of Eastwick" (1987) as Fidel
  • "Night of the Kickfighters" (1988) as Ponti
  • "Servants of Twilight" (1991) as Kyle Barlow
  • "The Addams Family" (1991) as Lurch
  • "Addams Family Values" (1993) as Lurch
  • "Oblivion" (1994) as Gaunt
  • "Under the Hula Moon" (1995) as Clyde
  • "Oblivion 2: Backlash" (1996) as Gaunt
  • "Men in Black" (1997) as Arquillian
  • "I Woke Up Early the Day I Died" (1998) as Undertaker
  • "Enemy Action" (1999) as Eyepatch
  • "Science Fiction" (2002) as Strange man
  • "Agavé" (2004) as J.C / Cowboy
  • "Sinterklaas en het geheim van het grote boek" (2008) as Dr. Ferdinand
  • "Trophy Heads" (2014) as Brother Humphrey
  • "Another Brick in the Wall" (2016) as Roy
  • "Gerald's Game" (2017) as Moonlight Man
  • "Doctor Sleep" (2019) as Grampa Flick
  • "The Eden Theory" (2021) as The Stranger
  • "Class of '85" (2022) as Roy

Music Video(s)[]

  • "Addams Groove" (1991) by Hammer as Lurch
  • "Addams Family (Whoomp!)" (1993) by Tag Team as Lurch (archive footage)

Short(s)[]

  • "Tarzana" (1978) as A bug, ugly Polynesian fella

TV Mini-Series[]

  • "Two Minutes to Midnight" (2018) as Shire (1 episode)

TV Movie(s)[]

  • "Ewoks: The battle for Endor" (1985) as Terak
  • "Framed" (1990) as Jinx
  • "Journey to the Center of the Earth" (1993) as Dallas
  • "Out There" (1995) as Mr. Burke
  • "Addams Family Reunion" (1998) as Lurch
  • "Fatal Kiss" (2002) as Mortician
  • "The Fallen Ones" (2005) as High Priest #1

TV Series[]

  • "Bigfoot and Wildboy" (1979) as The Titan (1 episode)
  • "Hunter" (1987) as Occult Store Owner (2 episodes)
  • "St. Elsewhere" (1988) as The Giant (1 episode)
  • "Twin Peaks" (1990 - 1991) as The Giant (5 episodes)
  • "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987 - 1992) as Mr. Homn (5 episodes)
  • "Babylon 5" (1994) as Trader (1 episode)
  • "Star Trek: Voyager" (1996) as Spectre (1 episode)
  • "Charmed" (2002) as Giant Demon (1 episode)
  • "De erfenis" (2004) as Lafayette (9 episodes)
  • "My name Is Earl" (2006) as Paul (1 episode)
  • "Cold Case" (2010) as Lester 'Gargantuan' Smith '10 (1 episode)
  • "The Blacklist" (2014) as Matthew Kincaid (1 episode)
  • "Gotham" (2016) as Tall Monster (uncredited; 1 episode)
  • "Twin Peaks" (2017) as The Fireman (4 episodes)

Video(s)[]

  • "Tinnef" (2000) as Kran
  • "The Vampire Hunters Club" (2001) as Host Vampire
  • "Revamped" (2007) as Mr. Vincent

Ookiness[]

In 1991, he starred as Lurch in the feature film The Addams Family. He reprised the role in the 1993 sequel, and the TV movie Addams Family Reunion.

Trivia[]

  • He is 7'0".

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