10 Best Movie Characters That Never Say A Word
6. Lurch - The Addams Family
The two original Addams Family movies remain among the most spirited and entertaining TV adaptations in history, and that's in large part thanks to the casting of, well, everybody.
We all love to sing the praises of Raul Julia, Anjelica Huston, Christina Ricci, and Christopher Lloyd in particular, but let's not forget about Carel Struycken, who is similarly pitch perfect as the Addams' sepulchral butler, Lurch.
Unlike the original TV version played by Ted Cassidy, the movie Lurch doesn't speak, yet nevertheless lets out periodic groans which subtly communicate his mood - most often despair, by the sounds of it.
He's a dryly hilarious compliment to the series' more wacky and outlandish shenanigans, and Struycken's portrayal was also the only worthwhile aspect of the belated threequel, Addams Family Reunion, which most all of the original cast opted not to return for.