Question: what happened to the original cast of the addams family?
Answer: Carolyn Jones, who played matriarch Morticia Addams, died in 1983. John Astin, who played charming paterfamilias Gomez Addams, is still a working actor. ... Ted Cassidy, who played giant manservant Lurch, died in 1979. Jackie Coogan, hulking Uncle Fester, died in 1984.