Anjelica Huston - Morticia Addams
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Directly after her time as Morticia, Anjelica Huston channeled her famous father, John Huston, and tapped into her directing skills. She directed
Bastard Out of Carolina,
Agnes Browne (she both directed and starred), and then
Riding the Bus with My Sister. Over her career she has been very politically and socially active, making yearly donations to
Transgender Law Center. She's also been very vocal for animal rights, filming a PSA for the group
PETA in 2012. Since 2008 she's voiced Queen Clarion in several Tinkerbell and Pixie Hollow made-for-TV and straight-to-DVD movies on the Disney Channel. In 2015 she was in
The Master Cleanse with
Johnny Galecki.
Christopher Lloyd - Uncle Fester
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Christopher Lloyd has not taken a single year off from acting. From
The Addam's Family's 1991 release to now, Lloyd can be found either on TV or in film every single year, most notably playing Doc Brown in the
Back to the Future trilogy and Judge Doom in
Who Framed Roger Rabbit. In 2015 he can be found in the films
88 and
The Boat Builder. He
recently reunited with Michael J. Fox for "Back to the Future Day", the day they visited in
Back to the Future II. In 2016 he's playing Crowley in
I Am Not A Serial Killer.
Christina Ricci - Wednesday Addams
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Christina Ricci recently made headlines as
someone Photoshopped her into Morticia Addams and looked
stunning. After her time as the morbid Wednesday Addams, she went onto star in
Sleepy Hollow with
Johnny Depp and then
Monster with
Charlize Theron. More recently she began playing Lizzie Borden, first in the TV film
Lizzie Borden Took an Ax and now on
The Lizzie Borden Chronicles. In 2016 she'll be in
Mother's Day with
Susan Saradon and
Courteney Cox. She is the National Spokesperson for the
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN).
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Jimmy Workman - Pugsley Addams
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Did you know Jimmy Workman didn't originally audition for the role of Pugsley? His sister, actress Shanelle Workman, was auditioned for Wednesday and casting producers asked to have Jimmy read for the role of Pugsley. Obviously he got the part and went on to star in The Addams Family and Addams Family Values. Since then he's quit acting and has been working as part of the technical crew for film and TV.
Carel Struycken - Lurch
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Out of the original cast, Carel Struycken is one of the only ones who appeared in
Addams Family Reunion, which did not feature any of the main cast as the Addams family. In 1997 he was Arquillian in
Men In Black. Recently he appeared on
The Blacklist and he will be the mini-series
Two Minutes to Midnight in 2016. He is also an avid photographer, maintaining a website devoted to his spherical panoramas and he shares a photography
blog with Josh Korwin.
John Franklin - Cousin Itt
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John Franklin is better known for his role of little cult leader Issac in Children of the Corn, but later went on to play beloved Cousin Itt. He took several years off from acting to focus on "more serious things" but has recently returned, appearing in the 2014 short film Hag. In 2015 he appeared on the show Hell's Kitty as Isiah.
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Dan Hedaya - Tully Alford
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When Dan Hedaya showed up as Tully Alford in The Addams Family, he already had made a name for himself as the sketchy guy in a ton of late '70s/early '80s films. His biggest role since then was in the 1995 film The Unusual Suspects as Sgt. Geoffrey 'Jeff' Rabin, the same year he appeared as Cher's father in Clueless. More recently he appeared as Danny's father on The Mindy Project and in an 2015 episode of Blue Bloods.
Dana Ivey - Margaret Alford
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Dana Ivey has had a lengthy career, spanning over 5 decades. After her days as Margaret Alford, she's continued working on big and small projects. Some of her more notable recent work includes Mrs. McGarry on Boardwalk Empire, Roberta on Ugly Betty, and Mrs. Hardwick on Odd Mom Out.
RIP - Judith Malina, Raul Julia, and Elizabeth Wilson
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Sadly, when we look back at movies as old as The Addams Family, there is a chance that some of the actors might have passed away since it's premiere. Only a year after the sequel to this movie, Addams Family Values, was released our beloved Gomez, Raul Julia, passed away. On October 24, 1994 he died of complications from a stoke. On April 10, 2015 Judith Malina (Grandmama) passed away from lung disease at 88-years-old. Elizabeth Wilson (Abigail Craven/Dr. Greta Pinder-Schloss) died less than a month later on May 9, 2015 at 94-years-old in her home in New Haven, Connecticut.