Carel Struycken
Biography
Carel Struycken is a Dutch actor who was born in The Hague and spent part of his childhood in Curaçao. He trained in directing in Amsterdam and studied at the American Film Institute for a year in Los Angeles before he was discovered there in 1978 and cast in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. He went on to play Terak in Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985), Fidel in The Witches of Eastwick (1987), and Mr. Homn on Star Trek: The Next Generation, a part he returned to until 1992. He is known for playing Lurch in The Addams Family (1991), Addams Family Values (1993), and Addams Family Reunion (1998), and the Giant in Twin Peaks and its 2017 sequel. Other credits include the Moonlight Man in Gerald's Game (2017), Grandpa Flick in Doctor Sleep (2019), and a role in Men in Black (1997). He worked with director Rene Daalder on projects such as the 1986 musical Population: 1.
78years old
Turns 79 on July 30in 285 days
- Born The Hague
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 15
- Career span
- 41 years1980 to 2021
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Big break
In 1978, a woman spotted Struycken at the Los Angeles intersection of Hollywood and Vine. She left her car in the street and called out that they needed him for a movie, launching his acting career.
Carel Struycken movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Barry Sonnenfeld directed three of these films, Mike Flanagan two and Sam Irvin two. Christopher Hart appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Christopher Hart's page
Christopher Lloyd's page
Bruce Greenwood's page
Anjelica Huston's page
Christina Ricci's page
George Takei's page
All films by Barry Sonnenfeld
Mike FlanaganDirector, 2 films, 2017 to 2019
All films by Mike Flanagan
All films by Sam Irvin
Also two films together16 more actors
- Henry ThomasDoctor Sleep (2019) and Gerald's Game (2017)
- Andrew DivoffOblivion 2: Backlash (1996) and Oblivion (1994)
- Dana IveyAddams Family Values (1993) and The Addams Family (1991)
- Isaac HayesOblivion 2: Backlash (1996) and Oblivion (1994)
- Meg FosterOblivion 2: Backlash (1996) and Oblivion (1994)
- Larry HankinThe Eden Theory (2021) and Die Laughing (1980)
- Raul JuliaAddams Family Values (1993) and The Addams Family (1991)
- Musetta VanderOblivion 2: Backlash (1996) and Oblivion (1994)
- Irwin KeyesOblivion 2: Backlash (1996) and Oblivion (1994)
- Julie NewmarOblivion 2: Backlash (1996) and Oblivion (1994)
- Jimmie F. SkaggsOblivion 2: Backlash (1996) and Oblivion (1994)
- Mike GenoveseOblivion 2: Backlash (1996) and Oblivion (1994)
- Richard Joseph PaulOblivion 2: Backlash (1996) and Oblivion (1994)
- James FlanaganDoctor Sleep (2019) and Gerald's Game (2017)
- Jackie SwansonOblivion 2: Backlash (1996) and Oblivion (1994)
- Jimmy WorkmanAddams Family Values (1993) and The Addams Family (1991)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Carel Struycken's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$966 million
5 of the 15 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 15 films: 5 worldwide figure; 4 never in cinemas; 6 figure not found.
- 5Worldwide figure
- 4Never in cinemas
- 6Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The five biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$589M61.0% of the total
- 2$192M19.8% of the total
- 3$72M7.5% of the total
- 4$64M6.6% of the total
- 5$49M5.1% of the total
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