John DeSantis

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John DeSantis
Born (1973-11-13) November 13, 1973 (age 50)
Years active1998–present
Height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)

John DeSantis, sometimes credited as John De Santis or John Desantis, (born November 13, 1973) is a Canadian actor, best known as Lurch on the Fox Family show The New Addams Family . [1] [2] His other work includes a principal role in Disney's Touchstone Pictures film The 13th Warrior , in which he played a Viking warrior named Ragnar the Dour. [1] He has also appeared in television series Police Academy [1] and Supernatural . [3] [4]

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Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 The 13th Warrior Ragnar - Dour
2001 Thirteen Ghosts Horace "Breaker" Mahoney, The Juggernaut
2002 Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever Bus Guard #2
2003 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Padeen, Loblolly Boy [2]
2005 The Long Weekend Cellmate
Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus 3-DOllie the Giant (voice)Direct-to-video
2006 Little Man Bruno
2007 Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem Stunts
2008The Auburn Hills BreakdownJuniorShort film
2009 Ratko: The Dictator's Son Skender
The Hole Monster Dad
Stan Helsing Frankenstein's Monster
2010 30 Days of Night: Dark Days GuntherDirect-to-video
2014 Mutant World Giant Mutant
Seventh Son Tusk
2016 Viking Berserk
2023 Peter Pan & Wendy Bill Jukes

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Police Academy: The Series ThugEpisode: "Karate Cops"
1998–1999 The New Addams Family Lurch Main cast
2000 Harsh Realm Big TrackerEpisode: "Reunion"
2001 Stargate SG-1 Jaffa #1Episode: "Double Jeopardy"
Voyage of the Unicorn CratchTV movie [5]
Los Luchadores Hugo FurstEpisode: "The Mask of Diablo Azul"
Dead Last Evil GhostEpisode: "Pilot"
Dark Angel Miller, the ManglerEpisode: "Proof of Purchase"
Andromeda Stalin KuleshovEpisode: "Fear and Loathing in the Milky Way"
HsigoEpisode: "Last Call at the Broken Hammer"
2002 Snow Queen Satan TV movie
2003 Smallville The TravellerEpisode: "Slumber"
2004 Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels Bigfoot [lower-alpha 1] TV movie
Dead Like Me TinyEpisode: "Ghost Story"
2005 Earthsea Kargide Soldier #1Miniseries
AndromedaBehemothEpisode: "One More Day's Light"
Bloodsuckers Ble-KaTV movie
Masters of Horror MoonfaceEpisode: "Incident On and Off a Mountain Road"
2006 Blade: The Series ThorneRecurring
2007 Painkiller Jane Henry PerkinsEpisode: "Breakdown"
Flash Gordon Night HunterEpisode: "Alliances"
StrakeEpisode: "Random Access"
The Dresden Files DemonEpisode: "Storm Front"
2008Demon AkiahacaricEpisode: "Pilot: Storm Front"
Supernatural Freeman DaggettEpisode: "Ghostfacers"
Sanctuary Stunt player; Episode: "Warriors"
2009 Knights of Bloodsteel Goblin StrongarmMiniseries
The Gambler, the Girl and the Gunslinger MuleTV movie
Eureka Big EdEpisode: "It's Not Easy Being Green"
The Troop Mr. Toofgib1 episode
2010 Psych Seven Foot Tall ManEpisode: "Dual Spires"
2011 Smallville Male Phantom Zone InhabitantEpisode: "Dominion"
Solomon Grundy Episode: "Prophecy"
2012 Once Upon A Time DoveEpisode: "Skin Deep"
Big Time Movie MaxwellTV movie
Level Up Blundergore the GiantEpisode: "You Don't Know Jack"
2013 Supernatural The Golem Episode: "Everybody Hates Hitler"
2013–2014 Hell on Wheels Irish Worker3 episodes
2014 Supernatural Scarecrow Uncredited; Episode: "Fan Fiction"
2014–2015 Falling Skies ShaqRecurring (season 4–5)
2015 Olympus Cyclops Episode: "The Temple of Gaia"
Chronos Recurring
2016 The 100 Servant / Gideon2 episodes
The X-Files Band-Aid Nose ManEpisode: "Home Again"
Supergirl Draaga Episode: "Survivors"
2016–2017 Mech-X4 DavageRecurring
Van Helsing GustovRecurring (season 1)
2017Skinner #1Episode: "A Home"
Supernatural MolochEpisode: "The Memory Remains"
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library Frankenstein's MonsterTV movie
2017–2019 A Series of Unfortunate Events Bald ManRecurring
2018 Arrow Grim Reaper2 episodes
2019 Legends of Tomorrow Ogre 2 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRole
2016 Dead Rising 4 Evos

Notes

  1. DeSantis appears in a recreation of a sequence from an unidentified episode of The Six Million Dollar Man ; two actors played the character in the series, but it's not indicated if DeSantis is depicting Andre the Giant or Ted Cassidy.

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