Star of iconic 90s film franchise makes very rare public appearance 33 years after hit role

An iconic 90s movie star was seen making a very rare appearance in Los Angeles 33 years after first appearing on a hit film franchise.

An iconic 90s movie star was seen making a very rare appearance in Los Angeles 33 years after his hit film role.

The Danish actor, 76, who starred in the 1991 comedy-horror, picked up groceries as he ran errands at US supermarket Trader Joes.

Carel Struycken couldn’t be missed as he wheeled his trolley out of the store courtesy of his 213cm frame.

The screen star, who played butler Lurch in The Addams Family, then made his way to his car.

Lurch actor Carel Struycken towers over his shopping cart while out on a very rare outing in Los Angeles. Picture: TheImageDirect.com

He donned a light grey coat and matching wide rimmed hat, clipping his sunglasses to the front of his jacket while carrying a walking stick in his right hand.

While best known for playing gentle giant Lurch, Carel went on to land roles in a variety of telly and film projects thanks to his distinctive features.

His towering height is due to acromegaly, a disorder which results in the excess growth of parts of the body.

Struycken was hard to miss given his 213 cm frame. Picture: TheImageDirect.com

He went on to play the giant in Twin Peaks, Fidel in The Witches of Eastwick and Mr Homn in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

An avid photographer and gardening fan, he is married to an American woman, whose identity he likes to keep private.

They live in Los Angeles with their two kids.

His outings came after he reunited with the rest of The Addams Family cast back in October.

Carel joined Jimmy Workman (Pugsley), Christopher Lloyd (Uncle Fester), Anjelica Huston (Morticia) and Christina Ricci (Wednesday) at a meet up at Los Angeles Comic Con.

The actor, seen here in 2006, also played the character Mr. Homn on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. Picture: Ethan Miller/Getty Images

The Addams Family, originally a comic strip, was a hit TV series before the movie was released in 1991. The sequel, Addams Family Values, came out two years later.

There was also a Netflix spin-off, called Wednesday, in 2022.

Stream Wednesday on Netflix, available on Hubbl.

Struycken starred alongside (from left to right) Judith Malina, Christina Ricci, Angelica Huston and Jimmy Workman in The Addams Family in 1991. Picture: Alamy

Sharing pics of the recent reunion online, Christopher wrote: “The family that haunts together, stays together.”

Raul Julia, who played the role of Addams Family patriarch Gomez, died in 1994.

Raul had been secretly battling stomach cancer for three years before his death.

Carel has previously spoken out about rocketing to fame on The Addams Family.

Struycken, Ricci and Workman also starred in The Addams Family Values in 1993. Picture: Alamy

He said: “It has been a revelation to discover how many people identify with the Addams Family.

“I guess people who have always felt a bit out of place in our society.”

Yet the star then told how he wasn’t a fan of horror films and said: “Not in general, but there are a few exceptions.”

The Twin Peaks actor added to Devolution Magazine about his preferred roles and said: “I really don’t like to play menacing gangster types.

“Otherwise I will consider any character, as long as it is not grounded in reality too much.”

This article originally appeared in The Sun and was reproduced with permission