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Ted Danson
Ted Danson

Ted Danson

ActingBorn December 29, 1947 (age 78)San Diego, California, USA

Biography

Edward Bridge “Ted” Danson III (born December 29, 1947) is an American actor best known for his role as central character Sam Malone in the sitcom Cheers, and his role as Dr. John Becker on the series Becker. He also plays a recurring role on Larry David's HBO sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm, starred alongside Glenn Close in legal drama Damages and is now a regular on the HBO comedy series Bored to Death. In his thirty-year career, Danson has been nominated for fourteen Primetime Emmy Awards, winning two; ten Golden Globe Awards nominations, winning three; one Screen Actors Guild Awards nomination; one American Comedy Award and a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. He was ranked second in TV Guide's list of the top 25 television stars. Danson has also been a longtime activist in ocean conservation. In March 2011, he published his first book, "Oceana: Our Endangered Oceans And What We Can Do To Save Them," written with journalist Michael D'Orso. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ted Danson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

2026
Henry David Thoreau

as Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)

Movie
2026
Henry David Thoreau

as Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)

TV
2025Movie
2024
A Man on the Inside

as Charles Nieuwendyk

TV
2023
Mulligan

as (voice)

TV
2022TV
2021
Mr. Mayor

as Mayor Neil Bremer

TV
2020Movie
2019TV
2018Movie
2017
The Orville

as Admiral Perry

TV
2016
The Good Place

as Michael

TV
2015
CSI: Immortality

as D.B. Russell

Movie
2015
CSI: Cyber

as D.B. Russell

TV
2014
The One I Love

as Therapist

Movie
2014
Fargo

as Sheriff Hank Larsson

TV
2014TV
2012
Ted

as Ted Danson (uncredited)

Movie
2012TV
2012
Big Miracle

as J. W. McGraw

Movie
2012TV
2011TV
2011
Jock the Hero Dog

as Pezulu (voice)

Movie
2011Movie
2010
Conan

as Self - Guest

TV
2010
The Talk

as Self

TV
2010Movie
2009
Bored to Death

as George Christopher

TV
2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty

as Jack Holden (archive footage)

Movie
2009
The End of the Line

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2009TV
2009Movie
2008
The Human Contract

as E.J Winters

Movie
2008
Mad Money

as Don Cardigan

Movie
2007
Damages

as Arthur Frobisher

TV
2007
Nobel Son

as Harvey Parrish

Movie
2007TV
2006
Help Me Help You

as Bill Hoffman

TV
2006
Rachael Ray

as Self - Guest

TV
2006
The Amateurs

as Moose

Movie
2006Movie
2005Movie
2005
The Colbert Report

as Self - Guest

TV
2005
Our Fathers

as Mitchell Garabedian

Movie
2005
American Dad!

as Dr. Ray Petit (voice)

TV
2004Movie
2004
It Must Be Love

as George Gazelle

Movie
2003TV
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

TV
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Mean Tweets

TV
2002
Living with the Dead

as James Van Praagh

Movie
2002
Living with the Dead

as James Van Praagh

TV
2000TV
2000TV
2000
Grosse Pointe

as Jack the Dog (voice)

TV
2000Movie
1999
Mumford

as Jeremy Brockett

Movie
1998
Jerry and Tom

as The Guy Who Loved Vicki

Movie
1998
Becker

as Dr. John Becker

TV
1998
Saving Private Ryan

as Captain Hamill

Movie
1998Movie
1998
Homegrown

as Gianni Saletzzo

Movie
1998
Monty Python: Live at Aspen

as Audience Member (uncredited)

Movie
1997
Veronica's Closet

as Nick Vanover

TV
1997
The View

as Self

TV
1997
King of the Hill

as Tom Hammond (voice)

TV
1996
Ink

as Mike Logan

TV
1996TV
1996
Loch Ness

as Dr. Dempsey

Movie
1996TV
1996
Gulliver's Travels

as Lemuel Gulliver

TV
1995
MADtv

as Self

TV
1994
Pontiac Moon

as Washington Bellamy

Movie
1994
Getting Even with Dad

as Raymond 'Ray' Gleason

Movie
1994
Ellen

as Self (uncredited)

TV
1993
Diagnosis: Murder

as Ted Danson

TV
1993
Frasier

as Sam Malone

TV
1993TV
1993Movie
1993
Made in America

as Hal Jackson

Movie
1991
Voices That Care

as Self - Choir Member

Movie
1990Movie
1990Movie
1990Movie
1989
The Simpsons

as Sam Malone (voice)

TV
1989
Dad

as John Tremont

Movie
1989TV
1989
Cousins

as Larry Kozinski

Movie
1988Movie
1988TV
1988
She's Having a Baby

as Ted Danson (uncredited)

Movie
1987
3 Men and a Baby

as Jack Holden

Movie
1986Movie
1986
A Fine Mess

as Spence Holden

Movie
1986
American Masters

as Self - Interviewee

TV
1986Movie
1985
Little Treasure

as Eugene Wilson

Movie
1984
Something About Amelia

as Steven Bennett

Movie
1983
Allison Sydney Harrison

as David Harrison

Movie
1983
Cowboy

as Dale Weeks

Movie
1982
Creepshow

as Harry Wentworth (segment "Something To Tide You Over")

Movie
1982
Tucker's Witch

as Danny Kirkwood

TV
1982
Cheers

as Sam Malone

TV
1981Movie
1981
Body Heat

as Peter Lowenstein

Movie
1981Movie
1980
Magnum, P.I.

as Stewart Crane

TV
1980
Once Upon a Spy

as Jack Chenault

Movie
1980Movie
1979TV
1979
The Onion Field

as Ian Campbell

Movie
1979
Mrs. Columbo

as Richard Dellinger

TV
1978
Taxi

as Vincenzo Senaca

TV
1978
The Amazing Spider-Man

as Maj. Collings

TV
1976TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self (uncredited)

TV
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

TV
1944TV
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayDecember 29, 1947
Place of BirthSan Diego, California, USA
Popularity2.1