Ted Danson
Acting
- Born:
- 1947-12-29
- Place of birth:
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau
Starring Dick Van Dyke
A Man on the Inside
In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
We're All Plastic People Now
Mulligan
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
Mr. Mayor
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
Troubled Waters: A Turtle's Tale
The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Hearts Beat Loud
The Orville
The Good Place
Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
CSI: Immortality
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
CSI: Cyber
The One I Love
Fargo
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Ted
Finding Your Roots
Big Miracle
Inside Comedy
Good Mythical Morning
Brain Games
Jock the Hero Dog
Fight for Your Right Revisited
Conan
The Talk
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Bored to Death
The End of the Line
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
The Open Road
The Human Contract
Mad Money
Damages
Nobel Son
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Help Me Help You
Rachael Ray
The Amateurs
Bye Bye Benjamin
Knights of the South Bronx
The Colbert Report
Our Fathers
American Dad!
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Elf: That's a Wrap
Fronterz
It Must Be Love
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Mrs. Pilgrim Goes to Hollywood
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Living with the Dead
Living with the Dead
Dinner for Five
Curb Your Enthusiasm
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Grosse Pointe
The Search for Atlantis
Mumford
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Jerry and Tom
Becker
Saving Private Ryan
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
Homegrown
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
Veronica's Closet
The View
King of the Hill
Ink
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Cosby
Loch Ness
E! True Hollywood Story
The Daily Show
Gulliver's Travels
MADtv
Pontiac Moon
Getting Even with Dad
Ellen
Diagnosis: Murder
Frasier
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
For Our Children
Made in America
Voices That Care
3 Men and a Little Lady
The Word
The Earth Day Special
The Simpsons
Dad
The Jim Henson Hour
Cousins
Mickey's 60th Birthday
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
She's Having a Baby
3 Men and a Baby
How Can I Tell If I'm Really in Love?
We Are the Children
When the Bough Breaks
A Fine Mess
American Masters
Just Between Friends
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Little Treasure
Something About Amelia
Allison Sydney Harrison
Cowboy
Creepshow
Tucker's Witch
Cheers
Our Family Business
Body Heat
Magnum, P.I.
Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge
Once Upon a Spy
The Women's Room
The French Atlantic Affair
The Onion Field
Mrs. Columbo
B. J. and the Bear
Taxi
The Amazing Spider-Man
Family
Laverne & Shirley
Saturday Night Live
Golden Globe Awards
Fragile Legacy
She's Fine