Ted Danson
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
Credits
- 2024 · A Man on the Inside as Charles
- 2023 · Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic as Self
- 2023 · Handsome Podcast as Self
- 2023 · We're All Plastic People Now as Self
- 2023 · Mulligan as (voice)
- 2021 · Mr. Mayor as Mayor Neil Bremer
- 2020 · 30 Rock: A One-Time Special as Ted Danson
- 2019 · Troubled Waters: A Turtle's Tale as Self
- 2019 · The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place as Self
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 2018 · Hearts Beat Loud as Dave
- 2017 · The Orville as Admiral Perry
- 2016 · The Good Place as Michael
- 2016 · For the Love of Spock as Jack (archive footage)
- 2016 · Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls as self
- 2016 · Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows as Self
- 2015 · CSI: Immortality as D.B. Russell
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2015 · CSI: Cyber as D.B. Russell
- 2014 · The One I Love as Therapist
- 2014 · Fargo as Sheriff Hank Larsson
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- 2012 · Ted as Ted Danson (uncredited)
- 2012 · Finding Your Roots as Self
- 2012 · Finding Zac Efron as Himself
- 2012 · Big Miracle as J. W. McGraw
- 2012 · Inside Comedy as Self
- 2012 · Good Mythical Morning as Self
- 2011 · Brain Games as Self
- 2011 · Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division as Self
- 2011 · Jock the Hero Dog as Pezulu (voice)
- 2011 · Fight for Your Right Revisited as Maitre D'
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift as (archive footage)
- 2009 · Bored to Death as George Christopher
- 2009 · Waking Sleeping Beauty as Jack Holden (archive footage)
- 2009 · The End of the Line as Narrator (voice)
- 2009 · Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2009 · The Open Road as Coach
- 2008 · The Human Contract as E.J Winters
- 2008 · Mad Money as Don Cardigan
- 2007 · Damages as Arthur Frobisher
- 2007 · Nobel Son as Harvey Parrish
- 2007 · Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Little Danson Man
- 2006 · Help Me Help You as Dr. Bill Hoffman
- 2006 · Rachael Ray as
- 2006 · The Amateurs as Moose
- 2006 · Bye Bye Benjamin as Bill
- 2005 · Knights of the South Bronx as Richard Mason
- 2005 · The Colbert Report as
- 2005 · Our Fathers as Mitchell Garabedian
- 2005 · American Dad! as Dr. Ray Petit (voice)
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2004 · Fronterz as
- 2004 · It Must Be Love as
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as
- 2002 · NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2002 · Living with the Dead as James Van Praagh
- 2002 · Living with the Dead as James Van Praagh
- 2001 · Dinner for Five as
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Ted Danson
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as D.B. Russell
- 2000 · Grosse Pointe as
- 2000 · The Search for Atlantis as Narrator
- 1999 · Mumford as Jeremy Brockett
- 1999 · The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
- 1998 · Jerry and Tom as The Guy Who Loved Vicki
- 1998 · Becker as Dr. John Becker
- 1998 · Saving Private Ryan as Captain Hamill
- 1998 · Thanks of a Grateful Nation as Jim Tuite
- 1998 · Homegrown as Gianni Saletzzo
- 1998 · Monty Python: Live at Aspen as Audience Member (uncredited)
- 1997 · Veronica's Closet as Nick Vanover
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · King of the Hill as Tom Hammond (voice)
- 1996 · Ink as Mike Logan
- 1996 · Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond as Self
- 1996 · Cosby as
- 1996 · Loch Ness as Dr. Dempsey
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · Gulliver's Travels as Lemuel Gulliver
- 1995 · MADtv as Self
- 1994 · Pontiac Moon as Washington Bellamy
- 1994 · Getting Even with Dad as Raymond 'Ray' Gleason
- 1994 · Ellen as Self (uncredited)
- 1993 · Diagnosis: Murder as Ted Danson
- 1993 · Frasier as Sam Malone
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · For Our Children as Self
- 1993 · Made in America as Hal Jackson
- 1991 · Voices That Care as Self - Choir Member
- 1990 · 3 Men and a Little Lady as Jack Holden
- 1990 · The Earth Day Special as Sam Malone
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Sam Malone (voice)
- 1989 · Dad as John Tremont
- 1989 · The Jim Henson Hour as Himself
- 1989 · Cousins as Larry Kozinski
- 1988 · Mickey's 60th Birthday as Sam Malone
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1988 · She's Having a Baby as Ted Danson (uncredited)
- 1987 · 3 Men and a Baby as Jack Holden
- 1987 · How Can I Tell If I'm Really in Love as
- 1987 · We Are the Children as
- 1986 · When the Bough Breaks as Alex
- 1986 · A Fine Mess as Spence Holden
- 1986 · Just Between Friends as Chip Davis
- 1985 · Little Treasure as Eugene Wilson
- 1984 · Something About Amelia as Steven Bennett
- 1983 · Allison Sydney Harrison as David Harrison
- 1983 · Cowboy as Dale Weeks
- 1982 · Creepshow as Harry Wentworth (segment "Something To Tide You Over")
- 1982 · Tucker's Witch as Danny Kirkwood
- 1982 · Cheers as Sam Malone
- 1981 · Our Family Business as Gep
- 1981 · Body Heat as Peter Lowenstein
- 1981 · Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge as Major Collings
- 1980 · Magnum, P.I. as Stewart Crane
- 1980 · Once Upon a Spy as Jack Chenault
- 1980 · The Women's Room as Norman
- 1979 · The French Atlantic Affair as Abe Santley
- 1979 · The Onion Field as Ian Campbell
- 1979 · Mrs. Columbo as Richard Dellinger
- 1979 · B. J. and the Bear as
- 1978 · Taxi as Vincenzo Senaca
- 1978 · The Amazing Spider-Man as
- 1976 · Family as
- 1976 · Laverne & Shirley as
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1970 · Somerset as Tom Conway
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee