Ed Begley Jr.
Edward James Begley Jr. (born September 16, 1949) is an American actor and environmental activist. He has appeared in hundreds of films, television shows, and stage performances. He played Dr. Victor Ehrlich on the television series St. Elsewhere (1982–1988). The role earned him six consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award nomination. Equally prolific in cinema, his film appearances include Blue Collar (1978), An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), This Is Spinal Tap (1984), Transylvania 6-5000 (1985), The Accidental Tourist (1988), Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989), She-Devil (1989), Batman Forever (1995), and Pineapple Express (2008). He is a recurring cast member in the mockumentaries of Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy, including Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), For Your Consideration (2006), and Mascots (2016). He also co-hosted, along with wife Rachelle Carson, the green living reality show titled Living with Ed (2007–2010). He has been married to actress Rachelle Carson since August 23, 2000, and they have one child. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Don't Tell Larry as Bruce
- 2024 · Strange Darling as Frederick
- 2023 · Not Dead Yet as Bill
- 2022 · Amsterdam as General Bill Meekins
- 2021 · Abbott Elementary as Mr. Ronson
- 2021 · Mr. Mayor as Chet Danville
- 2020 · Dear Christmas as Randy Morgan
- 2020 · Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me To Be? as Self
- 2019 · Bixler High Private Eye as Charlie DeWitt
- 2018 · Big City Greens as Mr. Whistler (voice)
- 2018 · Book Club as Tom
- 2017 · Future Man as Gabe Futturman
- 2017 · Young Sheldon as Grant Linkletter
- 2017 · Amelia 2.0 as Paul Wesley
- 2017 · CHiPs as Wasp Driver
- 2016 · Ghostbusters as Ed Mulgrave
- 2016 · Chelsea as Self
- 2016 · Angie Tribeca as Bonnie
- 2016 · Teachers as John-Paul Bennigan
- 2015 · Grace and Frankie as Mark
- 2015 · Better Call Saul as Clifford Main
- 2014 · You're Not You as Uncle Roger
- 2014 · In Security as Officer Krupke
- 2014 · Little Women Big Cars 2 as Principle Larry
- 2013 · The Millers as Jeff
- 2011 · Happy Endings as Ed Begley Jr.
- 2011 · Portlandia as Priest
- 2011 · Portlandia as Dr Ravich
- 2011 · Portlandia as Cafe Owner
- 2010 · Raising Hope as Ed Begley Jr.
- 2010 · Regular Show as William (voice)
- 2010 · Rizzoli & Isles as Dr. T. Pike
- 2010 · Hot in Cleveland as Yogi
- 2010 · The Penthouse as Nicholas
- 2009 · Big Time Rush as Self
- 2009 · Modern Family as Jerry
- 2009 · The Jay Leno Show as Self
- 2009 · Party Down as Bruce Nesbitt
- 2008 · Childrens Hospital as Senator Throman
- 2008 · The Suite Life on Deck as Mayor Ragnar / Ragnar I
- 2008 · Fly Me to the Moon as Poopchev (voice)
- 2008 · Pineapple Express as Robert
- 2007 · Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Self
- 2007 · Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Self (uncredited)
- 2007 · Rules of Engagement as Reverend Todd
- 2006 · Relative Strangers as Mr. Manoire
- 2006 · Hannah Montana as Woody
- 2006 · The New Adventures of Old Christine as Pastor Ed
- 2005 · The Office as Erin's Biological Father
- 2004 · Boston Legal as Clifford Cabot
- 2004 · Veronica Mars as Cyrus O'Dell
- 2004 · Hair High as Rev. Sidney Cheddar (voice)
- 2004 · Raising Genius as Dr. Curly Weeks
- 2004 · Kingdom Hospital as Dr. Jesse James
- 2003 · Arrested Development as Stan Sitwell
- 2003 · Las Vegas as Mr. Grimaldi
- 2003 · Going Down as Oscar Earnest
- 2003 · Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- 2002 · CSI: Miami as Scott O'Shay
- 2002 · Monk as Dr. Malcolm Nash
- 2001 · Scrubs as Dr. Bailey
- 2001 · The Agency as Lenny Musgrave
- 2001 · Six Feet Under as Hiram Gunderson
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Dr. Winocur / Dr. Winokur
- 2000 · Static Shock as Donald Todd (voice)
- 2000 · Titus as Bill
- 2000 · Homicide: The Movie as Victor Ehrlich
- 1999 · The West Wing as Seth Gillette
- 1999 · Family Law as Attorney Ethan Beal
- 1999 · Batman Beyond as Dr. Corso (voice)
- 1999 · Providence as Chuck Chance
- 1998 · Addams Family Reunion as Phillip Adams
- 1997 · Dharma & Greg as Self
- 1997 · The Practice as Dr. Emanuel Foster
- 1997 · King of the Hill as Stephens Davies (voice)
- 1996 · Santa with Muscles as Ebner Frost
- 1996 · Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Mr. Rothwell
- 1996 · 7th Heaven as Hank Hastings
- 1996 · Project: ALF as Dr. Warner
- 1996 · 3rd Rock from the Sun as Jeff
- 1995 · The Drew Carey Show as Dr. Chris Vanderkamp
- 1995 · Rave Review as Bert
- 1995 · Batman Forever as Fred Stickley (uncredited)
- 1995 · Star Trek: Voyager as Henry Starling
- 1994 · The Pagemaster as Alan Tyler
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Chris Carpenter
- 1994 · The Magic School Bus as Logaway Larry (voice)
- 1994 · Sensation as Earl Strauber
- 1994 · Renaissance Man as Jack Markin
- 1994 · Ellen as Ed Begley Jr.
- 1994 · Duckman as Barry Brittle (voice)
- 1994 · Storybook as Pouch
- 1993 · Intimate Portrait as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1993 · The Nanny as Tom Rosenstein
- 1993 · Dave's World as Watterson
- 1992 · Earth and the American Dream as Reader (voice)
- 1992 · Batman: The Animated Series as Germs (voice)
- 1992 · Batman: The Animated Series as Charlie Collins (voice)
- 1992 · The Larry Sanders Show as Ed Begley Jr.
- 1992 · Dark Horse as Jack Mills
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1991 · The Story Lady as Otis
- 1991 · Chance of a Lifetime as Darrel
- 1990 · The Great Los Angeles Earthquake as Jerry Soloway
- 1990 · Meet the Applegates as Richard P. Applegate
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Ed Begley Jr. (voice)
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Judd Campbell (segment "Death of Some Salesmen")
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1985 · Transylvania 6-5000 as Gil Turner
- 1985 · The Pound Puppies as Arnold (voice)
- 1984 · Protocol as Hassler
- 1984 · Jeopardy! as Self
- 1984 · This Is Spinal Tap as John 'Stumpy' Pepys
- 1984 · Voyager from the Unknown as Wilbur Wright
- 1983 · Get Crazy as Colin Beverly
- 1982 · St. Elsewhere as Victor Ehrlich
- 1982 · Voyagers! as
- 1982 · Faerie Tale Theatre as Wilhelm Grimm
- 1982 · Faerie Tale Theatre as Brom Dutcher
- 1982 · An Officer and a Gentleman as Altitude Chamber Instructor
- 1982 · Young Doctors in Love as The Flashback - Young Simon's Father
- 1982 · Eating Raoul as Hippie
- 1982 · Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang as Amos Tucker
- 1981 · Private Lessons as Jack Travis
- 1981 · Buddy Buddy as Lieutenant #1
- 1979 · Tales of the Unexpected as George Princey
- 1979 · Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill as Moss Tillis
- 1978 · Battlestar Galactica as Flight Sgt. Greenbean
- 1978 · Goin' South as Mr. Haber
- 1978 · Battlestar Galactica as Ensign Greenbean
- 1978 · Battlestar Galactica as Flight Sergeant Greenbean
- 1978 · Blue Collar as Bobby Joe
- 1978 · Record City as Pokey
- 1978 · Fantasy Island as Jamie
- 1977 · Citizens Band as The Priest
- 1977 · Dead of Night as Frank
- 1976 · Quincy, M.E. as
- 1976 · Quincy, M.E. as Kit Sawyer
- 1976 · Quincy, M.E. as David Phillips
- 1976 · Charlie's Angels as Kenny Daniels
- 1976 · Laverne & Shirley as
- 1975 · Wonder Woman as Harold Farnum
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Starsky & Hutch as Harv Schwab
- 1975 · Baretta as
- 1974 · Happy Days as
- 1973 · Showdown as Pook
- 1973 · The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
- 1972 · M*A*S*H as
- 1972 · Maude as Young Man
- 1972 · Now You See Him, Now You Don't as Druffle
- 1971 · Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as Howard Dubberly
- 1971 · Columbo as Officer Stein
- 1971 · Columbo as Irving Krutch
- 1969 · The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes as Student (uncredited)
- 1969 · Room 222 as
- 1968 · Adam-12 as Bud
- 1967 · Mannix as
- 1967 · Ironside as
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Youngblood
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1948 · Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as Self
- Future · Let's Have Kids! as Dr. Young
- 2019 · Bless This Mess as Rudy
- 2018 · The Cool Kids as Karl
- 2012 · Common Law as Dr. Van Waals
- 2011 · What's Your Number? as Mr. Darling
- 2010 · $#*! My Dad Says as Terry
- 2010 · The Good Guys as Nate Bailey
- 2009 · Whatever Works as John
- 2006 · For Your Consideration as Sandy Lane
- 2005 · Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story as Frank Perdue
- 2005 · Desolation Sound as Doug Shepard
- 2005 · Back By Midnight as Robert Wade
- 2004 · Jack & Bobby as
- 2004 · Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital as Dr. Jesse James
- 2003 · Net Games as John Fielding
- 2003 · War Stories as Ed O'Brian
- 2000 · Best in Show as Hotel Manager
- 1997 · Joey as Ambassador Ted Ross
- 1996 · The Late Shift as Rod Perth
- 1994 · The Crazysitter as Paul Van Arsdale
- 1994 · The Shaggy Dog as Ron Daniels
- 1994 · Even Cowgirls Get the Blues as Rupert
- 1993 · Partners as "Grave Squad" Lawyer
- 1992 · Mickey's Audition as Assistant Director #1
- 1989 · The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places as Dr. Jack Brooker
- 1988 · The Accidental Tourist as Charles Leary
- 1988 · Roseanne as
- 1984 · Streets of Fire as Ben Gunn
- 1982 · Not Just Another Affair as Warren Krantz
- 1982 · Cat People as Joe Creigh
- 1979 · Hot Rod as Clay
- 1979 · Hardcore as Soldier
- 1976 · Stay Hungry as Lester
- 1974 · Cockfighter as Tom Peeples
- 1972 · Family Flight as Driver
- 1972 · Evil Roy Slade as Husband Making Fun of Stool (uncredited)
- 1970 · Nanny and the Professor as
- Future · 25 Miles to Normal as Victor
- 2025 · Let's Call the Whole Thing Off as Fred
- 2024 · In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin as Self
- 2019 · Plus One as Chuck King
- 2019 · Making Babies as Dr. Remis
- 2017 · Lucky as Dr. Kneedler
- 2017 · Girlfriend's Day as Rupert
- 2016 · Time Toys as Wiz
- 2015 · Your Family or Mine as Gil
- 2013 · Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight as Justice Harry Blackmun
- 2013 · Family Tree as Al Chadwick
- 2013 · Beverly Hills Pawn as Self
- 2013 · Betas as Murch
- 2009 · Georgia O'Keeffe as Dr. Lee Steiglita
- 2008 · Finding Amanda as Self
- 2008 · Going To Whatstock? as
- 2007 · Hard Four as Governor Begley
- 2007 · Living With Ed as Self
- 2006 · Who Killed the Electric Car? as Self
- 2002 · Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central) as Paul Weffler
- 2001 · Hounded as Ward Van Dusen
- 2001 · Get Over It as Frank Landers
- 2000 · Gideon's Crossing as Haley's Father
- 1998 · I'm Losing You as Zev
- 1997 · Alone as Gerald
- 1997 · Ms. Bear as Greg Bradley
- 1997 · Meego as Edward Parker
- 1997 · Not in This Town as Henry Whitcomb
- 1996 · Too Soon For Jeff as Mr. Rogers
- 1994 · Incident at Deception Ridge as Jack Davis
- 1994 · World War II: When Lions Roared as Harry Hopkins
- 1994 · Winnetka Road as Glenn Barker
- 1993 · Cooperstown as Dave Cormeer
- 1992 · Exclusive as Allen
- 1988 · Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs as Alan
- 1986 · Amy Grant: Headin' Home for the Holidays as Moose Simms
- 1983 · An Uncommon Love as Matt Randolph
- 1979 · The Concorde... Airport '79 as Rescuer #1
- 1979 · The In-Laws as Barry Lutz
- 1970 · How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business? as Bellhop
- 1969 · The Lottery as Jack Watson
- Future · Inhuman as
- 2025 · The Cowboy Killer as Chief White
- 2024 · Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story as Paul Higman
- 2022 · Making of Better Call Saul: Finale as Self
- 2022 · Queer as Folk as Winston
- 2020 · Reboot Camp as John Lehman
- 2019 · Human Discoveries as Marsh (voice)
- 2018 · Imperfections as Barry
- 2017 · And the Winner Isn't as Self
- 2016 · Party Girl as Philip
- 2016 · Mascots as A.J. Blumquist
- 2016 · Vegan: Everyday Stories as Himself
- 2016 · Bad Internet as
- 2016 · Ed Ruscha: Buildings and Words as Self
- 2015 · Clint Howard Reboots Pippi Longstocking with Milla Jovovich and Fred Willard as Ed
- 2014 · Wish Wizard as Wish Wizard
- 2013 · How to Succeed at Birth as Dr. Finch
- 2013 · The Arrested Development Documentary Project as Self
- 2012 · Little Women Big Cars as Mr. Hughes
- 2012 · The Real Love as Self - Master of Ceremonies
- 2011 · Adventures in Plymptoons! as Self
- 2010 · What is the Electric Car? as Himself
- 2009 · Tripping Forward as James
- 2009 · Fatal Secrets as Reverend Vernon
- 2008 · Gary Unmarried as Walter Krandall
- 2008 · Recount as David Boies
- 2008 · Free Radio as Self
- 2007 · Back to the Grind as
- 2007 · One Long Night as Joel
- 2006 · Pittsburgh as Self
- 2006 · The Elder Son as Leonard
- 2006 · The Legend of William Tell as James
- 2004 · Stateside as Father Concoff
- 2004 · Life on Liberty Street as Richard Spencer
- 2003 · A Mighty Wind as Lars Olfen
- 2002 · Auto Focus as Mel Rosen
- 2002 · Bug as The Dept. of Health Inspector / 'The Hand'
- 2001 · Diary of a Sex Addict as Dr. Aaron Spencer
- 2001 · Anthrax as Brent Krawford
- 2000 · The Michael Richards Show as Imposter Vic
- 2000 · Pigs Next Door as Bradley (voice)
- 1998 · Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery as Fitz-Gilbert Hamilton
- 1997 · Hourglass as Det. Cecil Dish
- 1995 · Shining Time Station: Once Upon a Time as Ned Kincaid
- 1994 · Greedy as Carl
- 1992 · Mastergate as Steward Butler
- 1992 · Running Mates as Chapman Snow
- 1992 · Cruise Control as
- 1992 · Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories as Narrator (voice)
- 1992 · In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion as Lt. Fred House
- 1990 · Parenthood as
- 1990 · In the Best Interest of the Child as Howard Feldon
- 1990 · Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less as Stephen Bradley
- 1989 · She-Devil as Bob Patchett
- 1989 · Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills as Peter
- 1987 · Roman Holiday as Leonard Lupo
- 1987 · Amazon Women on the Moon as Griffin (segment "Son of the Invisible Man")
- 1987 · The Incredible Ida Early as Paul Sutton
- 1987 · Celebration Family as Jake
- 1987 · Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle as Brom Dutcher
- 1986 · Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce as Self
- 1985 · Tall Tales & Legends as Ichabod Crane
- 1985 · The Legend of Sleepy Hollow as Ichabod Crane
- 1983 · Still the Beaver as Whitey
- 1982 · Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn as Jeb
- 1981 · Riker as Jack Sheridan
- 1979 · A Shining Season as John Haaland
- 1979 · Elvis as D.J. Fontana
- 1978 · The One and Only as Arnold - The King
- 1973 · Superdad as The Gang
- 1973 · Roll Out as
- 1973 · Charley and the Angel as Derwood Moseby
- 1970 · The Immortal as
- 1963 · Weltspiegel as Self
- 1952 · Today as Self