Ed Begley Jr.
September 16, 1949 (75 years old) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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
- 2024 · Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story as Paul Higman
- 2024 · Strange Darling as Frederick
- 2024 · In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin as Self
- 2023 · Not Dead Yet as Bill
- 2022 · Amsterdam as General Bill Meekins
- 2022 · Queer as Folk as Winston
- 2021 · Mr. Mayor as Chet Danville
- 2020 · Dear Christmas as Randy Morgan
- 2020 · Reboot Camp as John Lehman
- 2020 · Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me To Be? as Self
- 2019 · Human Discoveries as Marsh (voice)
- 2019 · Plus One as Chuck King
- 2019 · Bless This Mess as Rudy
- 2019 · Making Babies as Dr. Remis
- 2019 · Bixler High Private Eye as Charlie DeWitt
- 2018 · Imperfections as Barry
- 2018 · The Cool Kids as Karl
- 2018 · Big City Greens as Mr. Whistler (voice)
- 2018 · Book Club as Tom
- 2017 · And the Winner Isn't as Self
- 2017 · Future Man as Gabe Futturman
- 2017 · Lucky as Dr. Kneedler
- 2017 · Young Sheldon as Grant Linkletter
- 2017 · Amelia 2.0 as Paul Wesley
- 2017 · CHiPS as Wasp Driver
- 2017 · Girlfriend's Day as Rupert
- 2016 · Party Girl as Philip
- 2016 · Mascots as A.J. Blumquist
- 2016 · Ghostbusters as Ed Mulgrave
- 2016 · Vegan: Everyday Stories as Himself
- 2016 · Bad Internet as
- 2016 · Chelsea as Self
- 2016 · Ed Ruscha: Buildings and Words as Self
- 2016 · Time Toys as Wiz
- 2016 · Angie Tribeca as Bonnie
- 2015 · Clint Howard Reboots Pippi Longstocking with Milla Jovovich and Fred Willard as Ed
- 2015 · Grace and Frankie as Mark
- 2015 · Your Family or Mine as Gil
- 2015 · Better Call Saul as Clifford Main
- 2014 · You're Not You as Uncle Roger
- 2014 · Wish Wizard as Wish Wizard
- 2014 · In Security as Officer Krupke
- 2014 · Little Women Big Cars 2 as Principle Larry
- 2013 · How to Succeed at Birth as Dr. Finch
- 2013 · Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight as Justice Harry Blackmun
- 2013 · The Millers as Jeff
- 2013 · Family Tree as Al Chadwick
- 2013 · Beverly Hills Pawn as Self
- 2013 · The Arrested Development Documentary Project as Self
- 2013 · Betas as Murch
- 2012 · Little Women Big Cars as Mr. Hughes
- 2012 · Common Law as Dr. Van Waals
- 2011 · What's Your Number? as Mr. Darling
- 2011 · Adventures in Plymptoons! as Himself
- 2011 · Happy Endings as Ed Begley Jr.
- 2011 · Portlandia as Priest
- 2011 · Portlandia as Dr Ravich
- 2011 · Portlandia as Cafe Owner
- 2010 · What is the Electric Car? as Himself
- 2010 · $#*! My Dad Says as Terry
- 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 · Georgia O'Keeffe as Dr. Lee Steiglita
- 2009 · The Jay Leno Show as Self
- 2009 · Whatever Works as John
- 2009 · Tripping Forward as James
- 2009 · Party Down as Bruce Nesbitt
- 2009 · Fatal Secrets as Reverend Vernon
- 2008 · Childrens Hospital as Senator Throman
- 2008 · The Suite Life on Deck as Mayor Ragnar / Ragnar I
- 2008 · Gary Unmarried as Walter Krandall
- 2008 · Easy to Assemble as
- 2008 · Fly Me to the Moon as Poopchev (voice)
- 2008 · Pineapple Express as Robert
- 2008 · Finding Amanda as Self
- 2008 · Recount as David Boies
- 2008 · Going To Whatstock? as
- 2007 · Hard Four as Governor Begley
- 2007 · Back to the Grind as
- 2007 · One Long Night as Joel
- 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
- 2007 · Living With Ed as Self
- 2006 · For Your Consideration as Sandy Lane
- 2006 · Pittsburgh as Self
- 2006 · Who Killed the Electric Car? as Self
- 2006 · Relative Strangers as Mr. Manoire
- 2006 · Hannah Montana as Woody
- 2006 · The New Adventures of Old Christine as Pastor Ed
- 2006 · The Elder Son as Leonard
- 2006 · The Legend of William Tell as James
- 2005 · Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story as Frank Perdue
- 2005 · Desolation Sound as Doug Shepard
- 2005 · The Office as Erin's Biological Father
- 2005 · Back By Midnight as Robert Wade
- 2004 · Center of the Universe as
- 2004 · Boston Legal as Clifford Cabot
- 2004 · Veronica Mars as Cyrus O'Dell
- 2004 · Jack & Bobby as
- 2004 · Stateside as Father Concoff
- 2004 · Hair High as Rev. Sidney Cheddar (voice)
- 2004 · Raising Genius as Dr. Curly Weeks
- 2004 · Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital as Dr. Jesse James
- 2004 · Kingdom Hospital as Dr. Jesse James
- 2004 · Life on Liberty Street as Richard Spencer
- 2003 · Arrested Development as Stan Sitwell
- 2003 · Las Vegas as
- 2003 · A Mighty Wind as Lars Olfen
- 2003 · Going Down as Oscar Earnest
- 2003 · Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- 2003 · Net Games as John Fielding
- 2003 · War Stories as Ed O'Brian
- 2002 · Auto Focus as Mel Rosen
- 2002 · CSI: Miami as Scott O'Shay
- 2002 · Monk as Dr. Malcolm Nash
- 2002 · Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central) as Paul Weffler
- 2002 · Bug as The Dept. of Health Inspector / 'The Hand'
- 2001 · Diary of a Sex Addict as Dr. Aaron Spencer
- 2001 · Scrubs as Dr. Bailey
- 2001 · Six Feet Under as Hiram Gunderson
- 2001 · Hounded as Ward Van Dusen
- 2001 · Get Over It as Frank Landers
- 2001 · Anthrax as Brent Krawford
- 2000 · The Michael Richards Show as Imposter Vic
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Dr. Winocur / Dr. Winokur
- 2000 · Gideon's Crossing as Haley's Father
- 2000 · Best in Show as Hotel Manager
- 2000 · Static Shock as Donald Todd (voice)
- 2000 · Titus as
- 2000 · Pigs Next Door as Bradley (voice)
- 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
- 1998 · Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery as Fitz-Gilbert Hamilton
- 1998 · I'm Losing You as Zev
- 1997 · Joey as Ambassador Ted Ross
- 1997 · Alone as Gerald
- 1997 · Ms. Bear as Greg Bradley
- 1997 · Dharma & Greg as Self
- 1997 · Meego as Edward Parker
- 1997 · Not in This Town as Henry Whitcomb
- 1997 · Gun as The Director
- 1997 · The Practice as
- 1997 · Hourglass as Det. Cecil Dish
- 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 · Too Soon For Jeff as Mr. Rogers
- 1996 · 7th Heaven as Hank Hastings
- 1996 · The Late Shift as Rod Perth
- 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
- 1995 · Shining Time Station: Once Upon a Time as Ned Kincaid
- 1994 · The Crazysitter as Paul Van Arsdale
- 1994 · The Pagemaster as Alan Tyler
- 1994 · The Shaggy Dog as Ron Daniels
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Chris Carpenter
- 1994 · Incident at Deception Ridge as Jack Davis
- 1994 · The Magic School Bus as (voice)
- 1994 · Sensation as Earl Strauber
- 1994 · Renaissance Man as Jack Markin
- 1994 · Even Cowgirls Get the Blues as Rupert
- 1994 · World War II: When Lions Roared as Harry Hopkins
- 1994 · Ellen as Ed Begley Jr.
- 1994 · Winnetka Road as Glenn Barker
- 1994 · Greedy as Carl
- 1994 · Storybook as Pouch
- 1993 · Intimate Portrait as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1993 · Partners as "Grave Squad" Lawyer
- 1993 · Dave's World as Watterson
- 1993 · Cooperstown as Dave Cormeer
- 1992 · Mastergate as Steward Butler
- 1992 · Exclusive as Allen
- 1992 · Running Mates as Chapman Snow
- 1992 · Earth and the American Dream as Reader (voice)
- 1992 · Mickey's Audition as Assistant Director #1
- 1992 · Cruise Control as
- 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
- 1992 · Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories as Narrator (Voice)
- 1992 · In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion as Lt. Fred House
- 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
- 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 · The Simpsons as Ed Begley Jr. (voice)
- 1989 · She-Devil as Bob Patchett
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Judd Campbell (segment "Death of Some Salesmen")
- 1989 · Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills as Peter
- 1989 · The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places as Dr. Jack Brooker
- 1988 · The Accidental Tourist as Charles Leary
- 1988 · Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs as Alan
- 1988 · Roseanne as
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 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 · Rip Van Winkle as Brom Dutcher
- 1986 · Amy Grant: Headin' Home for the Holidays as Self
- 1986 · Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce as Self
- 1985 · Transylvania 6-5000 as Gil Turner
- 1985 · The Pound Puppies as Arnold (voice)
- 1985 · Tall Tales & Legends as Ichabod Crane
- 1985 · The Legend of Sleepy Hollow as Ichabod Crane
- 1984 · Protocol as Hassler
- 1984 · Streets of Fire as Ben Gunn
- 1984 · This Is Spinal Tap as John 'Stumpy' Pepys
- 1984 · Voyager from the Unknown as Wilbur Wright
- 1983 · An Uncommon Love as Matt Randolph
- 1983 · Get Crazy as Colin Beverly
- 1983 · Still the Beaver as Whitey
- 1982 · St. Elsewhere as Victor Ehrlich
- 1982 · Voyagers! as
- 1982 · Not Just Another Affair as Warren Krantz
- 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 · Cat People as Joe Creigh
- 1982 · Eating Raoul as Hippie
- 1982 · Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn as Jeb
- 1982 · Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang as Amos Tucker
- 1981 · Private Lessons as Jack Travis
- 1981 · Buddy Buddy as Lieutenant #1
- 1981 · Riker as Jack Sheridan
- 1979 · A Shining Season as John Haaland
- 1979 · The Concorde... Airport '79 as Rescuer #1
- 1979 · The In-Laws as Barry Lutz
- 1979 · Hot Rod as Clay
- 1979 · Tales of the Unexpected as George Princey
- 1979 · Elvis as D.J. Fontana
- 1979 · Hardcore as Soldier
- 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 · The One and Only as Arnold - The King
- 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 · Stay Hungry as Lester
- 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 · Cockfighter as Tom Peeples
- 1974 · Happy Days as
- 1973 · Superdad as The Gang
- 1973 · Roll Out as
- 1973 · Showdown as Pook
- 1973 · The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
- 1973 · Charley and the Angel as Derwood Moseby
- Future · 25 Miles to Normal as Victor
- 1972 · Family Flight as Driver
- 1972 · M*A*S*H as
- 1972 · Maude as Young Man
- 1972 · Now You See Him, Now You Don't as Druffle
- 1972 · Evil Roy Slade as Husband Making Fun of Stool (uncredited)
- 1971 · Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as Howard Dubberly
- 1971 · Columbo as Officer Stein
- 1971 · Columbo as Irving Krutch
- 1970 · The Immortal as
- 1970 · Nanny and the Professor as
- 1970 · How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business? as Bellhop
- 1969 · The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes as Student (uncredited)
- 1969 · Room 222 as
- 1969 · The Lottery as Jack Watson
- 1968 · Adam-12 as Bud
- 1967 · Mannix as
- 1967 · Ironside as
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Youngblood
- 1963 · Weltspiegel as Self
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1960 · Insight as Father John
- 1952 · Today as Self
- 1948 · Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as Self
- Future · Let's Have Kids! as