Ted Danson

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1947-12-29 (76 years old)

Place of Birth San Diego, California, USA

Also Known As Edward Bridge “Ted” Danson III, Τεντ Ντάνσον, Тед Дэнсон, 테드 댄슨, 泰德・丹森

Ted Danson

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

Actor

2024
A Man on the Inside

as Charles Nieuwendyk

2023
Mulligan

as (voice)

2021
Mr. Mayor

as Mayor Neil Bremer

2020
2018
2017
The Orville

as Admiral Perry

2016
For the Love of Spock

as Jack (archive footage)

2016
The Good Place

as Michael

2015
CSI: Immortality

as D.B. Russell

2015
CSI: Cyber

as D.B. Russell

2014
The One I Love

as Therapist

2014
Fargo

as Sheriff Hank Larsson

2012
Ted

as Ted Danson (uncredited)

2012
2012
Big Miracle

as J. W. McGraw

2012
2012
2011
Jock the Hero Dog

as Pezulu (voice)

2011
Brain Games

as Self

2010
2010
Conan

as Self

2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty

as Jack Holden (archive footage)

2009
The End of the Line

as Narrator (voice)

2009
The Open Road

as Coach

2009
Bored to Death

as George Christopher

2008
The Human Contract

as E.J Winters

2008
Mad Money

as Don Cardigan

2007
Nobel Son

as Harvey Parrish

2007
Damages

as Arthur Frobisher

2007
2006
The Amateurs

as Moose

2006
2006
Help Me Help You

as Dr. Bill Hoffman

2005
2005
Our Fathers

as Mitchell Garabedian

2005
American Dad!

as Dr. Ray Petit (voice)

2002
Living with the Dead

as James Van Praagh

2002
Living with the Dead

as James Van Praagh

2000
2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Ted Danson

2000
1999
Mumford

as Jeremy Brockett

1998
Jerry and Tom

as The Guy Who Loved Vicki

1998
Saving Private Ryan

as Captain Hamill

1998
Homegrown

as Gianni Saletzzo

1998
Monty Python: Live at Aspen

as Audience Member (uncredited)

1998
Becker

as Dr. John Becker

1997
Veronica's Closet

as Nick Vanover

1997
The View

as Self

1997
King of the Hill

as Tom Hammond (voice)

1996
Loch Ness

as Dr. Dempsey

1996
Ink

as Mike Logan

1996
1996
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
1993
Made in America

as Hal Jackson

1993
Diagnosis: Murder

as Ted Danson

1993
Frasier

as Sam Malone

1993
1991
Voices That Care

as Self - Choir Member

1990
1990
The Earth Day Special

as Sam Malone

1989
Dad

as John Tremont

1989
Cousins

as Larry Kozinski

1989
The Simpsons

as Sam Malone (voice)

1989
1988
1988
She's Having a Baby

as Ted Danson (uncredited)

1987
3 Men and a Baby

as Jack Holden

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
Body Heat

as Peter Lowenstein

1980
Once Upon a Spy

as Jack Chenault

1980
1980
Magnum, P.I.

as Stewart Crane

1979
The Onion Field

as Ian Campbell

1979
1979
Mrs. Columbo

as Richard Dellinger

1978
Taxi

as Vincenzo Senaca

1976
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1970
Somerset

as Tom Conway

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Winner

Producer

2024
2020
Best Summer Ever

as Executive Producer

2006
Bye Bye Benjamin

as Executive Producer

1996
Ink

as Producer

1994
Pontiac Moon

as Executive Producer

1986
When the Bough Breaks

as Executive Producer

Crew

2014
The One I Love

as Thanks