ACTING
Ted Danson
- Born
- Dec 29, 1947 in 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.
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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.
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MOST-RATED TMDB CREDITS
Known for
Saving Private Ryan
Movie · 1998
Captain Hamill
Ted
Movie · 2012
Ted Danson (uncredited)
The Simpsons
TV · 1989
Sam Malone (voice)
Fargo
TV · 2014
Sheriff Hank Larsson
American Dad!
TV · 2005
Dr. Ray Petit (voice)
The Good Place
TV · 2016
Michael
The Orville
TV · 2017
Admiral Perry
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · 2000
D.B. Russell
Creepshow
Movie · 1982
Harry Wentworth (segment "Something To Tide You Over")
3 Men and a Baby
Movie · 1987
Jack Holden
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV · 2000
Ted Danson
Frasier
TV · 1993
Sam Malone
FILMOGRAPHY
145 movie & TV credits
- 2026Henry David ThoreauMovie · Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)
- 2026Henry David ThoreauTV · Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)
- 2025Starring Dick Van DykeMovie · Self
- 2024A Man on the InsideTV · Charles Nieuwendyk, Producer
- 2024In the Kitchen with Harry HamlinTV · Self
- 2023Off Script with The Hollywood ReporterTV · Self
- 2023Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of MagicMovie · Self
- 2023We're All Plastic People NowMovie · Self
- 2023MulliganTV · (voice)
- 2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowTV · Self - Guest
- 2022Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden GirlMovie · Self
- 2021Mr. MayorTV · Mayor Neil Bremer
- 2020Best Summer EverMovie · Executive Producer
- 202030 Rock: A One-Time SpecialMovie · Ted Danson
- 2019Troubled Waters: A Turtle's TaleMovie · Self
- 2019The Paley Center Salutes The Good PlaceMovie · Self
- 2019
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