Ted Danson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

138

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-12-29 (77 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
  • تد دنسن

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.

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Known For

Saving Private Ryan
8.2%

Saving Private Ryan

Jul 24, 1998

Ted
6.4%

Ted

Jun 29, 2012

The Simpsons
8.0%

The Simpsons

Dec 17, 1989

Fargo
8.3%

Fargo

Apr 15, 2014

American Dad!
7.0%

American Dad!

Feb 6, 2005

The Good Place
8.0%

The Good Place

Sep 19, 2016

The Orville
7.6%

The Orville

Sep 10, 2017

Creepshow
6.9%

Creepshow

Nov 10, 1982

3 Men and a Baby
6.2%

3 Men and a Baby

Nov 27, 1987

Curb Your Enthusiasm
8.0%

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Oct 15, 2000

Frasier
7.7%

Frasier

Sep 16, 1993

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Acting

2024
A Man on the Inside as Charles Nieuwendyk
2024
In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin as Self
2023
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic as Self
2023
We're All Plastic People Now as Self
2023
Mulligan as (voice)
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
2022
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl as Self
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
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 - Guest
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
2006
The Amateurs as Moose
2006
Bye Bye Benjamin as Bill
2005
Knights of the South Bronx as Richard Mason
2005
The Colbert Report
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
2004
It Must Be Love
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2003
Mrs. Pilgrim Goes to Hollywood as Ted
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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
2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm as Ted Danson
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as D.B. Russell
2000
Grosse Pointe as Jack the Dog (voice)
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
1996
Loch Ness as Dr. Dempsey
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
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
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
1987
We Are the Children
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
1978
Taxi as Vincenzo Senaca
1978
The Amazing Spider-Man
1976
Family
1976
Laverne & Shirley
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
1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self

Crew

2014
The One I Love as Thanks

Production

2024
A Man on the Inside as Producer
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
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