Ted Danson
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.
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- 2024 · A Man on the Inside as Charles Nieuwendyk
- 2024 · In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin as Self
- 2023 · Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter 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 as Self
- 2018 · Hearts Beat Loud as Dave
- 2017 · The Orville as Admiral Perry
- 2016 · The Good Place as Michael
- 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 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- 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 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- 2014 · Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- 2012 · Ted as Ted Danson (uncredited)
- 2012 · Finding Your Roots as Self
- 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 Bill Hoffman
- 2006 · Rachael Ray as
- 2006 · The Amateurs as Moose
- 2006 · Bye Bye Benjamin as Bill
- 2005 · Knights of the South Bronx as Richard Mason
- 2005 · The Colbert Report as
- 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 as
- 2004 · It Must Be Love as George Gazelle
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Mrs. Pilgrim Goes to Hollywood as Ted
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 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 as
- 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