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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Filmography
all 128
Movies 67
TV Shows 61
self 37
Voice 4
Producer 2
Narrator 1
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic (2023)
We're All Plastic People Now (2023)
Mulligan (2023)
Mr. Mayor (2021)
Best Summer Ever (2020)
30 Rock: A One-Time Special (2020)
Kirby Jenner (2020)
Troubled Waters: A Turtle's Tale (2019)
The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place (2019)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy (2019)
Hearts Beat Loud (2018)
The Orville (2017)
The Good Place (2016)
For the Love of Spock (2016)
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows (2016)
CSI: Immortality (2015)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015)
CSI: Cyber (2015)
The One I Love (2014)
Fargo (2014)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Off Camera with Sam Jones (2014)
Ted (2012)
Finding Your Roots (2012)
Finding Zac Efron (2012)
Big Miracle (2012)
Inside Comedy (2012)
Brain Games (2011)
Jock the Hero Dog (2011)
Fight for Your Right Revisited (2011)
Conan (2010)
Bored to Death (2009)
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)
The End of the Line (2009)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009)
The Open Road (2009)
The Human Contract (2008)
Mad Money (2008)
Damages (2007)
Nobel Son (2007)
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (2007)
Help Me Help You (2006)
Rachael Ray (2006)
The Amateurs (2006)
Bye Bye Benjamin (2006)
Knights of the South Bronx (2005)
The Colbert Report (2005)
Our Fathers (2005)
American Dad! (2005)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
Fronterz (2004)
It Must Be Love (2004)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002)
Living with the Dead (2002)
Living with the Dead (2002)
Dinner for Five (2001)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
Grosse Pointe (2000)
The Search for Atlantis (2000)
Mumford (1999)
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (1999)
Jerry and Tom (1998)
Becker (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Thanks of a Grateful Nation (1998)
Homegrown (1998)
Monty Python: Live at Aspen (1998)
The View (1997)
King of the Hill (1997)
Ink (1996)
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond (1996)
Loch Ness (1996)
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
The Daily Show (1996)
Gulliver's Travels (1996)
MADtv (1995)
Pontiac Moon (1994)
Getting Even with Dad (1994)
Ellen (1994)
Diagnosis: Murder (1993)
Frasier (1993)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
Made in America (1993)
3 Men and a Little Lady (1990)
The Earth Day Special (1990)
Voices That Care (1990)
The Simpsons (1989)
Dad (1989)
The Jim Henson Hour (1989)
Cousins (1989)
Lighthouse Island (1989)
Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
She's Having a Baby (1988)
3 Men and a Baby (1987)
How Can I Tell If I'm Really in Love (1987)
We Are the Children (1987)
When the Bough Breaks (1986)
A Fine Mess (1986)
Just Between Friends (1986)
Little Treasure (1985)
Something About Amelia (1984)
Allison Sydney Harrison (1983)
Cowboy (1983)
Creepshow (1982)
Tucker's Witch (1982)
Cheers (1982)
Our Family Business (1981)
Body Heat (1981)
Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge (1981)
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Once Upon a Spy (1980)
The Women's Room (1980)
The French Atlantic Affair (1979)
The Onion Field (1979)
Mrs. Columbo (1979)
B. J. and the Bear (1979)
Taxi (1978)
The Amazing Spider-Man (1978)
Family (1976)
Laverne & Shirley (1976)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Somerset (1970)
A Classic Spy
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1947-12-29 (76 years old)
Birth NameEdward Bridge Danson III
Birth PlaceSan Diego, United States of America
Height74-inch
SpouseMary Steenburgen
ChildrenKate Danson
FatherEdward Bridge Danson, Jr.
MotherJessica MacMaster
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesLos Angeles, United States of America
Also Known AsEdward Bridge “Ted” Danson III, Τεντ Ντάνσον, Тед Дэнсон, 테드 댄슨
Awardshonorary doctor of Carnegie-Mellon University, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
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