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Aliases: Edward Bridge “Ted” Danson III , Τεντ Ντάνσον , Тед Дэнсон , 테드 댄슨 , 泰德・丹森

Gender: Male

Place of birth: San Diego, California, USA

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Movie Involvements: 41

TV Involvements: 11


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Average
8

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

(2000) D.B. Russell
Fargo
Average
8

Fargo

(2014) Sheriff Hank Larsson
CSI: Cyber
Average
6

CSI: Cyber

(2015) D.B. Russell
Diagnosis: Murder
Average
7

Diagnosis: Murder

(1993) Ted Danson
Finding Your Roots
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6

Finding Your Roots

(2012) Self
Damages
Average
7

Damages

(2007) Arthur Frobisher
Saving Private Ryan
Average
8

Saving Private Ryan

(1998) Captain Fred Hamill
Somerset
Average
5

Somerset

(1970) Tom Conway

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Self
Himself
(voice)
2021 Mayor Neil Bremer
2020 Ted Danson
2019 Self
Self
N/A
2018 Dave
2017 Admiral Perry
Perry
2016 Michael
Jack (archive footage)
self
Self
2015 D.B. Russell
Self
D.B. Russell
2014 Therapist
Sheriff Hank Larsson
Self
Self
2012 Ted Danson (uncredited)
Self
Himself
J. W. McGraw
Self
2011 Self
Pezulu (voice)
Maitre D'
2010 Self
archival footage
2009 George Christopher
Jack Holden (archive footage)
Narrator (voice)
Self
Coach
2008 E.J Winters
Don Cardigan
2007 Arthur Frobisher
Harvey Parrish
Little Danson Man
2006 Dr. Bill Hoffman
N/A
Moose
Bill
2005 Richard
N/A
Mitchell Garabedian
Dr. Ray Petit (voice)
Self
2004 N/A
N/A
2003 Self
N/A
2002 Self
James Van Praagh
James Van Praagh
2001 N/A
2000 Ted Danson
D.B. Russell
N/A
Narrator
1999 Jeremy Brockett
Self - Guest
1998 The Guy Who Loved Vicki
Dr. John Becker
Captain Fred Hamill
Jim Tuite
Gianni Saletzzo
Audience Member (uncredited)
1997 Self
Tom Hammond (voice)
1996 Mike Logan
Self
N/A
Dr. Dempsey
N/A
Self
Lemuel Gulliver
1995 Self
1994 Washington Bellamy
Raymond 'Ray' Gleason
Self (uncredited)
1993 Ted Danson
Sam Malone
Self - Guest
Self
Hal Jackson
1991 Self - Choir Member
1990 Jack Holden
Sam Malone
1989 Sam Malone (voice)
John Tremont
himself
Larry Kozinski
1988 Sam Malone
N/A
Ted Danson (uncredited)
1987 Jack Holden
N/A
N/A
1986 Alex
Spence Holden
Chip Davis
1985 Eugene Wilson
1984 Steven Bennett
1983 David Harrison
Dale Weeks
1982 Harry Wentworth (segment "Something To Tide You Over")
Danny Kirkwood
Sam Malone
1981 Gep
Peter Lowenstein
Major Collings
1980 N/A
Jack Chenault
Norman
1979 Abe Santley
Ian Campbell
N/A
N/A
1978 Vincenzo Senaca
N/A
1976 N/A
N/A
1975 Self - Host
1970 Tom Conway
Charles
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2020 Executive Producer
2006 Executive Producer
1996 Producer
1994 Executive Producer
1986 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2014 Thanks
Year Role Movie/Tv

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