Ted Danson
Acting • Born 1947-12-29
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.
Filmography
144 credits
Saving Private Ryan
Movie • 1998
Captain Hamill
Dad
Movie • 1989
John Tremont
Mumford
Movie • 1999
Jeremy Brockett
3 Men and a Little Lady
Movie • 1990
Jack Holden
Cousins
Movie • 1989
Larry Kozinski
Mad Money
Movie • 2008
Don Cardigan
Made in America
Movie • 1993
Hal Jackson
3 Men and a Baby
Movie • 1987
Jack Holden
The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place
Movie • 2019
Self
The Onion Field
Movie • 1979
Ian Campbell
The End of the Line
Movie • 2009
Narrator (voice)
Getting Even with Dad
Movie • 1994
Raymond 'Ray' Gleason
Body Heat
Movie • 1981
Peter Lowenstein
Our Fathers
Movie • 2005
Mitchell Garabedian
Fight for Your Right Revisited
Movie • 2011
Maitre D'
Nobel Son
Movie • 2007
Harvey Parrish
Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge
Movie • 1981
Major Collings
Voices That Care
Movie • 1991
Self - Choir Member
Creepshow
Movie • 1982
Harry Wentworth (segment "Something To Tide You Over")
The Amateurs
Movie • 2006
Moose
Homegrown
Movie • 1998
Gianni Saletzzo
A Fine Mess
Movie • 1986
Spence Holden
Troubled Waters: A Turtle's Tale
Movie • 2019
Self
Loch Ness
Movie • 1996
Dr. Dempsey
Pontiac Moon
Movie • 1994
Washington Bellamy
Just Between Friends
Movie • 1986
Chip Davis
Jock the Hero Dog
Movie • 2011
Pezulu (voice)
Ted
Movie • 2012
Ted Danson (uncredited)
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
Movie • 1998
Jim Tuite
Living with the Dead
Movie • 2002
James Van Praagh
Jerry and Tom
Movie • 1998
The Guy Who Loved Vicki
Knights of the South Bronx
Movie • 2005
Richard Mason
We're All Plastic People Now
Movie • 2023
Self
Big Miracle
Movie • 2012
J. W. McGraw
Once Upon a Spy
Movie • 1980
Jack Chenault
Allison Sydney Harrison
Movie • 1983
David Harrison
Something About Amelia
Movie • 1984
Steven Bennett
We Are the Children
Movie • 1987
It Must Be Love
Movie • 2004
George Gazelle
Little Treasure
Movie • 1985
Eugene Wilson
The One I Love
Movie • 2014
Therapist
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Movie • 2009
Jack Holden (archive footage)
The Women's Room
Movie • 1980
Norman
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Movie • 2002
Self
Our Family Business
Movie • 1981
Gep
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Movie • 2023
Self
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Movie • 1996
Self
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Movie • 2016
Self
CSI: Immortality
Movie • 2015
D.B. Russell
For Our Children
Movie • 1993
Self
How Can I Tell If I'm Really in Love?
Movie • 1987
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Movie • 2010
(archive footage)
The Search for Atlantis
Movie • 2000
Narrator
Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
Movie • 2016
Self
The Human Contract
Movie • 2008
E.J Winters
When the Bough Breaks
Movie • 1986
Alex
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Movie • 1988
Sam Malone
Bye Bye Benjamin
Movie • 2006
Bill
Hearts Beat Loud
Movie • 2018
Dave
She's Having a Baby
Movie • 1988
Ted Danson (uncredited)
The Open Road
Movie • 2009
Coach
Fronterz
Movie • 2004
Cowboy
Movie • 1983
Dale Weeks
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
Movie • 2020
Ted Danson
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
Movie • 1998
Audience Member (uncredited)
The Earth Day Special
Movie • 1990
Sam Malone
Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division
Movie • 2011
Self
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
Movie • 2022
Self
Mrs. Pilgrim Goes to Hollywood
Movie • 2003
Ted
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Movie • 1985
Starring Dick Van Dyke
Movie • 2025
Help Save Planet Earth
Movie • 1990
Self
Magnum, P.I.
TV • 1980
Stewart Crane
Cheers
TV • 1982
Sam Malone
Ink
TV • 1996
Mike Logan
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Sam Malone (voice)
Dinner for Five
TV • 2001
Ellen
TV • 1994
Self (uncredited)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
B. J. and the Bear
TV • 1979
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
D.B. Russell
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
Help Me Help You
TV • 2006
Bill Hoffman
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self
The View
TV • 1997
Self
E! True Hollywood Story
TV • 1996
Frasier
TV • 1993
Sam Malone
Diagnosis: Murder
TV • 1993
Ted Danson
Inside Comedy
TV • 2012
Self
Laverne & Shirley
TV • 1976
Finding Your Roots
TV • 2012
Self
Becker
TV • 1998
Dr. John Becker
The Colbert Report
TV • 2005
Self - Guest
The Amazing Spider-Man
TV • 1978
Maj. Collings
Tucker's Witch
TV • 1982
Danny Kirkwood
MADtv
TV • 1995
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Cosby
TV • 1996
Grosse Pointe
TV • 2000
Jack the Dog (voice)
Conan
TV • 2010
Self - Guest
Family
TV • 1976
Gulliver's Travels
TV • 1996
Lemuel Gulliver
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
TV • 1999
Self - Guest
Bored to Death
TV • 2009
George Christopher
Brain Games
TV • 2011
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Mulligan
TV • 2023
(voice)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV • 2005
Self - Guest
Fargo
TV • 2014
Sheriff Hank Larsson
King of the Hill
TV • 1997
Tom Hammond (voice)
CSI: Cyber
TV • 2015
D.B. Russell
The Good Place
TV • 2016
Michael
Taxi
TV • 1978
Vincenzo Senaca
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
TV • 2007
Little Danson Man
The French Atlantic Affair
TV • 1979
Abe Santley
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
A Man on the Inside
TV • 2024
Charles Nieuwendyk
The Orville
TV • 2017
Admiral Perry
Rachael Ray
TV • 2006
Self - Guest
Living with the Dead
TV • 2002
James Van Praagh
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV • 2015
Self
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV • 2000
Ted Danson
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TV • 2014
Self
The Jim Henson Hour
TV • 1989
Himself
American Dad!
TV • 2005
Dr. Ray Petit (voice)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Mrs. Columbo
TV • 1979
Richard Dellinger
Veronica's Closet
TV • 1997
Nick Vanover
Mr. Mayor
TV • 2021
Mayor Neil Bremer
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee
Good Mythical Morning
TV • 2012
Self
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin
TV • 2024
Self
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
TV • 2023
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Presenter
Damages
TV • 2007
Arthur Frobisher
American Masters
TV • 1986
Self - Interviewee
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self (uncredited)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest