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Ted Danson
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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 Guid…
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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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Henry David Thoreau
as Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)
Starring Dick Van Dyke
as Self
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
as Self
We're All Plastic People Now
as Self
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
as Self
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
as Ted Danson
Troubled Waters: A Turtle's Tale
as Self
The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place
as Self
Hearts Beat Loud
as Dave
Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
as Self
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
as Self
CSI: Immortality
as D.B. Russell
The One I Love
as Therapist
Ted
as Ted Danson (uncredited)
Big Miracle
as J. W. McGraw
Jock the Hero Dog
as Pezulu (voice)
Fight for Your Right Revisited
as Maitre D'
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Jack Holden (archive footage)
The End of the Line
as Narrator (voice)
The Open Road
as Coach
The Human Contract
as E.J Winters
Mad Money
as Don Cardigan
Nobel Son
as Harvey Parrish
The Amateurs
as Moose
Bye Bye Benjamin
as Bill
Knights of the South Bronx
as Richard Mason
Our Fathers
as Mitchell Garabedian
Elf: That's a Wrap
as Self
Fronterz
It Must Be Love
as George Gazelle
Mrs. Pilgrim Goes to Hollywood
as Ted
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
Living with the Dead
as James Van Praagh
No Poster
The Search for Atlantis
as Narrator
Mumford
as Jeremy Brockett
Jerry and Tom
as The Guy Who Loved Vicki
Saving Private Ryan
as Captain Hamill
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
as Jim Tuite
Homegrown
as Gianni Saletzzo
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
as Self
Loch Ness
as Dr. Dempsey
Pontiac Moon
as Washington Bellamy
Getting Even with Dad
as Ray
For Our Children
as Self
Made in America
as Hal Jackson
Voices That Care
as Self - Choir Member
3 Men and a Little Lady
as Jack Holden
The Earth Day Special
as Sam Malone
Dad
as John Tremont
Cousins
as Larry Kozinski
Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Sam Malone
She's Having a Baby
as Ted Danson (uncredited)
3 Men and a Baby
as Jack Holden
How Can I Tell If I'm Really in Love?
We Are the Children
When the Bough Breaks
as Alex
A Fine Mess
as Spence Holden
Just Between Friends
as Chip Davis
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Little Treasure
as Eugene Wilson
Something About Amelia
as Steven Bennett
Allison Sydney Harrison
as David Harrison
Cowboy
as Dale Weeks
Creepshow
as Harry Wentworth (segment "Something To Tide You Over")
Our Family Business
as Gep
Body Heat
as Peter Lowenstein
Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge
as Major Collings
Once Upon a Spy
as Jack Chenault
The Women's Room
as Norman
The Onion Field
as Ian Campbell