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 al ... ongside 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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Somerset
as Tom Conway
Episodes: 283
First Aired: Mar 30, 1970
Cheers
as Sam Malone
Episodes: 269
First Aired: Sep 30, 1982
Becker
as Dr. John Becker
Episodes: 129
First Aired: Nov 02, 1998
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as D.B. Russell
Episodes: 84
First Aired: Oct 06, 2000
The Good Place
as Michael
Episodes: 50
First Aired: Sep 19, 2016
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Ted Danson
Episodes: 34
First Aired: Oct 15, 2000
Ink
as Mike Logan
Episodes: 26
First Aired: Oct 21, 1996
Damages
as Arthur Frobisher
Episodes: 26
First Aired: Jul 24, 2007
Bored to Death
as George Christopher
Episodes: 24
First Aired: Sep 20, 2009
Mr. Mayor
as Mayor Neil Bremer
Episodes: 19
First Aired: Jan 07, 2021
CSI: Cyber
as D.B. Russell
Episodes: 18
First Aired: Mar 04, 2015
Help Me Help You
as Dr. Bill Hoffman
Episodes: 11
First Aired: Sep 26, 2006
Fargo
as Sheriff Hank Larsson
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Apr 15, 2014
A Man on the Inside
as Charles Nieuwendyk
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Nov 21, 2024
The Orville
as Admiral Perry
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Sep 10, 2017
American Dad!
as Dr. Ray Petit (voice)
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Feb 06, 2005
The French Atlantic Affair
as Abe Santley
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Nov 15, 1979
Gulliver's Travels
as Lemuel Gulliver
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 04, 1996
Living with the Dead
as James Van Praagh
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 28, 2002
Magnum, P.I.
as Stewart Crane
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 11, 1980
The Simpsons
as Sam Malone (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 17, 1989
Frasier
as Sam Malone
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1993
Diagnosis: Murder
as Ted Danson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 29, 1993
Tucker's Witch
as Danny Kirkwood
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 06, 1982
Grosse Pointe
as Jack the Dog (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 2000
Mulligan
as (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 12, 2023
King of the Hill
as Tom Hammond (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 12, 1997
Taxi
as Vincenzo Senaca
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 1978
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
as Little Danson Man
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 11, 2007
Mrs. Columbo
as Richard Dellinger
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 26, 1979
Veronica's Closet
as Nick Vanover
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 25, 1997
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Feb 25, 2014
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Jan 20, 1944
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 05, 1988
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 13, 1993
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 08, 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 26, 2003
The Daily Show
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jul 22, 1996
The View
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Aug 11, 1997
The Amazing Spider-Man
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 05, 1978
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Aug 02, 2015
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Winner
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 20, 1944
Dinner for Five
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 06, 2001
Ellen
as Self (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 29, 1994
B. J. and the Bear
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 10, 1979
E! True Hollywood Story
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 21, 1996
Inside Comedy
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 26, 2012
Laverne & Shirley
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 27, 1976
Finding Your Roots
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 24, 2012
The Colbert Report
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 17, 2005
MADtv
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 14, 1995
Cosby
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1996
Conan
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 08, 2010
Family
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 09, 1976
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 30, 1999
Brain Games
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 09, 2011
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 03, 2005
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 2019
Rachael Ray
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 18, 2006
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 06, 2014
The Jim Henson Hour
as Himself
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 14, 1989
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 02, 2009
Good Mythical Morning
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 09, 2012
Golden Globe Awards
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 20, 1944
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 2022
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