9.5
9.5
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
2022
as Self
Ted Danson
Nationality:United States
Height:2'5" (74 cm)
Education:Carnegie Mellon University, Kent School, Stanford University, Carnegie Mellon School of Drama
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CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
Edward Bridge Danson III (born December 29, 1947) is an American actor. He achieved stardom playing the lead character Sam Malone on the NBC sitcom Cheers (1982–1993), for which he received two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. He was further Emmy-nominated for the FX legal drama Damages (2007–2010) and the NBC comedy The Good Place (2016–2020). He was the recipient of the 2025 Carol Burnett Award. Danson made his film debut in 1978 in the crime drama The Onion Field. His breakout film role was in the comedies Three Men and a Baby (1987) and Three Men and a Little Lady (1990). He also acted in Body Heat (1981), Creepshow (1982), Dad (1989) and Saving Private Ryan (1998). Danson's other leading roles on television include the CBS sitcom Becker (1998–2004) and The Good Place (2016–2020) and the CBS dramas CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2011–2015) and CSI: Cyber (2015–2016). In 2015, he starred in the second season of FX's anthology series Fargo. He has played roles in the HBO comedies Bored to Death (2009–2011) and Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000–2024), the NBC sitcom Mr. Mayor (2021–2022), and the Netflix comedy A Man on the Inside (2024–present). Danson has been married to actress Mary Steenburgen since 1995. They were awarded the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award in 2025 at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards. Danson is also known for his longtime activism in ocean conservation and wrote Oceana: Our Endangered Oceans and What We Can Do to Save Them (2011) with journalist Michael D'Orso.
Filmography (61 movies)
8.2
8.2
Saving Private Ryan
1998
as Captain Hamill
7.7
7.7
The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place
2019
as Self
7.2
7.2
CSI: Immortality
2015
as D.B. Russell
7.1
7.1
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
1998
as Audience Member (uncredited)
7.0
7.0
Body Heat
1981
as Peter Lowenstein
6.9
6.9
Creepshow
1982
as Harry Wentworth (segment "Something To Tide You Over")
6.9
6.9
Hearts Beat Loud
2018
as Dave
6.9
6.9
The One I Love
2014
as Therapist
6.8
6.8
Knights of the South Bronx
2005
as Richard Mason
6.7
6.7
Big Miracle
2012
as J. W. McGraw
6.7
6.7
Best Summer Ever
2020
Executive Producer
6.7
6.7
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988
as Sam Malone
6.5
6.5
Fight for Your Right Revisited
2011
as Maitre D'
6.5
6.5
Mumford
1999
as Jeremy Brockett
6.5
6.5
Mad Money
2008
as Don Cardigan
6.4
6.4
Our Fathers
2005
as Mitchell Garabedian
6.4
6.4
Dad
1989
as John Tremont
6.3
6.3
The End of the Line
2009
as Narrator (voice)
6.2
6.2
Jerry and Tom
1998
as The Guy Who Loved Vicki
6.2
6.2
3 Men and a Baby
1987
as Jack Holden
6.1
6.1
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
as (archive footage)
6.0
6.0
Nobel Son
2007
as Harvey Parrish
6.0
6.0
The Onion Field
1979
as Ian Campbell
6.0
6.0
We Are the Children
1987
6.0
6.0
Cousins
1989
as Larry Kozinski
5.9
5.9
3 Men and a Little Lady
1990
as Jack Holden
5.8
5.8
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996
as Self
5.7
5.7
Loch Ness
1996
as Dr. Dempsey
5.6
5.6
The Amateurs
2006
as Moose
5.6
5.6
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
2020
as Ted Danson
5.6
5.6
Homegrown
1998
as Gianni Saletzzo
5.5
5.5
Made in America
1993
as Hal Jackson
5.5
5.5
Something About Amelia
1984
as Steven Bennett
5.5
5.5
When the Bough Breaks
1986
Executive Producer
5.4
5.4
Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge
1981
as Major Collings
5.3
5.3
Getting Even with Dad
1994
as Raymond 'Ray' Gleason
5.3
5.3
Living with the Dead
2002
as James Van Praagh
5.2
5.2
The Open Road
2009
as Coach
5.1
5.1
Pontiac Moon
1994
Executive Producer
5.0
5.0
The Search for Atlantis
2000
as Narrator
4.9
4.9
Just Between Friends
1986
as Chip Davis
4.8
4.8
Once Upon a Spy
1980
as Jack Chenault
4.5
4.5
A Fine Mess
1986
as Spence Holden
4.4
4.4
The Human Contract
2008
as E.J Winters
4.4
4.4
It Must Be Love
2004
as George Gazelle
4.3
4.3
How Can I Tell If I'm Really in Love?
1987
4.2
4.2
Jock the Hero Dog
2011
as Pezulu (voice)
4.0
4.0
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
1998
as Jim Tuite
3.8
3.8
Little Treasure
1985
as Eugene Wilson
3.5
3.5
The Women's Room
1980
as Norman
1.0
1.0
Fronterz
2004
Troubled Waters: A Turtle's Tale
2019
as Self
Our Family Business
1981
as Gep
Allison Sydney Harrison
1983
as David Harrison
Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
2016
as Self
Mrs. Pilgrim Goes to Hollywood
2003
as Ted
Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division
2011
as Self
We're All Plastic People Now
2023
as Self
Cowboy
1983
as Dale Weeks
Bye Bye Benjamin
2006
Executive Producer
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