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Ted Danson
Known for: ActingEdward 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 44
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as D.B. Russell 
Cheers
as Sam Malone 
Saving Private Ryan
as Captain Hamill 
The Good Place
as Michael 
Becker
as John Becker 
A Man on the Inside
as Charles Nieuwendyk 
Bored to Death
as George Christopher 
Mr. Mayor
as Mayor Neil Bremer 
CSI: Cyber
as D.B. Russell 
Body Heat
as Peter Lowenstein 
Big Miracle
as J. W. McGraw 
The One I Love
as Therapist 
Gulliver's Travels
as Lemuel Gulliver 
Getting Even with Dad
as Ray 
Mad Money
as Don Cardigan 
Creepshow
as Harry Wentworth (segment "Something To Tide You Over") 
Nobel Son
as Harvey Parrish 
3 Men and a Baby
as Jack Holden 
3 Men and a Little Lady
as Jack Holden 
Made in America
as Hal Jackson 
Cousins
as Larry Kozinski 
Dad
as John Tremont 
The Onion Field
as Ian Campbell 
Loch Ness
as Dr. Dempsey 
Living with the Dead
as James Van Praagh 
The Amateurs
as Moose 
Hearts Beat Loud
as Dave 
Henry David Thoreau
as Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice) 
The Human Contract
as E.J Winters 
Living with the Dead
as James Van Praagh 
Homegrown
as Gianni Saletzzo 
Jock the Hero Dog
as Pezulu (voice) 
The Open Road
as Coach 
Jerry and Tom
as The Guy Who Loved Vicki 
Mumford
as Jeremy Brockett 
Pontiac Moon
as Washington Bellamy 
A Fine Mess
as Spence Holden 
Just Between Friends
as Chip Davis 
The End of the Line
as Narrator (voice) 
Starring Dick Van Dyke
as Self 
It Must Be Love
as George Gazelle 
When the Bough Breaks
as Alex 
Bye Bye Benjamin
as Bill 
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
as Audience Member (uncredited)