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Birthplace: San Diego, California, USA
The son of a prominent archaeologist/museum director, American actor Ted Danson grew up near the Navajo reservation in Arizona. He played basketball while at Kent School Connecticut, and then moved on to Stanford University. It was in the process of getting acquainted with an aspiring actress at Stanford that Danson found himself attending his first audition-- and by years' end had transferred to the drama department at Carnegie Tech. Marking time in non-speaking roles, Danson left the stage for the more lucrative world of TV commercials, some of which have been well-circulated on videotape since Danson has become famous. Danson's first steady TV work was as a slimy villain on the NBC soap opera Somerset. Shortly afterward, the actor attained his first film role, as a murdered cop, in The Onion Field (1978). After seeing Danson in the movie Body Heat (1981) and in an episode of the TV series Taxi, producer Glen Charles cast the actor as Sam Malone, ex-sports star and full-time barkeeper and womanizer, on the long-running, well-loved sitcom Cheers He won Emmys for the 1989-90 and 1992-93 seasons. Frequently making attempts at film stardom during the 11-season run of Cheers, Danson finally struck gold in Three Men and a Baby (1987) and its sequel Three Men and a Little Lady (1990). Danson's most recent work includes the 1996 starring role in the TV miniseries Gulliver's Travels and a co-starring role, opposite his new wife Mary Steenburgen, in the television sit-com Ink (also 1996). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Magic 7, The (2003) (TV)
Return to the Onion Field, The (2002) (V) .... Himself
NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002) (TV) .... Himself
... aka NBC 75th Anniversary Celebration (2002) (TV) (USA)
"Living with the Dead" (2002) (mini) TV Series .... James Van
Praagh
... aka "Talking to Heaven" (2002) (mini) (Europe: English title)
(USA: working title)
Scene Smoking: Cigarettes, Cinema & the Myth of Cool (2001) .... Himself
Cheers: The E! True Hollywood Story (2000) (TV) .... Himself
51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, The (1999) (TV) .... Himself
Mumford (1999) .... Jeremy Brockett
Intimate Portrait: Christine Lahti (1998) (TV) .... Himself
"Becker" (1998) TV Series .... Dr. John Becker
Saving Private Ryan (1998) .... Capt. Fred Hamill
Thanks of a Grateful Nation (1998) (TV) .... Jim Tuite
... aka Gulf War, The (1998) (TV)
Homegrown (1998) .... Gianni Saletzzo
Monty Python's Flying Circus: Live at Aspen (1998) (TV) (uncredited) ....
Himself (audience)
... aka US Comedy Arts Festival Tribute to Monty Python (1998) (TV) (USA)
Jerry and Tom (1998) .... The Guy Who Loved Vicki
"Ink" (1996) TV Series .... Mike Logan
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond (1996) (TV) .... Himself
Gulliver's Travels (1996) (TV) .... Lemuel Gulliver
Loch Ness (1995) .... Dr. Jonathan Dempsey
Visions of a New World (1995) (V) .... Self
Pontiac Moon (1994) .... Washington Bellamy
Getting Even with Dad (1994) .... Raymond 'Ray' Gleason
Made in America (1993) .... Halbert 'Hal' Jackson, Owner Jackson Motors
Help Save Planet Earth (1990) (TV) .... Himself
3 Men and a Little Lady (1990) .... Jack Holden
Dad (1989) .... John Tremont
Cousins (1989) .... Larry
She's Having a Baby (1988) (uncredited) .... Cameo appearance
Three Men and a Baby (1987) .... Jack Holden
We Are the Children (1987) (TV)
NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration (1986) (TV) .... Himself
When the Bough Breaks (1986) (TV) .... Alex
Fine Mess, A (1986) .... Spence Holden
... aka Blake Edwards' A Fine Mess (1986) (USA: complete title)
Just Between Friends (1986) .... Chip Davis
Little Treasure (1985) .... Eugene
Something About Amelia (1984) (TV) .... Steven Bennett
Cowboy (1983) (TV) .... Dale Weeks
Creepshow (1982) .... Harry Wentworth (segment "Something To Tide
You Over")
"Cheers" (1982) TV Series .... Sam 'Mayday' Malone
Our Family Business (1981) (TV) .... Gep
Body Heat (1981) .... Peter Lowenstein
Dear Teacher (1981) (TV) .... Steve Goodwin
Once Upon a Spy (1980) (TV) .... Jack Chenault
... aka Lethal Games (1980) (TV)
Women's Room, The (1980) (TV) .... Norman
Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge (1979) (TV)
... aka Chinese Web, The (1979) (TV) (USA)
"French Atlantic Affair, The" (1979) (mini) TV Series (uncredited)
.... Assistent to Dr. Clemens
Onion Field, The (1979) .... Ian Campbell
"Somerset" (1970) TV Series .... Tom Conway #2 (1974-1976)
... aka "Another World: Somerset" (1970) (original title)
... aka "Somerset: Bay City" (1970) (original title)
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