Highest rated as cast or director
The Good Place
2016 · 4 Seasons
Cheers
1982 · 11 Seasons
Body Heat
1981
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · 15 Seasons
Bored to Death
2009 · 3 Seasons
A Man on the Inside
Since 2024 · 2 Seasons
Ted Danson's 5 titles from the 2010s have a median Balasaur Score of 72, led by The Good Place (81) and Hearts Beat Loud (73), against 66 for those from the 2000s.
Biography
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.
Acted in 96
2020s
- 2026
Henry David Thoreau
Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)
- 2024
- 2023
- 2021
- 2020
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
Ted Danson
2010s
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
CSI: Immortality
D.B. Russell
- 2014
- 2012
- 2011
Jock the Hero Dog
Pezulu (voice)
Fight for Your Right Revisited
Maitre D'
- 2010
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
(archive footage)
2000s
- 2009
The Open Road
Coach
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
Bye Bye Benjamin
Bill
- 2005
Knights of the South Bronx
Richard Mason
Our Fathers
Mitchell Garabedian
- 2004
Fronterz
Movie
It Must Be Love
George Gazelle
- 2003
Mrs. Pilgrim Goes to Hollywood
Ted
- 2002
- 2001
Dinner for Five
TV
- 2000
Grosse Pointe
Jack the Dog (voice) · 1 episode
1990s
- 1999
Mumford
Jeremy Brockett
- 1998
Jerry and Tom
The Guy Who Loved Vicki
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
Jim Tuite
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
Audience Member (uncredited)
- 1997
- 1996
Ink
Mike Logan · 26 episodes
E! True Hollywood Story
TV
- 1994
Pontiac Moon
Washington Bellamy
- 1993
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
- 1987
How Can I Tell If I'm Really in Love?
Movie
We Are the Children
Movie
- 1986
Just Between Friends
Chip Davis
- 1985
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Movie
Little Treasure
Eugene Wilson
- 1984
Something About Amelia
Steven Bennett
- 1983
Allison Sydney Harrison
David Harrison
Cowboy
Dale Weeks
- 1982
Tucker's Witch
Danny Kirkwood · 1 episode
- 1981
Our Family Business
Gep
- 1980
Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge
Major Collings
Once Upon a Spy
Jack Chenault
The Women's Room
Norman
1970s
- 1979
The French Atlantic Affair
Abe Santley · 3 episodes
The Onion Field
Ian Campbell
Mrs. Columbo
Richard Dellinger · 1 episode
- 1978
- 1976
Produced 6
2020s
- 2024
- 2020
Best Summer Ever
Executive Producer
2000s
- 2006
Bye Bye Benjamin
Executive Producer
1990s
- 1996
Ink
Producer
- 1994
Pontiac Moon
Executive Producer
Appearances45
2020s
- 2025
Starring Dick Van Dyke
Self
- 2024
In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin
Self · 1 episode
- 2023
We're All Plastic People Now
Self
- 2022
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
Self
2010s
- 2019
Troubled Waters: A Turtle's Tale
Self
The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place
Self
- 2016
Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
Self
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
- 2015
- 2014
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
The End of the Line
Narrator (voice)
- 2006
- 2005
- 2004
Elf: That's a Wrap
Self
- 2003
- 2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
1990s
- 1999
- 1997
- 1996
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Self
- 1995
MADtv
Self · 1 episode
- 1994
- 1993
For Our Children
Self
- 1991
Voices That Care
Self - Choir Member
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
- 1986
Thanked in the credits1
2010s
- 2014