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Biography

He was born Edward Bridge Danson III in San Diego, California, the son of an archaeologist. He was raised outside of Flagstaff, Arizona. In…more

Born

12/29/1947, San Diego, California

Birth Name

Edward Bridge Danson III

Gender

Male

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Star (13)

Role
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  D.B. Russell
  - S 12: Ep 22 Homecoming
    5/9/12
  - S 12: Ep 20 Altered Stakes
    4/11/12
  - S 12: Ep 19 Split Decisions
    4/4/12
  - S 12: Ep 17 Trends with Benefits
    3/14/12
  - S 12: Ep 15 Stealing Home
    2/22/12
  - + 9 More Credits
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  D.B. Russell (Seasons 12+)
  - S 12: Ep 11 Ms. Willows Regrets
    1/18/12
  - S 12: Ep 6 Freaks & Geeks
    11/2/11
  - S 12: Ep 5 CSI Down
    10/19/11
  - S 12: Ep 3 Bittersweet
    10/5/11
- Bored to Death
  George Christopher
  - S 3: Ep 8 Nothing I Can't Handle by Running Away
    11/28/11
  - S 3: Ep 7 Forget the Herring
    11/21/11
  - S 3: Ep 6 Two Large Pearls and a Bar of Gold
    11/14/11
  - S 3: Ep 5 I Keep Taking Baths Like Lady Macbeth
    11/7/11
  - S 2: Ep 8 Super Ray Is Mortal!
    11/14/10
  - + 15 More Credits
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  DB Russell
  - S 12: Ep 7 Brain Doe
    11/9/11
- Damages
  Arthur Frobisher
  - S 3: Ep 13 The Next One's Gonna Go In Your Throat
    4/19/10
  - S 3: Ep 11 All That Crap About Your Family
    4/5/10
  - S 3: Ep 9 Drive It Through Hardcore
    3/22/10
  - S 3: Ep 8 I Look Like Frankenstein
    3/15/10
  - S 2: Ep 13 Trust Me
    4/1/09
  - + 16 More Credits
- Bored to Death
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 0 Making Bored to Death
    9/1/09
- Help Me Help You
  Dr. Bill Hoffman
  - S 1: Ep 9 Perseverence
    12/12/06
  - S 1: Ep 8 Perverse Psychology
    12/5/06
  - S 1: Ep 7 Raging Bill
    11/28/06
  - S 1: Ep 6 Inger Management
    10/31/06
  - S 1: Ep 5 Sasha's Birthday BBQ
    10/24/06
  - + 6 More Credits
- Retrosexual: The '80s
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Hotties
    11/19/04
  - S 1: Ep 4 Turn Ons
    11/18/04
  - S 1: Ep 3 Taboos
    11/17/04
  - S 1: Ep 2 Teen Sex
    11/16/04
  - S 1: Ep 1 Sex Sells
    11/14/04
- Becker
  Dr. John Becker
  - S 6: Ep 13 D.N.R.
    1/28/04
  - S 6: Ep 12 Subway Story
    1/21/04
  - S 6: Ep 11 Snow Means Snow
    1/14/04
  - S 6: Ep 10 Margaret Sings the Blues
    1/7/04
  - S 6: Ep 9 A First Class Flight
    12/17/03
  - + 123 More Credits
- Ink
  Mike Logan
  - S 1: Ep 22 Going to the Dogs
    5/19/97
  - S 1: Ep 21 Murphy's Law
    5/12/97
  - S 1: Ep 20 The Bodyguard Strikes Back
    5/5/97
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Debutante
    4/28/97
  - S 1: Ep 18 Logan's Run
    4/21/97
  - + 21 More Credits
- Cheers
  Sam "Mayday" Malone
  - S 11: Ep 26 Last Call! A Cheers Celebration
    5/20/93
  - S 11: Ep 27 One for the Road
    5/20/93
  - S 11: Ep 25 The Guy Can't Help It
    5/13/93
  - S 11: Ep 23 Rebecca Gaines, Rebecca Loses (1)
    5/6/93
  - S 11: Ep 22 It's Lonely on the Top
    4/29/93
  - + 266 More Credits
- Cheers
  Sam Malone
  - S 11: Ep 24 Rebecca Gaines, Rebecca Loses (2)
    5/6/93
- Somerset
  Tom Conway (#2) (1974-1976)
  - S 2: Ep 9 September(1976)
    9/1/76
Recurring Role (3)

Role
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 5 Denise Handicapped
    10/18/09
  - S 7: Ep 4 The Hot Towel
    10/11/09
  - S 6: Ep 7 The TiVo Guy
    10/21/07
  - S 6: Ep 5 The Freak Book
    10/7/07
  - S 6: Ep 2 The Anonymous Donor
    9/16/07
  - + 7 More Credits
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 8 Ted Danson/Anna Torv/Maxwell
    9/17/09
  - S 6: Ep 92 Ted Danson
    1/28/09
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 7: Ep 48 Show #1326
    11/18/99
  - S 6: Ep 142 Show #1207
    4/29/99
  - S 6: Ep 40 Show #1105
    10/30/98
  - S 5: Ep 152 Show #1014
    5/21/98
  - S 4: Ep 116 Show #0765
    3/7/97
  - + 2 More Credits
Guest Star (66)

Role
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 137 Ted Danson/Hannah Simone
    4/3/12
  - S 8: Ep 49 Ted Danson/Bitsie Tulloch
    11/2/11
  - S 6: Ep 194 Ted Danson/Kevin Pollak
    7/21/10
  - S 6: Ep 15 Ted Danson/Christopher Miller/Phil Lord
    9/25/09
  - S 4: Ep 58 Ted Danson/Ali Wentworth/Dean Edwards
    1/18/08
  - + 2 More Credits
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 99 Episode #5.099
    12/28/11
  - S 4: Ep 8 Episode 4.008
    9/14/10
  - S 3: Ep 256 Episode #3.256
    7/1/10
  - S 3: Ep 62 Episode #3.062
    11/17/09
  - S 1: Ep 274 July 24, 2008
    7/24/08
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Talk
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 41 Episode 236
    11/2/11
  - S 1: Ep 41 Episode 41
    12/15/10
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 24: Ep 18 September 28, 2011
    9/28/11
  - S 22: Ep 124 March 12, 2010
    3/12/10
  - S 22: Ep 39 November 2, 2009
    11/2/09
  - S 21: Ep 127 March 5, 2009
    3/5/09
  - S 20: Ep 88 January 16, 2008
    1/16/08
  - + 3 More Credits
- Lopez Tonight
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 8 November 19, 2009
    11/19/09
- The Joy Behar Show
  Himself
  - S 2010: Ep 25 Ted Danson & Mario Cantone
    11/2/09
- The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 69 Courteney Cox, Ted Danson, Nelly Furtado
    9/18/09
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 20 Ted Danson, Fred Armisen, N.E.R.D.
    3/28/09
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Self
  - S 5: Ep 77 Ted Danson/Paula Poundstone
    1/9/09
- Al Murray's Happy Hour
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 2 Series 3 Episode 2
    9/19/08
- Anderson Cooper 360°
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 165 Friday, April 18, 2008
    4/18/08
- King of The Hill
  Tom Hammond
  - S 12: Ep 13 The Accidental Terrorist
    3/2/08
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 17 Ted Danson, Patton Oswalt, Devendra Banhart
    9/26/07
  - S 13: Ep 45 Naomi Watts, Kate Walsh, The Magic Numbers
    11/30/05
  - S 12: Ep 126 Ted Danson, Tana Goertz, Mudvayne
    5/20/05
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 22 Ted Danson/Robin Thicke/Jon Heder
    10/3/06
  - S 3: Ep 67 Ted Danson/Shakira/Aisha Tyler
    12/6/05
  - S 1: Ep 103 Ted Danson & Mary Steenburgen/Edie Falco/KC & the Sunshine Band
    2/13/04
- My First Time
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Soap Opera Starts
    7/5/06
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 168 Ted Danson, Julie Bowen, & Floetry
    12/5/05
- The Today Show
  Himself
  - S 54: Ep 239 December 1, 2005
    12/1/05
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 51 Ted Danson/Kristen Bell
    11/28/05
- The Colbert Report
  Himself
- The Electric Playground
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 10 Julie's 100th
    1/29/05
  - S 8: Ep 9 100th Episode Spectacular
    6/22/02
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 27 Ted Danson, Dax Shepard, and Saliva
    8/19/04
  - S 6: Ep 129 Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Krista Allen, and Simply Red
    2/13/04
  - S 6: Ep 55 Ted Danson, Daryl Hannah, and Paul Weller
    10/13/03
  - S 5: Ep 124 Ted Danson, Andrew McCarthy, and Hattie Winston
    2/5/03
  - S 5: Ep 53 Ted Danson and Jessica Biel
    10/3/02
  - + 4 More Credits
- Dinner For Five
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 6 Laura Dern, Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Ernie Hudson
    5/14/04
- The Hollywood Squares
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 111 March 1 - 5, 2004 - Monday
    3/1/04
- The View
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 110 Danson/Coelho
    2/10/04
  - S 7: Ep 40 Danson/Gertz
    10/27/03
  - S 6: Ep 41 October 30, 2002
    10/30/02
  - S 5: Ep 44 November 22, 2001
    11/22/01
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Guest
  - S 8: Ep 49 Ted Danson
    10/27/03
  - S 5: Ep 100 Ted Danson
    2/26/01
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  himself
  - S 1: Ep 22 Ted Danson/ Loni Anderson
    10/7/03
- Gary the Rat
  Terry McMillian
  - S 1: Ep 5 Mergers and Acquisitions
    7/24/03
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 25 Ted Danson, Steven Schirripa, Beck
    10/29/02
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 188 Show #1190
    6/24/02
  - S 6: Ep 43 Show #1045
    11/25/01
  - S 5: Ep 15 Show #827
    9/25/00
  - S 4: Ep 52 Show #676
    11/18/99
  - S 1: Ep 151 Show #151
    2/14/97
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 68 Ted Danson
    12/6/01
- Politically Incorrect
  Self
  - S 9: Ep 48 Michael Moore, Ted Danson, Monica Crowley, Jeff Bridges
    11/8/01
- TVography
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Cheers
    9/4/01
- People's Choice Awards
  Himself
  - S 27: Ep 1 The 27th Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/7/01
  - S 25: Ep 1 The 25th Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/10/99
  - S 23: Ep 1 The 23rd Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/12/97
- E! True Hollywood Story
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 52 Cheers
    11/26/00
- Grosse Pointe
  Voice of Jack the Dog
  - S 1: Ep 7 Sleeping with the Enemy
    11/3/00
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 51: Ep 1 The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/12/99
  - S 50: Ep 1 The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/13/98
  - S 48: Ep 1 The 48th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/8/96
  - S 42: Ep 1 The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/16/90
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  guest
  - S 3: Ep 132 Ted Danson
    5/12/99
- Cosby
  Dr. John Becker
  - S 3: Ep 23 The Vesey Method
    5/3/99
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 6: Ep 141 Show #1206
    4/28/99
- Ellen
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 20 Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute (2)
    5/13/98
- Veronica's Closet
  Nick Vanover
  - S 1: Ep 14 Veronica's $600,000 Pop
    2/5/98
- Pearl
  Sol
  - S 1: Ep 18 The Write Stuff (2)
    2/19/97
- The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 5 961107
    11/7/96
- Screen Actors Guild Awards
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 1 2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
    2/24/96
- Frasier
  Sam Malone
  - S 2: Ep 16 The Show Where Sam Shows Up
    2/21/95
- The Simpsons
  Sam Malone
  - S 6: Ep 11 Fear of Flying
    12/18/94
- Diagnosis Murder
  Himself
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 194 Cast of Cheers
    5/20/93
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 12 September 23, 1992
    9/23/92
  - S 3: Ep 52 November 20, 1990
    11/20/90
  - S 2: Ep 44 November 9, 1989
    11/9/89
  - S 1: Ep 2 January 4, 1989
    1/4/89
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 30: Ep 18 Show #4429
    11/6/91
  - S 29: Ep 72 Show #4302
    2/22/91
  - S 27: Ep 11 Show #3938
    2/20/89
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 17: Ep 3 Kirstie Alley/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
    10/12/91
  - S 14: Ep 12 Ted Danson/Luther Vandross
    2/11/89
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 9: Ep 1 8th Anniversary Special
    2/1/90
- The Jim Henson Hour
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Aquatic Life
    4/21/89
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 8: Ep 9 Show #1094
    2/9/89
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself
  - S 39: Ep 1 The 39th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/20/87
- Tucker's Witch
  Danny Kirkwood
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Good Witch of Laurel Canyon
    10/6/82
- Taxi
  Vincenzo
  - S 4: Ep 18 The Unkindest Cut
    2/25/82
- Magnum, P.I.
  Stewart Crane
  - S 1: Ep 15 Don't Say Goodbye
    3/26/81
- Benson
  Dan
  - S 2: Ep 13 Marcy's Wedding
    2/20/81
  - S 2: Ep 12 The Fireside Chat
    2/13/81
- Family
  David Bartels
  - S 5: Ep 8 Daylight Serenade
    3/10/80
- Laverne & Shirley
  Randy
  - S 5: Ep 18 Why Did the Fireman . . .
    2/4/80
- B.J. and the Bear
  Tom
  - S 2: Ep 12 Silent Night, Unholy Night
    12/15/79
- Kate Loves a Mystery
  Richard Dellinger
  - S 2: Ep 1 Ladies of the Afternoon
    10/18/79
- The Amazing Spider-Man (1977)
  Major Collings
  - S 2: Ep 8 The Chinese Web (2)
    7/6/79
  - S 2: Ep 7 The Chinese Web (1)
    7/6/79
- ET In TV Land
  Himself
  - — Cheers
- Heist
  Tom Tuchowuzcki
  - S 1: Ep 6 Ladies and Gentlemen - Sweaty Dynamite
Cameo (1)

Role
- Diagnosis Murder
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 1 The Roast
    9/23/99
Additional Music (1)

Role
- Becker
  Additional Music
  - S 2: Ep 12 Santa On Ice
    12/13/99
Executive Producer (1)

Role
- Ink
  Executive Producer

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- He has appeared in episodes of three different series with John Mahoney: Cheers (1982), Frasier (1993) and Becker (1998).
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- On December 13, 2007, Ted Danson was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in the "Actor In A Supporting Role - Series, Mini-Series Or Television Movie" category for his performance in Damages.
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- Ted has worked with Tom Selleck three times, first when he guest starred on on Tom's TV show Magnum P.I. then when they co-starred in Men and a Baby and Three Men and a Little Lady.
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- Ted Danson: Cloning, wow. Who would have thought? There should be a list of people who can and cannot clone themselves.
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- Ted Danson: Acting is pretending that you're not pretending when you're actually pretending.
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- Ted: We used to never study or memorize lines. We'd get a half a page out, throw a spit ball and look at our lines. Hence it was very chaotic on Cheers.
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