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Ted Knight
ACTOR

Ted Knight

Known for The Twilight Zone · Saturday Night Live · Bonanza

Ted Knight (born Tadeusz Wladyslaw Konopka; December 7, 1923 – August 26, 1986) was an American actor well known for playing the comedic roles of Ted Baxter in The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Henry Rush in Too Close for Comfort, and Judge Elihu Smails in Caddyshack. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Born
Dec 7, 1923
Died
Aug 26, 1986
Birthplace
Terryville, Connecticut, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

Ted Knight (born Tadeusz Wladyslaw Konopka; December 7, 1923 – August 26, 1986) was an American actor well known for playing the comedic roles of Ted Baxter in The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Henry Rush in Too Close for Comfort, and Judge Elihu Smails in Caddyshack.

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Known For

TVThe Twilight Zone
The Twilight ZoneAdams · 1959
★ 8.5
TVSaturday Night Live
Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host · 1975
★ 6.9
TVBonanza
BonanzaMayor Amos Garrett · 1959
★ 7.5
MOVIEFamily Guy Presents: It's a Trap!
Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!Judge Elihu Smails (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2010
★ 6.8
TVGet Smart
Get SmartHans Frome · 1965
★ 8.0
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsMr. Maynard · 1955
★ 7.8
TVThe New Scooby-Doo Movies
The New Scooby-Doo MoviesAmos (voice) · 1972
★ 7.7
TVThe Love Boat
The Love BoatTom McMann · 1977
★ 6.2

Filmography

Movies

13 Fighting MenSamuel
1960
Cage of EvilLt. Dan Ivers
1960
Man on a String
1960
PsychoPoliceman in Hallway Opening Door (uncredited)
1960
The Great ImpostorReporter (uncredited)
1960
Twelve Hours to KillSgt. Denton
1960
Swingin' AlongPriest
1961
13 West StreetBaldwin
1962
AD
A Day at the Horse OperaGroucho
1962
HitlerMaj. Buch
1962
Nightmare in ChicagoCommissioner Lombardo
1964
The CandidateFrank Carlton
1964
The Final HourSkelly
1965
The Kathryn Reed StoryNarrator (voice)
1965
Young DillingerJohnsyn
1965
BlindfoldDr. Bob Berford
1966
CountdownWalter Larson
1967
Anatomy of a CrimeNick Ames
1969
M*A*S*HOffstage Dialog (voice) (uncredited)
1970
Cold TurkeyMr. Slick (uncredited)
1971
Lassie and the Spirit of Thunder MountainNarrator
1972
Of Thee I SingTed Baxter
1972
Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams FamilyAdditional Voices (voice)
1972
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem GlobetrottersGhost of Paul Reveer
1972
KA
King Arthur
1974
Mitzi... A Tribute to the American HousewifeSelf
1974
ParadiseDickie
1974
Sandy in DisneylandSelf
1974
EA
Emilio and His Magic Bull
1975
Mitzi & 100 GuysSelf
1975
CaddyshackJudge Smails
1980
Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood NightsSelf
1980
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70'sSelf
1980
Night of 100 StarsSelf
1982
Saturday's the Place!Host
1984
Caddyshack: The 19th HoleJudge Elihu Smails (archive footage)
1999
Scooby-Doo Meets BatmanThe Penguin / Troll (voice) (archive footage)
2002
Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!Judge Elihu Smails (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010
Mary Tyler Moore: A CelebrationTed Baxter (archive footage)
2015

Television

Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee · 1 eps
1944
General Electric TheaterJudge · 1 eps
1953
Lassie1 eps
1954
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsMr. Maynard · 1 eps
1955
GunsmokeJay Rabb · 1 eps
1955
GunsmokeBill Miller · 1 eps
1955
Highway Patrol1 eps
1955
Lawman1 eps
1958
Peter Gunn1 eps
1958
Sea Hunt1 eps
1958
The Donna Reed ShowPhil Martin · 1 eps
1958
BonanzaMayor Amos Garrett · 1 eps
1959
BonanzaHalloran · 1 eps
1959
Lock-Up1 eps
1959
Mr. Lucky1 eps
1959
The Twilight ZoneAdams · 1 eps
1959
The UntouchablesTurnley (uncredited) · 1 eps
1959
The UntouchablesCongressman Oliver (uncredited) · 1 eps
1959
Pete and Gladys1 eps
1960
Surfside 6Tod Edwards · 1 eps
1960
The Clear HorizonCol. Tate · 154 eps
1960
Cain's HundredJoe Bowen · 1 eps
1961
Cain's HundredDetective · 1 eps
1961
Dr. KildareHenryk · 1 eps
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Co-Host · 3 eps
1961
Combat!German Captain · 1 eps
1962
Combat!Kurt · 1 eps
1962
Combat!Lt. Herlmoch · 1 eps
1962
Sam BenedictJudge Sloan · 1 eps
1962
Sam BenedictJudge Walker · 1 eps
1962
The Merv Griffin ShowSelf · 3 eps
1962
The VirginianSkelly · 1 eps
1962
The VirginianMiner · 1 eps
1962
Arrest and TrialSgt. Thomas · 1 eps
1963
Kraft Suspense TheatreCarl Lombardo · 1 eps
1963
The FugitiveLieutenant Mooney · 1 eps
1963
The FugitiveDr. Rains · 1 eps
1963
The Lieutenant1 eps
1963
The Outer LimitsMr. Jerome · 1 eps
1963
12 O'Clock HighLt. Col. Rogers · 1 eps
1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.1 eps
1964
Get SmartHans Frome · 1 eps
1965
Get SmartKAOS Agent #1 · 1 eps
1965
Run for Your LifeSam Billings · 1 eps
1965
The Dean Martin Show4 eps
1965
The F.B.I.Doc Ventura · 1 eps
1965
The F.B.I.Security Guard · 1 eps
1965
The F.B.I.Milo · 1 eps
1965
The Wild Wild WestDaniel · 1 eps
1965
The New Adventures of Superman68 eps
1966
Aquaman36 eps
1967
Garrison's Gorillas1 eps
1967
Judd, for the Defense1 eps
1967
The InvadersAlien Air Force Major McEvoy · 1 eps
1967
The InvadersAlien Narrator (uncredited) · 1 eps
1967
The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure(voice) · 18 eps
1967
Fantastic Voyage17 eps
1968
The Adventures of BatmanEpisode's villain (voice)
1968
The Adventures of BatmanCommissioner Gordon / Narrator (voice) · 34 eps
1968
The OutsiderNick Ames · 1 eps
1968
The Immortal1 eps
1970
The Mary Tyler Moore ShowTed Baxter · 168 eps
1970
The Best of The New Scooby-Doo MoviesAmos (voice) · 1 eps
1972
The Best of The New Scooby-Doo MoviesThe Penguin (voice) · 1 eps
1972
The New Scooby-Doo MoviesAmos (voice) · 1 eps
1972
The New Scooby-Doo MoviesThe Penguin (voice) · 2 eps
1972
The New Scooby-Doo MoviesGhost of Paul Revere (voice) · 1 eps
1972
Lassie's Rescue Rangers15 eps
1973
Star TrekVendorian / Carter Winston (voice) (uncredited) · 1 eps
1973
Super FriendsNarrator (voice) · 16 eps
1973
Dinah!Self · 1 eps
1974
Rhoda1 eps
1974
Tony Orlando and DawnSelf · 2 eps
1974
CherSelf · 2 eps
1975
People's Choice AwardsSelf - Presenter · 1 eps
1975
Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host · 1 eps
1975
Donny & MarieSelf · 2 eps
1976
The Love BoatTom McMann · 2 eps
1977
The Love BoatCaptain Gunner Nordquist · 2 eps
1977
The Love BoatBarney Gordon · 2 eps
1977
The Ted Knight ShowRoger Dennis · 6 eps
1978
Too Close for ComfortHenry Rush · 129 eps
1980
TI
This Is Your LifeSelf · 1 eps
1983

Photos

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