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Ted Knight

Acting

Born December 7, 1923 · Terryville, Connecticut, USA

Died August 26, 1986

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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Awards & recognition

  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series · 1976
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series · 1973
  • Purple Heart
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Filmography38 titles

The Twilight Zone

1959as Adams

Psycho

1960as Policeman in Hallway Opening Door (uncredited)

Scooby-Doo Meets Batman

2002as The Penguin / Troll (voice) (archive footage)

Get Smart

1965as KAOS Agent #1

The Outer Limits

1963as Mr. Jerome

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955as Mr. Maynard

Combat!

as Lt. Herlmoch

Super Friends

1973as Narrator (voice)

The New Scooby-Doo Movies

1972as The Penguin (voice)

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

1970as Ted Baxter

The Wild Wild West

1965as Daniel

Bonanza

1959as Halloran

The Adventures of Batman

1968as Commissioner Gordon / Narrator (voice)

The Fugitive

1963as Dr. Rains

Aquaman

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self - Host

M*A*S*H

1970as Offstage Dialog (voice) (uncredited)

The Great Impostor

1960as Reporter (uncredited)

Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!

2010as Judge Elihu Smails (archive footage) (uncredited)

Star Trek: The Animated Series

1973as Vendorian / Carter Winston (voice) (uncredited)

Gunsmoke

1955as Bill Miller

Mr. Lucky

Sea Hunt

Caddyshack

1980as Judge Smails

The Candidate

1964as Frank Carlton

Peter Gunn

1958

The Virginian

1962as Miner

The Donna Reed Show

1958as Phil Martin

Too Close for Comfort

1980as Henry Rush

The Love Boat

1977as Barney Gordon

Cold Turkey

1971as Mr. Slick (uncredited)

Blindfold

1966as Dr. Bob Berford

Lassie

1954

The New Adventures of Superman

Countdown

1967as Walter Larson

Hitler

1962as Maj. Buch

Cage of Evil

1960as Lt. Dan Ivers

The F.B.I.

1965as Milo