Ed Begley Jr.

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-09-16 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Ed Begley Jr.

Biography

Edward James Begley Jr. (born September 16, 1949) is an American actor and environmental activist. He has appeared in hundreds of films, television shows, and stage performances. He played Dr. Victor Ehrlich on the television series St. Elsewhere (1982–1988). The role earned him six consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award nomination. Equally prolific in cinema, his film appearances include Blue Collar (1978), An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), This Is Spinal Tap (1984), Transylvania 6-5000 (1985), The Accidental Tourist (1988), Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989), She-Devil (1989), Batman Fore...

Acting

2008

2001

Get Over It

as Frank Landers

1976

Stay Hungry

as Lester

1989

She-Devil

as Bob Patchett

1996

The Late Shift

as Rod Perth

2000

Homicide: The Movie

as Victor Ehrlich

1988

The Accidental Tourist

as Charles Leary

1982

Cat People

as Joe Creigh

1998

Addams Family Reunion

as Phillip Adams

1994

Renaissance Man

as Jack Markin

1985

Transylvania 6-5000

as Gil Turner

2014

You're Not You

as Uncle Roger

1994

Greedy

as Carl

1974

Cockfighter

as Tom Peeples

2003

A Mighty Wind

as Lars Olfen

2007

1979

Elvis

as D.J. Fontana

2002

Auto Focus

as Mel Rosen

2008

Fly Me to the Moon

as Poopchev (voice)

1982

Eating Raoul

as Hippie

1981

Private Lessons

as Jack Travis

1983

Get Crazy

as Colin Beverly

2008

Recount

as David Boies

2006

1978

Blue Collar

as Bobby Joe

1984

Protocol

as Hassler

1994

The Pagemaster

as Alan Tyler

2001

Diary of a Sex Addict

as Dr. Aaron Spencer

2005

Desolation Sound

as Doug Shepard

2011

What's Your Number?

as Mr. Darling

2006

Pittsburgh

as Self

2007

Hard Four

as Governor Begley

1978

The One and Only

as Arnold - The King

2009

Fatal Secrets

as Reverend Vernon

2005

Back By Midnight

as Robert Wade

1985

The Pound Puppies

as Arnold (voice)

2001

Anthrax

as Brent Krawford

2004

Raising Genius

as Dr. Curly Weeks

2009

1979

The In-Laws

as Barry Lutz

1977

1994

Sensation

as Earl Strauber

1977

Citizens Band

as The Priest

1978

Record City

as Pokey

1992

Running Mates

as Chapman Snow

2003

Going Down

as Oscar Earnest

1997

Not in This Town

as Henry Whitcomb

2009

2009

Georgia O'Keeffe

as Dr. Lee Steiglita

1997

Hourglass

as Det. Cecil Dish

1994

The Crazysitter

as Paul Van Arsdale

2013

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

as Justice Harry Blackmun

1994

The Shaggy Dog

as Ron Daniels

2017

CHiPS

as Wasp Driver

1993

Partners

as "Grave Squad" Lawyer

1982

Not Just Another Affair

as Warren Krantz

1973

Showdown

as Pook

1979

Hot Rod

as Clay

1978

Battlestar Galactica

as Flight Sgt. Greenbean

2025

1978

Goin' South

as Mr. Haber

2014

Wish Wizard

as Wish Wizard

1992

Dark Horse

as Jack Mills

2004

Hair High

as Rev. Sidney Cheddar (voice)

1996

Santa with Muscles

as Ebner Frost

1997

Ms. Bear

as Greg Bradley

2022

Amsterdam

as General Bill Meekins

2024

Strange Darling

as Frederick

1997

Alone

as Gerald

1993

Cooperstown

as Dave Cormeer

1982

Young Doctors in Love

as The Flashback - Young Simon's Father

1990

Meet the Applegates

as Richard P. Applegate

2006

The Elder Son

as Leonard

2010

The Penthouse

as Nicholas

1972

Evil Roy Slade

as Husband Making Fun of Stool (uncredited)

1983

2016

Mascots

as A.J. Blumquist

-

Let's Have Kids!

as Dr. Young

2004

Kingdom Hospital

as Dr. Jesse James

1995

1973

Charley and the Angel

as Derwood Moseby

2016

Ghostbusters

as Ed Mulgrave

2018

1984

This Is Spinal Tap

as John 'Stumpy' Pepys

2014

In Security

as Officer Krupke

2017

2017

Lucky

as Dr. Kneedler

1987

Roman Holiday

as Leonard Lupo

1979

A Shining Season

as John Haaland

1984

Streets of Fire

as Ben Gunn

2000

Best in Show

as Hotel Manager

1992

Mickey's Audition

as Assistant Director #1

2017

Amelia 2.0

as Paul Wesley

1995

Batman Forever

as Fred Stickley (uncredited)

1985

1992

Mastergate

as Steward Butler

1987

Rip Van Winkle

as Brom Dutcher

2016

Time Toys

as Wiz

2018

Book Club

as Tom

2001

Hounded

as Ward Van Dusen

1969

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

as Student (uncredited)

1997

Joey

as Ambassador Ted Ross

1996

Project: ALF

as Dr. Warner

1969

The Lottery

as Jack Watson

1998

1992

Exclusive

as Allen

2003

Net Games

as John Fielding

1984

Voyager from the Unknown

as Wilbur Wright

2019

Making Babies

as Dr. Remis

2019

Bixler High Private Eye

as Charlie DeWitt

2019

Plus One

as Chuck King

1987

1973

Superdad

as The Gang

1981

Buddy Buddy

as Lieutenant #1

1982

An Officer and a Gentleman

as Altitude Chamber Instructor

2003

War Stories

as Ed O'Brian

2004

Stateside

as Father Concoff

1979

Hardcore

as Soldier

1998

1994

Storybook

as Pouch

2006

Relative Strangers

as Mr. Manoire

2002

Bug

as The Dept. of Health Inspector / 'The Hand'

2013

2012

1972

Family Flight

as Driver

1992

1991

2004

Life on Liberty Street

as Richard Spencer

2020

Dear Christmas

as Randy Morgan

2008

1983

An Uncommon Love

as Matt Randolph

2020

Reboot Camp

as John Lehman

1987

Amazon Women on the Moon

as Griffin (segment "Son of the Invisible Man")

2014

Little Women Big Cars 2

as Principle Larry

1997

Gun

as The Director

1996

Too Soon For Jeff

as Mr. Rogers

Production

2014

Inherent Vice

as Thanks

1970

Equinox

as Camera Operator

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