Ted Knight

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1923-12-07 (63 years old)

Deathday

1986-08-26

Place of Birth

Terryville, Connecticut, USA

Ted Knight

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

Acting

1975

1980

Caddyshack

as Judge Smails

1971

Cold Turkey

as Mr. Slick (uncredited)

1967

Countdown

as Walter Larson

1960

Cage of Evil

as Lt. Dan Ivers

1962

Hitler

as Maj. Buch

1965

1965

Young Dillinger

as Johnsyn

1962

13 West Street

as Baldwin

1960

Twelve Hours to Kill

as Sgt. Denton

1964

The Candidate

as Frank Carlton

1966

Blindfold

as Dr. Bob Berford

1960

Psycho

as Policeman in Hallway Opening Door (uncredited)

1960

2015

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

as Ted Baxter (archive footage)

1964

Nightmare in Chicago

as Commissioner Lombardo

1974

Paradise

as Dickie

2002

Scooby-Doo Meets Batman

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

2010

Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!

as Judge Elihu Smails (archive footage) (uncredited)

1999

Caddyshack: The 19th Hole

as Judge Elihu Smails (archive footage)

1969

Anatomy of a Crime

as Nick Ames

1961

1972

Of Thee I Sing

as Ted Baxter

1965

The Kathryn Reed Story

as Narrator (voice)

1970

M*A*S*H

as Offstage Dialog (voice) (uncredited)

1960

The Great Impostor

as Reporter (uncredited)

1972

Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family

as Additional Voices (voice)

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