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Acting

Ted Danson

Career: Active from 1979 to 2026, busiest in 1998 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles: 42
top three billing

Average score: 60/100

Highest rated: The Good Place
86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 80 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Ted Danson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Violence
2.4, average 4.1
Adrenaline
3.4, average 4.8
Scare
1.5, average 2.6
Tension
4.9, average 6.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 5
Lighthearted 4
Feel-Good Movie 4
Moral Ambiguity 4
Feel-Good 4
Nostalgic 4
Situational Humor 3
Social Commentary 3
Investigative Drama 3
Romantic Comedy 3
Character Study 2
Thought-Provoking 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

95

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

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1 title

TV show

2020s

7 titles · average score 59

Henry David Thoreau

29

TV show · as Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)

Henry David Thoreau

85

as Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)

A Man on the Inside

79

TV show · as Charles Nieuwendyk

Mulligan

45

TV show · as (voice)

Mr. Mayor

55

TV show · as Mayor Neil Bremer

Best Summer Ever

67

Executive Producer

30 Rock: A One-Time Special

55

as Ted Danson

2010s

13 titles · average score 68

Hearts Beat Loud

74

as Dave

The Orville

69

TV show · as Admiral Perry

The Good Place

86

TV show · as Michael

CSI: Cyber

43

TV show · as D.B. Russell

CSI: Immortality

73

as D.B. Russell

The One I Love

72

as Therapist

Fargo

86

TV show · as Sheriff Hank Larsson

Big Miracle

65

as J. W. McGraw

Ted

66

as Ted Danson (uncredited)

Jock the Hero Dog

44

as Pezulu (voice)

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

67

as (archive footage)

Waking Sleeping Beauty

74

as Jack Holden (archive footage)

2000s

23 titles · average score 60

Bored to Death

74

TV show · as George Christopher

The End of the Line

73

as Narrator (voice)

Mad Money

44

as Don Cardigan

Damages

83

TV show · as Arthur Frobisher

Help Me Help You

42

TV show · as Bill Hoffman

Bye Bye Benjamin

as Bill

Knights of the South Bronx

70

as Richard Mason

Our Fathers

68

as Mitchell Garabedian

American Dad!

60

TV show · as Dr. Ray Petit (voice)

Living with the Dead

70

TV show · as James Van Praagh

Living with the Dead

69

as James Van Praagh

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

68

TV show · as D.B. Russell

1990s

21 titles · average score 59

Becker

66

TV show · as John Becker

Thanks of a Grateful Nation

55

as Jim Tuite

Homegrown

49

as Gianni Saletzzo

King of the Hill

78

TV show · as Tom Hammond (voice)

Gulliver's Travels

71

TV show · as Lemuel Gulliver

Ink

TV show · as Mike Logan

Loch Ness

49

as Dr. Dempsey

Getting Even with Dad

33

as Ray

Pontiac Moon

52

as Washington Bellamy

Made in America

37

as Hal Jackson

Frasier

85

TV show · as Sam Malone

3 Men and a Little Lady

51

as Jack Holden

1980s

22 titles · average score 61

Dad

50

as John Tremont

Cousins

60

as Larry Kozinski

The Simpsons

83

TV show · as Sam Malone (voice)

3 Men and a Baby

62

as Jack Holden

A Fine Mess

30

as Spence Holden

Just Between Friends

43

as Chip Davis

When the Bough Breaks

63

as Alex

Little Treasure

47

as Eugene Wilson

Something About Amelia

61

as Steven Bennett

Cheers

84

TV show · as Sam Malone

Body Heat

81

as Peter Lowenstein

Once Upon a Spy

50

as Jack Chenault

1970s

8 titles · average score 60

The Onion Field

60

as Ian Campbell

B. J. and the Bear

40

TV show

Mrs. Columbo

61

TV show · as Richard Dellinger

The French Atlantic Affair

TV show · as Abe Santley

Taxi

77

TV show · as Vincenzo Senaca

The Amazing Spider-Man

41

TV show · as Maj. Collings

Laverne & Shirley

71

TV show

Family

74

TV show