Portrait of Ted Knight

Ted Knight

Bio: 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
Born: Fri, Dec 07 1923
Birthplace: Terryville, Connecticut, USA

Death: Tue, Aug 26 1986
Ted Knight is 62 years old
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Movies (Acting Roles)

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Poster of Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Ted Knight would have been no older than
62 in Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
as 'Ted Baxter (archive footage)'.
Tue, Oct 13 2015
Poster of Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!
Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!
Ted Knight would have been no older than
62 in Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!
as 'Judge Elihu Smails (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Tue, Dec 21 2010
Poster of Scooby-Doo Meets Batman
Scooby-Doo Meets Batman
Ted Knight would have been no older than
62 in Scooby-Doo Meets Batman
as 'The Penguin / Troll (voice) (archive footage)'.
Tue, Aug 20 2002
Poster of Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
Ted Knight would have been no older than
62 in Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
as 'Judge Elihu Smails (archive footage)'.
Wed, May 05 1999
Poster of Saturday's the Place!
Saturday's the Place!
Ted Knight was
60 in Saturday's the Place!
Fri, Sep 14 1984
Poster of Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
Ted Knight was
58 in Night of 100 Stars
as 'Self'.
Mon, Mar 08 1982
Poster of Caddyshack
Caddyshack
Ted Knight was
56 in Caddyshack
as 'Judge Smails'.
Fri, Jul 25 1980
Poster of Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights
Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights
Ted Knight was
56 in Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights
as 'Self'.
Sun, Apr 13 1980
Poster of The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Ted Knight was
56 in The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
as 'Self'.
Fri, Jan 04 1980
Poster of Mitzi & 100 Guys
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Ted Knight was
51 in Mitzi & 100 Guys
as 'Self'.
Mon, Mar 24 1975
Poster of King Arthur
King Arthur
Ted Knight was
50 in King Arthur
Wed, Jun 19 1974
Poster of Paradise
Paradise
Ted Knight was
50 in Paradise
as 'Dickie'.
Tue, Mar 12 1974
Poster of Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife
Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife
Ted Knight was
50 in Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife
as 'Self'.
Mon, Feb 04 1974
Poster of Of Thee I Sing
Of Thee I Sing
Ted Knight was
48 in Of Thee I Sing
as 'Ted Baxter'.
Tue, Oct 24 1972
Poster of Cold Turkey
Cold Turkey
Ted Knight was
47 in Cold Turkey
as 'Mr. Slick (uncredited)'.
Fri, Feb 19 1971
Poster of Anatomy of a Crime
Anatomy of a Crime
Ted Knight was
45 in Anatomy of a Crime
as 'Nick Ames'.
Fri, Jun 13 1969
Poster of Countdown
Countdown
Ted Knight was
43 in Countdown
as 'Walter Larson'.
Sun, Aug 20 1967
Poster of Blindfold
Blindfold
Ted Knight was
42 in Blindfold
as 'Dr. Bob Berford'.
Mon, May 23 1966
Poster of The Kathryn Reed Story
The Kathryn Reed Story
Ted Knight was
41 in The Kathryn Reed Story
as 'Narrator (voice)'.
Thu, Sep 16 1965
Poster of The Final Hour
The Final Hour
Ted Knight was
41 in The Final Hour
as 'Skelly'.
Thu, May 27 1965
Poster of Young Dillinger
Young Dillinger
Ted Knight was
41 in Young Dillinger
as 'Johnsyn'.
Wed, Apr 28 1965
Poster of The Candidate
The Candidate
Ted Knight was
40 in The Candidate
as 'Frank Carlton'.
Wed, Oct 07 1964
Poster of Nightmare in Chicago
Nightmare in Chicago
Ted Knight was
40 in Nightmare in Chicago
as 'Commissioner Lombardo'.
Thu, Apr 02 1964
Poster of Hitler
Hitler
Ted Knight was
38 in Hitler
as 'Maj. Buch'.
Wed, Mar 21 1962
Poster of 13 West Street
13 West Street
Ted Knight was
38 in 13 West Street
as 'Baldwin'.
Fri, Feb 23 1962
Poster of Swingin' Along
Swingin' Along
Ted Knight was
37 in Swingin' Along
as 'Priest'.
Sun, Apr 16 1961
Poster of Cage of Evil
Cage of Evil
Ted Knight was
36 in Cage of Evil
as 'Lt. Dan Ivers'.
Fri, Jul 01 1960
Poster of Psycho
Psycho
Ted Knight was
36 in Psycho
as 'Policeman in Hallway Opening Door (uncredited)'.
Wed, Jun 22 1960
Poster of Man on a String
Man on a String
Ted Knight was
36 in Man on a String
Fri, May 20 1960
Poster of Twelve Hours to Kill
Twelve Hours to Kill
Ted Knight was
36 in Twelve Hours to Kill
as 'Sgt. Denton'.
Sat, Apr 02 1960
Poster of 13 Fighting Men
13 Fighting Men
Ted Knight was
36 in 13 Fighting Men
as 'Samuel'.
Thu, Mar 31 1960

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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Ages in TV shows are based off the first air date and may not be accurate. View individual episode details for accurate ages
Poster of This Is Your Life
This Is Your Life
Ted Knight was
59+ in This Is Your Life
as 'Self'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 24 1983
Poster of Too Close for Comfort
Too Close for Comfort
Ted Knight was
56+ in Too Close for Comfort
as 'Henry Rush'.
First Air Date
Tue, Nov 11 1980
Poster of The Ted Knight Show
The Ted Knight Show
Ted Knight was
54+ in The Ted Knight Show
as 'Roger Dennis'.
First Air Date
Sat, Apr 08 1978
Poster of The Love Boat
The Love Boat
Ted Knight was
53+ in The Love Boat
as 'Tom McMann, Gunner Nordquist'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 24 1977
Poster of The All-New Super Friends Hour
The All-New Super Friends Hour
Ted Knight was
53+ in The All-New Super Friends Hour
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 10 1977
Poster of Donny & Marie
Donny & Marie
Ted Knight was
52+ in Donny & Marie
as 'Self'.
First Air Date
Fri, Jan 23 1976
Poster of Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Ted Knight was
51+ in Saturday Night Live
as 'Self - Host'.
First Air Date
Sat, Oct 11 1975
Poster of Cher
Cher
Ted Knight was
51+ in Cher
as 'Self'.
First Air Date
Sun, Feb 16 1975
Poster of Tony Orlando and Dawn
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Ted Knight was
50+ in Tony Orlando and Dawn
as 'Self'.
First Air Date
Wed, Dec 04 1974
Poster of Dinah!
Dinah!
Ted Knight was
50+ in Dinah!
as 'Self'.
First Air Date
Mon, Oct 21 1974
Poster of Rhoda
Rhoda
Ted Knight was
50+ in Rhoda
First Air Date
Mon, Sep 09 1974
Poster of Lassie's Rescue Rangers
Lassie's Rescue Rangers
Ted Knight was
49+ in Lassie's Rescue Rangers
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 15 1973
Poster of Star Trek
Star Trek
Ted Knight was
49+ in Star Trek
as 'Vendorian / Carter Winston (voice) (uncredited)'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 08 1973
Poster of Super Friends
Super Friends
Ted Knight was
49+ in Super Friends
as 'Narrator (voice)'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 08 1973
Poster of The New Scooby-Doo Movies
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Ted Knight was
48+ in The New Scooby-Doo Movies
as 'Amos (voice), The Penguin (voice), Ghost of Paul Revere (voice)'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 09 1972
Poster of The Immortal
The Immortal
Ted Knight was
46+ in The Immortal
First Air Date
Thu, Sep 24 1970
Poster of The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Ted Knight was
46+ in The Mary Tyler Moore Show
as 'Ted Baxter'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 19 1970
Poster of The Outsider
The Outsider
Ted Knight was
44+ in The Outsider
as 'Nick Ames'.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 18 1968
Poster of Fantastic Voyage
Fantastic Voyage
Ted Knight was
44+ in Fantastic Voyage
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 17 1968
Poster of The Adventures of Batman
The Adventures of Batman
Ted Knight was
44+ in The Adventures of Batman
as 'Episode's villain (voice), Commissioner Gordon / Narrator (voice)'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 14 1968
Poster of The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure
The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure
Ted Knight was
43+ in The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 09 1967
Poster of Aquaman
Aquaman
Ted Knight was
43+ in Aquaman
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 09 1967
Poster of Judd for the Defense
Judd for the Defense
Ted Knight was
43+ in Judd for the Defense
First Air Date
Fri, Sep 08 1967
Poster of Garrison's Gorillas
Garrison's Gorillas
Ted Knight was
43+ in Garrison's Gorillas
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 06 1967
Poster of The Invaders
The Invaders
Ted Knight was
43+ in The Invaders
as 'Alien Air Force Major McEvoy'.
First Air Date
Tue, Jan 10 1967
Poster of The New Adventures of Superman
The New Adventures of Superman
Ted Knight was
42+ in The New Adventures of Superman
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 10 1966
Poster of Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show
Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show
Ted Knight was
42+ in Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show
First Air Date
Thu, Feb 10 1966
Poster of The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
Ted Knight was
41+ in The F.B.I.
as 'Doc Ventura, Security Guard'.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 19 1965
Poster of Get Smart
Get Smart
Ted Knight was
41+ in Get Smart
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 18 1965
Poster of The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West
Ted Knight was
41+ in The Wild Wild West
as 'Daniel'.
First Air Date
Fri, Sep 17 1965
Poster of The Dean Martin Show
The Dean Martin Show
Ted Knight was
41+ in The Dean Martin Show
First Air Date
Thu, Sep 16 1965
Poster of Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life
Ted Knight was
41+ in Run for Your Life
as 'Sam Billings'.
First Air Date
Mon, Sep 13 1965
Poster of The Young Marrieds
The Young Marrieds
Ted Knight was
40+ in The Young Marrieds
First Air Date
Mon, Oct 05 1964
Poster of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Ted Knight was
40+ in Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
First Air Date
Fri, Sep 25 1964
Poster of Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Ted Knight was
39+ in Kraft Suspense Theatre
as 'Carl Lombardo'.
First Air Date
Thu, Oct 10 1963
Poster of The Fugitive
The Fugitive
Ted Knight was
39+ in The Fugitive
as 'Lieutenant Mooney, Dr. Rains'.
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 17 1963
Poster of The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
Ted Knight was
39+ in The Outer Limits
as 'Mr. Jerome'.
First Air Date
Mon, Sep 16 1963
Poster of Arrest and Trial
Arrest and Trial
Ted Knight was
39+ in Arrest and Trial
as 'Sgt. Thomas'.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 15 1963
Poster of The Lieutenant
The Lieutenant
Ted Knight was
39+ in The Lieutenant
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 14 1963
Poster of Combat!
Combat!
Ted Knight was
38+ in Combat!
as 'German Captain, Kurt, Lt. Herlmoch'.
First Air Date
Tue, Oct 02 1962
Poster of The Virginian
The Virginian
Ted Knight was
38+ in The Virginian
as 'Skelly, Miner'.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 19 1962
Poster of Sam Benedict
Sam Benedict
Ted Knight was
38+ in Sam Benedict
as 'Judge Sloan'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 15 1962
Poster of The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
Ted Knight was
38+ in The Mike Douglas Show
as 'Self - Co-Host'.
First Air Date
Mon, Dec 11 1961
Poster of Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
Ted Knight was
37+ in Dr. Kildare
as 'Henryk'.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 27 1961
Poster of Cain's Hundred
Cain's Hundred
Ted Knight was
37+ in Cain's Hundred
as 'Joe Bowen, Detective'.
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 19 1961
Poster of Surfside 6
Surfside 6
Ted Knight was
36+ in Surfside 6
as 'Tod Edwards'.
First Air Date
Thu, Oct 06 1960
Poster of Pete and Gladys
Pete and Gladys
Ted Knight was
36+ in Pete and Gladys
First Air Date
Mon, Sep 19 1960
Poster of Mr. Lucky
Mr. Lucky
Ted Knight was
35+ in Mr. Lucky
First Air Date
Sat, Oct 24 1959
Poster of The Untouchables
The Untouchables
Ted Knight was
35+ in The Untouchables
as 'Turnley (uncredited), Congressman Oliver (uncredited)'.
First Air Date
Thu, Oct 15 1959
Poster of The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
Ted Knight was
35+ in The Twilight Zone
as 'Adams'.
First Air Date
Fri, Oct 02 1959
Poster of Lock-Up
Lock-Up
Ted Knight was
35+ in Lock-Up
First Air Date
Mon, Sep 28 1959
Poster of Bonanza
Bonanza
Ted Knight was
35+ in Bonanza
as 'Mayor Amos Garrett, Halloran'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 12 1959
Poster of Lawman
Lawman
Ted Knight was
34+ in Lawman
First Air Date
Sun, Oct 05 1958
Poster of The Donna Reed Show
The Donna Reed Show
Ted Knight was
34+ in The Donna Reed Show
as 'Phil Martin'.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 24 1958
Poster of Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn
Ted Knight was
34+ in Peter Gunn
First Air Date
Mon, Sep 22 1958
Poster of Sea Hunt
Sea Hunt
Ted Knight was
34+ in Sea Hunt
First Air Date
Sat, Jan 04 1958
Poster of Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
Ted Knight was
31+ in Highway Patrol
First Air Date
Mon, Oct 03 1955
Poster of Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Ted Knight was
31+ in Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as 'Mr. Maynard'.
First Air Date
Sun, Oct 02 1955
Poster of Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Ted Knight was
31+ in Gunsmoke
as 'Jay Rabb, Bill Miller'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 10 1955
Poster of Lassie
Lassie
Ted Knight was
30+ in Lassie
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 12 1954
Poster of General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
Ted Knight was
29+ in General Electric Theater
as 'Judge'.
First Air Date
Sun, Feb 01 1953
Poster of Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Ted Knight was
20+ in Golden Globe Awards
as 'Self - Nominee'.
First Air Date
Thu, Jan 20 1944