Ted Danson: movies and TV shows
Ted Danson has 157 credits in the archive: 78 films and 79 TV series, from 1944 to 2026. Highest rated: The Jim Henson Hour (8.9/10).
Career timeline
1944 – 2026 · busiest year: 1996 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Henry David Thoreau | Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice) | Film | 9.3 | 78 |
| 2026 | Henry David Thoreau | Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice) | TV | 1.0 | 78 |
| 2025 | Starring Dick Van Dyke | Self | Film | 10.0 | 77 |
| 2024 | A Man on the Inside | Charles Nieuwendyk | TV | 7.4 | 76 |
| 2024 | A Man on the Inside | TV | 7.4 | 76 | |
| 2024 | In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin | Self | TV | 5.0 | 76 |
| 2023 | Mulligan | (voice) | TV | 5.6 | 75 |
| 2023 | Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter | Self | TV | 2.9 | 75 |
| 2023 | Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic | Self | Film | 7.0 | 75 |
| 2023 | We're All Plastic People Now | Self | Film | 3.0 | 75 |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self - Guest | TV | 5.6 | 74 |
| 2022 | Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl | Self | Film | 7.0 | 74 |
| 2021 | Mr. Mayor | Mayor Neil Bremer | TV | 6.6 | 73 |
| 2020 | 30 Rock: A One-Time Special | Ted Danson | Film | 6.3 | 72 |
| 2020 | Best Summer Ever | Film | 6.7 | 72 | |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.3 | 71 |
| 2019 | The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place | Self | Film | 7.7 | 71 |
| 2019 | Troubled Waters: A Turtle's Tale | Self | Film | — | 71 |
| 2018 | Hearts Beat Loud | Dave | Film | 6.8 | 70 |
| 2017 | The Orville | Admiral Perry | TV | 7.6 | 69 |
| 2016 | The Good Place | Michael | TV | 8.0 | 68 |
| 2016 | Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows | Self | Film | 4.0 | 68 |
| 2016 | Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls | Self | Film | 2.0 | 68 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest | TV | 6.1 | 67 |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self | TV | 6.2 | 67 |
| 2015 | CSI: Cyber | D.B. Russell | TV | 6.1 | 67 |
| 2015 | CSI: Immortality | D.B. Russell | Film | 7.2 | 67 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | TV | 5.1 | 66 |
| 2014 | Fargo | Sheriff Hank Larsson | TV | 8.3 | 66 |
| 2014 | Off Camera with Sam Jones | Self | TV | 5.0 | 66 |
| 2014 | The One I Love | Therapist | Film | 6.9 | 66 |
| 2014 | The One I Love | Film | 6.9 | 66 | |
| 2012 | Good Mythical Morning | Self | TV | 6.9 | 64 |
| 2012 | Ted | Ted Danson (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 64 |
| 2012 | Finding Your Roots | Self | TV | 6.5 | 64 |
| 2012 | Inside Comedy | Self | TV | 6.5 | 64 |
| 2012 | Big Miracle | J. W. McGraw | Film | 6.7 | 64 |
| 2011 | Brain Games | Self | TV | 7.6 | 63 |
| 2011 | Fight for Your Right Revisited | Maitre D' | Film | 6.6 | 63 |
| 2011 | Jock the Hero Dog | Pezulu (voice) | Film | 4.6 | 63 |
| 2010 | Conan | Self - Guest | TV | 7.2 | 62 |
| 2010 | The Talk | Self | TV | 3.0 | 62 |
| 2010 | 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift | (archive footage) | Film | 6.1 | 62 |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest | TV | 6.0 | 61 |
| 2009 | Bored to Death | George Christopher | TV | 7.2 | 61 |
| 2009 | Waking Sleeping Beauty | Jack Holden (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 61 |
| 2009 | The Open Road | Coach | Film | 5.2 | 61 |
| 2009 | The End of the Line | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.5 | 61 |
| 2008 | The Human Contract | E.J Winters | Film | 4.4 | 60 |
| 2008 | Mad Money | Don Cardigan | Film | 6.5 | 60 |
| 2007 | Damages | Arthur Frobisher | TV | 7.4 | 59 |
| 2007 | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | Little Danson Man | TV | 7.1 | 59 |
| 2007 | Nobel Son | Harvey Parrish | Film | 6.1 | 59 |
| 2006 | Rachael Ray | Self - Guest | TV | 5.1 | 58 |
| 2006 | Help Me Help You | Bill Hoffman | TV | 4.5 | 58 |
| 2006 | Bye Bye Benjamin | Bill | Film | — | 58 |
| 2006 | Bye Bye Benjamin | Film | — | 58 | |
| 2006 | The Amateurs | Moose | Film | 5.6 | 58 |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Dr. Ray Petit (voice) | TV | 7.0 | 57 |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self - Guest | TV | 6.8 | 57 |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report | Self - Guest | TV | 6.9 | 57 |
| 2005 | Our Fathers | Mitchell Garabedian | Film | 6.5 | 57 |
| 2005 | Knights of the South Bronx | Richard Mason | Film | 7.0 | 57 |
| 2004 | Elf: That's a Wrap | Self | Film | — | 56 |
| 2004 | Fronterz | Film | 4.0 | 56 | |
| 2004 | It Must Be Love | George Gazelle | Film | 4.9 | 56 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self | TV | 5.3 | 55 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest | TV | 5.3 | 55 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Mean Tweets | TV | 5.3 | 55 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | TV | 5.5 | 55 |
| 2003 | Mrs. Pilgrim Goes to Hollywood | Ted | Film | — | 55 |
| 2002 | Living with the Dead | James Van Praagh | TV | — | 54 |
| 2002 | Living with the Dead | James Van Praagh | Film | 5.5 | 54 |
| 2002 | NBC 75th Anniversary Special | Self | Film | 6.0 | 54 |
| 2001 | Dinner for Five | TV | 8.3 | 53 | |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | D.B. Russell | TV | 7.6 | 52 |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Ted Danson | TV | 8.0 | 52 |
| 2000 | Grosse Pointe | Jack the Dog (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 52 |
| 2000 | The Search for Atlantis | Narrator | Film | 5.0 | 52 |
| 1999 | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | Self - Guest | TV | 5.2 | 51 |
| 1999 | Mumford | Jeremy Brockett | Film | 6.5 | 51 |
| 1998 | Saving Private Ryan | Captain Hamill | Film | 8.2 | 50 |
| 1998 | Becker | Dr. John Becker | TV | 7.2 | 50 |
| 1998 | Jerry and Tom | The Guy Who Loved Vicki | Film | 6.3 | 50 |
| 1998 | Homegrown | Gianni Saletzzo | Film | 5.6 | 50 |
| 1998 | Thanks of a Grateful Nation | Jim Tuite | Film | 4.8 | 50 |
| 1998 | Monty Python: Live at Aspen | Audience Member (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 50 |
| 1997 | King of the Hill | Tom Hammond (voice) | TV | 7.4 | 49 |
| 1997 | The View | Self | TV | 4.3 | 49 |
| 1997 | Veronica's Closet | Nick Vanover | TV | 5.4 | 49 |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 48 |
| 1996 | Cosby | TV | 6.0 | 48 | |
| 1996 | Gulliver's Travels | Lemuel Gulliver | TV | 7.2 | 48 |
| 1996 | Loch Ness | Dr. Dempsey | Film | 5.7 | 48 |
| 1996 | Ink | Mike Logan | TV | 5.0 | 48 |
| 1996 | Ink | TV | 5.0 | 48 | |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | TV | 8.2 | 48 | |
| 1996 | Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond | Self | Film | 5.6 | 48 |
| 1995 | MADtv | Self | TV | 7.1 | 47 |
| 1994 | Ellen | Self (uncredited) | TV | 6.1 | 46 |
| 1994 | Getting Even with Dad | Raymond 'Ray' Gleason | Film | 5.3 | 46 |
| 1994 | Pontiac Moon | Washington Bellamy | Film | 5.5 | 46 |
| 1994 | Pontiac Moon | Film | 5.5 | 46 | |
| 1993 | Frasier | Sam Malone | TV | 7.7 | 45 |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV | 7.3 | 45 |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: Murder | Ted Danson | TV | 7.1 | 45 |
| 1993 | Made in America | Hal Jackson | Film | 5.5 | 45 |
| 1993 | For Our Children | Self | Film | 7.7 | 45 |
| 1991 | Voices That Care | Self - Choir Member | Film | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1990 | The Word | TV | 6.0 | 42 | |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special | Sam Malone | Film | 6.1 | 42 |
| 1990 | 3 Men and a Little Lady | Jack Holden | Film | 5.9 | 42 |
| 1990 | Help Save Planet Earth | Self | Film | 9.0 | 42 |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Sam Malone (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 41 |
| 1989 | The Jim Henson Hour | Self | TV | 8.9 | 41 |
| 1989 | Dad | John Tremont | Film | 6.4 | 41 |
| 1989 | Cousins | Larry Kozinski | Film | 6.0 | 41 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self | TV | 5.6 | 40 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest | TV | 5.6 | 40 |
| 1988 | She's Having a Baby | Ted Danson (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 40 |
| 1988 | Mickey's 60th Birthday | Sam Malone | Film | 6.8 | 40 |
| 1987 | 3 Men and a Baby | Jack Holden | Film | 6.2 | 39 |
| 1987 | We Are the Children | Film | 7.5 | 39 | |
| 1987 | How Can I Tell If I'm Really in Love? | Film | 4.3 | 39 | |
| 1986 | American Masters | Self - Interviewee | TV | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1986 | When the Bough Breaks | Alex | Film | 6.4 | 38 |
| 1986 | When the Bough Breaks | Film | 6.4 | 38 | |
| 1986 | Just Between Friends | Chip Davis | Film | 5.3 | 38 |
| 1986 | A Fine Mess | Spence Holden | Film | 4.6 | 38 |
| 1985 | The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There | Film | — | 37 | |
| 1985 | Little Treasure | Eugene Wilson | Film | 4.4 | 37 |
| 1984 | Something About Amelia | Steven Bennett | Film | 5.6 | 36 |
| 1983 | Allison Sydney Harrison | David Harrison | Film | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1983 | Cowboy | Dale Weeks | Film | — | 35 |
| 1982 | Cheers | Sam Malone | TV | 7.6 | 34 |
| 1982 | Tucker's Witch | Danny Kirkwood | TV | 5.2 | 34 |
| 1982 | Creepshow | Harry Wentworth (segment "Something To Tide You Over") | Film | 6.9 | 34 |
| 1981 | Body Heat | Peter Lowenstein | Film | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1981 | Our Family Business | Gep | Film | 9.0 | 33 |
| 1981 | Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge | Major Collings | Film | 5.5 | 33 |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. | Stewart Crane | TV | 7.3 | 32 |
| 1980 | Once Upon a Spy | Jack Chenault | Film | 5.2 | 32 |
| 1980 | The Women's Room | Norman | Film | 4.4 | 32 |
| 1979 | Mrs. Columbo | Richard Dellinger | TV | 6.5 | 31 |
| 1979 | B. J. and the Bear | TV | 5.6 | 31 | |
| 1979 | The French Atlantic Affair | Abe Santley | TV | 7.2 | 31 |
| 1979 | The Onion Field | Ian Campbell | Film | 6.0 | 31 |
| 1978 | Taxi | Vincenzo Senaca | TV | 7.3 | 30 |
| 1978 | The Amazing Spider-Man | Maj. Collings | TV | 6.4 | 30 |
| 1976 | Laverne & Shirley | TV | 7.1 | 28 | |
| 1976 | Family | TV | 7.2 | 28 | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV | 6.9 | 27 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self (uncredited) | TV | 6.9 | 27 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | TV | 7.1 | 3 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self | TV | 7.1 | 3 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | 7.1 | 3 |
| Untitled Elizabeth Banks Apple TV Series | TV | — | — |