Ted Knight

Actors

Ted Night (born Tadeusz Wladyslaw Konopka; December 7, 1923 – August 26, 1986) was an American actor and voice artist well known for playing the comedic roles of Ted Baxter in The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977), with Mary Tyler Moore, Ed Asner, Valerie Harper, Gavin MacLeod, Cloris Leachman, Georgia Engel, and Betty White; for which he won 2 Primetime Emmy’s for Best Supporting Actor; Henry Rush in Too Close for Comfort (1980-1987), and Judge Elihu Smails in Harold Ramis‘s Caddyshack (1980), with Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, and Bill Murray.

Each review will be linked to the title below.

(*seen originally in theaters)

(**seen rereleased in theaters)

  • Man on a String (1960) – directed by Andre DeToth – uncredited
  • 13 Fighting Men (1960) – directed by Harry W. Gerstad
  • Twelve Hours to Kill (1960) – directed by Edward L. Cahn
  • Psycho (1960) – directed by Alfred Hitchcock – uncredited
  • Cage of Evil (1960) – directed by Edward L. Cahn – uncredited
  • Key Witness (1960) – directed by Phil Karlson – uncredited
  • Swingin’ Along (1961) – directed by Charles Barton
  • Cry for Happy (1961) – directed by George Marshall
  • The Great Impostor (1961) – directed by Robert Mulligan – uncredited
  • 13 West Street (1962) – directed by Philip Leacock
  • Hitler (1962) – directed by Stuart Heisler
  • The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962) – directed by Melville Shavelson – uncredited
  • The Interns (1962) – directed by David Swift – uncredited
  • Nightmare in Chicago (1964) – directed by Robert Altman – TV movie
  • The Candidate (1964) – directed by Robert Angus – aka The Playmates for the Candidate, Party Girls for the Candidate, & Kisses for the Candidate
  • Young Dillinger (1965) – directed by Terry Morse
  • Blindfold (1965) – directed by Philip Dunne – uncredited
  • Countdown (1967) – directed by Robert Altman
  • M*A*S*H (1970) – directed by Robert Altman – uncredited voice
  • Cold Turkey (1971) – directed by Norman Lear – uncredited
  • Emilio and His Magical Bull (1975) – directed by Edward Nassour
  • Caddyshack (1980) – directed by Harold Ramis