Ted KnightTed Knight (December 7, 1923–August 26, 1986) was an American actor. Born Tadeus Wladyslaw Konopka in Terryville, Connecticut, Knight made one of his earliest screen appearances in an uncredited role as a guard in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960). His film career failed to take off, however his distinctive speaking voice brought him work as an announcer, and he worked frequently in such television series as Bonanza and Get Smart. His role as the vain and untalented newscaster, Ted Baxter, in The Mary Tyler Moore Show brought Knight widespread recognition, and his greatest success. He received six Emmy Award nominations for the role, winning the Emmy Award for "Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Comedy", in 1973 and 1976. After the show concluded, Knight appeared in the film Caddyshack (1980), and played the lead role in the series Too Close For Comfort from 1980. He died from cancer and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Ted Knight has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to Television, at 6671 Hollywood Boulevard. This page about Ted Knight includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Ted Knight News stories about Ted Knight External links for Ted Knight Videos for Ted Knight Wikis about Ted Knight Discussion Groups about Ted Knight Blogs about Ted Knight Images of Ted Knight |
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Ted Knight has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to Television, at 6671 Hollywood Boulevard. She is of German, Irish, and Choctaw ancestry. He died from cancer and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. In 2000, she posed topless on the cover of Gear magazine. After the show concluded, Knight appeared in the film Caddyshack (1980), and played the lead role in the series Too Close For Comfort from 1980. Jessica Claire Biel (born 3 March 1982 in Ely, Minnesota and raised in Colorado), is an American actress, best known as Mary Camden on the television drama 7th Heaven from 1996 to 2002. He received six Emmy Award nominations for the role, winning the Emmy Award for "Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Comedy", in 1973 and 1976. Invisible Monsters (2005). His role as the vain and untalented newscaster, Ted Baxter, in The Mary Tyler Moore Show brought Knight widespread recognition, and his greatest success. Elizabethtown (2005). His film career failed to take off, however his distinctive speaking voice brought him work as an announcer, and he worked frequently in such television series as Bonanza and Get Smart. Stealth (2005). Born Tadeus Wladyslaw Konopka in Terryville, Connecticut, Knight made one of his earliest screen appearances in an uncredited role as a guard in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960). Blade: Trinity (2004). Ted Knight (December 7, 1923–August 26, 1986) was an American actor. Cellular (2004). It's a Digital World (2004). The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003). The Rules of Attraction (2002). Summer Catch (2001). I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998). Ulee's Gold (1997). 7th Heaven (1996) TV Series as Mary Camden Rivera (1996-2003). |