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- Rattle of a Single Girl" 6/8/70 Marlo Thomas, Ted Bessell
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- Ted Bessell, Circa 1980
Ted Bessell, circa 1980.
- Ted Bessell , as Donald Hollinger, and Marlo Thomas as Anne Marie, In... News Photo
Ted Bessell , as Donald Hollinger, and Marlo Thomas as Anne...
- You Have to Know Someone to Be an Unknown
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- Misc. Prints" 1965-1971 Ted Bessell, Marlo Thomas
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- American Actor and Director Ted Bessell , Wearing a Tuxedo, Holding... News Photo
American actor and director Ted Bessell , wearing a tuxedo,...
- Rattle of a Single Girl" 6/8/70 Marlo Thomas, Ted Bessell
Oct 6, 1996 · Actor, Television Program Director. Born in New York City, New York, he was a piano prodigy and at age 12 performed a recital at Carnegie Hall. By the time he graduated from college in 1958, he had decided to become an actor. His early work included guest appearances in soap operas.
- Early Career
- That Girl (1966–1971) and Other Roles
- Later Career and Death
Born in Flushing, New York, to Howard Weston "Buster" Bessell (1904–1958) and his wife, Jo (1915–2004), Ted Bessell grew up in Manhasset, Nassau County, Long Island. He was originally gearing up for a career as a classical musician. As a 12-year-old child prodigy, he performed a piano recital at Carnegie Hall. Bessell played lacrosse in high school...
Bessell's best-known TV role was as Donald Hollinger, Marlo Thomas's boyfriend and fiancé on the hit series That Girl,which ran for five seasons from 1966–71. (In the pilot, he was Donald Blue Sky, who had a trace of American Indian ancestry. In addition to being the boyfriend, he was also her agent). When That Girl ended its run, he tried his hand...
Bessell moved into directing, helming episodes of The Tracey Ullman Show and Sibs. In 1989, he shared an Emmy as a producer on Fox Broadcasting's The Tracey Ullman Show, which was honored as best variety or comedy program. Bessell died on October 6, 1996, due to an aortic aneurysm. He was survived by his wife, Linnell Nobori Bessell, and two daught...
- Actor, Television Actor
- March 20, 1935
Ted Bessell. Director: The Tracey Ullman Show. Born in New York City, Ted's early career included guest appearances in soap operas, Lover Come Back (1961) and It's a Man's World (1962). Ted went on to appear as "Frankie" on Gomer Pyle: USMC (1964), but his big break was as "That Guy" on the successful Marlo Thomas Television series That Girl ...
- March 20, 1935
- October 6, 1996
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