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Hollywood Walk of Fame. Ted Knight (born Tadeusz Wladyslaw Konopka; December 7, 1923 – August 26, 1986) was an American actor 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 .
Actor: The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Actor Ted Knight paid his dues with nearly two decades of relatively obscure dramatic, often villainous television work, before finding enduring fame in a scene-stealing supporting turn on a classic 1970s sitcom, hilariously overplaying a silver-haired, self-important imbecile.
- January 1, 1
- Terryville, Connecticut, USA
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Ted Knight was an actor who played Ted Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) and starred in Too Close for Comfort (1980). He also did voice-overs for cartoons and served in World War II as a combat engineer.
- December 7, 1923
- August 26, 1986
A comedy series about a conservative cartoonist and his two daughters who live in a duplex in San Francisco. Ted Knight stars as Henry Rush, a role that was his last TV appearance before his death in 1986.
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- 1980-11-11
- Comedy
- 30
Aug 27, 1986 · Ted Knight, whose egomaniacal pyrotechnics as a newscaster proved a particular delight to audiences but a perennial horror to other characters on television’s fabled “Mary Tyler Moore Show,”...
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Ted Knight ( Tadeusz Wladyslaw Konopka, December 7, 1923 – August 26, 1986) was an American comedian, movie, television, stage, and voice actor. He was known for his roles as Ted Baxter in The Mary Tyler Moore Show and as Judge Elihu Smails in Caddyshack. Knight was born on December 7, 1923 in Terryville, Connecticut. [1] .
Aug 26, 2021 · Actor Ted Knight, who portrayed Ted Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show for seven seasons, died of cancer 35 years ago today. The silver-haired Emmy Award-winner was 62 years old. “I’ve really wanted to shake Ted Baxter,” Knight said in a 1981 interview of his wildly popular character that made him a household name.
