Ted Knight (born Tadeusz Wladyslaw Konopka; December 7, 1923 – August 26, 1986) was an American actor best known for his roles as Ted Baxter in The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Henry Rush in Too Close for Comfort, and Judge Smails in Caddyshack. He also did extensive voice-acting work in animation.
He was married to Dorothy Smith and they had three children.
Knight died in 1986 at the age of 62 due to colon cancer.
Filmography
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Film Roles
- Man On A String as Prof. Vasheen (uncredited)
- Twelve Hours To Kill as Police Sgt. Denton
- Thirteen Fighting Men as Samuel
- Psycho as Policeman in Hallway Opening Door (uncredited)
- Cage Of Evil as Lt. Dan Ivers (uncredited)
- Key Witness as Cowboy's Lawyer (uncredited)
- Two Rode Together as Lt. Upton (uncredited)
- The Great Impostor as Reporter (uncredited)
- Cry For Happy as Lt. Glick
- Swingin Along as Priest
- Thirteen West Street as Baldwin
- Hitler as Maj. Buch
- The Interns as Photographer's Assistant at Fashion Shoot (uncredited)
- The Candidate as Frank Carlton
- Blindfold as Dr. Bob Berford (uncredited)
- Young Dillinger as Johnsyn
- Countdown as Walter Larson
- M*A*S*H as Offstage Dialog (voice, uncredited)
- Cold Turkey as Mr. Slick (uncredited)
- Caddyshack as Judge Elihu Smails
Television Roles
- How To Marry A Millionaire as Bill Sutton (1 episode)
- Highway Patrol as Merrill Hartman (1 episode)
- Lassie as Mr. Ventrilo (1 episode)
- The Donna Reed Show as Phil Martin (1 episode)
- Peter Gunn as Poole (1 episode)
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Adams (1 episode)
- The Untouchables as Turnley/Congressman Oliver (2 episodes)
- The Virginian as Miner/Skelly (2 episodes)
- Ripcord as The Attendant (1 episode)
- The Lieutenant as Yeoman Mark Hollander (1 episode)
- The Outer Limits (1963) as Mr. Jerome (1 episode)
- Gunsmoke as Bill Miller/Jay Rabb (2 episodes)
- Bonanza as Mayor Amos Garrett/Halloran (2 episodes)
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. as Don Mills (1 episode)
- The New Adventures of Superman as Perry White/Narrator (voice)
- Combat! (1962) as various (4 episodes)
- THE Cat as J.W. Hardman (1 episode)
- The Fugitive as Dr. Rains/Lt. Mooney (2 episodes)
- The F.B.I. as Milo/Security Guard/Doc Ventura (3 episodes)
- Get Smart as Hans Frome/KAOS Agent #1 (2 episodes)
- Aquaman as Narrator/Black Manta/various (voice)
- The Superman Aquaman Hour Of Adventure as Chrystal Man Leader/Narrator (voice, 1 episode)
- The Invaders (1967) as Alien Narrator/Alien Air Force Major McEvoy (2 episodes)
- The Wild Wild West as Daniel (1 episode)
- The Outsider as Nick Ames (1 episode)
- The Batman Superman Hour as Commissioner Gordon/various (voice)
- The New Scooby-Doo Movies as The Penguin/various (voice, 16 episodes)
- Star Trek: The Animated Series as Vendorian/Carter Winston (voice, 1 episode)
- Super Friends as Narrator/The Flash (voice, 16 episodes)
- Lassies Resue Rangers as Ben Turner (voice)
- The Ghost Busters as Simon de Canterville (1 episode)
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Ted Baxter
- The Ted Knight Show as Roger Dennis
- The Love Boat as Barney Gordon/various (6 episodes)
- Too Close for Comfort as Henry Rush
