Ed Begley Jr.

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Ed Begley Jr.
Ed Begley Jr. 2014 (cropped).jpg
Begley in 2014
Born
Edward James Begley Jr.

(1949-09-16) September 16, 1949 (age 75)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater Los Angeles Valley College
Occupations
Years active1967–present
Spouses
Ingrid Taylor
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(m. 1976⁠–⁠1989)​
Rachelle Carson
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(m. 2000)​
Children3
Father Ed Begley
Website edbegley.com

Edward James Begley Jr. (born September 16, 1949) [1] is an American actor and environmental activist. [2] He has appeared in hundreds of films, television shows, and stage performances. He played Dr. Victor Ehrlich on the television series St. Elsewhere (1982–1988). The role earned him six consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award nomination. He also co-hosted, along with wife Rachelle Carson, the green living reality show titled Living with Ed (2007–2010), and recurred as Dr. Grant Linkletter in Young Sheldon (2019–2024).

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Equally prolific in cinema, Begley's film appearances include Blue Collar (1978), An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), This Is Spinal Tap (1984), Transylvania 6-5000 (1985), The Accidental Tourist (1988), Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989), She-Devil (1989), Batman Forever (1995), and Pineapple Express (2008). He is a recurring cast member in the mockumentaries of Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy, including Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), For Your Consideration (2006), and Mascots (2016). In 2020, he was cast along with his wife Rachelle in the award-winning mockumentary Reboot Camp .

Early life and education

Begley was born in 1949 in Los Angeles, California, to Allene Jeanne Sanders and Oscar-winning film actor Ed Begley. When Begley Jr. was born, Begley Sr. was married to Amanda Huff, who died of cancer when Begley Jr. was 7 years old. Until he was 16, Begley Jr. believed that Huff was his biological mother. He only later became acquainted with Sanders, his biological mother. [3]

Begley's paternal grandparents were Irish immigrants. He grew up in Merrick, New York, and attended Cure' of Ars, a private Catholic school in Merrick, New York from kindergarten to 7th grade. He had moved to Merrick, New York with his family when his father appeared on Broadway. When he was 13, the family moved back to California, where he graduated from Notre Dame High School, Sherman Oaks, a Catholic high school, and from Los Angeles Valley College in North Hollywood. [4]

Career

Begley and Penny Marshall on the red carpet at the 40th Primetime Emmy Awards, August 28, 1988 Ed Begley.jpg
Begley and Penny Marshall on the red carpet at the 40th Primetime Emmy Awards, August 28, 1988

Begley has had numerous roles in television and film. He appeared as a guest actor on Maude and had guest appearances in the 1970s series Room 222 . He had recurring roles on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman , 7th Heaven , Arrested Development , Meego , and Six Feet Under and starring roles in Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital , St. Elsewhere , and Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central) . He was in one episode of My Three Sons , playing a tall classmate of Chip's. Begley also had a short-lived improv act with Michael Richards.

He has played significant roles in Christopher Guest's mockumentary films Best in Show , A Mighty Wind , For Your Consideration , and Mascots. Additionally, Begley played Viper pilot Greenbean on the original Battlestar Galactica TV series, Boba Fett in the radio adaptation of Return of the Jedi, and Seth Gillette, a fictional Democratic U.S. senator from North Dakota on The West Wing . [5]

From 2000 to 2016, Begley was a member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. [6] In 1996, he appeared in a TV movie called The Late Shift , where he portrayed CBS executive Rod Perth. He has guest-starred on shows such as Scrubs , Boston Legal , and Star Trek: Voyager . He had a recurring guest role in season three of Veronica Mars . He appeared in the 2008 HBO film Recount , which profiled the 2000 presidential election and its aftermath, which was decided by Florida's electoral votes after the United States Supreme Court halted the counting of the state's popular vote. Begley also made an appearance on Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Season 3, Episode 3, as a spokesman for Cinco.

In 2003, Begley wrote and directed the musical Cesar and Ruben. [7] It was performed at the El Portal Theatre in Los Angeles [8] and was revived in 2007. [9] Begley played Dr. Walter Krandall, the protagonist's former marriage counselor and fiancé of his ex-wife in the CBS sitcom Gary Unmarried . Since 2008 he has been in a series of DirecTV commercials as a "Cable Corp Inc." executive. [10] In 2013, he appeared on the reality television show Beverly Hills Pawn .[ citation needed ] In 2016, he began appearing in the Breaking Bad prequel and spinoff Better Call Saul as Clifford Main, senior partner at the Davis & Main law firm. [11] Beginning in 2019, he appeared in Bless This Mess for the duration of the two seasons that the show ran. [12]

Personal life

According to a feature on the Bio Channel television program Celebrity Close Calls , Begley nearly died in 1972 after being stabbed multiple times while, according to The New York Times, being mugged by a street gang of 25 youths. [13]

Begley was married to Ingrid Taylor from 1976 to 1989. They had two children, a son and a daughter. In 2000, he married actress Rachelle Carson; they have a daughter. [14]

Begley was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2016. [15]

Activism

Environmental

Since 1970, Begley has been an environmentalist, beginning with his first electric vehicle (a Taylor-Dunn, golf cart–like vehicle), [16] recycling, and becoming a vegan. [17]

Begley's former home is 1,585 square feet (147.3 m2) in size, using solar power, wind power via a PacWind vertical-axis wind turbine, an air conditioning unit made by Greenway Design Group, LLC., and an electricity-generating bicycle used to toast bread. In 2008 he stated that he was paying around $300 a year in electric bills. [18]

Noting that the suburban lawn is environmentally unsustainable, especially in Southern California, owing to water shortage, Begley has converted his own to a drought-tolerant garden composed of native California plants. [19] He is noted for riding bicycles and using public transportation, and owns a 2003 Toyota RAV4 EV electric-powered vehicle. In 2023 and 2024, he took public transit to the Academy Awards. [20]

Begley's hybrid electric bicycle was often featured on his television show Living With Ed . Begley also spoofed his own environmentalist beliefs on "Homer to the Max", an episode of The Simpsons by showing himself using a nonpolluting go-kart that is powered by his "own sense of self-satisfaction" and on an episode of Dharma and Greg .[ citation needed ] Later, he appeared in "Gone Maggie Gone", another episode of The Simpsons, in Season 20. In the episode, during a solar eclipse, he drives a solar-powered car that stops running on train tracks as a train approaches, but the train also stops because it is an Ed Begley Jr. Solar Powered Train. According to another of Groening's animated comedy series, Futurama , Begley's electric motor is "the most evil propulsion system ever conceived" as stated in "The Honking" (19 minutes in).[ citation needed ]

Begley and friend Bill Nye are in a friendly competition to see who can have the lowest carbon footprint. [21]

In 2009, Begley appeared in the Earth Day edition of The Price Is Right . He announced the final showcase, which included an electric bicycle, a solar-powered golf cart and a Toyota Prius. [22]

Begley was featured during The Jay Leno Show's Green Car Challenge. Various celebrities drove an electric Ford Focus automobile and tried to set records on an outdoor track. During the second lap, cutouts of Begley and Al Gore would pop out, and if the celebrity had hit either of them, one second was added to his or her time.

Begley is the author of Living Like Ed: A Guide to the Eco-Friendly Life (2008) and Ed Begley Jr.'s Guide to Sustainable Living: Learning to Conserve Resources and Manage an Eco-Conscious Life (2009) both published by Random House. [23] [24] He also wrote A Vegan Survival Guide for the Holidays (2014) with Jerry James Stone. [25]

Affiliations

From 2007 to 2010, Begley and his wife Rachelle Carson starred in their own reality television series, Living with Ed on HGTV and Discovery's Planet Green channel. [32] In 2013 he, his wife and daughter Hayden filmed "On Begley Street", a Web series chronicling the deconstruction of his current home and the "building of North America's greenest, most sustainable home". [33]

He received the Thomas Alva Edison Award for Energy Independence from the American Jewish Congress, the first one to be presented. Begley has been a leader in this field and was recognized in November 2007 for his lifelong work in environmentalism.

Political

Begley was also on the advisory committee for the group 2004 Racism Watch, founded by fellow actor Ed Asner. The group was formed to respond to the advertisement campaign of the George W. Bush/Dick Cheney presidential campaign that they claimed was encouraging racism. The advertisement in question, "100 Days", made a reference to terrorism and terrorists while highlighting a photograph of an anonymous man of Middle Eastern descent. [34]

Friendships with other actors

William Daniels

When Begley was a child, his future St. Elsewhere series lead, William Daniels, met Begley's father when the two were working on live television. By the time Begley Jr. grew up, he was already a fan of his mentor's work; he would work with Daniels on St. Elsewhere, where the two had on- and off-screen chemistry for six seasons. Daniels, himself, on the show, was a moody Irishman like Ed Sr., though a far more nurturing father figure. This proved so rich that the role grew beyond even the writers' expectations. [35] Begley Jr. said about his future TV chief of surgery, "I was a huge fan of Bill Daniels. I had seen him in Two for the Road. I had seen him in The Graduate, and in Parallax View. He was an actor I just thought the world of. He played these 'Type A' personalities quite effectively, but (in real life) he is the sweetest guy in the world." He also added: "He is an actor I just thought the world of. I had no delusions about how my character came to be. I rode on the coattails of Bill Daniels... the kind of Mutt and Jeff routine of Dr. Craig looking up and berating a 6 foot 4 doctor Victor Ehrlich. So I owe all my success on the show to Bill Daniels." [36] After the series was canceled, the two still remained friends, living not too far away from each other. In 2002, Daniels and Begley Jr., alongside other surviving St. Elsewhere cast members Stephen Furst and Eric Laneuville, all appeared on an episode of Scrubs .

Norman Lloyd

Before St. Elsewhere in the early 1980s, the struggling and unknown Begley met Norman Lloyd, who became a mentor to him while Lloyd was directing an episode of Tales of the Unexpected. The two became friends. In a 2014 interview with Jimmy Falcon of Cloverleaf Radio, he said this about Lloyd:

Not only did I enjoy working with him, but I see him fairly regularly. I just had dinner with him 4 nights ago. We had dinner together at Sarah Nichols's house, his neighbor of mine and friend of his. We had a lovely time and reminisced – he's unbelievable. He's going to be 100 years old this year—and still very active, getting around on his own. He's a force of nature, so Norman Lloyd was somebody I idolized. When I was quite young, wow, James Dean is great and this is one and that. Now look at Janis Joplin, what a great voice and Jim Morrison, those people left us so young, like my point of view has change somewhere, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, saying, 'No, you idolized Jimmy Stewart, Gloria Swanson.' The people that have families and happiness and a long, economy life. You know, Norman Lloyd, he wasn't much older than me, when I did St. Elsewhere, and I went 'These are my role models, now, people had a long/happy life and continued to be creative.' Those are my role models, not the people that left us so early and I'm sorry they did, I don't mean to trifle with that, but, my role models changed from the people who had an incredible, brief spurt of creativity and life, but to people that went the distance, they became my role models at some point in my early 30s really. [37]

On November 9, 2014, along with former St. Elsewhere co-stars, Begley attended Lloyd's 100th birthday in Los Angeles. Begley said, "I worked with Norman Lloyd the actor, and Norman Lloyd the director, and no one informed me better on the art of storytelling than that talented man. He is a constant inspiration and my eternal friend." [38]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1969 The Lottery Jack WatsonShort film
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes Springfield State panelist (J. Flanderka)Uncredited
1972 Now You See Him, Now You Don't Druffle
Where Does It Hurt? Dr. Quinch
1973 Charley and the Angel Derwood Moseby
Showdown Pook
Superdad The Gang
1974 Cockfighter Tom Peeples
1976 Stay Hungry Lester
1977 Handle with Care The Priest
Lust of a EunuchLu TaShort film
1978 Blue Collar Bobby Joe
Battlestar Galactica Flight Sergeant Greenbean
Record City Pokey
Goin' South Whitney Haber
The One and Only The King
1979 Hardcore SoldierActor in a pornographic film within a film
The Concorde... Airport '79 Rescuer #1
The In-Laws Barry Lutz
1981 Private Lessons Jack Travis
Buddy Buddy Lieutenant #1
1982 An Officer and a Gentleman Altitude Chamber InstructorVoice
Cat People Joe Creigh
Eating Raoul Hippie
Young Doctors in Love Lyle August
Voyager from the UnknownWilbur Wright Direct-to-video
The Entity Additional voices
1983 Get Crazy Colin Beverly
1984 Streets of Fire Ben Gunn
Protocol Mr. Hassler
This Is Spinal Tap John "Stumpy" Pepys
1985 Transylvania 6-5000 Gil Turner
Waiting to ActEd
1987 Amazon Women on the Moon GriffinSegment: "Son of the Invisible Man"
1988 The Accidental Tourist Charles Leary
1989 Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills Peter Hepburn
1989 She-Devil Bob Pattchet
1990 Meet the Applegates Richard P. Applegate
1992 Dark Horse Jack Mills
Cruise ControlFraserShort film
1993 Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Rupert
1994 Renaissance Man Jack Markin
The Pagemaster Alan Tyler
Greedy Carl McTeague
Rave ReviewBert
SensationEarl Strauber
1995 The Crazysitter Paul Van Arsdale
StorybookPouchVoice
Batman Forever Fred StickleyUncredited
1996HourglassDet. Cecil Dish
Santa with Muscles Ebner Frost
1997 The Lay of the Land Harvey Dankworth
Ms. Bear Greg Bradley
Joey Ambassador Ted Ross
1998 I'm Losing You Zev
Addams Family Reunion Phillip Adams
2000 Best in Show Mark Schafer
2001 Get Over It Frank Landers
HellgigReverendShort film
AnthraxBrent Krawford
Diary of a Sex Addict Dr. Aaron Spencer
2002 Bug The Dept. of Health Inspector, 'The Hand'
Auto Focus Mel Rosen
2003Net GamesJohn Fielding
A Mighty Wind Lars Olfen
Going DownOscar Earnest
2004 Stateside Father Concoff
Raising Genius Dr. Curly Weeks
Hair High Rev. Sidney CheddarVoice [39]
2005Back by MidnightRobert Wade
Alone in a CrowdUn­knownShort film
Desolation Sound Doug Shepard
Welcome to CaliforniaDocumentary Narrator
2006 Who Killed the Electric Car? HimselfDocumentary
Relative Strangers Mr. Manoire
For Your Consideration Sandy Lane
The Elder Son Leonard
Pittsburgh Himself
The Legend of William TellJames Ayers
2007One Long LightJoel
Hard FourGovernor Begley
2008Next of KinPatrick
Balancing the BooksReverend Vernon
Fly Me to the Moon PoopchevVoice [39]
Pineapple Express Robert Anderson
2009 Climate Refugees HimselfDocumentary
He's Such a GirlTaylor's Father
Tripping Forward James Comey
Whatever Works John Celestine
21 and a Wake-Up Colonel Ritchie
2010 The Penthouse Nicholas
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures GreenPeace WorkerVoice [39]
2011 What's Your Number? Mr. Darling
2012Making ChangeSimmons
2013Armed ResponseOfficer Krupke
2014Wish WizardWish WizardShort film
You're Not You Uncle Roger
2015 Climate Change Denial Disorder PoliticianShort film
2016Time ToysWiz
Ghostbusters Ed Mulgrave
Mascots A.J. Blumquist
ImperfectionsBarry
2017 Girlfriend's Day Butler
CHiPs Wasp Driver
Lucky Dr. Christian Kneedler
Amelia 2.0 Paul Wesley
2018 Making Babies Dr. Remis
Book Club Tom
2019 Plus One Chuck
2020 Reboot Camp John Lehman
2022 Amsterdam Senator Bill Meekins
2023 Strange Darling Frederick
TBA Let's Have Kids! TBAPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1967 My Three Sons MarvEpisode: "The Computer Picnic"
1969–1972 Room 222 Bob, Willard, Michael, George, Stretch7 episodes
1970 The Immortal Gas Station AttendantEpisode: "White Elephants Don't Grow on Trees"
1971 The Bill Cosby Show Student #2Episode: "To Each According to His Appetite"
Adam-12 BudEpisode: "Million Dollar Bluff"
The F.B.I. YoungbloodEpisode: "The Deadly Gift"
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law Howard DubberlyEpisode: "Shadow of a Name"
Nanny and the Professor Richie CooperEpisode: "The Great Debate"
1972 Mannix AttendantEpisode: "Babe in the Woods"
Bobby Jo and the Big Apple Good Time BandVirgil Television film (unsold pilot) [40]
Evil Roy Slade Husband Making Fun of Stool Television film
Maude Young ManEpisode: "Maude's Problem"
Ironside Jimmy SandersEpisode: "Programmed for Panic"
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home Voice, episode: "The Beach Vacation"
The Doris Day Show WallyEpisode: "Debt of Honor"
Family Flight DriverTelevision film
1973 Love, American Style DickSegment: "Love and the Happy Family"
1973–1974 Roll Out Lieutenant Robert Chapman12 episodes
1974 Happy Days HankEpisode: "The Deadly Dares"
1974
1983		 Insight Father John
Jimmy
Marty		3 episodes
1975 Medical Center Greg DuncanEpisode: "Survivors"
Baretta ErnieEpisode: "A Bite of the Apple"
1976 Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Steve13 episodes
Starsky & Hutch Harv SchwabEpisode: "Murder at Sea"
1977 Dead of Night FrankTelevision film; segment: "Second Chance"
1977–1981 Quincy, M.E. Kit Sawyer
Walter "Speed" Simpson
David Phillips		3 episodes
1978 Wonder Woman Harold Farnum2 episodes
1978–1979 Battlestar Galactica Ensign, Flight Sergeant Greenbean5 episodes
1978, 1981 Fantasy Island Amos McAllister
Jamie		2 episodes
1978, 1994 Columbo Officer Stein
Irving Krutch		2 episodes
1979 Elvis D. J. Fontana Television film
M*A*S*H Pvt. Paul ConwayEpisode: "Too Many Cooks"
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo Additional voices
Hot Rod ClayTelevision film
Laverne & Shirley Robert "Bobby" Feeney2 episodes
Charlie's Angels KennyEpisode: "Angels on Skates"
Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and GrillMoss TillisTelevision film
A Shining SeasonJohn HaalandTelevision film
1980 Barnaby Jones Lindy PowellEpisode: "Death Is the Punchline"
1981 Riker EdEpisode: "Honkytonk"
1982 Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang Amos TuckerTelevision film
Rascals and Robbers:
The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn 		JebTelevision film
Not Just Another AffairWarren KrantzTelevision film
Voyagers! Wilbur WrightEpisode: "Voyagers"
Richie Rich Additional charactersVoice; Episode: "Dollar's Exercise/Richie's Cube/
The Maltese Monkey/Everybody's Doing It "
1982–1988 St. Elsewhere Dr. Victor Ehrlich137 episodes
1982–1989 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color Dr. Jack Brooker,

Amos Tucker

3 episodes
1983 The New Leave It to Beaver WhiteyEpisode: "Still the Beaver"
An Uncommon LoveMatt RandolphTelevision film
1984 The Love Boat Allan BundyEpisode: "Side by Side/A Fish Out of Water/Rub Me Tender"
Tales of the Unexpected George PrinceyEpisode: "Wet Saturday"
The Smurfs Additional voicesEpisode: "Symbols of Wisdom/Blue Eyes Returns"
Saturday Night Live HostEpisode: "Ed Begley Jr/Billy Squier"
1985 Tall Tales & Legends Ichabod Crane Episode: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
Pound Puppies ArnoldVoice, television special
George Burns Comedy Week Tiny TimothyEpisode: "Christmas Carol II the Sequel"
1985, 1987 Faerie Tale Theatre Brom Dutcher
Wilhelm Grimm 		2 episodes
1986You Are the JuryBrian SpearsEpisode: "The State of Arizona vs. Dr. Evan Blake"
1987 Celebration Family Jake ForemanTelevision film
The Incredible Ida EarlyPaul SuttonTelevision film
Pound Puppies SnakeEpisode: "Where's the Fire?/The Wonderful World of Whopper" [39]
Roman Holiday Leonard LupoTelevision film
1988Spies, Lies & Naked ThighsAlanTelevision film
1990 Timeless Tales from Hallmark BertramVoice, episode: "The Elves and the Shoemaker"
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less Stephen BradleyMiniseries
In the Best Interest of the Child Howard FeldonTelevision film
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake Jerry SolowayTelevision film
1990–1991 Parenthood Gil Buckman12 episodes
1991 Chance of a Lifetime DarrelTelevision film
The Story LadyOtisTelevision film
1992 Batman: The Animated Series Charlie Collins, GermsVoice, 2 episodes [39]
In the Line of Duty: Siege at MarionLt. Fred HouseTelevision film
Home FiresUnknown characterEpisode: "Fathers and Sons"
Running Mates Chapman SnowTelevision film
Mastergate Steward ButlerTelevision film
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories NarratorVoice, episode: "Uncle Wizzmo's New Used Car"
ExclusiveAllenTelevision film
1992–1993 Captain Planet and the Planeteers Preston
Zoning Commissioner		Voice, 2 episodes
1993 Roseanne Principal AlexanderEpisode: "Crime and Punishment"
Tales from the Crypt Judd CampbellEpisode: "Death of Some Salesmen"
Partners"Grave Squad" LawyerTelevision short film
Cooperstown Dave CormeerTelevision film
1993, 1998 The Larry Sanders Show Himself2 episodes
1994 Winnetka Road Glenn Barker6 episodes
World War II: When Lions Roared Harry Hopkins Miniseries
Columbo Irving KrutchEpisode: "Undercover"
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Mr. Bean2 episodes
Incident at Deception RidgeJack DavisTelevision film
The Magic School Bus Logaway LarryVoice, Episode: "Meet the Rot Squad" [39]
The Shaggy Dog Ron DanielsTelevision film
1995 Shining Time Station Ned KincaidSpecial: Once Upon a Time
Duckman Barry BrittleVoice, episode: "Research and Destroy"
1996 Touched by an Angel Chris CarpenterEpisode: "Til We Meet Again"
3rd Rock from the Sun JeffEpisode: "Green-Eyed Dick"
Project ALF Dr. WarnerTelevision film
The Late Shift Rod PerthTelevision film
Dave's World WattersonEpisode: "Stayin' Alive"
ABC Afterschool Special Mr. RogersEpisode: "Too Soon for Jeff"
Star Trek: Voyager Henry StarlingEpisode: "Future's End"
Adventures from the Book of Virtues William Tell Voice, episode: "Courage" [39]
1997 Meego Dr. Edward Parker13 episodes
The Drew Carey Show Dr. Chris VanderkampEpisode: "Cap-Beer-Cino"
Gun The DirectorEpisode: "The Shot"
Sabrina the Teenage Witch Mr. Jeremy T. RothwellEpisode: "Trial by Fury"
Not in This TownHenry WhitcombTelevision film
The Nanny Tom RosensteinEpisode: "You Bette Your Life"
AloneGeraldTelevision film
1998Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal John HanleyEpisode: "Scrubs"
Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery Fitz-Gilbert HamiltonTelevision film
Rugrats Bob, WaiterVoice, episode: "Baking Dil/Hair!"
Ellen HimselfEpisode: "When Ellen Talks, People Listen"
Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain Lloyd OldtireVoice, episode: "My Fair Brainy" [39]
1999 The Practice Dr. FosterEpisode: "Day in Court"
1999–2003 7th Heaven Dr. Hank Hastings16 episodes
1999, 2009 The Simpsons HimselfVoice, 2 episodes
2000 Homicide: The Movie Dr. Victor EhrlichTelevision film
Batman Beyond Dr. Peter CorsoVoice, episode: "April Moon" [39]
Providence Chuck Chance5 episodes
The Michael Richards Show Impostor VicEpisode: "The Identity Loan"
2001 The West Wing Seth GilletteEpisode: "The War at Home"
Hounded Ward Van DusenTelevision film
Gideon's Crossing Haley's FatherEpisode: "The Crash"
Titus BillEpisode: "The Wedding"
Intimate Portrait NarratorVoice, episode: "Suzanne Somers"
Family Law Attorney Ethan BealEpisode: "Irreparable Harm"
2001–2002 The Agency Lenny Musgrave2 episodes
2001–2005 Six Feet Under Hiram Gunderson8 episodes
2002 Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central) Paul Weffler8 episodes
Scrubs Dr. BaileyEpisode: "My Sacrificial Clam"
Dharma & Greg HimselfEpisode: "Protecting the Ego-System"
2003War StoriesEd O'BrianTelevision film
2003, 2005 NYPD Blue —Directed two episodes
2004 Static Shock Dr. Donald ToddVoice, 2 episodes [39]
Life on Liberty StreetRichard SpencerTelevision film
Kingdom Hospital Dr. Jesse James13 episodes
2004–2005 Jack & Bobby Rev. Belknap5 episodes
2005 All Grown Up! Amish FatherVoice, episode: "R.V. Having Fun Yet?"
Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story Frank PerdueTelevision film
Center of the Universe Dr. HarrisonEpisode: "It's the Principal of the Thing"
Illeanarama HimselfEpisode: "Pilot"
2005–2019 Arrested Development Stan Sitwell15 episodes
2006 Three Moons Over Milford Millionaire2 episodes
Las Vegas Mr. GrimaldiEpisode: "Coyote Ugly"
2006–2007 Boston Legal Clifford Cabot3 episodes
2006–2007 Veronica Mars Cyrus O'Dell6 episodes
2006, 2010 The New Adventures of Old Christine Pastor Ed2 episodes
2007–2011 CSI: Miami Scott O'Shay5 episodes
2008 The Replacements HimselfVoice, episode: "Dick Daring's All-Star Holiday Stunt Spectacular"
King of the Hill Stephens DaviesVoice, episode: "Behind Closed Doors"
Recount David Boies Television film
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Himself2 episodes
2008–2009 Gary Unmarried Dr. Walter Krandall12 episodes
2008–2012 Easy to Assemble S. Erland Hussen8 episodes
2009 Hannah Montana WoodyEpisode: "Would I Lie to You, Lilly?"
Party Down Bruce NesbittEpisode: "Pepper McMasters Singles Seminar"
Free Radio HimselfEpisode: "Celebrity"
Curious George VinnyVoice, episode: "Curious George, Personal Trainer/Sprout Outing"
Georgia O'Keeffe Dr. Lee SteiglitaTelevision film
Monk Dr. Malcolm NashEpisode: "Mr. Monk and the End" (Part One)
The Suite Life on Deck Mayor RagnarEpisode: "The Swede Life"
2009–2012 Living with Ed Himself23 episodes
2010 The Good Guys Nate BaileyEpisode: "Old Dogs"
Childrens Hospital Senator ThromanEpisode: "You Know No One Can Hear You, Right?"
Outlaw Judge Donald Crane2 episodes
Big Time Rush Himself2 episodes
2011 $#*! My Dad Says TerryEpisode: "The Better Father"
Off the Map HankEpisode: "On the Mean Streets of San Miguel"
Funny or Die Presents Double-Chief O'ShambleySegment: "United States Police Department"
CHAOS Operative CorwinEpisode: "Molé"
2011–2012 Rizzoli & Isles Dr. T. Pike3 episodes
2012 Common Law Dr. Van Waals2 episodes
Happy Endings HimselfEpisode: "Meet the Parrots"
Raising Hope HimselfEpisode: "I Want My Baby Back, Baby Back, Baby Back"
2012–2018 Portlandia Ed, Wes6 episodes
2013On Begley StreetHimself9 episodes
Hot in Cleveland YogiEpisode: "Fast and Furious"
Newsreaders Phillip BreckEpisode: "Unborn Again"
Partners Dr. KayEpisode: "Sperm und Drang"
The Office Martin HannonEpisode: "Finale"
Rules of Engagement Reverend ToddEpisode: "100th"
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight Justice Harry Blackmun Television film
Family Tree Al Chadwick5 episodes
2013–2014 Betas George "Murch" Murchison7 episodes
2013–2019Innovations with Ed Begley, Jr.Himself (host)Educational documentary series
2014 Regular Show WilliamVoice, episode: "Maxin' and Relaxin'" [39]
2015 Your Family or Mine Gil5 episodes
2015–2016 Blunt Talk Teddy7 episodes
2016–2022 Better Call Saul Clifford Main 14 episodes
2016 Lopez HimselfEpisode: "Down and Drought in Beverly Hills"
The Bold and the Beautiful HimselfEpisode #1.7387
Bad Internet Angry HusbandEpisode: "Uber, But Like for People"
Angie Tribeca BonnieEpisode: "Electoral Dysfunction"
Party GirlPhilip
2016–2017 Lady Dynamite Joel Bamford7 episodes
2017 Grace and Frankie MarkEpisode: "The Musical"
Future Man Gabe Futturman7 episodes
2017–2018 Me, Myself & I Older JustinEpisode: "The Card"
2017–2020 Curb Your Enthusiasm Dr. Winocur2 episodes
2018 Love Mark Cruikshank2 episodes
The Cool Kids KarlEpisode: "Margaret Dates the Zodiac Killer"
2018–2019 Modern Family Jerry2 episodes
2019 Bixler High Private Eye Charlie DewittTelevision film
Teachers John-Paul Bennigan2 episodes
2019–2020 Big City Greens Mr. WhistlerVoice, 2 episodes
2019–2020 Bless This Mess Rudolph "Rudy" LongfellowMain role, 26 episodes
2019–2024 Young Sheldon Dr. Grant LinkletterRecurring role, 37 episodes (seasons 2-7)
2020 Our Cartoon President Bruce Mann Voice, 2 episodes
2021 SpongeBob SquarePants Rock T. PussVoice, episode: "Goofy Scoopers"
2021–2022 Mr. Mayor Chet Danville3 episodes
2022 Queer as Folk Winston Beaumont3 episodes
2023 Not Dead Yet Bill IrvingEpisode: "Not Well Yet"

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
1983 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series St. Elsewhere [41] Nominated
1984Nominated
1985Nominated
1986Nominated
Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated
1987 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated
1988Nominated
2004 Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Best Ensemble Cast A Mighty Wind [42] Won
2010 Streamy Awards Best Ensemble Cast in a Web Series Easy to Assemble [43] Won
2019 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Ctrl Alt Delete [44] Nominated
2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Better Call Saul [45] Nominated

References

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