Ted Rooney

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Ted Rooney
Education Lewis & Clark College (BA)
Temple University (MFA)
OccupationActor
Years active1996-present
Known for Legally Blonde
Boardwalk Empire
Gilmore Girls

Ted Rooney is an American actor and educator, known for his role as Morey Dell on Gilmore Girls , neonatologist Dr. Tabash on ER , and John McGarrigle on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire . [1]

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Early life and education

Rooney was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He is the seventh of nine children. He graduated from Grant High School, where his father, Ed Rooney, was a teacher and basketball coach. Rooney completed his undergraduate degree in theater at Lewis & Clark College and received his MFA in acting at Temple University.

Career

After college, Rooney played semi-pro basketball in Germany. He lived for six years in New York City pursuing theater, and he lived ten years in Los Angeles continuing with theater pursuits, commercial work and appearances on television. [2] He teaches acting for television in Portland, Oregon. [3] [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Celtic Pride Tony Sheppard
2000 The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas Confessor
2000 Dancing at the Blue Iguana Attendant
2001 Monkeybone Grim reaper Voice
2001 The Man Who Wasn't There Bingo Caller
2001 Legally Blonde Admissions Guy
2002 Big Fat Liar Boring Teacher
2002 The Master of Disguise Security Guard
2002 Blood Work Forensics #1
2003 Cheaper by the Dozen Principal
2004 Envy Upscale Auctioneer
2007Naked Under HeavenThe Boss
2011BucksvilleDr. Don French [5]
2012 Gone Henry Massey
2012Cell CountAbraham Walker
2012 The Kill Hole James
2012 Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups Mr. Miller
2012 Sunshine Girl and the Hunt for Black Eyed Kids Mother of Black Eyed Kid
2013Future PerfectTony
2014A Standing StillJack
2014 Wild Crazy GuyUncredited
2015The Weather OutsideDaniel
2016UndeservedMark
2018Last Seen in IdahoMcNeely
2018 Pretty Broken Dr. Armstrong
2019 First Cow Fort Trapper
2020 The Water Man Edward Schaal
2020 The Last Champion Mr. McCormick
2022 Showing Up Ted
2022Losing AddisonDr. Alfred Hunter
2023 Somebody I Used to Know Barry

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 In the House Candidate #2Episode: "Record Breaking Time"
1997 The Pretender AcupuncturistEpisode: "Jaroldo!"
1997 Profiler BenEpisode: "Blue Highway"
1997 Sliders TechnicianEpisode: "Stoker"
1997, 1998 Sparks Waiter / Detective2 episodes
1997–1998 ER Neonatologist Dr. Tabash6 episodes
1998 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Preston Arnold2 episodes
1998 Seinfeld CrichtonEpisode: "The Bookstore"
1998 The Closer MarkEpisode: "My Best Friend's Funeral"
1998 Chicago Hope AttendantEpisode: "Physician, Heal Thyself"
1998 Columbo Mortician #2Episode: "Ashes to Ashes"
1998 Sister, Sister EdgarEpisode: "The Grass Is Always Finer"
1999 Santa and Pete Tannery ManTelevision film
2000 Just Shoot Me! HarryEpisode: "With Thee I Swing"
2000 Star Trek: Voyager VarnEpisode: "Live Fast and Prosper"
2000 Buddy Faro DateEpisode: "The Match Game"
2000–2001 Roswell Mr. Whitman3 episodes
2000–2007 Gilmore Girls Morey Dell 19 episodes
2001 Black Scorpion Black HandEpisode: "Crime Time"
2001 Jack & Jill Karaoke SalesmanEpisode: "Crazy Like a Fox, Hungry Like the Wolf"
2001 Nikki Trent TurnerEpisode: "One Wedding and a Funeral"
2001 State of Grace Mr. LinquistEpisode: "Eve of Discussion"
2001 Earth vs. the Spider CoronerTelevision film
2003 The Tracy Morgan Show StevenEpisode: "The Anniversary"
2003 Malcolm in the Middle FritzEpisode: "Christmas Trees"
2003–2005 Carnivàle Flasher / Talker / Talker #14 episodes
2004 Joan of Arcadia Dr. Halliwell GodEpisode: "Recreation"
2005 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Denny Kingsley / Sherlock Holmes Episode: "Who Shot Sherlock?"
2005 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia CuratorEpisode: "The Gang Finds A Dead Guy"
2005 Night Stalker JeffriesEpisode: "Malum"
2007 7th Heaven Crossroads DeaconEpisode: "Inked"
2008Assorted Nightmares: JanitorJanitorEpisode #1.1
2008 My Name Is Earl CappyEpisode: "Sold a Guy a Lemon Car"
2009 Mental Grayson EmersonEpisode: "Pilot"
2009 Weeds Ingrid's SupervisorEpisode: "Su-Su-Sucio"
2009 Community Marketing ProfessorEpisode: "Environmental Science"
2010 Leverage Capt. Danny McCannEpisode: "The Bottle Job"
2010 Zeke and Luther SnotsworthEpisode: "Treasure"
2010 Pair of Kings Royal TrackerEpisode: "Where the Wild Kings Are"
2011 Boardwalk Empire John McGarrigle2 episodes
2011–2015 Grimm James Addison3 episodes
2015 The Librarians Sheriff HeyerEpisode: "And the Fables of Doom"
2016 Camp Abercorn BobEpisode: "Pilot"
2016 Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life MoreyEpisode: "Spring"
2017, 2018AutomataRoscoe2 episodes
2018 American Vandal Sam PinkertonEpisode: "Wiped Clean"
2018 Angie Tribeca Bank TellerEpisode: "Freezing Cold Prestige Drama"

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