Ted Knight

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Ted Knight was an American actor and comedian best known for his Emmy-winning role as the pompous newscaster Ted Baxter on the television sitcom "The Mary Tyler Moore Show."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf actor
comedian
film actor
human
television actor
voice actor
activeYearsEnd 1986
activeYearsStart 1950s
awardReceived Primetime Emmy Awards
surface form: Primetime Emmy Award

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
awardReceivedForWork Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
surface form: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for The Mary Tyler Moore Show
birthName Tadeusz Wladyslaw Konopka
causeOfDeath cancer
colorectal cancer
characterRole Henry Rush
Judge Elihu Smails
Ted Baxter
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1923-12-07
dateOfDeath 1986-08-26
ethnicGroup Polish Americans
surface form: Polish American
familyName Konopka
genre comedy
givenName Tadeusz
knownFor portrayal of Henry Rush on Too Close for Comfort
portrayal of Ted Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show
languageSpoken English
militaryService United States Army
name Ted Knight self-link
notableWork Caddyshack
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Super Friends
The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure
Too Close for Comfort
numberOfChildren 3
numberOfEmmyAwards 2
occupation actor
comedian
film actor
television actor
voice actor
placeOfBirth Terryville, Connecticut, United States
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States of America
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
residence Los Angeles
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Dorothy Smith
stageName Ted Knight self-link

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Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery, Chatsworth, California, United States hasNotableBurial Ted Knight
subject surface form: Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Caddyshack castMember Ted Knight
Ted Knight name Ted Knight self-link
Ted Knight stageName Ted Knight self-link
The Lonely castMember Ted Knight
Ted Baxter portrayedBy Ted Knight
Judge Elihu Smails portrayedBy Ted Knight