Ted McGinley
As a former model-turned-prominent character actor, Ted McGinley graced screens both large and small, often as empty-headed jocks or smarmy heartthrobs with unseemly ulterior motives. Most active throughout the 1980s and 1990s, McGinley broke through as a high school coach and teacher on "Happy Days" (CBS/ABC, 1973-1984), then hopped aboard "The Love Boat" (ABC, 1977-1986) as the new cruise director during the show's waning years, while in the feature world, he shined as the head of a jock fraternity in "Revenge of the Nerds" (1984). Despite occasional sojourns onto the silver screen, McGinley's bread-and-butter remained on television, where he delivered perhaps his most memorable role on "Married With Children" (Fox, 1986-1997) as the underhanded neighbor of the dysfunctional Bundy clan. But due to McGinley's late casting on series steadily in decline, he was unfortunately tagged for being the catalyst for each show "jumping the shark" - the moment when it reaches its peak and heads straight down toward creative mediocrity. Nonetheless, McGinley continued steady work through the new millennium on "The West Wing" (NBC, 1999-2006) and "Hope & Faith" (ABC, 2003-06), ensuring his status as a go-to character performer.
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Ted McGinley
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Engagement Plan | Ed Jones (Character) | - | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Silent Thunder | Marshal Spencer Sunday (Character) | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Keeping Up With the Joneses: The Wrong Murder | Webb (Character) | - | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Keeping Up With the Joneses: The Wrong Inside Man | Webb (Character) | - | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Keeping Up With the Joneses: The Wrong Nemesis | Webb (Character) | - | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Keeping Up With the Joneses: The Wrong Marriage | Webb (Character) | - | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Keeping Up With the Joneses: The Wrong Letter | Webb (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Keeping Up With the Joneses: The Wrong Blackmail | Webb (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Keeping Up With the Joneses: The Wrong Family | Webb (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet |
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Christmas Reservations | Duffy Johnson (Character) | - | 2019 |
11% |
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God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness | Thomas Ellsworth (Character) | $5.7M | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Landlord | Robert J. Farnsworth (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Area of Conflict | Carter (Character) | - | 2017 |
63% |
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The Outskirts | Principal Whitmore (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Happily Never After | Gene (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet |
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Karen Kingsbury's The Bridge Part 2 | Charlie (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet |
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Karen Kingsbury's The Bridge | Charlie Bartons (Character) | - | 2015 |
26% |
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Do You Believe? | Matthew (Character) | $13.0M | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Expendable Assets | Carter (Character) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet |
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Rescuing Madison | Douglas Kelly (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet |
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Bad Behavior | Bruce (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet |
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A Mother's Rage | Stan (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Notes From the Heart Healer | Kingston Danville (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet |
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The Note III | King (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet |
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Christmas With a Capital C | Dan Reed (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet |
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Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster | Uncle Thorny (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet |
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The Note II: Taking a Chance on Love | Kingston Danville (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet |
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The Note | Kingston Danville (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323 | Reese Faulkner (Character) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet |
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Frozen Impact | Dan Blanchard (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet |
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Daybreak | Dillon Johansen (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cahoots | Brad (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet |
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Face the Music | Marcus (Character) | - | 2000 |
72% |
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Dick | Roderick (Character) | $6.2M | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Follow Your Heart | James Allen Bailey (Character) | - | 1998 |
22% |
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Major League: Back to the Minors | Leonard Huff (Character) | $3.6M | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
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Every Mother's Worst Fear | Scanman (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Deadly Web | Peter Lawrence (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead | Jeffrey Quint (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet |
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Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love | Stan Gable (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wild Justice | Aubrey Billings (Character) | - | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Linda | Brandon "Jeff" Jeffries (Character) | - | 1993 |
No Score Yet |
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Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation | Dean Stanley Gable (Character) | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet |
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Blue Tornado | Philip (Character) | - | 1990 |
22% |
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Physical Evidence | Kyle (Character) | $3.5M | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | B.L. Stryker: Die Laughing | Mitch Slade (Character) | - | 1989 |
70% |
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Revenge of the Nerds | Stan Gable (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Making of a Male Model | Gary Angelo (Character) | - | 1983 |
35% |
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Young Doctors in Love | Dr. Bucky DeVol (Character) | - | 1982 |
TV
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94% | 87% | Shrinking | Derek (Character) | 2023-2024 |
No Score Yet | 88% | The Baxters | John Baxter (Character) | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Keeping Up With the Joneses | Webb (Character) | 2021-2022 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Mom | Dr. Bernson (Guest Star) | 2020 |
No Score Yet | 69% | Hawaii Five-0 | Agent Collins (Guest Star) | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Caroline & Friends | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Battle of the Network Stars | Guest | 2017 |
88% | 86% | No Tomorrow | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |
82% | 87% | Castle | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
94% | 96% | Mad Men | Mel (Guest Star) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | See Dad Run | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | 90% | The Mentalist | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
56% | 78% | Breaking In | Larry (Guest Star) | 2011 |
No Score Yet | 90% | Wizards of Waverly Place | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dancing With the Stars | Contestant | 2008 |
No Score Yet | 64% | Family Guy | Additional Voices (Guest Voice) | 2007-2008 |
No Score Yet | 75% | 'Til Death | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hope & Faith | Charley Shanowski (Character) | 2003-2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Charlie Lawrence | Graydon Ford (Character) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wednesday at 9:30 (8:30 Central) | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Practice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
81% | 95% | The West Wing | Mark Gottfried (Guest Star) | 2000-2001 |
0% | No Score Yet | Work With Me | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
90% | 93% | Sports Night | Gordon (Guest Star) | 1998-1999 |
No Score Yet | 97% | Married ... With Children |
Jefferson D'Arcy (Character), Norman Jablonsky (Guest Star) |
1989 1991-1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The John Larroquette Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995-1996 |
0% | No Score Yet | Baby Talk | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Perfect Strangers | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hotel | Kyle Stanton (Guest Star) | 1985-1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dynasty | Unknown (Character) | 1986-1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Happy Days | Roger Phillips (Guest Star) | 1980-1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fantasy Island | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1982 |