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Ted McGinley

Highest Rated: 72% Dick (1999)

Lowest Rated: 11% God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness (2018)

Birthday: May 30, 1958

Birthplace: Newport Beach, California, USA

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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Highest rated movies

72% 53% Dick
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70% 73% Revenge of the Nerds
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63% 44% The Outskirts Watchlist
35% 34% Young Doctors in Love
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26% 83% Do You Believe?
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22% 25% Major League: Back to the Minors
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22% 14% Physical Evidence
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11% 52% God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness Watchlist
62% Face the Music
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Keeping Up With the Joneses: The Wrong Murder
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
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 40% Christmas Reservations Duffy Johnson (Character) - 2019
11% 52% 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% 44% The Outskirts Principal Whitmore (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Happily Never After Gene (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet 50% Karen Kingsbury's The Bridge Part 2 Charlie (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet 56% Karen Kingsbury's The Bridge Charlie Bartons (Character) - 2015
26% 83% Do You Believe? Matthew (Character) $13.0M 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Expendable Assets Carter (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 30% Rescuing Madison Douglas Kelly (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet 57% Bad Behavior Bruce (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 38% 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 17% The Note III King (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 50% Christmas With a Capital C Dan Reed (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 43% Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster Uncle Thorny (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 49% The Note II: Taking a Chance on Love Kingston Danville (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 77% 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 35% Frozen Impact Dan Blanchard (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet 12% Daybreak Dillon Johansen (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cahoots Brad (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet 62% Face the Music Marcus (Character) - 2000
72% 53% Dick Roderick (Character) $6.2M 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Follow Your Heart James Allen Bailey (Character) - 1998
22% 25% Major League: Back to the Minors Leonard Huff (Character) $3.6M 1998
No Score Yet 50% 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 24% 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 22% Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation Dean Stanley Gable (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet 14% Blue Tornado Philip (Character) - 1990
22% 14% Physical Evidence Kyle (Character) $3.5M 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet B.L. Stryker: Die Laughing Mitch Slade (Character) - 1989
70% 73% Revenge of the Nerds Stan Gable (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Making of a Male Model Gary Angelo (Character) - 1983
35% 34% Young Doctors in Love Dr. Bucky DeVol (Character) - 1982

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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