Ted Bessell

Age: 61 (passed away Oct. 6th, 1996)
Height: 6'

Birth Place: Queens, New York, USA
Born: Mar. 20th, 1935

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NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Born in New York City, Ted's early career included guest appearances in soap operas, Lover Come Back (1961) and "It's a Man's World" (1962). Ted went on to appear as "Frankie" on "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." (1964), but his big break was as "That Guy" on the successful Marlo Thomas Television series "That Girl" (1965). As "Don Hollinger", he played the boyfriend of aspiring actress "Ann Marie". After that, he appeared in a number of short lived Television comedy series including "Me and the Chimp" (1972), "Good Time Harry" (1980) and "Hail to the Chief" (1985). After being stereotyped as the good boyfriend, Ted found jobs hard to find so he moved towards the direction and production end of Television. Ted directed episodes of "The Tracey Ullman Show" (1987) and "Sibs" (1991). At the time of his death, he was preparing to direct a movie version of the Television series "Bewitched" (1964).

TRIVIA:

Attending both Georgetown University and the University of Colorado, he graduated in 1958 and focused on acting. He studied with 'Sanford Meisner' (qv) at the Neighborhood Playhouse.
He scored his biggest burst of post-"That Girl" fame in the final season of _"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970)_ (qv), playing Mary Richard's beau.
Pronounced dead shortly after 1 a.m. in UCLA Medical Center emergency room.
For five years (until his death) his professional partner was 'Penny Marshall (I)' (qv) at Parkway Productions.
Remained friends with _"That Girl" (1965)_ (qv) costar 'Marlo Thomas' (qv) until his death.
Ted was in the process of directing the movie version of the television series, _"Bewitched" (1964)_ (qv) when he became fatally ill.
His surviving wife, Linnell Nobori, is an artist. They have two daughters, Sarah and Mary.
A former 12-year-old child prodigy, his youthful highlight was performing a piano recital at Carnegie Hall.

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Show	Character(s)
That Girl	Donald 'Don&hellip
Comedy Factory (CA)	Max Harrison
Good Time Harry	Harry Jenkins
Hail To the Chief	Gen. Oliver&hellip
It's a Man's World	Tom-Tom DeW&hellip
Me And The Chimp	Mike Reynolds
The Greatest Show on Earth	Loring Wagner