Ed Begley Jr.

74 · Born: Sep 16, 1949

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Born Sep 16, 1949 Los Angeles, California, USA

Spouse

Rachelle Carson-Begley
( Aug 23, 2000 to Apr 23, 2024 )
Ingrid Taylor
( Oct 31, 1976 to Oct 1, 1989 )

Parents

Ed Begley
Allene Jeanne Sanders

Relatives

Thomas Martin Begley (Sibling)
Maureen Kathleen Begley (Sibling)
Ailene Curto (Sibling)

Biography

Edward James "Ed" Begley, Jr. (born September 16, 1949) is an American actor and environmentalist. Begley is perhaps best known for his role as Dr. Mark Craig's intern, Dr. Victor Ehrlich, on the television series St. Elsewhere, for which he received six consecutive Emmy Award nominations. He currently has a reality show about green living called Living With Ed on Planet Green with his wife, actress Rachelle Carson.

Career

acting

2023

Strange Darling

Strange Darling

Not Dead Yet as Bill

2022

Queer as Folk as Winston

2021

Mr. Mayor as Chet Danville

2020

Dear Christmas as Randy Morgan

Reboot Camp as John Lehman

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm as Dr. Winocur / Dr. Winokur

2019

Plus One as Chuck

Bixler High Private Eye

Bixler High Private Eye as Charlie DeWitt

Making Babies as Dr. Remis

Bless This Mess

Bless This Mess as Rudy

Human Discoveries

Human Discoveries as Marsh (voice)

Big City Greens

Big City Greens as Mr. Whistler (voice)

2018

Book Club as Tom

Young Sheldon as Grant Linkletter

2017

Lucky as Dr. Kneedler

Amelia 2.0 as Paul Wesley

Future Man as Gabe Futturman

2016

Time Toys as Wiz

Ghostbusters as Ed Mulgrave

Imperfections as Barry

Party Girl as Philip

Better Call Saul

Better Call Saul as Clifford Main

2015

Clint Howard Reboots Pippi Longstocking with Milla Jovovich and Fred Willard

Clint Howard Reboots Pippi Longstocking with Milla Jovovich and Fred Willard as Ed

Your Family or Mine

Your Family or Mine as Gil

2014

Armed Response as Officer Krupke

Wish Wizard as Wish Wizard

Regular Show as William (voice)

2013

How to Succeed at Birth

How to Succeed at Birth as Dr. Finch

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight as Justice Harry Blackmun

Betas as Murch

Rules of Engagement

Rules of Engagement as Reverend Todd

2012

Little Women, Big Cars

Little Women, Big Cars as Mr. Hughes

Hot in Cleveland

Hot in Cleveland as Yogi

2011

What's Your Number?

What's Your Number? as Mr. Darling

Happy Endings as Ed Begley Jr.

2010

A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures

A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures as GreenPeace Worker

$#*! My Dad Says

$#*! My Dad Says as Terry

2009

Balancing the Books

Balancing the Books as Reverend Vernon

Tripping Forward

Tripping Forward as James

Georgia O'Keeffe

Georgia O'Keeffe as Dr. Lee Steiglita

Whatever Works as John

He's Such a Girl

He's Such a Girl as Taylor's Father

Party Down as Bruce Nesbitt

The Suite Life on Deck

The Suite Life on Deck as Mayor Ragnar / Ragnar I

Monk as Dr. Malcolm Nash

2008

Pineapple Express

Pineapple Express as Robert

Going to Whatstock?

Going to Whatstock?

Recount as David Boies

Fly Me to the Moon

Fly Me to the Moon as Poopchev (voice)

Gary Unmarried as Walter Krandall

Easy to Assemble

Easy to Assemble

2007

One Long Night as Joel

Hard Four as Governor Begley

King of the Hill

King of the Hill as Stephens Davies (voice)

2006

For Your Consideration

For Your Consideration as Sandy Lane

The Elder Son as Leonard

The New Adventures of Old Christine

The New Adventures of Old Christine as Pastor Ed

2005

Desolation Sound

Desolation Sound as Doug Shepard

Back by Midnight

Back by Midnight as Robert Wade

Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story

Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story

2004

Raising Genius as Dr. Curly Weeks

Life on Liberty Street

Life on Liberty Street as Richard Spencer

Stateside as Father Concoff

Kingdom Hospital

Kingdom Hospital as Dr. Jesse James

Arrested Development

Arrested Development as Stan Sitwell

2003

Net Games as John Fielding

Going Down as Oscar Earnest

War Stories as Ed O'Brian

2002

Bug as The Dept. of Health Inspector / 'The Hand'

Auto Focus as Mel Rosen

Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central)

Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central) as Paul Weffler

2001

Hounded as Ward Van Dusen

Get Over It as Frank Landers

Anthrax as Brent Krawford

Diary of a Sex Addict

Diary of a Sex Addict as Dr. Aaron Spencer

Six Feet Under as Hiram Gunderson

Scrubs as Dr. Bailey

2000

The Michael Richards Show

The Michael Richards Show as Imposter Vic

Pigs Next Door as Bradley

1999

Batman Beyond as Dr. Corso (voice)

1998

I'm Losing You as Zev

Addams Family Reunion

Addams Family Reunion as Phillip Adams

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney as Fitz-Gilbert Hamilton

7th Heaven as Hank Hastings

The Larry Sanders Show

The Larry Sanders Show as Ed Begley Jr.

The Simpsons as Ed Begley Jr. (voice)

1997

Hourglass as Det. Cecil Dish

Ms. Bear as Greg Bradley

Alone as Gerald

Not in This Town

Not in This Town as Henry Whitcomb

Joey as Ambassador Ted Ross

1996

The Late Shift as Rod Perth

Santa with Muscles

Santa with Muscles as Ebner Frost

3rd Rock from the Sun

3rd Rock from the Sun as Jeff

Sabrina the Teenage Witch

Sabrina the Teenage Witch as Mr. Rothwell

The Drew Carey Show

The Drew Carey Show as Dr. Chris Vanderkamp

1995

Shining Time Station: Once Upon a Time

Shining Time Station: Once Upon a Time as Ned Kincaid

1994

The Shaggy Dog as Ron Daniels

Storybook as Pouch

Incident at Deception Ridge

Incident at Deception Ridge as Jack Davis

Greedy as Carl

Sensation as Earl Strauber

The Crazysitter

The Crazysitter as Paul Van Arsdale

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues as Rupert

Renaissance Man

Renaissance Man as Jack Markin

The Pagemaster as Alan Tyler

Winnetka Road as Glenn Barker

1993

Cooperstown as Dave Cormeer

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt as Judd Campbell

1992

Earth and the American Dream

Earth and the American Dream as Reader

Exclusive as Allen

Running Mates as Chapman Snow

In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion

In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion as Lt. Fred House

Mastergate as Steward Butler

Dark Horse as Jack Mills

Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series as Charlie Collins (voice)

1991

The Story Lady as Otis

Chance of a Lifetime

Chance of a Lifetime as Darrel

1990

Meet the Applegates

Meet the Applegates as Richard P. Applegate

Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less

Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less as Stephen Bradley

Columbo as Irving Krutch

1989

She-Devil as Bob Patchett

Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills

Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills as Peter

1988

Disneyland as Dr. Jack Brooker

The Accidental Tourist

The Accidental Tourist as Charles Leary

Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs

Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs as Alan

1987

The Incredible Ida Early

The Incredible Ida Early as Paul Sutton

Amazon Women on the Moon

Amazon Women on the Moon as Griffin

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre as Brom Dutcher

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre as Brom Dutcher

1985

Transylvania 6-5000

Transylvania 6-5000 as Gil Turner

1984

Protocol as Hassler

Voyager from the Unknown

Voyager from the Unknown as Wilbur Wright

This Is Spinal Tap

This Is Spinal Tap as John 'Stumpy' Pepys

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected as George Princey

1983

Get Crazy as Colin Beverly

Still the Beaver

Still the Beaver as Whitey

An Uncommon Love

An Uncommon Love as Matt Randolph

Insight as Father John

1982

Disneyland as Amos Tucker

Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn

Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn as Jeb

Cat People as Joe Creigh

St. Elsewhere as Victor Ehrlich

1981

Private Lessons

Private Lessons as Jack Travis

1979

A Shining Season

A Shining Season as John Haaland

Elvis as D.J. Fontana

Hot Rod as Clay

Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill

Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill as Moss Tillis

The In-Laws as Barry Lutz

1978

Record City as Pokey

Blue Collar as Bobby Joe

The One and Only

The One and Only as Arnold - The King

Laverne & Shirley

Laverne & Shirley

1977

Citizens Band as The Priest

Dead of Night as Frank

Wonder Woman as Harold Farnum

1974

Cockfighter as Tom Peeples

1972

Family Flight as Driver

1970

Mir hat es immer Spaß gemacht

Mir hat es immer Spaß gemacht as Bellhop

1969

The Lottery as Jack Watson

appearances

2020

Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me to Be?

Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me to Be?

2017

And the Winner Isn't

And the Winner Isn't

2016

Ed Ruscha: Buildings and Words

Ed Ruscha: Buildings and Words

Vegan: Everyday Stories

Vegan: Everyday Stories

2015

Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

2013

The Arrested Development Documentary Project

The Arrested Development Documentary Project

2012

Fools on the Hill

Fools on the Hill

2011

Adventures in Plymptoons!

Adventures in Plymptoons!

2010

What is the Electric Car?

What is the Electric Car?

2008

2006

Who Killed the Electric Car?

Who Killed the Electric Car?

1986

Headin' Home for the Holidays

Headin' Home for the Holidays