
Ed Begley Jr.
Biography
Edward James Begley Jr. (born September 16, 1949) is an American actor and environmental activist. He has appeared in hundreds of films, television shows, and stage performances. He played Dr. Victor Ehrlich on the television series St. Elsewhere (1982–1988). The role earned him six consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award nomination. Equally prolific in cinema, his film appearances include Blue Collar (1978), An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), This Is Spinal Tap (1984), Transylvania 6-5000 (1985), The Accidental Tourist (1988), Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989), She-Devil (1989), Batman Forever (1995), and Pineapple Express (2008). He is a recurring cast member in the mockumentaries of Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy, including Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), For Your Consideration (2006), and Mascots (2016). He also co-hosted, along with wife Rachelle Carson, the green living reality show titled Living with Ed (2007–2010).
He has been married to actress Rachelle Carson since August 23, 2000, and they have one child.
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Known For
Acting History
2025
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off as Fred
2025The Cowboy Killer as Chief White
2025Don't Tell Larry as Bruce
2024Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story as Paul Higman
2024Strange Darling as Frederick
2024In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin as Self
2023Not Dead Yet as Bill
2022Amsterdam as General Bill Meekins
2022Making of Better Call Saul: Finale as Self
2022Queer as Folk as Winston
2021Abbott Elementary as Mr. Ronson
2021Mr. Mayor as Chet Danville
2020Dear Christmas as Randy Morgan
2020Reboot Camp as John Lehman
2020Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me To Be? as Self
2019Human Discoveries as Marsh (voice)
2019Plus One as Chuck King
2019Bless This Mess as Rudy
2019Making Babies as Dr. Remis
2019Bixler High Private Eye as Charlie DeWitt
2018Imperfections as Barry
2018The Cool Kids as Karl
2018Big City Greens as Mr. Whistler (voice)
2018Book Club as Tom
2017And the Winner Isn't as Self
2017Future Man as Gabe Futturman
2017Lucky as Dr. Kneedler
2017Young Sheldon as Grant Linkletter
2017Amelia 2.0 as Paul Wesley
2017CHiPs as Wasp Driver
2017Girlfriend's Day as Rupert
2016Party Girl as Philip
2016Mascots as A.J. Blumquist
2016Ghostbusters as Ed Mulgrave
2016Vegan: Everyday Stories as Himself
2016Bad Internet
2016Chelsea as Self
2016Ed Ruscha: Buildings and Words as Self
2016Time Toys as Wiz
2016Angie Tribeca as Bonnie
2016Teachers as John-Paul Bennigan
2015Clint Howard Reboots Pippi Longstocking with Milla Jovovich and Fred Willard as Ed
2015Grace and Frankie as Mark
2015Your Family or Mine as Gil
2015Better Call Saul as Clifford Main
2014You're Not You as Uncle Roger
2014Wish Wizard as Wish Wizard
2014In Security as Officer Krupke
2014Little Women Big Cars 2 as Principle Larry
2013How to Succeed at Birth as Dr. Finch
2013Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight as Justice Harry Blackmun
2013The Millers as Jeff
2013Family Tree as Al Chadwick
2013Beverly Hills Pawn as Self
2013The Arrested Development Documentary Project as Self
2013Betas as Murch
2012Little Women Big Cars as Mr. Hughes
2012Common Law as Dr. Van Waals
2012The Real Love as Self - Master of Ceremonies
2011What's Your Number? as Mr. Darling
2011Adventures in Plymptoons! as Self
2011Happy Endings as Ed Begley Jr.
2011Portlandia as Priest
2011Portlandia as Dr Ravich
2011Portlandia as Cafe Owner
2010What is the Electric Car? as Himself
2010$#*! My Dad Says as Terry
2010Raising Hope as Ed Begley Jr.
2010Regular Show as William (voice)
2010Rizzoli & Isles as Dr. T. Pike
2010Hot in Cleveland as Yogi
2010The Good Guys as Nate Bailey
2010The Penthouse as Nicholas
2009Big Time Rush as Self
2009Modern Family as Jerry
2009Georgia O'Keeffe as Dr. Lee Steiglita
2009The Jay Leno Show as Self
2009Whatever Works as John
2009Tripping Forward as James
2009Party Down as Bruce Nesbitt
2009Fatal Secrets as Reverend Vernon
2008Childrens Hospital as Senator Throman
2008The Suite Life on Deck as Mayor Ragnar / Ragnar I
2008Gary Unmarried as Walter Krandall
2008Fly Me to the Moon as Poopchev (voice)
2008Pineapple Express as Robert
2008Finding Amanda as Self
2008Recount as David Boies
2008Going To Whatstock?
2008Free Radio as Self
2007Hard Four as Governor Begley
2007Back to the Grind
2007One Long Night as Joel
2007Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Self
2007Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Self (uncredited)
2007Rules of Engagement as Reverend Todd
2007Living With Ed as Self
2006For Your Consideration as Sandy Lane
2006Pittsburgh as Self
2006Who Killed the Electric Car? as Self
2006Relative Strangers as Mr. Manoire
2006Hannah Montana as Woody
2006The New Adventures of Old Christine as Pastor Ed
2006The Elder Son as Leonard
2006The Legend of William Tell as James
2005Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story as Frank Perdue
2005Desolation Sound as Doug Shepard
2005The Office as Erin's Biological Father
2005Back By Midnight as Robert Wade
2004Boston Legal as Clifford Cabot
2004Veronica Mars as Cyrus O'Dell
2004Jack & Bobby
2004Stateside as Father Concoff
2004Hair High as Rev. Sidney Cheddar (voice)
2004Raising Genius as Dr. Curly Weeks
2004Kingdom Hospital as Dr. Jesse James
2004Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital as Dr. Jesse James
2004Life on Liberty Street as Richard Spencer
2003Arrested Development as Stan Sitwell
2003Las Vegas as Mr. Grimaldi
2003A Mighty Wind as Lars Olfen
2003Going Down as Oscar Earnest
2003Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
2003Net Games as John Fielding
2003War Stories as Ed O'Brian
2002Auto Focus as Mel Rosen
2002CSI: Miami as Scott O'Shay
2002Monk as Dr. Malcolm Nash
2002Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central) as Paul Weffler
2002Bug as The Dept. of Health Inspector / 'The Hand'
2001Diary of a Sex Addict as Dr. Aaron Spencer
2001Scrubs as Dr. Bailey
2001The Agency as Lenny Musgrave
2001Six Feet Under as Hiram Gunderson
2001Hounded as Ward Van Dusen
2001Get Over It as Frank Landers
2001Anthrax as Brent Krawford
2000The Michael Richards Show as Imposter Vic
2000Curb Your Enthusiasm as Dr. Winocur / Dr. Winokur
2000Gideon's Crossing as Haley's Father
2000Best in Show as Hotel Manager
2000Static Shock as Donald Todd (voice)
2000Titus as Bill
2000Pigs Next Door as Bradley (voice)
2000Homicide: The Movie as Victor Ehrlich
1999The West Wing as Seth Gillette
1999Family Law as Attorney Ethan Beal
1999Batman Beyond as Dr. Corso (voice)
1999Providence as Chuck Chance
1998Addams Family Reunion as Phillip Adams
1998Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery as Fitz-Gilbert Hamilton
1998I'm Losing You as Zev
1997Joey as Ambassador Ted Ross
1997Alone as Gerald
1997Ms. Bear as Greg Bradley
1997Dharma & Greg as Self
1997Meego as Edward Parker
1997Not in This Town as Henry Whitcomb
1997The Practice as Dr. Emanuel Foster
1997Hourglass as Det. Cecil Dish
1997King of the Hill as Stephens Davies (voice)
1996Santa with Muscles as Ebner Frost
1996Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Mr. Rothwell
1996Too Soon For Jeff as Mr. Rogers
19967th Heaven as Hank Hastings
1996The Late Shift as Rod Perth
1996Project: ALF as Dr. Warner
19963rd Rock from the Sun as Jeff
1995The Drew Carey Show as Dr. Chris Vanderkamp
1995Rave Review as Bert
1995Batman Forever as Fred Stickley (uncredited)
1995Star Trek: Voyager as Henry Starling
1995Shining Time Station: Once Upon a Time as Ned Kincaid
1994The Crazysitter as Paul Van Arsdale
1994The Pagemaster as Alan Tyler
1994The Shaggy Dog as Ron Daniels
1994Touched by an Angel as Chris Carpenter
1994Incident at Deception Ridge as Jack Davis
1994The Magic School Bus as Logaway Larry (voice)
1994Sensation as Earl Strauber
1994Renaissance Man as Jack Markin
1994Even Cowgirls Get the Blues as Rupert
1994World War II: When Lions Roared as Harry Hopkins
1994Ellen as Ed Begley Jr.
1994Winnetka Road as Glenn Barker
1994Duckman as Barry Brittle (voice)
1994Greedy as Carl
1994Storybook as Pouch
1993Intimate Portrait as Self - Narrator (voice)
1993Partners as "Grave Squad" Lawyer
1993The Nanny as Tom Rosenstein
1993Dave's World as Watterson
1993Cooperstown as Dave Cormeer
1992Mastergate as Steward Butler
1992Exclusive as Allen
1992Running Mates as Chapman Snow
1992Earth and the American Dream as Reader (voice)
1992Mickey's Audition as Assistant Director #1
1992Cruise Control
1992Batman: The Animated Series as Germs (voice)
1992Batman: The Animated Series as Charlie Collins (voice)
1992The Larry Sanders Show as Ed Begley Jr.
1992Dark Horse as Jack Mills
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories as Narrator (voice)
1992In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion as Lt. Fred House
1991The Story Lady as Otis
1991Chance of a Lifetime as Darrel
1990The Great Los Angeles Earthquake as Jerry Soloway
1990Parenthood
1990Meet the Applegates as Richard P. Applegate
1990In the Best Interest of the Child as Howard Feldon
1990Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less as Stephen Bradley
1989The Simpsons as Ed Begley Jr. (voice)
1989She-Devil as Bob Patchett
1989Tales from the Crypt as Judd Campbell (segment "Death of Some Salesmen")
1989Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills as Peter
1989The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places as Dr. Jack Brooker
1988The Accidental Tourist as Charles Leary
1988Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs as Alan
1988Roseanne
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1987Roman Holiday as Leonard Lupo
1987Amazon Women on the Moon as Griffin (segment "Son of the Invisible Man")
1987The Incredible Ida Early as Paul Sutton
1987Celebration Family as Jake
1987Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle as Brom Dutcher
1986Amy Grant: Headin' Home for the Holidays as Moose Simms
1986Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce as Self
1985Transylvania 6-5000 as Gil Turner
1985The Pound Puppies as Arnold (voice)
1985Tall Tales & Legends as Ichabod Crane
1985The Legend of Sleepy Hollow as Ichabod Crane
1984Protocol as Hassler
1984Jeopardy! as Self
1984Streets of Fire as Ben Gunn
1984This Is Spinal Tap as John 'Stumpy' Pepys
1984Voyager from the Unknown as Wilbur Wright
1983An Uncommon Love as Matt Randolph
1983Get Crazy as Colin Beverly
1983Still the Beaver as Whitey
1982St. Elsewhere as Victor Ehrlich
1982Voyagers!
1982Not Just Another Affair as Warren Krantz
1982Faerie Tale Theatre as Wilhelm Grimm
1982Faerie Tale Theatre as Brom Dutcher
1982An Officer and a Gentleman as Altitude Chamber Instructor
1982Young Doctors in Love as The Flashback - Young Simon's Father
1982Cat People as Joe Creigh
1982Eating Raoul as Hippie
1982Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn as Jeb
1982Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang as Amos Tucker
1981Private Lessons as Jack Travis
1981Buddy Buddy as Lieutenant #1
1981Riker as Jack Sheridan
1979A Shining Season as John Haaland
1979The Concorde... Airport '79 as Rescuer #1
1979The In-Laws as Barry Lutz
1979Hot Rod as Clay
1979Tales of the Unexpected as George Princey
1979Elvis as D.J. Fontana
1979Hardcore as Soldier
1979Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill as Moss Tillis
1978Battlestar Galactica as Flight Sgt. Greenbean
1978Goin' South as Mr. Haber
1978Battlestar Galactica as Ensign Greenbean
1978Battlestar Galactica as Flight Sergeant Greenbean
1978Blue Collar as Bobby Joe
1978Record City as Pokey
1978The One and Only as Arnold - The King
1978Fantasy Island as Jamie
1977Citizens Band as The Priest
1977Dead of Night as Frank
1976Quincy, M.E.
1976Quincy, M.E. as Kit Sawyer
1976Quincy, M.E. as David Phillips
1976Charlie's Angels as Kenny Daniels
1976Stay Hungry as Lester
1976Laverne & Shirley
1975Wonder Woman as Harold Farnum
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1975Starsky & Hutch as Harv Schwab
1975Baretta
1974Cockfighter as Tom Peeples
1974Happy Days
1973Superdad as The Gang
1973Roll Out
1973Showdown as Pook
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
1973Charley and the Angel as Derwood Moseby
1972Family Flight as Driver
1972M*A*S*H
1972Maude as Young Man
1972Now You See Him, Now You Don't as Druffle
1972Evil Roy Slade as Husband Making Fun of Stool (uncredited)
1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as Howard Dubberly
1971Columbo as Officer Stein
1971Columbo as Irving Krutch
1970The Immortal
1970Nanny and the Professor
1970How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business? as Bellhop
1969The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes as Student (uncredited)
1969Room 222
1969The Lottery as Jack Watson
1968Adam-12 as Bud
1967Mannix
1967Ironside
1965The F.B.I. as Youngblood
1963Weltspiegel as Self
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1952Today as Self
1948Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as Self
—25 Miles to Normal as Victor
—Let's Have Kids! as Dr. Young
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