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Ed Begley Jr.
Actor | Producer | Director
Known for
A Mighty Wind (2003),
Pineapple Express (2008),
Whatever Works (2009),
Ghostbusters (2016)
Details
Sep
16,
1949 (age 71)
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6' 4"
(1.93m)
External links
Filmography | Edit filmography
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Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
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Young Sheldon (2019–2021)
(TV Series) - Dr. Linkletter (7 episodes, 2019)
An Existential Crisis and a Bear That Makes Bubbles (Feb
18,
2021)
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Funny or Die Presents... (2011)
(TV Series) - Double-Chief O'Shambley (segment "United States Police Department") (1 episode, 2011)
Episode #2.10 (Mar
25,
2011)
Season 2,
Episode 10
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The Wonderful World of Disney (1998)
(TV Series) - Fitz-Gilbert Hamilton (1 episode, 1998)
Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery (Dec
13,
1998)
Season 2,
Episode 10
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Fitz-Gilbert Hamilton
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Adventures from the Book of Virtues (1996–1998)
(TV Series) - Alec / William Tell / Soldier (2 episodes, 1996) |
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(TV Series) - Preston / Zoning Commissioner (2 episodes, 1992) |
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Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
(TV Series) - Charlie Collins / Germs / Stagehand (3 episodes, 1992) |
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Pound Puppies (1987)
(TV Series) - Snake (1 episode, 1987)
Where's the Fire?/The Wonderful World of Whopper (Nov
21,
1987)
Season 2,
Episode 9
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Snake (uncredited)
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Smurfs (1984)
(TV Series) - Additional Voices (1 episode, 1984)
Symbols of Wisdom/Blue Eyes Returns (Sep
16,
1984)
Season 4,
Episode 1
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Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
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Cheeseball Presents (1984)
(TV Movie) - Ed Begley Jr. (segment: Tinsel Talk) (uncredited), Special Thanks |
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Ri¢hie Ri¢h (1982)
(TV Series) - Additional Voices (1 episode, 1982)
Dollar's Exercise/Richie's Cube/The Maltese Monkey/Everybody's Doing It (Nov
6,
1982)
Season 3,
Episode 7
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Additional Voices (voice)
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1
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Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1982)
(TV Series) - Additional Voices (1 episode, 1982)
From Bad to Curse/Misfortune Teller/Vild Vest Vampire (Oct
30,
1982)
Season 4,
Episode 6
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Additional Voices (voice)
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Quincy M.E. (1977–1981)
(TV Series) - Kit Sawyer / Walter 'Speed' Simpson / David Phillips (3 episodes, 1977) |
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Battlestar Galactica (1978–1979)
(TV Series) - Flight Sergeant Greenbean / Ensign Greenbean (5 episodes, 1978) |
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Love, American Style (1973)
(TV Series) - Dick (segment "Love and the Happy Family") (1 episode, 1973)
Love and the Crisis Line/Love and the Happy Family/Love and the Vertical Romance (Feb
23,
1973)
Season 4,
Episode 21
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Dick (segment "Love and the Happy Family")
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On Story (2017)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2017)
From the Golden Age to the Platinum Age: A Conversation with Ed Begley Jr. (Aug
12,
2017)
Season 7,
Episode 18
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Self
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