Ed Begley Jr.

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

315

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-09-16 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

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. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Office

    The Office

  • Modern Family

    Modern Family

  • Columbo

    Columbo

  • Columbo

    Columbo

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Young Sheldon

    Young Sheldon

  • Monk

    Monk

  • CSI: Miami

    CSI: Miami

  • Regular Show

    Regular Show

  • Better Call Saul

    Better Call Saul

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Scrubs

    Scrubs

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm

    Curb Your Enthusiasm

  • The Nanny

    The Nanny

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • Star Trek: Voyager

    Star Trek: Voyager

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

  • Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

  • Jeopardy!

    Jeopardy!

  • M*A*S*H

    M*A*S*H

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • 3rd Rock from the Sun

    3rd Rock from the Sun

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • Batman: The Animated Series

    Batman: The Animated Series

  • Batman: The Animated Series

    Batman: The Animated Series

  • The Drew Carey Show

    The Drew Carey Show

  • Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

    Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

  • Rizzoli & Isles

    Rizzoli & Isles

  • Arrested Development

    Arrested Development

  • Happy Days

    Happy Days

  • Adam-12

    Adam-12

  • Las Vegas

    Las Vegas

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • Abbott Elementary

    Abbott Elementary

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Ellen

    Ellen

  • Six Feet Under

    Six Feet Under

  • Veronica Mars

    Veronica Mars

  • Grace and Frankie

    Grace and Frankie

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Happy Endings

    Happy Endings

  • Hannah Montana

    Hannah Montana

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • Hot in Cleveland

    Hot in Cleveland

  • Rules of Engagement

    Rules of Engagement

  • St. Elsewhere

    St. Elsewhere

  • Big City Greens

    Big City Greens

  • Batman Beyond

    Batman Beyond

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Childrens Hospital

    Childrens Hospital

  • Starsky & Hutch

    Starsky & Hutch

  • Laverne & Shirley

    Laverne & Shirley

  • Future Man

    Future Man

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less

    Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less

  • Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Portlandia

    Portlandia

  • Portlandia

    Portlandia

  • Portlandia

    Portlandia

  • Fantasy Island

    Fantasy Island

  • Raising Hope

    Raising Hope

  • Big Time Rush

    Big Time Rush

  • Providence

    Providence

  • 7th Heaven

    7th Heaven

  • Baretta

    Baretta

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The New Adventures of Old Christine

    The New Adventures of Old Christine

  • Static Shock

    Static Shock

  • Party Down

    Party Down

  • Duckman

    Duckman

  • Battlestar Galactica

    Battlestar Galactica

  • Battlestar Galactica

    Battlestar Galactica

  • The Suite Life on Deck

    The Suite Life on Deck

  • Chelsea

    Chelsea

  • The Magic School Bus

    The Magic School Bus

  • Dharma & Greg

    Dharma & Greg

  • Private Lessons

    Private Lessons

  • Family Law

    Family Law

  • Not Dead Yet

    Not Dead Yet

  • Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

    Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

  • Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

    Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

  • Angie Tribeca

    Angie Tribeca

  • Strange Darling

    Strange Darling

  • The Larry Sanders Show

    The Larry Sanders Show

  • Wonder Woman

    Wonder Woman

  • Room 222

    Room 222

  • Maude

    Maude

  • The Agency

    The Agency

  • Dave's World

    Dave's World

  • Batman Forever

    Batman Forever

  • Titus

    Titus

  • Reboot Camp

    Reboot Camp

  • The Jay Leno Show

    The Jay Leno Show

  • An Officer and a Gentleman

    An Officer and a Gentleman

  • The Millers

    The Millers

  • Battlestar Galactica

    Battlestar Galactica

  • How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?

    How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?

  • Teachers

    Teachers

  • Roseanne

    Roseanne

  • Who Killed the Electric Car?

    Who Killed the Electric Car?

  • The Pagemaster

    The Pagemaster

  • The Arrested Development Documentary Project

    The Arrested Development Documentary Project

  • Stay Hungry

    Stay Hungry

  • Jack & Bobby

    Jack & Bobby

  • Mr. Mayor

    Mr. Mayor

  • Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

    Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

  • Gary Unmarried

    Gary Unmarried

  • Roman Holiday

    Roman Holiday

  • Superdad

    Superdad

  • Voyagers!

    Voyagers!

  • Going Down

    Going Down

  • Ghostbusters

    Ghostbusters

  • Common Law

    Common Law

  • In Security

    In Security

  • Book Club

    Book Club

  • Finding Amanda

    Finding Amanda

  • Showdown

    Showdown

  • Plus One

    Plus One

  • $#*! My Dad Says

    $#*! My Dad Says

  • This Is Spinal Tap

    This Is Spinal Tap

  • Amsterdam

    Amsterdam

  • Desolation Sound

    Desolation Sound

  • Project: ALF

    Project: ALF

  • Mascots

    Mascots

  • Renaissance Man

    Renaissance Man

  • Bug

    Bug

  • Kingdom Hospital

    Kingdom Hospital

  • Rave Review

    Rave Review

  • The Good Guys

    The Good Guys

  • Goin' South

    Goin' South

  • Whatever Works

    Whatever Works

  • What's Your Number?

    What's Your Number?

  • Hair High

    Hair High

  • Citizens Band

    Citizens Band

  • Family Flight

    Family Flight

  • Protocol

    Protocol

  • Making Babies

    Making Babies

  • She-Devil

    She-Devil

  • Elvis

    Elvis

  • Buddy Buddy

    Buddy Buddy

  • Blue Collar

    Blue Collar

  • Stateside

    Stateside

  • Nanny and the Professor

    Nanny and the Professor

  • Addams Family Reunion

    Addams Family Reunion

  • In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion

    In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion

  • Hounded

    Hounded

  • Net Games

    Net Games

  • The Michael Richards Show

    The Michael Richards Show

  • Relative Strangers

    Relative Strangers

  • War Stories

    War Stories

  • Vegan: Everyday Stories

    Vegan: Everyday Stories

  • Raising Genius

    Raising Genius

  • The Penthouse

    The Penthouse

  • Today

    Today

  • Recount

    Recount

  • Greedy

    Greedy

  • Dear Christmas

    Dear Christmas

  • Pineapple Express

    Pineapple Express

  • Record City

    Record City

  • Ms. Bear

    Ms. Bear

  • Eating Raoul

    Eating Raoul

  • Storybook

    Storybook

  • Alone

    Alone

  • Bless This Mess

    Bless This Mess

  • Wish Wizard

    Wish Wizard

  • CHiPs

    CHiPs

  • The Concorde... Airport '79

    The Concorde... Airport '79

  • Cooperstown

    Cooperstown

  • Tall Tales & Legends

    Tall Tales & Legends

  • The Cool Kids

    The Cool Kids

  • Sensation

    Sensation

  • Bixler High Private Eye

    Bixler High Private Eye

  • Imperfections

    Imperfections

  • Dark Horse

    Dark Horse

  • Streets of Fire

    Streets of Fire

  • Joey

    Joey

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • Bad Internet

    Bad Internet

  • Parenthood

    Parenthood

  • Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story

    Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story

  • Cat People

    Cat People

  • The Accidental Tourist

    The Accidental Tourist

  • Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital

    Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital

  • Exclusive

    Exclusive

  • Get Crazy

    Get Crazy

  • Hardcore

    Hardcore

  • Hard Four

    Hard Four

  • Betas

    Betas

  • The Crazysitter

    The Crazysitter

  • Mastergate

    Mastergate

  • Queer as Folk

    Queer as Folk

  • The Immortal

    The Immortal

  • You're Not You

    You're Not You

  • Amazon Women on the Moon

    Amazon Women on the Moon

  • Get Over It

    Get Over It

  • Diary of a Sex Addict

    Diary of a Sex Addict

  • Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle

    Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle

  • Best in Show

    Best in Show

  • Cockfighter

    Cockfighter

  • The Lottery

    The Lottery

  • Fly Me to the Moon

    Fly Me to the Moon

  • Hot Rod

    Hot Rod

  • Now You See Him, Now You Don't

    Now You See Him, Now You Don't

  • Charley and the Angel

    Charley and the Angel

  • Human Discoveries

    Human Discoveries

  • Inhuman

    Inhuman

  • Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

    Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

  • Family Tree

    Family Tree

  • Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

    Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

  • I'm Losing You

    I'm Losing You

  • Life on Liberty Street

    Life on Liberty Street

  • Adventures in Plymptoons!

    Adventures in Plymptoons!

  • Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

    Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

  • Amelia 2.0

    Amelia 2.0

  • Back By Midnight

    Back By Midnight

  • The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

    The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

  • Meego

    Meego

  • Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

    Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

  • The Elder Son

    The Elder Son

  • The Incredible Ida Early

    The Incredible Ida Early

  • And the Winner Isn't

    And the Winner Isn't

  • Clint Howard Reboots Pippi Longstocking with Milla Jovovich and Fred Willard

    Clint Howard Reboots Pippi Longstocking with Milla Jovovich and Fred Willard

  • Beverly Hills Pawn

    Beverly Hills Pawn

  • Free Radio

    Free Radio

  • Santa with Muscles

    Santa with Muscles

  • Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story

    Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story

  • Shining Time Station: Once Upon a Time

    Shining Time Station: Once Upon a Time

  • Not Just Another Affair

    Not Just Another Affair

  • The Late Shift

    The Late Shift

  • Dead of Night

    Dead of Night

  • Voyager from the Unknown

    Voyager from the Unknown

  • Meet the Applegates

    Meet the Applegates

  • What is the Electric Car?

    What is the Electric Car?

  • Transylvania 6-5000

    Transylvania 6-5000

  • Your Family or Mine

    Your Family or Mine

  • Gideon's Crossing

    Gideon's Crossing

  • Lucky

    Lucky

  • Earth and the American Dream

    Earth and the American Dream

  • Georgia O'Keeffe

    Georgia O'Keeffe

  • The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

    The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

  • For Your Consideration

    For Your Consideration

  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

    The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

  • Partners

    Partners

  • 25 Miles to Normal

    25 Miles to Normal

  • Time Toys

    Time Toys

  • Pigs Next Door

    Pigs Next Door

  • Winnetka Road

    Winnetka Road

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

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

  • Young Doctors in Love

    Young Doctors in Love

  • A Mighty Wind

    A Mighty Wind

  • Incident at Deception Ridge

    Incident at Deception Ridge

  • Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central)

    Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central)

  • Homicide: The Movie

    Homicide: The Movie

  • The Story Lady

    The Story Lady

  • Evil Roy Slade

    Evil Roy Slade

  • Let's Have Kids!

    Let's Have Kids!

  • One Long Night

    One Long Night

  • Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce

    Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce

  • World War II: When Lions Roared

    World War II: When Lions Roared

  • Don't Tell Larry

    Don't Tell Larry

  • An Uncommon Love

    An Uncommon Love

  • Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills

    Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills

  • The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places

    The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places

  • The In-Laws

    The In-Laws

  • Too Soon For Jeff

    Too Soon For Jeff

  • Mickey's Audition

    Mickey's Audition

  • The Pound Puppies

    The Pound Puppies

  • In the Best Interest of the Child

    In the Best Interest of the Child

  • Roll Out

    Roll Out

  • Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs

    Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs

  • Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang

    Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang

  • Let's Call the Whole Thing Off

    Let's Call the Whole Thing Off

  • Amy Grant: Headin' Home for the Holidays

    Amy Grant: Headin' Home for the Holidays

  • In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin

    In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin

  • Living With Ed

    Living With Ed

  • Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me To Be?

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

  • Making of Better Call Saul: Finale

    Making of Better Call Saul: Finale

  • Girlfriend's Day

    Girlfriend's Day

  • The Legend of William Tell

    The Legend of William Tell

  • Anthrax

    Anthrax

  • Chance of a Lifetime

    Chance of a Lifetime

  • A Shining Season

    A Shining Season

  • Not in This Town

    Not in This Town

  • The Shaggy Dog

    The Shaggy Dog

  • The One and Only

    The One and Only

  • Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh

  • Riker

    Riker

  • Fatal Secrets

    Fatal Secrets

  • Going To Whatstock?

    Going To Whatstock?

  • Little Women Big Cars 2

    Little Women Big Cars 2

  • Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

    Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

  • Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill

    Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill

  • Weltspiegel

    Weltspiegel

  • How to Succeed at Birth

    How to Succeed at Birth

  • Auto Focus

    Auto Focus

  • Hourglass

    Hourglass

  • Running Mates

    Running Mates

  • Back to the Grind

    Back to the Grind

  • Ed Ruscha: Buildings and Words

    Ed Ruscha: Buildings and Words

  • Party Girl

    Party Girl

  • Still the Beaver

    Still the Beaver

  • Little Women Big Cars

    Little Women Big Cars

  • The Cowboy Killer

    The Cowboy Killer

  • Tripping Forward

    Tripping Forward

  • Cruise Control

    Cruise Control

  • The Real Love

    The Real Love

  • Celebration Family

    Celebration Family