highest rated
acting
- Henry David Thoreau → Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)
- Henry David Thoreau (TV) → Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)
- Starring Dick Van Dyke → Self
- A Man on the Inside (TV) → Charles Nieuwendyk
- In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin (TV) → Self
- Mulligan (TV) → (voice)
- Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter (TV) → Self
- Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic → Self
- We're All Plastic People Now → Self
- The Jennifer Hudson Show (TV) → Self - Guest
- Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl → Self
- Mr. Mayor (TV) → Mayor Neil Bremer
- 30 Rock: A One-Time Special → Ted Danson
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV) → Self - Guest
- The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place → Self
- Troubled Waters: A Turtle's Tale → Self
- Hearts Beat Loud → Dave
- The Orville (TV) → Admiral Perry
- The Good Place (TV) → Michael
- Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows → Self
- Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls → Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV) → Self - Guest
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (TV) → Self
- CSI: Cyber (TV) → D.B. Russell
- CSI: Immortality → D.B. Russell
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV) → Self - Guest
- Fargo (TV) → Sheriff Hank Larsson
- Off Camera with Sam Jones (TV) → Self
- The One I Love → Therapist
- Good Mythical Morning (TV) → Self
- Finding Your Roots (TV) → Self
- Ted → Ted Danson (uncredited)
- Inside Comedy (TV) → Self
- Big Miracle → J. W. McGraw
- Brain Games (TV) → Self
- Fight for Your Right Revisited → Maitre D'
- Jock the Hero Dog → Pezulu (voice)
- Conan (TV) → Self - Guest
- 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift → (archive footage)
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV) → Self - Guest
- Bored to Death (TV) → George Christopher
- Waking Sleeping Beauty → Jack Holden (archive footage)
- The Open Road → Coach
- The End of the Line → Narrator (voice)
- Mad Money → Don Cardigan
- The Human Contract → E.J Winters
- Damages (TV) → Arthur Frobisher
- Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (TV) → Little Danson Man
- Nobel Son → Harvey Parrish
- Rachael Ray (TV) → Self - Guest
- Help Me Help You (TV) → Bill Hoffman
- The Amateurs → Moose
- Bye Bye Benjamin → Bill
- American Dad! (TV) → Dr. Ray Petit (voice)
- The Colbert Report (TV) → Self - Guest
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV) → Self - Guest
- Our Fathers → Mitchell Garabedian
- Knights of the South Bronx → Richard Mason
- It Must Be Love → George Gazelle
- Fronterz
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV) → Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV) → Self - Guest
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV) → Self
- Mrs. Pilgrim Goes to Hollywood → Ted
- NBC 75th Anniversary Special → Self
- Living with the Dead (TV) → James Van Praagh
- Living with the Dead → James Van Praagh
- Dinner for Five (TV)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV) → D.B. Russell
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV) → Ted Danson
- Grosse Pointe (TV) → Jack the Dog (voice)
- The Search for Atlantis → Narrator
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (TV) → Self - Guest
- Mumford → Jeremy Brockett
- Becker (TV) → Dr. John Becker
- Saving Private Ryan → Captain Hamill
- Thanks of a Grateful Nation → Jim Tuite
- Homegrown → Gianni Saletzzo
- Jerry and Tom → The Guy Who Loved Vicki
- Monty Python: Live at Aspen → Audience Member (uncredited)
- King of the Hill (TV) → Tom Hammond (voice)
- The View (TV) → Self
- Veronica's Closet (TV) → Nick Vanover
- The Daily Show (TV) → Self
- Cosby (TV)
- Gulliver's Travels (TV) → Lemuel Gulliver
- Ink (TV) → Mike Logan
- E! True Hollywood Story (TV)
- Loch Ness → Dr. Dempsey
- Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond → Self
- MADtv (TV) → Self
- Ellen (TV) → Self (uncredited)
- Getting Even with Dad → Raymond 'Ray' Gleason
- Pontiac Moon → Washington Bellamy
- Frasier (TV) → Sam Malone
- Diagnosis: Murder (TV) → Ted Danson
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV) → Self - Guest
- Made in America → Hal Jackson
- For Our Children → Self
- Voices That Care → Self - Choir Member
- 3 Men and a Little Lady → Jack Holden
- The Earth Day Special → Sam Malone
- Help Save Planet Earth → Self
- The Simpsons (TV) → Sam Malone (voice)
- The Jim Henson Hour (TV) → Himself
- Dad → John Tremont
- Cousins → Larry Kozinski
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV) → Self
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV) → Self - Guest
- She's Having a Baby → Ted Danson (uncredited)
- Mickey's 60th Birthday → Sam Malone
- 3 Men and a Baby → Jack Holden
- We Are the Children
- How Can I Tell If I'm Really in Love?
- American Masters (TV) → Self - Interviewee
- A Fine Mess → Spence Holden
- Just Between Friends → Chip Davis
- When the Bough Breaks → Alex
- Little Treasure → Eugene Wilson
- The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
- Something About Amelia → Steven Bennett
- Cowboy → Dale Weeks
- Allison Sydney Harrison → David Harrison
- Cheers (TV) → Sam Malone
- Tucker's Witch (TV) → Danny Kirkwood
- Creepshow → Harry Wentworth (segment "Something To Tide You Over")
- Body Heat → Peter Lowenstein
- Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge → Major Collings
- Our Family Business → Gep
- Magnum, P.I. (TV) → Stewart Crane
- The Women's Room → Norman
- Once Upon a Spy → Jack Chenault
- B. J. and the Bear (TV)
- Mrs. Columbo (TV) → Richard Dellinger
- The French Atlantic Affair (TV) → Abe Santley
- The Onion Field → Ian Campbell
- Taxi (TV) → Vincenzo Senaca
- The Amazing Spider-Man (TV) → Maj. Collings
- Laverne & Shirley (TV)
- Family (TV)
- Saturday Night Live (TV) → Self - Host
- Saturday Night Live (TV) → Self (uncredited)
- Golden Globe Awards (TV) → Self - Nominee
- Golden Globe Awards (TV) → Self
- Golden Globe Awards (TV) → Self - Presenter