Ed Begley, Jr.

Ed Begley Jr. earns my respect on two fronts at once. As the actor behind Dr. Ehrlich on St. Elsewhere he drew six straight Emmy nominations, then built a deep, character-driven body of hundreds of roles. But what fascinates me is his life off-screen: a committed environmentalist who actually lives the solar-and-electric ethos rather than just endorsing it. The son of an Oscar-winning actor, he never coasted on the name. To me he's a rare case of craft and conviction reinforcing each other, and an artist worth admiring for the long haul.

Name (English)

Ed Begley, Jr.

Name (Japanese)

エド・ベグリー・ジュニア

Reading

えど・べぐりー・じゅにあ

Born

September 16, 1949 (age 76)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Ox

Origin

Los Angeles, California, United States

Occupation

television actor / film actor / voice actor / environmentalist / cinematographer

High school

Notre Dame High School

University

Los Angeles Valley College

• Official sitehttps://www.edbegley.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ed_begley_jr/
• Xhttps://x.com/edbegleyjr
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed%20Begley%20Jr.
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q464425

Tags

• California
• television actor
• film actor
• voice actor

Last updated

2026-06-16

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