Photo: CBS Television / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Ted Knight is a reminder that great comedy demands real nerve. Born Tadeusz Konopka in Connecticut and a Purple Heart recipient from the war, he turned his dignified looks and that magnificent voice into instruments of ridicule, playing the pompous anchorman Ted Baxter to two Emmy wins and the insufferable Judge Smails in Caddyshack. Weaponizing your own gravitas for laughs takes craft most leading men never master. I admire how completely he committed to looking foolish in service of the joke. A Hollywood Walk of Fame star sits beside his name, and to me it honors a true comic artisan who gave everything to the gag.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ted Knight
- Name (Japanese)
- テッド・ナイト
- Reading
- てっど・ないと
- Born
- December 7, 1923 – August 26, 1986
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Boar
- Origin
- Terryville, Connecticut, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Purple Heart
- 1973 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- 1976 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted%20Knight
Frequently asked questions
When was Ted Knight born?
December 7, 1923 – August 26, 1986.
Where is Ted Knight from?
Ted Knight is from Terryville, Connecticut, United States.
What does Ted Knight do?
Ted Knight works as actor, television actor, voice actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.