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Ted Knight was born on December 7, 1923 in Terryville, Connecticut, United States and was credited as a television actor and voice actor. Ted Knight died on August 26, 1986 at the age of 62. Listed accolades include Purple Heart, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (1973, 1976) and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / voice actor
2. Background
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. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted%20Knight
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1277943
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Ted Knight born?
Born December 7, 1923.
When did Ted Knight die?
Died August 26, 1986, aged 62.
Where was Ted Knight from?
Ted Knight was from Terryville, Connecticut, United States.
What did Ted Knight do?
Ted Knight worked as actor, television actor, voice actor.
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