Ted Bessell

About Ted Bessell

Who is it?: Actor, Director, Producer
Birth Day: March 20, 1935
Birth Place:  Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, United States
Died On: October 6, 1996(1996-10-06) (aged 61)\nLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Birth Sign: Aries
Cause of death: aortic aneurysm
Occupation: Actor
Years active: 1962–1996
Spouse(s): Linnell Nobori (m. 1982)
Children: 2

Ted Bessell Net Worth

Ted Bessell was born on March 20, 1935 in  Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, United States, is Actor, Director, Producer. Born in New York City, Ted's early career included guest appearances in soap operas, Lover Come Back (1961) and It's a Man's World (1962). Ted went on to appear as "Frankie" on Gomer Pyle: USMC (1964), but his big break was as "That Guy" on the successful Marlo Thomas Television series That Girl (1966). As "Don Hollinger", he played the boyfriend of aspiring actress "Ann Marie". After that, he appeared in a number of short lived Television comedy series including Me and the Chimp (1972), Good Time Harry (1980) and Hail to the Chief (1985). After being stereotyped as the good boyfriend, Ted found jobs hard to find so he moved towards the direction and production end of Television. Ted directed episodes of The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) and Sibs (1991). At the time of his death, he was preparing to direct a movie version of the Television series Bewitched (1964).
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💰Ted Bessell Net worth: $1.1 Million

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Biography/Timeline

1904

Born in Flushing, New York, to Howard Weston "Buster" Bessell (1904–1958) and his wife, Jo (1915–2004), Ted Bessell grew up in Manhasset, Nassau County, Long Island. He was originally gearing up for a career as a classical musician. As a 12-year-old child Prodigy, he performed a piano recital at Carnegie Hall. Bessell played lacrosse in high school with Future football star and actor Jim Brown.

1950

After attending Georgetown University and the University of Colorado, Bessell decided to focus on acting. He studied with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse, studied dance and dramatic movement with Martha Graham and Louis Horst, was a member of a professional acting class under Meisner, and worked with Wynn Handman in another professional acting group. He worked at ABC New York as a page (or usher) to supplement his income in the late 1950s.

1962

In 1962, he played 27-year-old college student Tom-Tom DeWitt on the short-lived television series It's a Man's World. In 1965, he appeared in an episode of 12 O'Clock High. In 1966, he was regularly featured on Jim Nabors' Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. as Private Francis "Frankie" Lombardi.

1966

Bessell's best-known TV role was as Donald Hollinger, Marlo Thomas's boyfriend and fiancé on the hit series That Girl, which ran for five seasons from 1966–71. (In the pilot, he was Donald Blue Sky, who had a trace of American Indian ancestry. In addition to being the boyfriend, he was also her agent).

1972

When That Girl ended its run, he tried his hand at another sitcom, Me and the Chimp, created by Garry Marshall, which had a short, unsuccessful run in 1972. In 1974, Bessell carried the lead role in the television film Bobby Parker and Company.

1975

It was not until 1975 that Bessell would appear in another sitcom, as Joe Warner, the boyfriend of Mary Richards, for two episodes on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. In the 1980s, he appeared in several other television movies, including Breaking Up Is Hard to Do and The Acorn People. He also played regular roles on a pair of short-lived sitcoms, Good Time Harry and, in his last major role, Hail to the Chief, as the husband of Patty Duke's character, the fictional first female President of the United States.

1989

Bessell moved into directing, helming episodes of The Tracey Ullman Show and Sibs. In 1989, he shared an Emmy as a Producer on Fox Broadcasting's The Tracey Ullman Show, which was honored as best variety or comedy program.

1996

Bessell died on October 6, 1996, due to an aortic aneurysm. He was survived by his wife, Linnell Nobori Bessell, and two daughters, Sarah and Mary, as well as his mother, and his brother, Frank. He is interred in Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery, Santa Monica, California.