Ted Bessell

Ted Bessell was born on Mar 20, 1935 in USA. Ted Bessell's big-screen debut came with Lover Come Back directed by Delbert Mann in 1961, strarring Elevator Operator (uncredited). Ted Bessell is known for Hail to the Chief directed by J.D. Lobue, Patty Duke stars as President Julia Mansfield and Ted Bessell as Gen. Oliver Mansfield. Ted Bessell has got 1 awards and 6 nominations so far. The most recent award Ted Bessell achieved is Primetime Emmy Awards. The upcoming new tvshow Ted Bessell plays is Hail to the Chief - Season 1 which will be released on Apr 09, 1985.

Born in New York City, Ted's early career included guest appearances in soap operas, Un pyjama pour deux (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 Ma sorcière bien aimée (1964).