Ted Gehring


About

Born
April 06, 1929

Biography

Never a marquee name even within the relatively intimate fraternity of character actors, Ted Gehring nevertheless carved out a nice career for himself over the two-plus decades he worked, despite landing some of the most nondescript and anonymous roles in the business. He made his television debut in an episode of the 1965 western "The Big Valley." That year he was also cast in his firs...

Biography

Never a marquee name even within the relatively intimate fraternity of character actors, Ted Gehring nevertheless carved out a nice career for himself over the two-plus decades he worked, despite landing some of the most nondescript and anonymous roles in the business. He made his television debut in an episode of the 1965 western "The Big Valley." That year he was also cast in his first movie, the low-budget drama "Swamp Country." On the motion picture front, he wound up acting alongside an impressive array of stars including Steve McQueen ("The Thomas Crown Affair"), Sidney Poitier ("They Call Me MISTER Tibbs!"), Warren Beatty ("The Parallax View"), Robert Mitchum ("Farewell, My Lovely"), and Burt Reynolds ("The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas"). Television gave him significantly meatier roles that included reoccurring roles on "Bonanza," "Gunsmoke," "Little House on the Prairie," "Emergency!," and "The Rockford Files." His longest stint came playing series regular Charlie on the CBS sitcom "Alice," a job that lasted for 16 episodes from 1979 through 1982. His last part came in the 1988 television remake of the 1945 drama "Leave Her to Heaven." Ted Gehring died in Steelville, Missouri, at the age of 71.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Too Good to Be True (1988)
Waco & Rhinehart (1987)
Out of Bounds (1986)
Murphy's Romance (1985)
The Night the Bridge Fell Down (1983)
Deadhead Miles (1982)
Help Wanted: Male (1982)
The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas (1982)
The Legend Of The Lone Ranger (1981)
Memory Of Eva Ryker (1980)
Lieutenant Galbraith
Conquest of the Earth (1980)
Jennifer: A Woman's Story (1979)
Wells -- Ship Foreman
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979)
B.J. and the Bear (1978)
Sheriff
Are You in the House Alone? (1978)
Billy
The Domino Principle (1977)
Richie Brockelman: Missing 24 Hours (1976)
Irv
The Invasion of Johnson County (1976)
Nickelodeon (1976)
The Invisible Man (1975)
Gate Guard
Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
Mac Kintosh & T.J. (1975)
The Return of Joe Forrester (1975)
The Hindenburg (1975)
Who Is the Black Dahlia? (1975)
Willie Dynamite (1974)
The Law (1974)
The Rockford Files (1974)
The Parallax View (1974)
The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd (1974)
Senior Year (1974)
Betrayal (1974)
Police Sergeant
The Strange and Deadly Occurrence (1974)
Dr Gilgreen
Oklahoma Crude (1973)
The Culpepper Cattle Co. (1972)
Tasoosa bartender
Bad Company (1972)
Zeb
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972)
Detective
Jigsaw (1972)
Deputy Sheriff Coley
Wild Rovers (1971)
Tucson sheriff
Honky (1971)
Sam Hill: Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? (1971)
Monte Walsh (1970)
Skimpy Eagans
They Call Me MISTER Tibbs (1970)
Sergeant Deutsch
Viva Max! (1969)
Customs Guard Collins
The Young Runaways (1968)
Charley
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
Marvin
40 Guns to Apache Pass (1967)
Barrett

Cast (Special)

Crazy Dan (1986)
But It's Not My Fault! (1983)
Daddy, I'm Their Mama Now (1982)
Colonel
The Bay City Amusement Company (1977)
Bradshaw
The Banana Company (1977)
Major Platt

Cast (TV Mini-Series)

Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
The Rebels (1979)
Hanging by a Thread (1979)
Captains and the Kings (1976)
Captains and the Kings Part 5 & 6 (1976)

Life Events

Bibliography