Ted Gehring

Ted Gehring
Gehring in Get Smart, 1966
Born
Theodore Edwin Gehring Jr.

(1929-04-06)April 6, 1929
Bisbee, Arizona, U.S.
DiedSeptember 28, 2000(2000-09-28) (aged 71)
Steelville, Missouri, U.S.
Occupation(s)Film and television actor
Years active1965–1989

Theodore Edwin Gehring Jr. (April 6, 1929 – September 28, 2000) was an American film and television actor. He is known for playing the recurring role as Charlie on 16 episodes of the American sitcom television series Alice.[1]

Life and career

Gehring was born in Bisbee, Arizona. Gehring began his career in 1965, where he first appeared in The Big Valley, playing Larsh.[1][2] He continued his career, mainly appearing in film and television,[3] often cast as a policeman, bad guy or anonymous roles, over the years.[1]

Later in his career, Gehring guest-starred in numerous television programs including Gunsmoke, Battlestar Galactica (and its spin-off Galactica 1980), M*A*S*H, Star Trek: The Original Series, Get Smart, Bonanza, The Rockford Files, Three's Company, Emergency!,[4] Little House on the Prairie, Quincy, M.E., Daniel Boone, Death Valley Days, Adam-12 and Mission: Impossible.[5][6] He also appeared in films such as The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Nickelodeon, Bound for Glory, The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again, When Time Ran Out..., The Legend of the Lone Ranger, The Domino Principle and Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins.[5] Gehring has also played the role as "Sydney Forbes" in the soap opera television series Days of Our Lives, from 1980.[7]

Gehring also starred and co-starred in other films and television programs, as it includes, The Family Holvak, playing Chester Purdle,[8] The Police Connection, playing the role of "Police Chief Marc C. Forester" and On the Air Live with Captain Midnight, playing Father. His last film appearance, was from the television film Leave Her to Heaven, in 1988.[1] In 1989, Gehring retired his career in film and television, last appearing in the television series 1st & Ten, where he played the recurring role as "Ned Lassiter".

Death

Gehring died in September 2000 in Steelville, Missouri, at the age of 71.[1][9]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1966 Swamp Country Uncredited
1967 40 Guns to Apache Pass Barrett
1968 The Thomas Crown Affair Marvin
1968 The Young Runaways Charley
1968 The Virginian Edgard Wood saison 7 episode 09 (The storm gate)
1969 Viva Max! Customs Guard Collins
1970 They Call Me Mister Tibbs! Sergeant Deutsch
1970 Monte Walsh Skimpy Eagans
1971 The Barefoot Executive Motorcycle Cop Uncredited
1971 Wild Rovers Tucson Sheriff
1971 Honky
1972 Deadhead Miles 1st Scale House Cop
1972 The Culpepper Cattle Co. Tascosa Bartender
1972 The Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid Detective Uncredited
1972 Bad Company Zeb
1973 The Mad Bomber Police Chief Marc C. Forester
1973 Oklahoma Crude Wobbly
1974 Willie Dynamite Sergeant
1974 The Parallax View Schecter - Hotel Clerk
1974 Airport 1975 Mechanic Uncredited
1975 Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins Gas Station Owner
1975 Farewell, My Lovely Roy
1975 Mackintosh and T.J. Donkin
1975 The Hindenburg Knorr
1976 Bound for Glory Conners (Pampa store owner)
1976 Nickelodeon Stoneman
1977 The Domino Principle Schnaible
1978 Gray Lady Down Admiral at Pentagon Meeting
1979 Hanging by a Thread Jim Croft
1979 The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again Hank Starrett
1979 On the Air Live with Captain Midnight Father
1980 When Time Ran Out Durant
1980 The Memory of Eva Ryker Galbraith
1980 The Night the Bridge Fell Down Police Chief
1981 The Legend of the Lone Ranger Dale Wesley Stillwell (Cavendish gang)
1982 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Sheriff Chapman
1985 Murphy's Romance Auctioneer
1986 Out of Bounds Mr. Cage

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Ted Gehring". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  2. ^ Nevins, Francis (1998). Joseph H. Lewis: Overview, Interview, and Filmography. Scarecrow Press. p. 112. ISBN 9780810834071 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Ward, Jack (1993). Television Guest Stars: An Illustrated Career Chronicle for 678 Performers of the Sixties and Seventies. McFarland. p. 202. ISBN 9780899508078 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Yokley, Richard; Sutherland, Rozane (2007). Emergency!: Behind the Scene. Jones and Bartlett Learning. p. 41. ISBN 9780763748968 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ a b "Ted Gehring List of Movies and TV Shows". TV Guide. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  6. ^ Duffin, Allan; Matheis, Paul (2005). The 12 O'Clock High Logbook: The Unofficial History of the Novel, Motion Picture, and TV Series. BearManor Media. p. 234. ISBN 9781593930332 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Russell, Maureen (2015). Days of Our Lives: A Complete History of the Long-Running Soap Opera. McFarland. p. 189. ISBN 9780786486519 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (2015). Short-Lived Television Series, 1948–1978: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops. McFarland. p. 240. ISBN 9781476605159 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ Andreychuk, Ed (2018). The Lone Ranger on Radio, Film and Television. McFarland. p. 144. ISBN 9780786499724 – via Google Books.