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Ted Danson (1947-) is an American actor. Although best known for his television shows Cheers, Becker, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and The Good Place, Danson has been appearing in movies since the 1970s. His IMDb page shows over 95 acting credits since 1970. This page will rank Ted Danson movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos, uncredited roles, and movies that were not released in North American were not included in the rankings.
Ted Danson Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews, and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1998
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
AA Best Picture Nom
1987
3 Men and a Baby (1987)
1981
Body Heat (1981)
1990
3 Men and a Little Lady (1990)
1982
Creepshow (1982)
1979
The Onion Field (1979)
1989
Cousins (1989)
1989
Dad (1989)
1993
Made in America (1993)
2012
Big Miracle (2012)
2018
Hearts Beat Loud (2018)
1999
Mumford (1999)
2014
The One I Love (2014)
1986
Just Between Friends (1986)
1998
Jerry And Tom (1998)
2008
Mad Money (2008)
1994
Getting Even with Dad (1994)
1994
Pontiac Moon (1994)
1998
Homegrown (1998)
1996
Loch Ness (1996)
1986
A Fine Mess (1986)
1985
Little Treasure (1985)
2007
Nobel Son (2007)
2008
The Human Contract (2008)
Film Festival Circuit Only
2009
The Open Road (2009)
2004
Fronterz (2004)
Film Festival Circuit Only
2011
Jock The Hero Dog (2011)
Voice Only
2005
The Amateurs (2005)
Ted Danson Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Ted Danson movie received.
- Sort Ted Danson movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews, and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Saving Private Ryan (1998) AA Best Picture Nom |
Tom Hanks & Matt Damon |
214.50 | 571.8 | 1,278.90 | 1 | 93 | 11 / 05 | 99.8 | |
| 2 | 3 Men and a Baby (1987) | Tom Selleck & Steve Guttenberg |
162.80 | 520.4 | 520.40 | 1 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 93.3 | |
| 3 | Body Heat (1981) | William Hurt & Kathleen Turner |
24.10 | 108.2 | 108.20 | 36 | 86 | 00 / 00 | 90.0 | |
| 4 | 3 Men and a Little Lady (1990) | Steve Guttenberg & Tom Selleck |
71.60 | 211.6 | 211.60 | 15 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 86.1 | |
| 5 | Creepshow (1982) | Leslie Nielsen | 21.00 | 89.4 | 89.40 | 33 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 80.2 | |
| 6 | The Onion Field (1979) | James Woods | 9.90 | 49.3 | 49.30 | 65 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 70.7 | |
| 7 | Cousins (1989) | Ted Danson & Isabella Rossellini |
22.00 | 69.4 | 69.40 | 48 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 70.5 | |
| 8 | Dad (1989) | Jack Lemmon & Kevin Spacey |
22.10 | 69.6 | 86.60 | 46 | 60 | 01 / 00 | 68.8 | |
| 9 | Made in America (1993) | Will Smith & Whoopi Goldberg |
44.90 | 135.7 | 316.90 | 31 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 65.5 | |
| 9 | Big Miracle (2012) | Drew Barrymore & John Krasinski |
20.20 | 31.7 | 38.80 | 106 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 62.9 | |
| 10 | Hearts Beat Loud (2018) | Nick Offerman & Toni Collette |
2.40 | 3.3 | 3.30 | 183 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 57.6 | |
| 11 | Mumford (1999) | Loren Dean & Hope Davis |
4.60 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 151 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 55.1 | |
| 13 | The One I Love (2014) | Mary Steenburgen | 0.50 | 0.8 | 0.90 | 195 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 48.3 | |
| 14 | Just Between Friends (1986) | Mary Tyler Moore | 6.40 | 21.6 | 21.60 | 91 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 41.4 | |
| 15 | Jerry And Tom (1998) | Sam Rockwell | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 310 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.6 | |
| 16 | Mad Money (2008) | Diane Keaton & Queen Latifah |
20.70 | 36.0 | 36.00 | 115 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 28.3 | |
| 18 | Getting Even with Dad (1994) | Glenne Headly & Macaulay Culkin |
18.90 | 57.8 | 57.80 | 77 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 26.4 | |
| 17 | Pontiac Moon (1994) | Mary Steenburgen | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 294 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.0 | |
| 19 | Homegrown (1998) | Billy Bob Thornton & Hank Azaria |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 249 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 17.6 | |
| 20 | Loch Ness (1996) | Ian Holm | 0.20 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 245 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.6 | |
| 22 | A Fine Mess (1986) | Howie Mandel | 6.00 | 20.3 | 20.30 | 92 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 14.2 | |
| 21 | Little Treasure (1985) | Burt Lancaster | 3.00 | 9.9 | 9.90 | 127 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 14.1 | |
| 23 | Nobel Son (2007) | Danny DeVito & Alan Rickman |
0.50 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 243 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.8 | |
| 24 | The Human Contract (2008) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Idris Elba & Directed by Jada Pinkett-Smith |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 382 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.2 | |
| 24 | The Open Road (2009) | Jeff Bridges & Justin Timberlake |
0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 467 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 7.7 | |
| 26 | Fronterz (2004) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Henry Winkler | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 358 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 5.9 | |
| 27 | Jock The Hero Dog (2011) Voice Only |
Donald Sutherland & Helen Hunt |
0.10 | 0.1 | 3.10 | 278 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.6 | |
| 28 | The Amateurs (2005) | Jeff Bridges & Eileen Brennan |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.30 | 317 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 3.3 |
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Ted Danson has never been on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000. These are the actors on the 2020 list he has appeared with.
26 MALCOLM MCDOWELL Bye Bye Benjamin (2006)
43 CHRISTOPHER LLOYD The Onion Field (1979)
57 HARRY DEAN STANTON The Open Road (2009)
77 JOHN SAVAGE The Onion Field (1979)
95 IAN HOLM Loch Ness (1996)
100 JAMES CROMWELL A Fine Mess (1986)
105 JAMES WOODS The Onion Field (1979)
109 ED HARRIS Creepshow (1982)
110 JEFF BRIDGES The Open Road (2009)
121 WHOOPI GOLDBERG Made in America (1993)
131 BURT LANCASTER Little Treasure (1985)
132 WILLIAM HURT Body Heat (1981)
140 MICKEY ROURKE Body Heat (1981)
153 MAURY CHAYKIN Jerry and Tom (1998)
166 TOM HANKS Saving Private Ryan (1998)
181 MATT DAMON Saving Private Ryan (1998)
194 CHARLES DURNING Jerry and Tom (1998)
211 DANNY DEVITO Nobel Son (2007)
214 ELIAS KOTEAS She’s Having a Baby (1988)
221 SEYMOUR CASSEL Bye Bye Benjamin (2006)
226 ALEC BALDWIN She’s Having a Baby (1988)
228 JOHN RATZENBERGER She’s Having a Baby (1988)
236 PAUL SORVINO A Fine Mess (1986)
242 DAN AYKROYD She’s Having a Baby (1988)
243 LESLIE NIELSEN Creepshow (1982)
267 TOM SIZEMORE Saving Private Ryan (1998)
282 BILL PULLMAN Nobel Son (2007)
300 JOE PANTOLIANO The Amateurs (2005)
310 JACK LEMMON Dad (1989)
314 PAUL GIAMATTI Saving Private Ryan (1998)
324 WILLIAM H. MACY Jerry and Tom (1998)
335 MARY STEENBURGEN Nobel Son (2007)
335 MARY STEENBURGEN Pontiac Moon (1994)
335 MARY STEENBURGEN The Open Road (2009)
350 TARA STRONG TED (2012)
372 LLOYD BRIDGES Cousins (1989)
376 DAVID PAYMER Mumford (1999)
382 JUDY GREER THE AMATEURS (2005)
393 OLYMPIA DUKAKIS Dad (1989)
405 HAL HOLBROOK Creepshow (1982)
411 JENNIFER TILLY Made in America (1993)
414 JOE MANTEGNA Jerry and Tom (1998)
421 BILLY BOB THORNTON Homegrown (1998)
425 MARK WAHLBERG Ted (2012)
427 SAUL RUBINEK Getting Even with Dad (1994)
427 SAUL RUBINEK Jerry and Tom (1998)
447 TRACEY WALTER Nobel Son (2007)
448 HARRIS YULIN Loch Ness (1996)
465 STEPHEN ROOT Big Miracle (2012)
465 STEPHEN ROOT Mad Money (2008)
478 BRAD GARRETT THE AMATEURS (2005)
484 SAM WATERSTON Just Between Friends (1986)
486 JOHN LITHGOW Homegrown (1998)
496 VIVECA LINDFORS Creepshow (1982)
499 CHRISTOPHER MCDONALD Mad Money (2008)
503 BRYAN CRANSTON SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998)
506 ISABELLA ROSSELLINI Cousins (1989)
538 HANK AZARIA HOMEGROWN (1998)
546 KEVIN BACON She’s Having a Baby (1988)
573 KEVIN SPACEY Dad (1989)
586 SHEA WHIGHAM BIG MIRACLE (2012)
590 ETHAN HAWKE Dad (1989)
598 DERMOT MULRONEY BIG MIRACLE (2012)
607 ELIZABETH MCGOVERN SHE’S HAVING A BABY (1988)
627 SAM ROCKWELL Jerry and Tom (1998)
631 DIANE KEATON Mad Money (2008)
640 DREW BARRYMORE Big Miracle (2012)
650 CLYDE KUSATSU Made in America (1993)
651 PRUITT TAYLOR VANCE Mumford (1999)
694 TOM BOWER The Amateurs (2005)
696 JAMIE LEE CURTIS Homegrown (1998)
708 ERNIE HUDSON Nobel Son (2007)
715 MATTHEW BRODERICK She’s Having a Baby (1988)
729 MATT CLARK Homegrown (1998)
731 LILI TAYLOR She’s Having a Baby (1988)
746 MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL Homegrown (1998)
747 E.G. MARSHALL Creepshow (1982)
757 RICHARD CRENNA Body Heat (1981)
770 TIM BLAKE NELSON BIG MIRACLE (2012)
770 TIM BLAKE NELSON THE AMATEURS (2005)
795 WILL SMITH Made in America (1993)
805 KEYE LUKE A Fine Mess (1986)
808 JOANNA CASSIDY The Human Contract (2008)
809 SEAN YOUNG Cousins (1989)
814 PETER RIEGERT Jerry and Tom (1998)
843 RICHARD VERNON LOCH NESS (1996)
863 MARGOT KIDDER Little Treasure (1985)
875 HELEN HUNT JOCK THE HERO DOG (2011)
877 JOHN HAWKES The Amateurs (2005)
905 WILLIAM FICHTNER The Amateurs (2005)
933 WOLF KAHLER LOCH NESS (1996)
935 DALE DYE Saving Private Ryan (1998)
940 J.T. WALSH Dad (1989)
960 KATHY BAKER BIG MIRACLE (2012)
960 KATHY BAKER DAD (1989)
973 JOHN CANDY She’s Having a Baby (1988)
Ted appeared with 12 Oscar winners.
BURT LANCASTER Little Treasure (1985)
DIANE KEATON Mad Money (2008)
HELEN HUNT JOCK THE HERO DOG (2011)
JACK LEMMON Dad (1989)
JEFF BRIDGES The Open Road (2009)
KEVIN SPACEY Dad (1989)
MARY STEENBURGEN Nobel Son (2007)
MARY STEENBURGEN Pontiac Moon (1994)
MARY STEENBURGEN The Open Road (2009)
OLYMPIA DUKAKIS Dad (1989)
SAM ROCKWELL Jerry and Tom (1998)
TOM HANKS Saving Private Ryan (1998)
WHOOPI GOLDBERG Made in America (1993)
WILLIAM HURT Body Heat (1981)
Add for Ted
386 PAUL GUILFOYLE (II) 3 Men and a Baby (1987)
865 PHILIP BOSCO 3 Men and a Baby (1987)
Add to Oscar co-stars. I had the film listed as Three Men and 3 Men.
CELESTE HOLM 3 Men and a Baby (1987)
Thanks for the clarifications Dan….I did not realize that Celeste Holm was in 3 Men and a Baby. One day she will have her own UMR page. Good stuff.
Hey Dan…..thanks for the feedback on not one of your favorites. I seem to remember knowing him from The Onion Field and Body Heat before he became known for Cheers. Not surprised he is not on the Oracle list…as he is mostly a television actor versus a movie actor. Looks like his wife is his most frequent Oracle co-stars…they have made numerous television appearances together as well….most notable in Curb Your Enthusiasm. 12 Oscar winning co-stars is not too bad….and he has some big names on that list. Good stuff as always.
Great UMR Page
Thank you Mike.
Seen 19 of the movies listed here…favorites would be Saving Private Ryan, Cousins and Body Heat.