ED BEGLEY, JR.

'Edward James Begley, Jr.' (born September 16, 1949 in Los Angeles, California) is a character actor and game show panelist (son of veteran character actor Ed Begley) and environmentalist who is perhaps best known for his work as Dr. Mark Craig's's intern, 'Dr. Victor Ehrlich' on the television series ''St. Elsewhere'', for which he received six consecutive Emmy Award nominations.
Other numerous works in television and film include recurring roles on ''Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman'', ''7th Heaven'', ''Arrested Development'' and ''Six Feet Under'', and starring roles in ''Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital'' and ''. He has played significant roles in the mockumentary films ''Best in Show'' and ''A Mighty Wind''. Additionally, Begley played Boba Fett in the radio adaptation of ''Return of the Jedi'' and Seth Gillette, a fictional Democratic U.S. senator from North Dakota in the television drama ''The West Wing''. Since 2000, he has been a member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Begley also is recognized for his environmentalism and his promotion of eco-friendly products like the Toyota ''Prius'' and ''Begley's Best Household Cleaner''. A vegan for many years, his home is completely solar powered and he usually rides bicycles or uses public transportation. His hybrid electric bicycle often features on his television show, ''Living with Ed''.
He has guest-starred on shows such as ''Scrubs'', ''Boston Legal'' and ''. He had a recurring guest role in ''Veronica Mars''.
As of 2007, Begley and his wife Rachelle Carson star in their own reality television series, ''Living With Ed'', on the Home & Garden Television channel ^[1].

Contents

Selected filmography

References

External links

Selected filmography

★ ''Cockfighter'', (1972) Tom Peeples

★ ''Goin' South'', (1978) Whitey Haber

★ ''The In-Laws'', (1979) Barry Lutz

★ ''Private Lessons'', (1981) Jack Travis

★ ''Buddy Buddy'', (1981) Lieutenant #1

★ ''Eating Raoul'', (1982) Hippie

★ ''Get Crazy'', (1983) Colin Beverly

★ ''Streets of Fire'', (1984) Ben Gunn

★ ''Protocol'' (1984) Mr. Hassler

★ ''This is Spinal Tap'', (1984) John "Stumpy" Pepys

★ ''Transylvania 6-5000'', (1985) Gil Turner

★ ''Amazon Women on the Moon'', (1987) Griffin

★ ''The Accidental Tourist'', (1988) Charles Leary

★ ''She-Devil'', (1989) Bob

★ ''In The Best Interest Of The Child'', (1990) film) Lawyer Howard Feldon

★ ''Dark Horse'', (1992) Jack Mills

★ ''Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (film)'', (1993) Rupert

★ ''Renaissance Man'', (1994) Jack Markin

★ ''The Pagemaster'', (1994) Alan Tyler

★ ''Greedy'', (1994) Carl McTeague

★ ''Batman Forever'', (1995) Fred Stickley

★ ''Santa with Muscles'', (1996) Ebner Frost

★ ''Addams Family Reunion'', (1998) Phillip Addams

★ ''The Simpsons - Homer to the Max'', (1998) Himself

★ ''Best in Show'', (2000) Mark Schafer

★ ''Get Over It'', (2001) Frank Landers

★ ''Back by Midnight'', (2002) Robert Wade

★ ''A Mighty Wind'', (2003) Lars Olfen

★ ''Alone in a Crowd'', (2005)

★ ''Arrested Development'', (2005-2006) Stan Sitwell

★ ''For Your Consideration'', (2006) Sandy Lane

★ ''Veronica Mars'', (2006) Dean Cyrus O'Dell

★ ''Fly Me to the Moon'', (2007) Poopchev

★ ''CSI Miami, (2007) Supervisor O' Shay

References

1. Living With Ed

External links

★ Ed Begley, Jr. official site

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★ Begley's Best Household Cleaner

★ http://www.myspace.com/livingwithed

★ The TreeHugger Interview: Ed Begley, Jr.

★ Currie Technologies