The son of actor Ed Begley -- who won an Oscar for the 1962 film Sweet Bird of Youth -- Ed Begley Jr. came into the world on Sept. 16, 1949, in Los Angeles and made his acting debut at age 17 in an episode of "My Three Sons." Never straying far from the business, young Begley worked briefly as a cameraman and stand-up comic before returning to acting in the 1970s.After logging supporting roles on TV and in movies such as Blue Collar (1978), Begley landed the part he's still most closely associated with: the earnest but awkward Dr. Victor Ehrlich on TV's "St. Elsewhere." Six Emmy nods and more TV shows followed, including recurring roles on "Six Feet Under" (in which he played Ruth Fisher's on-again, off-again paramour Hiram Gunderson) and "Arrested Development."
Notable films for Begley include This Is Spinal Tap, The Accidental Tourist, Auto Focus and A Mighty Wind (2003).
Whatever WorksWhile falling for a young Southern belle (Evan Rachel Wood), an aging New York City eccentric (Larry David) finds himself caught in a series of bizarre situations involving the girl's parents and his own Greenwich Village group of pals. Written and directed by legendary filmmaker Woody Allen, this... Read More
Georgia O'KeeffeJoan Allen stars as 20th-century painter Georgia O'Keeffe in this Golden Globe- and Emmy-nominated biopic that follows the artist's tempestuous relationship with her lover and eventual husband, Alfred Steiglitz (Jeremy Irons), a New York photographer and art promoter. Though their marriage weathers... Read More
Dead of NightEd Begley Jr., Joan Hackett, Anjanette Comer and Patrick Macnee headline this 1977 anthology of chilling horror stories directed by Hollywood veteran Dan Curtis and penned by author Richard Matheson. In "Second Chances," a man's vintage car transports him back in time; "Bobby" finds a mother being... Read More
Living with Ed: Season 2Ed Begley Jr. and his put-upon wife, Rachelle, are back for another season of high jinks with their environmentally friendly reality show that chronicles Ed's good-intentioned efforts to go green. The second season opens with a visit to Cheryl Tiegs's Bel Air home, where Ed assesses the former... Read More
Living with Ed: Season 1Step into the eco-conscious home of actor and environmentalist Ed Begley Jr. as he walks the walk of the green lifestyle in the first season of his reality show. Ed bakes tofu brownies in his solar oven, makes toast with bicycle power and takes a spin with Jay Leno in a 1909 Baker electric car. All... Read More
