Cast & creator
Ted Gehring
Best known for Columbo, Bonanza, Bonanza
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. 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. He continued his career, mainly appearing in film and television, often cast as a policeman, bad guy or anonymous roles, over the years. 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!, Little House on the Prairie, Quincy, M.E., Daniel Boone, Death Valley Days, Adam-12 and Mission: Impossible. 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. Gehring has also played the role as "Sydney Forbes" in the soap opera television series Days of Our Lives, from 1980. Gehring also starred and co-starred in other films and television programs, as it includes, The Family Holvak, playing Chester Purdle, 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. 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. CLR
58
film credits
78
television credits
136
1954–1987 · acting roles
7.0
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (136)
Showing 136 of 136 credits
Columbo
Security Guard
1971
Bonanza
Arch Tremayne
1959Bonanza
Jim Fischer
1959Bonanza
Grifty
1959Bonanza
Griffin
1959
Dallas
Brady York
1978
M*A*S*H
Major Arnold Morris
1972
Star Trek
Second Policeman
1966
Magnum, P.I.
Herm Dunbar
1980
Adam-12
Conrad Short
1968
The Fugitive
Bar patron
1963The Fugitive
Truck driver
1963The Fugitive
Fogarty
1963The Fugitive
Sergeant Weber
1963
Little House on the Prairie
Ebenezer Sprague
1974
Ironside
Decker
1967Ironside
Mr. Willard (uncredited)
1967
Get Smart
Mace
1965
Quincy, M.E.
Motel Manager
1976
Hill Street Blues
Bobbin
1981
The A-Team
Deputy Jack Harmson
1983
The Rockford Files
Walt Chalco
1974The Rockford Files
Johnny Lo Salvo
1974The Rockford Files
Warden Futrell
1974
Matlock
Impound Officer
1986
Happy Days
1974
The Virginian
Edgar Wood
1962
T. J. Hooker
Mackey
1982
Emergency!
Roy Nelson
1972Emergency!
Peter Euben
1972Emergency!
Barney McMillian
1972Emergency!
Construction Foreman
1972
Simon & Simon
Driver of County Truck
1981
Alice
1976Alice
Charlie
1976
The F.B.I.
Ed Sheldon
1965
Daniel Boone
Brooking
1964
Tales of the Unexpected
Bartender
1979
Hunter
Dr. Jessup
1984
Lou Grant
Chief Rankin
1977
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
J.C. Granger
1983
Gunsmoke
Boyd
1955Gunsmoke
Lemuel
1955Gunsmoke
Keno
1955Gunsmoke
Sheriff Bradley
1955
The Fall Guy
Logan
1981
The Streets of San Francisco
Bert
1972
The Invaders
Cab Driver
1967
Police Story
Agee
1973
Battlestar Galactica
Croad
1978
12 O'Clock High
Sergeant Fazio
196412 O'Clock High
Willie
1964
Mayberry R.F.D.
Employer #1
1968Mayberry R.F.D.
Foreman
1968
The Greatest American Hero
Lutz
1981
1st & Ten
Ned Lassiter
1984
Galactica 1980
Sheriff
1980
Nichols
Henry
1971Nichols
Railroad Executive
1971
The Wonderful World of Disney
Doyle Reager
1954The Wonderful World of Disney
Jud
1954The Wonderful World of Disney
Hunk Purdy
1954The Wonderful World of Disney
Officer Jim Moody
1954The Wonderful World of Disney
Macklin
1954
Roots: The Next Generations
Road Boss
1979
Cassie & Co.
Jack Salmone
1982
Movin' On
1974
Starman
Mike
1986
Supertrain
Tex
1979
Trauma Center
Baxter
1983
The Invisible Man
Gate Guard
1975
Code R
Jerome Popkin
1977
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Sheriff Chapman
1982
The Thomas Crown Affair
Marvin
1968
Delphi Bureau
Bernhart
1972
The Rebels
Tom Shaw
1979
The Parallax View
Schecter - Hotel Clerk
1974
Farewell, My Lovely
Roy
1975Crazy Dan
Ice Cream Vendor
1984
Airport 1975
Mechanic (uncredited)
1974
The Hindenburg
Knorr
1975
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
Inspector Deutsch
1970
Gray Lady Down
1978
The Domino Principle
Schnaible
1977
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
Dale Wesley Stillwell
1981The Legend of the Lone Ranger
Dale Wesley Stillwell (Cavendish gang)
1981
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
Tascosa Bartender
1972
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
Hank Starrett
1979
Bad Company
1972
Bound for Glory
Connors
1976The Family Holvak
1975
Nickelodeon
Stoneman
1976
Hanging by a Thread
Jim Croft
1979
The Memory of Eva Ryker
Lt. Galbraith
1980
Out of Bounds
Mr. Cage
1986
B.J. and the Bear
First Sheriff
1978
Who Is the Black Dahlia?
A. Redfield
1975
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
1975
Mackintosh and T.J.
Donkin
1975
The Mad Bomber
Police Chief Marc C. Forester
1973Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
Self
1979
Monte Walsh
Skimpy Eagans
1970
Wild Rovers
Tucson Sheriff
1971
Oklahoma Crude
Wobbly
1973
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
Gas Station Owner
1975
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
Norm Mitchell
1974
The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd
Decker
1974
40 Guns to Apache Pass
Barrett
1967
Murphy's Romance
Auctioneer
1985
Jigsaw
Deputy Sheriff Coley
1972
Are You in the House Alone?
Billy
1978
Kung Fu
Fuller
1972
Honky
1971
The Night the Bridge Fell Down
Police Chief
1980
Cop on the Beat
Patrol Lieutenant
1975
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
Lucas, Coyle's Crony
1971
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
Wells
1979
Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours
Irv
1976
Hog Wild
Jud
1974
Then Came Bronson
Diner Owner
1969
Ride a Northbound Horse
Macklin
1969The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton
Doyle Reager
1974
The Strange and Deadly Occurrence
Dr. David Gillgreen
1974
Deadhead Miles
1st Scale House Cop
1972
Viva Max!
Customs Guard Collins
1969
Wake Me When the War Is Over
German Soldier
1969
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
Brewster
1973
Long Way Home
Chester Purdle (uncredited)
1975
Gone Are the Dayes
Cook
1984
U.S. Marshals: Waco & Rhinehart
Truck Stop Manager
1987
Return of the Big Cat
Hunk Purdy
1974
On the Air Live with Captain Midnight
Father
1979
The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper
Officer Jim Moody
1976
Help Wanted: Male
Dr. Merten
1982
Senior Year
Laski
1974
Betrayal
Police Sergeant
1974