Ted Rooney

Ted Rooney
EducationLewis & Clark College (BA)
Temple University (MFA)
OccupationActor
Years active1996-present
Known forLegally Blonde
Boardwalk Empire
Gilmore Girls

Ted Rooney is an American actor and educator, known for his role as Morey Dell on Gilmore Girls, neonatologist Dr. Tabash on ER, and John McGarrigle on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire.[1]

Early life and education

Rooney was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He is the seventh of nine children. He graduated from Grant High School, where his father, Ed Rooney, was a teacher and basketball coach. Rooney completed his undergraduate degree in theater at Lewis & Clark College and received his MFA in acting at Temple University.

Career

After college, Rooney played semi-pro basketball in Germany. He lived for six years in New York City pursuing theater, and he lived ten years in Los Angeles continuing with theater pursuits, commercial work and appearances on television.[2] He currently resides in Portland, Oregon where he continues to pursue acting and teaches acting for television.[3][4]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Celtic Pride Tony Sheppard
2000 The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas Confessor
2000 Dancing at the Blue Iguana Attendant
2001 Monkeybone Grim reaper Voice
2001 The Man Who Wasn't There Bingo Caller
2001 Legally Blonde Admissions Guy
2002 Big Fat Liar Boring Teacher
2002 The Master of Disguise Security Guard
2002 Blood Work Forensics #1
2003 Cheaper by the Dozen Principal
2004 Envy Upscale Auctioneer
2007 Naked Under Heaven The Boss
2011 Bucksville Dr. Don French[5]
2012 Gone Henry Massey
2012 Cell Count Abraham Walker
2012 The Kill Hole James
2012 Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups Mr. Miller
2012 Sunshine Girl and the Hunt for Black Eyed Kids Mother of Black Eyed Kid
2013 Future Perfect Tony
2014 A Standing Still Jack
2014 Wild Crazy Guy Uncredited
2015 The Weather Outside Daniel
2016 Undeserved Mark
2018 Last Seen in Idaho McNeely
2018 Pretty Broken Dr. Armstrong
2019 First Cow Fort Trapper
2020 The Water Man Edward Schaal
2020 The Last Champion Mr. McCormick
2022 Showing Up Ted
2022 Losing Addison Dr. Alfred Hunter
2023 Somebody I Used to Know Barry
TBA You Can't Win Jack Black's Father Post-Production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1996 In the House Candidate #2 Episode: "Record Breaking Time"
1997 The Pretender Acupuncturist Episode: "Jaroldo!"
1997 Profiler Ben Episode: "Blue Highway"
1997 Sliders Technician Episode: "Stoker"
1997, 1998 Sparks Waiter / Detective 2 episodes
1997–1998 ER Neonatologist Dr. Tabash 6 episodes
1998 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Preston Arnold 2 episodes
1998 Seinfeld Crichton Episode: "The Bookstore"
1998 The Closer Mark Episode: "My Best Friend's Funeral"
1998 Chicago Hope Attendant Episode: "Physician, Heal Thyself"
1998 Columbo Mortician #2 Episode: "Ashes to Ashes"
1998 Sister, Sister Edgar Episode: "The Grass Is Always Finer"
1999 Santa and Pete Tannery Man Television film
2000 Just Shoot Me! Harry Episode: "With Thee I Swing"
2000 Star Trek: Voyager Varn Episode: "Live Fast and Prosper"
2000 Buddy Faro Date Episode: "The Match Game"
2000–2001 Roswell Mr. Whitman 3 episodes
2000–2007 Gilmore Girls Morey Dell 19 episodes
2001 Black Scorpion Black Hand Episode: "Crime Time"
2001 Jack & Jill Karaoke Salesman Episode: "Crazy Like a Fox, Hungry Like the Wolf"
2001 Nikki Trent Turner Episode: "One Wedding and a Funeral"
2001 State of Grace Mr. Linquist Episode: "Eve of Discussion"
2001 Earth vs. the Spider Coroner Television film
2003 The Tracy Morgan Show Steven Episode: "The Anniversary"
2003 Malcolm in the Middle Fritz Episode: "Christmas Trees"
2003–2005 Carnivàle Flasher / Talker / Talker #1 4 episodes
2004 Joan of Arcadia Dr. Halliwell God Episode: "Recreation"
2005 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Denny Kingsley / Sherlock Holmes Episode: "Who Shot Sherlock?"
2005 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Curator Episode: "The Gang Finds A Dead Guy"
2005 Night Stalker Jeffries Episode: "Malum"
2007 7th Heaven Crossroads Deacon Episode: "Inked"
2008 Assorted Nightmares: Janitor Janitor Episode #1.1
2008 My Name Is Earl Cappy Episode: "Sold a Guy a Lemon Car"
2009 Mental Grayson Emerson Episode: "Pilot"
2009 Weeds Ingrid's Supervisor Episode: "Su-Su-Sucio"
2009 Community Marketing Professor Episode: "Environmental Science"
2010 Leverage Capt. Danny McCann Episode: "The Bottle Job"
2010 Zeke and Luther Snotsworth Episode: "Treasure"
2010 Pair of Kings Royal Tracker Episode: "Where the Wild Kings Are"
2011 Boardwalk Empire John McGarrigle 2 episodes
2011–2015 Grimm James Addison 3 episodes
2015 The Librarians Sheriff Heyer Episode: "And the Fables of Doom"
2016 Camp Abercorn Bob Episode: "Pilot"
2016 Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Morey Episode: "Spring"
2017, 2018 Automata Roscoe 2 episodes
2018 American Vandal Sam Pinkerton Episode: "Wiped Clean"
2018 Angie Tribeca Bank Teller Episode: "Freezing Cold Prestige Drama"

References

  1. ^ "Ted Rooney". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  2. ^ "Ted Rooney". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  3. ^ "Ted Rooney | Portland State University". www.pdx.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  4. ^ Jessica (2010-09-15). "Portland Actors Conservatory: Ted Rooney: Making Your Audition Less Dependent on Mystery or Mood". Portland Actors Conservatory. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  5. ^ "'The Catechism Cataclysm,' 'Bucksville' and more: Indie and Arthouse". 18 November 2011.