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Ted Gehring

Biography

Ted Gehring was an American actor who worked mostly in film and television. Born in Bisbee, Arizona, he made his screen debut in 1965 on The Big Valley, and he went on to be cast again and again as a policeman, a bad guy or a face in the background. His best known part was Charlie, a role he played repeatedly on the sitcom Alice. His movies included Bound for Glory (1976), The Domino Principle (1977), The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979) and The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981). He made eight films for Disney, some released to theaters and others shown on television. He guest starred on many series, among them Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Columbo, The Rockford Files and Star Trek: The Original Series. He played banker Ebenezer Sprague on Little House on the Prairie from 1975 to 1976, and he retired in 1989. He died in 2000.

71years old at death

  • Born Bisbee, Arizona, USA
  • Died
  • Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19

Movie Career

Films
17
Career span
19 years1967 to 1986

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  1. First role

    Gehring started his screen career in 1965. That year he made his first appearance in The Big Valley, where he played Larsh.

Ted Gehring movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Parallax View1974 Thrilleras Schecter - Hotel Clerk

    IMDb rating 7.125K votes

  2. The Thomas Crown Affair1968 Crime, Drama, Romance, Thrilleras Marvin

    IMDb rating 6.933K votes

  3. Oklahoma Crude1973as Wobbly

    IMDb rating 6.31.7K votes

  4. They Call Me Mister Tibbs!1970as Inspector Deutsch

    IMDb rating 6.05.0K votes

  5. The Domino Principle1977as Schnaible

    IMDb rating 5.73.7K votes

  6. The Mad Bomber1973as Police Chief Marc C. Forester

    IMDb rating 5.8981 votes

  7. Farewell, My Lovely1975as Roy

    IMDb rating 7.011K votes

  8. Monte Walsh1970as Skimpy Eagans

    IMDb rating 7.03.4K votes

Most often with

William A. Fraker directed two of these films, Stanley Kramer two. Jim Davis appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Box office

What Ted Gehring's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$75.8 million

6 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 17 films: 6 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 6 figure not found.

  • 6Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 6Figure not found

Highest grossing

The six biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Murphy's Romance1985as Auctioneer
    $31M40.7% of the total
  2. 2
    The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again1979as Hank Starrett (Bank-robber)
    $21M27.6% of the total
  3. 3
    $14M18.5% of the total
  4. 4
    Out of Bounds1986as Mr. Cage
    $5.1M6.7% of the total
  5. 5
    The Parallax View1974as Schecter - Hotel Clerk
    $2.9M3.9% of the total
  6. 6
    $2.0M2.6% of the total