Biography
While often remember by the Gen-X set for his stick-in-the-mud, golf-obsessed judge in "Caddyshack" (1980), it was his Emmy-winning characterization as the vain and vastly untalented Ted Baxter on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" (CBS, 1970-77) that first endeared Knight to the public. He went on to create another loveable buffoon, Henry Rush, on the hit sitcom, "Too Close for Comfort" (ABC, 1980-86), cementing a legacy that few in Hollywood ever …
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Career Milestones
| Starred as Henry Rush in the comedy series "Too Close For Comfort" | ||
| Starred as Ted Baxter on the televison comedy series "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" | ||
Awards
1972 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in The Mary Tyler Moore Show |
1972 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance By an Actor In a Supporting Role in The Mary Tyler Moore Show |
1973 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance By an Actor In a Supporting Role in The Mary Tyler Moore Show |
1974 | Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor In Comedy in The Mary Tyler Moore Show |
1975 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in The Mary Tyler Moore Show |
1975 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Continuing Performance By a Supporting Actor in The Mary Tyler Moore Show |
1976 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Continuing Performance By a Supporting in The Mary Tyler Moore Show |
1977 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Continuing Performance By a Supporting Actor In a Comedy Series in The Mary Tyler Moore Show |