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.
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 earned 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. He currently resides in Portland, Oregon where he continues to pursue acting and teaches acting for television.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1996Celtic PrideTony Sheppard2000The Flintstones in Viva Rock VegasConfessor2000Dancing at the Blue IguanaAttendant2001MonkeyboneGrim reaperVoice2001The Man Who Wasn't ThereBingo Caller2001Legally BlondeAdmissions Guy2002Big Fat LiarBoring Teacher2002The Master of DisguiseSecurity Guard2002Blood WorkForensics #12003Cheaper by the DozenPrincipal2004EnvyUpscale Auctioneer2007Naked Under HeavenThe Boss2011BucksvilleDr. Don French2012GoneHenry Massey2012Cell CountAbraham Walker2012The Kill HoleJames2012Santa Paws 2: The Santa PupsMr. Miller2012Sunshine Girl and the Hunt for Black Eyed KidsMother of Black Eyed Kid2013Future PerfectTony2014A Standing StillJack2014WildCrazy GuyUncredited2015The Weather OutsideDaniel2016UndeservedMark2018Last Seen in IdahoMcNeely2018Pretty BrokenDr. Armstrong2019First CowFort Trapper2020The Water ManEdward Schaal2020The Last ChampionMr. McCormick2022Showing UpTed2022Losing AddisonDr. Alfred Hunter2023Somebody I Used to KnowBarryTBAGolden State KillerDr. ReyesTBA You Can't Win Jack Black's Father Post-production
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1996In the HouseCandidate #2Episode: "Record Breaking Time"1997The PretenderAcupuncturistEpisode: "Jaroldo!"1997ProfilerBenEpisode: "Blue Highway"1997SlidersTechnicianEpisode: "Stoker"1997, 1998SparksWaiter / Detective2 episodes1997–1998ERNeonatologist Dr. Tabash6 episodes1998Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionPreston Arnold2 episodes1998SeinfeldCrichtonEpisode: "The Bookstore"1998The CloserMarkEpisode: "My Best Friend's Funeral"1998Chicago HopeAttendantEpisode: "Physician, Heal Thyself"1998ColumboMortician #2Episode: "Ashes to Ashes"1998Sister, SisterEdgarEpisode: "The Grass Is Always Finer"1999Santa and PeteTannery ManTelevision film2000Just Shoot Me!HarryEpisode: "With Thee I Swing"2000Star Trek: VoyagerVarnEpisode: "Live Fast and Prosper"2000Buddy FaroDateEpisode: "The Match Game"2000–2001RoswellMr. Whitman3 episodes2000–2007Gilmore GirlsMorey Dell19 episodes2001Black ScorpionBlack HandEpisode: "Crime Time"2001Jack & JillKaraoke SalesmanEpisode: "Crazy Like a Fox, Hungry Like the Wolf"2001NikkiTrent TurnerEpisode: "One Wedding and a Funeral"2001State of GraceMr. LinquistEpisode: "Eve of Discussion"2001Earth vs. the SpiderCoronerTelevision film2003The Tracy Morgan ShowStevenEpisode: "The Anniversary"2003Malcolm in the MiddleFritzEpisode: "Christmas Trees"2003–2005CarnivàleFlasher / Talker / Talker #14 episodes2004Joan of ArcadiaDr. Halliwell GodEpisode: "Recreation"2005CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationDenny Kingsley / Sherlock HolmesEpisode: "Who Shot Sherlock?"2005It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaCuratorEpisode: "The Gang Finds A Dead Guy"2005Night StalkerJeffriesEpisode: "Malum"20077th HeavenCrossroads DeaconEpisode: "Inked"2008Assorted Nightmares: JanitorJanitorEpisode #1.12008My Name Is EarlCappyEpisode: "Sold a Guy a Lemon Car"2009MentalGrayson EmersonEpisode: "Pilot"2009WeedsIngrid's SupervisorEpisode: "Su-Su-Sucio"2009CommunityMarketing ProfessorEpisode: "Environmental Science"2010LeverageCapt. Danny McCannEpisode: "The Bottle Job"2010Zeke and LutherSnotsworthEpisode: "Treasure"2010Pair of KingsRoyal TrackerEpisode: "Where the Wild Kings Are"2011Boardwalk EmpireJohn McGarrigle2 episodes2011–2015GrimmJames Addison3 episodes2015The LibrariansSheriff HeyerEpisode: "And the Fables of Doom"2016Camp AbercornBobEpisode: "Pilot"2016Gilmore Girls: A Year in the LifeMoreyEpisode: "Spring"2017, 2018AutomataRoscoe2 episodes2018American VandalSam PinkertonEpisode: "Wiped Clean"2018Angie TribecaBank TellerEpisode: "Freezing Cold Prestige Drama"
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