Ted Manson

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Years active 1977–2008 Name Ted Manson		Role Film actor

Born October 23, 1926 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. Cause of death Lung Cancer complications Alma mater John Carroll University Ohio State University Died June 1, 2008, Atlanta, Georgia, United States Education West High School, Ohio State University Movies The Curious Case of B, Nights in Rodanthe, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of, Sweet Home Alabama, Gordy Similar People Bret Wood, George C Wolfe, Andy Tennant, Paul Weitz, Adam McKay

Ted Manson (October 23, 1926 – June 1, 2008) was an American film actor with a career that spanned over 30 years.

Born in Columbus, Ohio, Manson graduated from West High School. He attended both Ohio State University and John Carroll University. In the 1950s he started acting with the Players Club and the Ohio State University Players. After a stint in real estate, he returned to acting in 1979 appearing on the television shows In the Heat of the Night and Matlock. He went on to appear in a number of Hollywood films, including Elizabethtown and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

He died from complications of lung cancer on June 1, 2008.

Filmography

Paris Trout (1991) as Hotel Clerk

Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) as Bailiff

Boxing Helena (1993) as Mailman

Gordy (1995) as Henry Royce

Last Dance (1996) as Judge Gorman

Traveller (1997) as First Trailer Buyer

Major League: Back to the Minors (1998) as Miracles Manager

Claudine's Return (1998) as Ticket Salesman

Run Ronnie Run (2002) as Oldie Bowling Alley Man

Sweet Home Alabama (2002) as Colonel Murphy

Petunia (2002) as Buddy Baxter

A Perilous Dance: The Damon DeRivers Story (2003) as Damon DeRivers

Runaway Jury (2003) as Pulaski

The Clearing (2004) as Robert Gidden

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004) as Elderly Law Client

Dead Birds (2004) as Elderly Teller

Elizabethtown (2005) as Sad Joe

Psychopathia Sexualis (2006) as Professor Krafft-Ebing

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) as Chip

Déjà Vu (2006) as Crying Man at Disaster

Gospel Hill (2008) as Ernest Hatch

Crystal River (2008) as Olin Arrendal

Nights in Rodanthe (2008) as Old Gus

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) as Mr. Daws

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) as Policeman

Good Intentions (2010) as Mr. Simmons

The Yellow Wallpaper (2011) as Sage at Duel

References

Ted Manson Wikipedia

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