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The college sweatshirts he wore in the situation comedy Too Close for Comfort (1980) were sometimes sent to him by students from real colleges.

He was also a prominent voice actor for 1960-1970s superhero cartoons, such as the Flash, the Atom, Superman, Super Friends, Justice League, and others. He was best known as the the omniscient narrator, but he also did voice-overs for many of the second-string characters. He was seldom, if ever, the protagonist.

Had played minor villains in television and film dramas for many years before the role of Ted Baxter on Mary Tyler Moore (1970) aggressively tapped into his comedy talents.

Had a small role at the very end of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960) as a cell guard who opens the cell door for another officer, who gives Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) a blanket.

Served as a combat engineer of A Company, 296th Combat Engineer Battalion, which built bridges, roads, and temporary living structures in the European Theatre following the D-Day invasion. The 296th CEB earned five Battle Stars for its service in World War II.

Bore an uncanny resemblance to Barry Goldwater. In an episode of Too Close for Comfort (1980) when someone paints a portrait of Knight's character, the running gag becomes "Wow, look at that great picture of Barry Goldwater".

Can be heard in the comedy-drama movie M*A*S*H (1970) as a radio announcer (not to be confused with the PA announcer).

Was good friends with Gavin MacLeod before they worked together on Mary Tyler Moore (1970).

Was the first regular cast member of Mary Tyler Moore (1970) to pass away (and the only one to pass away in the 20th century/2nd millennium). For 30 years, Knight was the only deceased one until Mary Tyler Moore herself passed away on January 25, 2017. Additionally, being aged 62 at the time of his death, Knight is the shortest-lived of the regular cast.

His well-modulated voice, ideal for radio broadcasting and announcing, helped keep him afloat during the dismal 1960s providing narration and voices for a number of cartoon series, including Ein Fall für Batman (1968) and Die Enterprise (1973).

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6673 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California, on January 30, 1985.

Following his death, he was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.

Before his death, he was the acting mentor of Lydia Cornell, Deborah Van Valkenburgh and Jim J. Bullock, all of whom were Knight's good friends.

Had three children with Dorothy Knight: Ted Knight Jr., Elyse Knight and Eric Knight.

In the 1970s, he was the spokesperson for Southgate USA and appeared in numerous commercials that aired on Cleveland area television and radio stations (Southgate USA is a shopping center in Maple Heights, Ohio.).

Had Polish ancestry.

Rodney Dangerfield ultimately decided not to do Caddyshack II (1988) after the passing of Ted Knight. He felt there was no point doing a sequel without Ted Knight.

In later life, Ted's wife, Dorothy Knight, served on the Board of Directors of Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation in San Diego and was active in Palisadians for Peace.

Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives." Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 491-493. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons (1999).