Born in New York City, Ted's early career included guest appearances in
soap operas, Ein Pyjama für zwei (1961) and Unruhige Jahre (1962). Ted went on to appear as "Frankie" on
Gomer Pyle: USMC (1964), but his big break was as "That Guy" on the successful Marlo Thomas
Television series Süß, aber ein bißchen verrückt (1966). As "Don Hollinger", he played the boyfriend
of aspiring actress "Ann Marie". After that, he appeared in a number of
short lived Television comedy series including So ein Affentheater (1972), Good Time Harry (1980) and
Hail to the Chief (1985). After being stereotyped as the good boyfriend, Ted found jobs
hard to find so he moved towards the direction and production end of
Television. Ted directed episodes of Die Tracey Ullman Show (1987) and Keine wie die andere (1991). At the time
of his death, he was preparing to direct a movie version of the
Television series Verliebt in eine Hexe (1964).
