Ted Wass

Ted Wass (born October 27, 1952, in Lakewood, Ohio), is an American actor and director. Goodman School of Drama graduate Wass made his Broadway bow in the 1976 production Grease. He is a 1970 graduate of Glenbard West High School, where he portrayed Action in the musical West Side Story during his senior year.

He is best known for his roles as "Danny Dallas" on the series Soap and as the father, "Nick Russo", on the NBC sitcom Blossom. Ted Wass briefly left show business and spent a year curing meats in Spain.

His first wife was actress Janet Margolin, who died in 1993, aged 50, from ovarian cancer; they had two children. His second wife is producer Nina Wass.

Filmography

• Blossom (1990-1995) (TV series) as Nick Russo
• The Canterville Ghost (1986) (TV movie)
• Oh, God! You Devil (1984) as Bobby Shelton
• Sheena (1984) as Vic Casey
• Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) as Sergeant Clifton Sleigh
• Baby Sister (1983) as David Mitchell
• The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal (1979) as Vinnie
• Soap (1977-1981) (TV series) as Danny Dallas

Director Filmography

• Brothers (2009)
• Two and a Half Men (2007)
• Rules of Engagement (2007)
• 'Til Death (2006)
• Crumbs (2006)
• Spin City (2000-2002)

External links

• Ted Wass at the Internet Movie Database
• Ted Wass at TV.com