Ted Shackelford
Ted Shackelford
Theodore Tillman "Ted" Shackelford IIIis an American actor. He played Gary Ewing in the CBS television series Knots Landing; since 2006, he has appeared in a recurring role on the CBS soap The Young and the Restless, portraying twin brothers William and Jeffrey Bardwell...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth23 June 1946
CityOklahoma City, OK
CountryUnited States of America
believe paris people
I was in a Paris for four or five days and I couldn't believe the reaction I got there. It was just bizarre; people recognizing me left and right.
writing interest
I have no interest in writing, directing or producing.
tired acting actors
I remember the actor Dale Robertson said he quit acting when he got tired of having to hold his stomach in. I feel that way sometimes.
television world firsts
I can't really recall the first time I was noticed by a producer but the first time I was on television was doing Daytime for Another World, which I started in December '75 and went until December '76.
faces earth stills
But no, I'm still living in LA and haven't dropped off the face of the earth.
german-shepherds shepherds germany
I have German Shepherds that I train and have brought back to Germany. I love going there.
i-love-you romantic short-love
Knots Landing is the best thing that ever happened to me.
character years people
What happens if you're the guy who's been on the show ten years and is highly paid but they have nothing for you to do is that they bring in other people, and you become a supporting character to those people.
moving development stuff
On daytime they continue to revisit a lot of the same stuff while nighttime does move on and show development.
running long things-to-do
The thing with being on a series that runs that long is that the writers run out of things to do.
play actors want
And I had a lot to play, which is what you want as an actor.