Ted Bessell

Born in New York City, Ted's early career included guest appearances in soap operas, _Lover Come Back (1961)_ (qv) and _It's a Man's World (1962)_ (qv). Ted went on to appear as "Frankie" on _Gomer Pyle: USMC (1964)_ (qv), but his big break was as "That Guy" on the successful 'Marlo Thomas' (qv) Television series _That Girl (1966)_ (qv). 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 _Me and the Chimp (1972)_ (qv), _Good Time Harry (1980)_ (qv) and _Hail to the Chief (1985)_ (qv). 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 _The Tracey Ullman Show (1987)_ (qv) and _Sibs (1991)_ (qv). At the time of his death, he was preparing to direct a movie version of the Television series _Bewitched (1964)_ (qv).::Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>