Tillmann, Theodore Ted Shackelford III is an American actor who began his career as a stand-in for David Ackroyd on the television series Dallas. He is best known for playing Gary Ewing in the CBS television series Knot Landing from 1979 to 1993. He has been a recurring character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless since 2006, playing twin brothers William and Jeffrey Bardwell.
Ted Shackelford married Janis Leverenz in 1976, but the couple divorced in 1987. He married Annette Wolfe again in 1991, and the couple is still together today. Between his divorce from his first wife, Ted was in a relationship with his Knots Landing co-star Teri Austin. There is no information available about his children from either marriage.
How much is the net worth of Ted Shackelford?
Ted Shackelford is a $6 million net worth American actor. Ted Shackelford was born in June 1946 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. From 1979 to 1991, he played Gary Ewing in the television series Dallas. From 1979 to 1993, Shackelford played Gary Ewing on the television series Knots Landing. He played Lieutenant Patrick Brogan on the TV show Space Precinct from 1994 to 1995. In 1996, Ted Shackelford appeared as Charles Alexander on the television series Savannah. From 2006 to 2015, he played Jeffrey Bardwell on The Young and the Restless. He won a TV Land Award for Knots Landing in 2009, and he was nominated for Soap Opera Digest Awards for Knots Landing in 1986 and 1991 for Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role on a Prime Time Serial.
Life and work
Shackelford was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and attended the University of Denver for his undergraduate studies. From 1975 to 1977, he played Ray Gordon on the daytime soap opera Another World. He has also appeared in Wonder Woman and, most recently, The Division. In addition, he appeared in the British science fiction series Space Precinct. Shackelford is best known for playing Gary Ewing on the CBS television series Knots Landing, which he starred in from 1979 to 1993. He also appeared in several episodes of CBS’s Dallas as Gary Ewing. The character was originally played by actor David Ackroyd, who was unable to reprise his role after his appearance in 1978.
Shackelford debuted as Genoa City district attorney William Bardwell on the daytime drama The Young and the Restless on February 2, 2006.
His last appearance on the popular soap as William Bardwell was on July 18, 2007, when his character died as a result of complications from a stroke. Shackelford, on the other hand, returned to the show on August 7, 2007, as Bardwell’s identical twin brother, Jeffrey Bardwell.
Shackelford returned to TNT in 2013 to reprise his role as Gary Ewing in three episodes of the new Dallas series, one of which reunited him with Joan Van Ark as Valene.
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| Age : | 75 years old |
| Family Name : | Shackelford |
| Birth Country : | United States |
| Birth Sign : | Gemini |
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