How old was Ted Danson in his first movie: The Onion Field?

Ted Danson was 30 in The Onion Field when he played the character 'Ian Campbell'.

That was over 45 years ago in 1979.

This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).

Today he is 76, and has starred in 59 movies in total, 58 of those since The Onion Field was released.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In The Onion Field, I think Ted Danson looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Harold Becker has worked with Ted Danson just once in his career.
  • Ted Danson's first movie was as 'Ian Campbell' in The Onion Field, released in 1979 when he was 30
  • The Onion Field scores 6.21 out of 10 on TMDB.

Ted Danson's other movies