Ed Begley, Jr.

Inspired by the works of his Academy Award-winning father, Ed Begley, Jr. became an actor. He first came to audiences' attention for his portrayal of Dr. Victor Ehrlich on the long-running hit television series, "St. Elsewhere," for which he received six Emmy nominations. Since then Begley has moved easily between feature, television and theatre projects.

Begley can currently be seen in Paul Schrader's "Auto Focus" with Greg Kinnear and Willem Dafoe. His other feature film credits include "Best In Show," "I'm Losing You," "Batman Forever," "Renaissance Man," "The Accidental Tourist" and "The In-Laws."

On television Begley has been seen in recurring roles in the series "Six Feet Under" and "7th Heaven." He also guest starred in such series as "The West Wing," "The Practice," "The Drew Carey Show," "Touched By an Angel," "Gideon's Crossing" and "Providence."

Among his motion pictures for television credits are "Homicide: The Movie," "Not in This Town," with Kathy Baker, "World War II: When Lions Roared," with Bob Hoskins, Michael Caine and John Lithgow, "Running Mates," The Disney Channel's "Hounded," "Cooperstown" and "Story Lady," which starred Jessica Tandy.

Begley also completed the run of the West Coast premiere of David Mamet's "Cryptogram," at the Geffen Playhouse, in the role that he originated in Boston and then in New York.