# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ed-begley
# Generated: 2026-08-13T02:42:50.176Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ed-begley"
name: "Ed Begley"
slug: "ed-begley"
description: "Edward James Begley Sr. was an American actor of theatre, radio, film, and television. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) and appeared in such classics as 12 Angry Men (1957), Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) and The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964). He was twice nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award, including for his portrayal of Matthew Harrison Brady in a television adaptation of Inherit the Wind, a role which, ten years before, had earned him the Tony Award. Additionally, he was a one-time Golden Globe, two-time Laurel Award, and three-time Grammy Award nominee. He is the father of the actor and environmental activist Ed Begley Jr."
tagline: "American actor (1901–1970)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ed_Begley_1958.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
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  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1901-03-25"
deathDate: "1970-04-28"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             3.731678055396172
  historical:           23.68103333333334
  currentAttention:     10.76
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003225/"
    handle:    "nm0003225"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump