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Little Nikita (1988) -- An FBI agent (Sidney Poitier) must protect the American son (River Phoenix) of two Soviet sleeper spies and figure out who the bad guys are in this dramatic cold war thriller.
"Quark" (1977): Season 1:  -- Clip: Vanessa 38-24-36
Pablo (2010) -- Trailer for this animated bio-pic about a legend in film making
Henry Poole Is Here (2008) -- Ron Irizarry's music video for the Luke Wilson Film HENRY POOLE IS HERE directed by veteran music video director Mark Pellington (Pearl Jam, U2, Bruce Springsteen).
"Quark" (1977): Season 1:  -- Clip: All the emperor's quasi-norms, part 2

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Although his actress wife Paula Prentiss became a star by the early 1960s... more
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Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 5 nominations more

Filmography

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Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Pushing Daisies" (2007)   Jerry Holmes (1 episode, 2009) 2009 - 8.5 (138)
- 2. Henry Poole Is Here (2008) Dr. Fancher 2008 - 6.6 (5,870)
- 3. Keeping Up with the Steins (2006) Rabbi Schulberg 2006 - 5.4 (1,760)
- 4. The Goodbye Girl (2004) (TV)   Oliver Fry 2004 - 6.1 (664)
AKAs:
  • Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl (USA: complete title)
- 5. Marci X (2003) Ben Feld 2003 - 2.4 (3,167)
- 6. The Shrink Is In (2001) (uncredited) Samantha's editor 2001 - 4.9 (884)
- 7. "Titus" (2000)   Bill (1 episode, 2000) 2000 - 8.1 (1,752)
- 8. "Mad About You" (1992)   Frank (1 episode, 1999) 1999 - 7.1 (2,587)
- 9. The Pentagon Wars (1998) (TV) Caspar Weinberger (Secretary of Defense) 1998 - 7.0 (1,324)
- 10. Deconstructing Harry (1997) Ken/Harry's Character 1997 $13M 7.2 (15,456)
- 11. "Ink" (1996)   Dr. Vishniac (1 episode, 1997) 1997 - 6.5 (28)
- 12. "The Ray Bradbury Theater" (1985)   Mr. Howard (1 episode, 1992) 1992 - 7.9 (192)
AKAs:
  • Le monde fantastique de Ray Bradbury (Canada: French title)
  • Mystery Theatre (UK: rerun title)
  • Ray Bradbury présente (France)
  • The Bradbury Trilogy (UK: rerun title)
  • The Ray Bradbury Theatre (UK)
- 13. Lift (1992) Rabbi Brill 1992 - 7.0 (14)
- 14. Packin' It In (1983) (TV) Gary Webber 1983 - 5.8 (87)
- 15. Saturday the 14th (1981) John 1981 - 3.5 (1,061)
- 16. "Insight" (1960)   (1 episode, 1981) 1981 - 6.6 (38)
1 TV episode:
- 17. Managing Meetings (1981) (V) Host 1981 - -
- 18. Listening Skills (1981) (V) Host 1981 - -
- 19. First Family (1980) Press Secretary Bunthorne 1980 - 3.9 (267)
- 20. How to Beat the High Co$t of Living (1980) Albert 1980 - 5.6 (449)
- 21. The Last Married Couple in America (1980) Marv Cooper 1980 - 4.9 (235)
- 22. Witches' Brew (1980)   Joshua Lightman 1980 - 4.3 (68)
AKAs:
  • Which Witch Is Which?
- 23. Scavenger Hunt (1979) Stuart Selsome 1979 - 5.7 (1,079)
- 24. Love at First Bite (1979) Dr. Jeffery Rosenberg / Van Helsing 1979 - 5.9 (2,224)
- 25. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)   Meyer Shine (1 episode, 1978) 1978 - 8.6 (63)
AKAs:
  • Hallmark Television Playhouse
1 TV episode:
- 26. "Quark" (1977)   Adam Quark / Commander Adam Quark (8 episodes, 1977-1978) 1978 - 7.7 (125)
- 27. House Calls (1978) Dr. Norman Solomon 1978 - 6.7 (808)
- 28. No Room to Run (1978) (TV) Nick Loomis 1978 - 3.7 (8)
- 29. The Sunshine Boys (1975)   Ben Clark 1975 - 7.1 (2,060)
AKAs:
  • Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys (USA: complete title)
- 30. Westworld (1973) Peter Martin 1973 - 7.1 (9,201)
- 31. The Last of Sheila (1973) Tom 1973 - 7.3 (1,415)
- 32. Portnoy's Complaint (1972) Alexander Portnoy 1972 - 4.8 (159)
- 33. The Steagle (1971) Harold Weiss, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. 1971 - 4.3 (34)
- 34. The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971) William Alren 1971 - 6.2 (70)
- 35. Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970) Jonathan Balser 1970 - 6.8 (463)
- 36. Catch-22 (1970) Maj. Danby 1970 - 7.1 (8,915)
- 37. Goodbye, Columbus (1969) Neil Klugman 1969 - 6.7 (749)
- 38. "He & She" (1967)   Dick Hollister (26 episodes, 1967-1968) 1968 - 8.3 (60)
- 39. "Vacation Playhouse" (1963)   Ted Penny (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 7.4 (8)
- 40. "Dr. Kildare" (1961)   Adam Barstow / Intern (2 episodes, 1962-1963) 1963 - 7.7 (121)
Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. A Little Thing Called Murder (2006) (TV) 2006 - 6.4 (285)
- 2. The Goodbye Girl (2004) (TV)   2004 - 6.1 (664)
AKAs:
  • Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl (USA: complete title)
- 3. Marci X (2003) 2003 - 2.4 (3,167)
- 4. The Shrink Is In (2001) 2001 - 4.9 (884)
- 5. Laughter on the 23rd Floor (2001) (TV) 2001 - 6.1 (262)
- 6. The Sports Pages (2001) (TV) 2001 - 5.1 (90)
- 7. Tourist Trap (1998) (TV) 1998 - 5.5 (145)
- 8. The Pentagon Wars (1998) (TV) 1998 - 7.0 (1,324)
- 9. Mrs. Winterbourne (1996) 1996 - 5.8 (2,753)
- 10. Milk Money (1994) 1994 - 5.2 (4,897)
- 11. Made in America (1993) 1993 $105M 4.5 (6,119)
- 12. Mermaids (1990) 1990 - 6.3 (9,288)
- 13. Downtown (1990) 1990 - 5.3 (776)
- 14. My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) 1988 - 4.8 (8,449)
- 15. Little Nikita (1988)   1988 - 6.1 (2,119)
AKAs:
  • The Sleepers
- 16. The Money Pit (1986) 1986 - 5.8 (14,482)
- 17. City Heat (1984) 1984 - 5.1 (2,945)
- 18. Racing with the Moon (1984) 1984 - 6.7 (1,493)
- 19. My Favorite Year (1982)   1982 - 7.2 (3,699)
AKAs:
  • My Favourite Year (UK)
- 20. "Semi-Tough" (1980)   (1 episode, 1980) 1980 - -
- 21. Where's Poppa? (1979) (TV) 1979 - -
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Goodbye Girl (2004) (TV)   (producer) 2004 - 6.1 (664)
AKAs:
  • Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl (USA: complete title)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Pablo (post-production) (2010) Himself 2010 - -
- 2. Speechless (2008) (TV) Himself 2008 - 4.8 (11)
- 3. Stanley Rubin: A Work in Progress (2008) As self 2008 - -
- 4. "This Is David Gest" (2007)   Himself (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - -
- 5. "Intimate Portrait" (1993)   Himself (1 episode, 2002) 2002 - 7.8 (52)
1 TV episode:
- 6. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions (2002) (TV)   Himself 2002 - 5.6 (150)
AKAs:
  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories (USA: long title)
- 7. Hollywood Remembers Walter Matthau (2001) (TV) Narrator/Himself 2001 - 6.1 (6)
- 8. "Biography" (1987)   Himself (1 episode, 2001) 2001 - 8.0 (266)
- 9. "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992)   Himself (1 episode, 1993) 1993 - 6.8 (472)
AKAs:
  • Jay Leno (Australia)
- 10. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962)   Himself (6 episodes, 1972-1990) 1990 - 8.3 (463)
- 11. The American Film Institute Salute to Frank Capra (1982) (TV) Himself 1982 - 7.6 (95)
- 12. The 54th Annual Academy Awards (1982) (TV) Himself - Co-presenter: Documentary Awards 1982 - 5.4 (63)
- 13. The Way They Were (1981) (TV) 1981 - 6.7 (10)
- 14. "Saturday Night Live" (1975)   Various / 3 characters not shown (2 episodes, 1979-1980) 1980 - 8.2 (6,599)
AKAs:
  • NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
  • SNL (USA: informal title)
  • SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
  • Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
  • Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
  • Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
  • Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
  • Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
- 15. A Tribute to Neil Simon (1978) (TV) Himself 1978 - -
- 16. Battle of the Network Stars IV (1978) (TV) Himself - NBC Team Captain 1978 - 6.9 (13)
- 17. Science Fiction Film Awards (1978) (TV)   Himself - Presenter 1978 - -
AKAs:
  • The 5th Annual Science Fiction Film Awards (USA: informal title)
- 18. The Lion Roars Again (1975) (uncredited) Himself 1975 - 5.6 (53)
- 19. The 46th Annual Academy Awards (1974) (TV) Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Film Editing 1974 - 6.1 (71)
- 20. On Location with Westworld (1973) (uncredited) Himself 1973 - 5.1 (31)
- 21. The 26th Annual Tony Awards (1972) (TV) Himself - Presenter 1972 - -
- 22. The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (1971) (TV) Himself - Co-Presenter: Documentary Awards 1971 - 5.1 (36)
- 23. "The Joan Rivers Show" (1969)   Himself (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - -
AKAs:
  • That Show
- 24. "The David Frost Show" (1969)   Himself (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - 8.5 (25)
1 TV episode:
- 25. The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (1969) (TV) Himself - Presenter 1969 - 5.2 (17)
- 26. "The Jonathan Winters Show" (1967)   Himself (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 8.2 (17)
- 27. "The Merv Griffin Show" (1962)   Himself (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 7.3 (95)
- 1. Saturday Night Live: The Best of Gilda Radner (2005) (V) (uncredited) Milt DiLaBounta
- 2. Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash (1992) (TV) (uncredited) Ros Denton
- 3. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 19th Anniversary Special (1981) (TV) Himself
- 4. America at the Movies (1976) Maj. Danby

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