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Actor:

• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s
• 1920s

1. Advise & Consent (1962) .... Senator Seabright 'Seab' Cooley
2. "Checkmate" .... Reverend Wister (1 episode, 1961)
       - Terror from the East (1961) TV episode .... Reverend Wister
3. "Wagon Train" .... Colonel Albert Farnsworth (1 episode, 1960)
   ... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
       - The Albert Farnsworth Story (1960) TV episode .... Colonel Albert Farnsworth
4. Spartacus (1960) .... Sempronius Gracchus
   ... aka Spartacus: Rebel Against Rome (USA: poster title)
5. Sotto dieci bandiere (1960) .... Admiral Russell
   ... aka Under Ten Flags (USA)
6. "Playhouse 90" .... Rabbi Adam Heller (1 episode, 1960)
       - In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1960) TV episode .... Rabbi Adam Heller
   
   
7. "On Trial" (1 episode, 1959)
   ... aka The Joseph Cotten Show (USA: rerun title)
   ... aka The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (USA: new title)
       - Eleanor (1959) TV episode
8. "General Electric Theater" .... Edwin Kensington / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1959)
   ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
   ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
       - The Last Lesson (1959) TV episode .... M. Hamel
       - A New York Knight (1958) TV episode .... Henry Denry
       - Mr. Kensington's Finest Hour (1957) TV episode .... Edwin Kensington
9. "Studio 57" .... Charles Claxton (1 episode, 1958)
   ... aka Heinz Studio 57 (USA: alternative title)
       - Stopover in Bombay (1958) TV episode .... Charles Claxton
10. Witness for the Prosecution (1957) .... Sir Wilfrid Robarts
11. "The Jackie Gleason Show" (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka The Honeymooners: The Lost Episodes (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 29 September 1956 (1956) TV episode
12. "Ford Star Jubilee" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Day Lincoln Was Shot (1956) TV episode .... Narrator
13. Hobson's Choice (1954) .... Henry Horatio Hobson
14. "This Is Charles Laughton" (1953) TV series .... Host (1953)
15. Young Bess (1953) .... King Henry VIII
16. Salome (1953) .... King Herod
    ... aka Salome: The Dance of the Seven Veils (USA: alternative title)
17. Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) .... Capt. William Kidd
18. O. Henry's Full House (1952) .... Soapy (The Cop and the Anthem)
    ... aka Full House (UK)
19. The Strange Door (1951) .... Sire Alain de Maletroit
    ... aka Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Door (USA: complete title)
20. The Blue Veil (1951) .... Fred K. Begley
    
    
21. The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949) .... Inspector Jules Maigret
    ... aka L'homme de la tour Eiffel (France)
22. The Bribe (1949) .... J.J. Bealer
23. The Girl from Manhattan (1948) .... The Bishop
24. The Big Clock (1948) .... Earl Janoth
25. Arch of Triumph (1948) .... Ivon Haake
26. On Our Merry Way (1948) (scenes deleted) .... Reverend John B. Dunne
    ... aka A Miracle Can Happen (USA: longer version)
27. The Paradine Case (1947) .... Judge Lord Thomas Horfield
    ... aka Alfred Hitchcock's The Paradine Case (USA: complete title)
28. Leben des Galilei (1947) .... Galileo Galilei
    ... aka Galileo (USA: review title)
29. Because of Him (1946) .... John Sheridan
30. Captain Kidd (1945) .... Capt. William Kidd
31. The Suspect (1944) .... Philip Marshall
32. The Canterville Ghost (1944) .... Sir Simon de Canterville / The Ghost
33. Passport to Destiny (1944) (uncredited) .... Photo of Sergeant Major Henry Albert Muggins
34. The Man from Down Under (1943) .... Jocko Wilson
35. This Land Is Mine (1943) .... Albert Lory
36. Forever and a Day (1943) .... Bellamy - Dexter's Butler
    ... aka The Changing World (USA: alternative title)
37. Stand by for Action (1942) .... Rear Admiral Stephen Thomas
    ... aka Cargo of Innocents (UK)
38. Tales of Manhattan (1942) .... Charles Smith
39. The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942) .... Jonas Tuttle
40. It Started with Eve (1941) .... Jonathan Reynolds
41. They Knew What They Wanted (1940) .... Tony Patucci
    
    
42. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) .... Quasimodo
43. Jamaica Inn (1939) .... Sir Humphrey Pengallan
44. Sidewalks of London (1938) .... Charles Staggers
    ... aka St. Martin's Lane
45. Vessel of Wrath (1938) .... Ginger Ted' Wilson
    ... aka The Beachcomber (USA)
46. I, Claudius (1937) .... Claudius
47. Rembrandt (1936) .... Rembrandt van Rijn
48. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) .... Bligh
49. Les misérables (1935) .... Inspector Javert
50. Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) .... Marmaduke Ruggles
51. The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) .... Edward Moulton-Barrett
    ... aka Forbidden Alliance (USA: TV title)
52. White Woman (1933) .... Horace H. Prin
53. The Private Life of Henry VIII. (1933) .... King Henry VIII
54. Island of Lost Souls (1932) .... Dr. Moreau
55. The Sign of the Cross (1932) .... Emperor Nero
56. If I Had a Million (1932) .... Phineas V. Lambert
57. Payment Deferred (1932) .... William Marble
58. The Old Dark House (1932) .... Sir William Porterhouse
59. Devil and the Deep (1932) .... Commander Charles Sturm
60. Down River (1931) .... Captain Grossman
61. Wolves (1930) .... Captain Job
    ... aka Wanted Men (USA: cut version)
    
    
62. Piccadilly (1929) .... A Nightclub Diner
63. The Tonic (1928) .... Father of the Family
64. Daydreams (1928) .... Lecherous Boarder/Ram Das in Dream Sequence
65. Blue Bottles (1928) .... Burglar
    

Soundtrack:

• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s

1. "Startime" (1 episode, 1960)
   ... aka Ford Startime
   ... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
       - Academy Award Songs (1960) TV episode (performer: "Sylvia" (uncredited), "The Last Time I Saw Paris" (uncredited), "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (uncredited))
   
   
2. "The Lux Show" (1 episode, 1957)
   ... aka The Lux Show Starring Rosemary Clooney (USA: complete title)
       - Episode #1.10 (1957) TV episode (performer: "Gwine to Rune All Night" (uncredited), "Oh! Susanna" (uncredited), "Waiting for the Robert E. Lee" (uncredited), "Moonlight Bay" (uncredited))
3. Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) (performer: "Meet Captain Kidd")
   
   
4. The Canterville Ghost (1944) ("Gertie from Bizerte" (1943) (uncredited))
   
   
5. One in a Million (1936) ("Horror Boys of Hollywood" (1936))
   

Writer:

• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s

1. The Night of the Hunter (1955) (screenplay contributor) (uncredited)
   
   
2. Leben des Galilei (1947) (translation)
   ... aka Galileo (USA: review title)
   
   
3. Sidewalks of London (1938) (writer)
   ... aka St. Martin's Lane
   

Producer:

1. Jamaica Inn (1939) (producer) (uncredited)
2. Sidewalks of London (1938) (producer) (uncredited)
   ... aka St. Martin's Lane
3. Vessel of Wrath (1938) (producer)
   ... aka The Beachcomber (USA)
   

Director:

• 1950s
• 1940s

1. The Night of the Hunter (1955)
   
   
2. The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949) (uncredited)
   ... aka L'homme de la tour Eiffel (France)
   

Self:

• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1930s

1. "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1959-1961)
   ... aka The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
       - Episode #5.17 (1961) TV episode .... Himself
       - Episode #4.12 (1959) TV episode .... Himself
2. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - Guest (2 episodes, 1958-1960)
   ... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
       - Episode #5.26 (1960) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
       - Episode #3.18 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
3. "Startime" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
   ... aka Ford Startime
   ... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
       - Academy Award Songs (1960) TV episode .... Himself
4. "What's My Line?" .... Himself - Mystery Guest (2 episodes, 1956-1960)
       - Episode dated 21 February 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Himself - Mystery Guest
       - Episode dated 25 November 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Mystery Guest
5. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself / ... (6 episodes, 1949-1960)
   ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
       - Episode #13.21 (1960) TV episode .... Himself
       - Episode #9.51 (1956) TV episode .... Guest Host
       - Episode #9.1 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
       - Episode #3.16 (1950) TV episode .... Himself
       - Episode #2.35 (1949) TV episode .... Himself
         (1 more)
   
   
6. "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
   ... aka The Ford Show
       - Episode #3.10 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
       - Episode #2.9 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
7. "The George Gobel Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
       - Episode #5.5 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
       - Episode #4.5 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
8. "The Lux Show" .... Himself - Singer (1 episode, 1957)
   ... aka The Lux Show Starring Rosemary Clooney (USA: complete title)
       - Episode #1.10 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Singer
9. "The Jimmy Durante Show" .... Himself - Actor (1 episode, 1956)
       - Episode #2.17 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Actor
10. "Producers' Showcase" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1956)
        - Festival of Music (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Host
11. Christmas Eve with Charles Laughton (1955) (TV) .... Himself
12. "The Jackie Gleason Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka The Honeymooners: The Lost Episodes (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 6 May 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Himself
13. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Actor (1 episode, 1952)
    ... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
        - Episode #2.32 (1952) TV episode .... Himself - Actor
14. News of the Day (1952) .... Himself
15. "The Ed Wynn Show" .... Himself - Actor (1 episode, 1950)
        - Episode #1.27 (1950) TV episode .... Himself - Actor
    
    
16. Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 11 (1935) .... Himself
17. Comets (1930) .... Himself
    

Archive Footage:

1. 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009) (TV)
2. Strictly Courtroom (2008) (TV) (uncredited) .... Sir Wilfrid Robarts
3. "Ciclo Agatha Christie"
       - Sobre 'Testigo de cargo' (2006) TV episode .... Himself
4. Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld (1994) (TV)
5. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990) (TV) .... Himself
6. The Best of Gleason 3 (1989) (TV) .... Himself
7. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) .... (in "The Bribe")
8. The Horror Show (1979)
9. "The Hollywood Greats"
       - Charles Laughton (1978) TV episode
10. That's Action (1977) .... Himself
11. "Night Gallery"
        - The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes/Miss Lovecraft Sent Me/The Hand of Borgus Weems/Phantom of What Opera? (1971) TV episode .... Dr. Moreau in 'Island of Lost Souls' clips
12. The Epic That Never Was (1965) (TV) .... Claudius
13. "Toast of the Town"
        - Episode #16.38 (1963) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #11.39 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
14. Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) .... Himself
15. "MGM Parade"
        - Episode #1.14 (1955) TV episode .... Captain William Bligh