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Actor:

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

1. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Mr. Fare / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1965)
   ... aka The Chrysler Theater
   ... aka Theatre of Stars (UK)
   ... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
       - Cops and Robbers (1965) TV episode .... Valentin
       - Something About Lee Wiley (1963) TV episode .... Mr. Fare
2. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) .... King Herod
   ... aka George Stevens Presents The Greatest Story Ever Told (USA: complete title)
3. "The Reporter" .... John Vance (1 episode, 1964)
       - A Time to Be Silent (1964) TV episode .... John Vance
4. "Dr. Kildare" .... Edward Fredericks (1 episode, 1964)
       - Why Won't Anybody Listen? (1964) TV episode .... Edward Fredericks
5. Twilight of Honor (1963) .... Art Harper
   ... aka The Charge Is Murder (UK)
6. "The DuPont Show of the Week" .... Baron van der Zost / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
       - The Takers (1963) TV episode .... Baron van der Zost
       - The Outpost (1962) TV episode .... Colonel
7. "Rawhide" (1 episode, 1963)
       - Incident of Judgment Day (1963) TV episode
8. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) .... Mr. Dryden
9. "Sam Benedict" .... Thonis Jundelin (1 episode, 1962)
       - Nor Practice Make Perfect (1962) TV episode .... Thonis Jundelin
10. "Wagon Train" .... Judge Daniel Clay (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
        - The Daniel Clay Story (1962) TV episode .... Judge Daniel Clay
11. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Andrew Thurgood / ... (5 episodes, 1956-1962)
        - The Door Without a Key (1962) TV episode .... Leonard Eldridge
        - The Horse Player (1961) TV episode .... Father Amion
        - The Diamond Necklace (1959) TV episode .... Andrew Thurgood
        - The Cream of the Jest (1957) TV episode .... Charles Gresham
        - And So Died Riabouchinska (1956) TV episode .... John Fabian
12. Il pianeta degli uomini spenti (1961) .... Professor Benson
    ... aka Battle of the Worlds (USA: dubbed version)
    ... aka Guerre planetarie (Italy: reissue title)
    ... aka Planet of the Lifeless Men
13. "Naked City" .... John Winfield Weston (1 episode, 1960)
        - To Walk in Silence (1960) TV episode .... John Winfield Weston
14. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Mr. Brink / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1960)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - Shangri-La (1960) TV episode .... The High Lama
        - On Borrowed Time (1957) TV episode .... Mr. Brink
15. The Lost World (1960) .... Professor George Edward Challenger
    ... aka Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World (USA: complete title)
16. Shangri-La (1960) (TV) .... High Lama
    
    
17. Once Upon a Christmas Tree (1959) (TV) .... John Woodcutter
18. This Earth Is Mine (1959) .... Philippe Rambeau
19. "Playhouse 90" .... Judge Dan Haywood (1 episode, 1959)
        - Judgment at Nuremberg (1959) TV episode .... Judge Dan Haywood
20. The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957) (TV) .... Mayor of Hamelin
21. "Eye on New York" .... Dr. Bruner (1 episode, 1956)
        - Night of the Auk (1956) TV episode .... Dr. Bruner
22. "The Kaiser Aluminum Hour" .... Creon (1 episode, 1956)
        - Antigone (1956) TV episode .... Creon
23. Lisbon (1956) .... Aristides Mavros
24. "The Alcoa Hour" .... Paul Westman (1 episode, 1956)
        - The President (1956) TV episode .... Paul Westman
25. "Kraft Television Theatre" .... Narrator (2 episodes, 1956)
    ... aka Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
        - A Night to Remember (1956) TV episode .... Narrator
        - A Night to Remember (1956) TV episode .... Narrator
26. "Medallion Theatre" (2 episodes, 1953)
        - The Archer Case (1953) TV episode
        - The Man Who Liked Dickens (1953) TV episode
27. The Man Who Watched Trains Go By (1952) .... Kees Popinga
    ... aka The Paris Express (USA)
28. Sealed Cargo (1951) .... Captain Skalder
29. Where Danger Lives (1950) .... Frederick Lannington
30. The White Tower (1950) .... Paul DeLambre
    
    
31. Song of Surrender (1949) .... Elisha Hunt
32. Rope of Sand (1949) .... Arthur 'Fred' Martingale
33. The Passionate Friends (1949) .... Howard Justin
    ... aka One Woman's Story (USA)
34. The Unsuspected (1947) .... Victor Grandison
35. Deception (1946) .... Alexander Hollenius
36. Angel on My Shoulder (1946) .... Nick
37. Notorious (1946) .... Alexander Sebastian
    ... aka Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
38. Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) .... Julius Caesar
39. This Love of Ours (1945) .... Joseph Targel
40. Strange Holiday (1945) .... John Stevenson
    ... aka Terror on Main Street (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Day After Tomorrow (USA: alternative title)
41. Mr. Skeffington (1944) .... Job Skeffington
42. Passage to Marseille (1944) .... Captain Freycinet
43. Phantom of the Opera (1943) .... Erique Claudin
44. Forever and a Day (1943) .... Ambrose Pomfret
    ... aka The Changing World (USA: alternative title)
45. Casablanca (1942) .... Captain Renault
46. Now, Voyager (1942) .... Dr. Jaquith
47. Moontide (1942) .... Nutsy
48. Kings Row (1942) .... Dr. Alexander Tower
49. The Wolf Man (1941) .... Sir John Talbot
50. Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) .... Mr. Jordan
51. Four Mothers (1941) .... Adam Lemp
52. Lady with Red Hair (1940) .... David Belasco
53. The Sea Hawk (1940) .... Don José Alvarez de Cordoba
54. Saturday's Children (1940) .... Mr. Henry Halevy
    
    
55. Four Wives (1939) .... Adam Lemp
56. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) .... Senator Joseph Harrison Paine
    ... aka Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (USA: complete title)
57. Daughters Courageous (1939) .... Jim Masters
    ... aka A Family Affair
    ... aka American Family
    ... aka Family Reunion
58. Sons of Liberty (1939) .... Haym Salomon
59. Juarez (1939) .... Emperor Louis Napoleon III
60. They Made Me a Criminal (1939) .... Det. Monty Phelan
    ... aka I Became a Criminal
    ... aka They Made Me a Fugitive
61. Four Daughters (1938) .... Adam Lemp
62. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) .... Prince John
    ... aka Robin Hood (Australia: TV title)
63. Gold Is Where You Find It (1938) .... Col. Christopher 'Chris' Ferris
64. White Banners (1938) .... Paul Ward
65. They Won't Forget (1937) .... District Attorney Andrew J. 'Andy' Griffin
66. The Prince and the Pauper (1937) .... Earl of Hertford
67. Stolen Holiday (1937) .... Stefan Orloff
68. Anthony Adverse (1936) .... Marquis Don Luis
69. Hearts Divided (1936) .... Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
70. The Last Outpost (1935) .... John Stevenson
71. Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935) .... John Jasper
    ... aka Charles Dickens' 'Mystery of Edwin Drood' (USA: complete title)
72. The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934) .... Paul Verin
73. Crime Without Passion (1934) .... Lee Gentry
74. The Clairvoyant (1934) .... Maximus
    ... aka The Evil Mind
75. The Invisible Man (1933) .... The Invisible Man
    
    
76. Build Thy House (1920) .... Clarkis
    

Self:

• 1980s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s

1. "The Moviemakers" (1 episode)
       - The Films of Frank Capra (????) TV episode (uncredited)
   
   
2. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
   ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
       - Episode #4.30 (1951) TV episode .... Himself
   
   
3. Breakdowns of 1941 (1941) (uncredited) .... Himself
   
   
4. Breakdowns of 1938 (1938) (uncredited) .... Himself (White Banners outtakes)
   

Archive Footage:

1. The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked (2000) (V)
2. Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998) (TV) .... Himself
3. "American Masters"
       - Mort Sahl: The Loyal Opposition (1989) TV episode .... Himself
4. Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) (uncredited) .... Himself
5. The Horror Show (1979)
6. The Wolfman (1966) .... Sir John Talbot
7. The Invisible Man (1966) .... The Invisible Man
8. Land of Liberty (1939)