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Actor:

• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s

1. Ghost Story (1981) .... Dr. John Jaffrey
2. The Hot Touch (1981) .... Max Reich
   ... aka Coup de maître (Canada: French title)
   ... aka Peter Dion
3. Tell Me a Riddle (1980) .... David
4. The Changeling (1980) .... Sen. Joseph Carmichael
   ... aka L'enfant du diable (Canada: French title)
   
   
5. Being There (1979) .... Benjamin Turnbull 'Ben' Rand
   ... aka Chance
6. The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979) .... Senator Birney
7. Intimate Strangers (1977) (TV) .... Donald's Father
   ... aka Battered (USA: alternative title)
8. "ABC Weekend Specials" .... Grandpa Doc (1 episode, 1977)
       - Portrait of Grandpa Doc (1977) TV episode .... Grandpa Doc
9. Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) .... Zachariah Guthrie
   ... aka Das Ultimatum (West Germany)
   ... aka Nuclear Countdown
   ... aka Todeskommando Feuerblitz Ultimatum (West Germany)
10. Le locataire (1976) .... Monsieur Zy
    ... aka The Tenant (USA)
11. "Benjamin Franklin" (1974) TV mini-series .... Benjamin Franklin (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Lives of Ben Franklin (USA: alternative title)
12. Murder or Mercy (1974) (TV) .... Dr. Paul Harelson
13. The Death Squad (1974) (TV) .... Captain Earl Kreski
14. The Going Up of David Lev (1973) (TV) .... Grandfather
15. "Ghost Story" .... Grandpa (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka Circle of Fear (USA: new title)
        - House of Evil (1972) TV episode .... Grandpa
16. The Candidate (1972) .... John J. McKay
17. One Is a Lonely Number (1972) .... Joseph Provo
    ... aka Two Is a Happy Number (USA: new title)
18. Death Takes a Holiday (1971) (TV) .... Judge Earl Chapman
19. "NET Playhouse" (1 episode, 1971)
        - Trail of Tears (1971) TV episode
20. I Never Sang for My Father (1970) .... Tom Garrison
21. Hunters Are for Killing (1970) (TV) .... Keller Floran
    ... aka Hard Frame
    
    
22. Companions in Nightmare (1968) (TV) .... Dr. Lawrence Strelson
23. "CBS Playhouse" .... Peter Schermann (1 episode, 1967)
        - Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (1967) TV episode .... Peter Schermann
24. The Crucible (1967) (TV) .... Gov. Danforth
25. Hotel (1967) .... Warren Trent
26. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Galileo Galilei / ... (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - Lamp at Midnight (1966) TV episode .... Galileo Galilei
        - Inherit the Wind (1965) TV episode .... Henry Drummond
27. "The Fugitive" .... Mark Ryder (1 episode, 1966)
        - The 2130 (1966) TV episode .... Mark Ryder
28. Lamp at Midnight (1966) (TV) .... Galileo Galilei
    ... aka George Schaefer's Showcase Theatre: Lamp at Midnight (USA: series title)
29. Inherit the Wind (1965) (TV) .... Henry Drummond
30. Once Upon a Tractor (1965)
31. Rapture (1965) .... Frederick Larbaud
    ... aka La fleur de l'âge (France)
32. The Americanization of Emily (1964) .... Adm. William Jessup
    ... aka Emily (USA: reissue title)
33. Advance to the Rear (1964) .... Colonel Claude Brackenbury
    ... aka Company of Cowards? (UK)
34. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Pat Konke (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka The Chrysler Theater
    ... aka Theatre of Stars (UK)
    ... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
        - A Killing at Sundial (1963) TV episode .... Pat Konke
35. "Kraft Mystery Theater" (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Image Merchants (1963) TV episode
36. Hud (1963) .... Homer Bannon
37. "Ben Casey" .... Burton Strang (1 episode, 1963)
        - Rage Against the Dying Light (1963) TV episode .... Burton Strang
38. Billy Budd (1962) .... The Dansker, sailmaker
39. "Sunday Showcase" .... Mark Twain (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Breck Sunday Showcase (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka NBC Sunday Showcase (USA: complete title)
        - Our American Heritage: Shadow of a Soldier (1960) TV episode .... Mark Twain
    
    
40. "Frontier Justice" .... Host (11 episodes, 1959)
        - Black Is for Grief (1959) TV episode .... Host
        - A Time to Live (1959) TV episode .... Host
        - Shadow of a Dead Man (1959) TV episode .... Host
        - No Man Living (1959) TV episode .... Host
        - Fugitive (1959) TV episode .... Host
          (6 more)
41. "Playhouse 90" .... Ansel Gibbs / ... (4 episodes, 1957-1959)
        - Judgment at Nuremberg (1959) TV episode .... General Parker
        - The Return of Ansel Gibbs (1958) TV episode .... Ansel Gibbs
        - The Plot to Kill Stalin (1958) TV episode .... Stalin
        - The Greer Case (1957) TV episode .... Howard Hoagland
42. "The United States Steel Hour" .... Census Taker / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
    ... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
        - Second Chance (1958) TV episode .... Dr. Victor Payson
        - The Hill Wife (1957) TV episode .... Census Taker/Narrator
43. "General Electric Theater" .... Professor Barris (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
        - Love Came Late (1957) TV episode .... Professor Barris
44. "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka Goodyear Playhouse (USA: new title)
        - The Legacy (1957) TV episode
45. "The Alcoa Hour" .... Charles Turner / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
        - Man on a Tiger (1956) TV episode .... Jim Conway
        - Thunder in Washington (1955) TV episode .... Charles Turner
46. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
        - The Chess Game (1955) TV episode
47. "Windows" (1 episode, 1955)
        - Arcade (1955) TV episode
48. "The Ford Television Theatre" .... George Manners (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
        - Letters Marked Personal (1955) TV episode .... George Manners
49. "Steve Randall" .... Steve Randall (4 episodes, 1952-1953)
    ... aka Hollywood Off Beat
        - Episode dated 24 May 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Steve Randall
        - The Trial (1952) TV episode .... Steve Randall
        - Walk a Lonely Street (1952) TV episode .... Steve Randall
        - The Quiet Lions (1952) TV episode .... Steve Randall
50. "Lights Out" (1 episode, 1952)
        - Private--Keep Out (1952) TV episode
51. "Studio One" (1 episode, 1952)
    ... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
    ... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - Letter from an Unknown Woman (1952) TV episode
52. "Celanese Theatre" (1 episode, 1952)
        - Reunion in Vienna (1952) TV episode
53. On the Loose (1951) .... Frank Bradley
    ... aka The Restless Age (USA: alternative title)
54. My Forbidden Past (1951) .... Paul Beaurevel
    ... aka Carriage Entrance (USA: alternative title)
55. "Starlight Theatre" (1 episode, 1951)
        - Relatively Speaking (1951) TV episode
56. "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" (1 episode, 1950)
        - Mrs. January and Mr. Ex (1950) TV episode
57. "Your Show of Shows" (2 episodes, 1950)
    ... aka Sid Caesar's Show of Shows (UK: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 9 December 1950 (1950) TV episode
        - Episode dated 18 March 1950 (1950) TV episode
58. "Lux Video Theatre" (1 episode, 1950)
    ... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - To Thine Own Self (1950) TV episode
    
    
59. "The Philco Television Playhouse" .... Richard Gordon (2 episodes, 1949)
    ... aka Arena Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka Repertory Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (USA: new title)
        - The Strange Christmas Dinner (1949) TV episode
        - The Five Lives of Richard Gordon (1949) TV episode .... Richard Gordon
60. The Great Sinner (1949) .... Armand de Glasse
61. A Woman's Secret (1949) .... Luke Jordan
62. My Own True Love (1949) .... Clive Heath
63. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) .... Bill Cole
64. The Guilt of Janet Ames (1947) .... Smithfield 'Smitty' Cobb
65. The Sea of Grass (1947) .... Brice Chamberlain
66. Three Hearts for Julia (1943) .... Jeff Seabrook
67. They All Kissed the Bride (1942) .... Michael 'Mike' Holmes
68. We Were Dancing (1942) .... Nicholas Eugen August Wolfgang 'Nikki' Prax, aka Mr. Manescu
69. Two-Faced Woman (1941) .... Lawrence 'Larry' Blake
70. Our Wife (1941) .... Jerome 'Jerry' Marvin
71. A Woman's Face (1941) .... Dr. Gustaf Segert
72. That Uncertain Feeling (1941) .... Larry Baker
    ... aka Ernst Lubitsch's That Uncertain Feeling (USA: complete title)
73. This Thing Called Love (1940) .... Tice Collins
    ... aka Married But Single (UK)
74. Third Finger, Left Hand (1940) .... Jeff Thompson
75. He Stayed for Breakfast (1940) .... Paul Boliet
76. Too Many Husbands (1940) .... Henry Lowndes
    ... aka My Two Husbands (UK)
    
    
77. The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939) .... Police Lieutenant Kenny Williams
78. Ninotchka (1939) .... Léon - Count d'Algout
79. Good Girls Go to Paris (1939) .... Ronald Brooke
80. Tell No Tales (1939) .... Michael Cassidy
    ... aka A Hundred to One (International: English title)
81. There's That Woman Again (1939) .... William 'Bill' Reardon
    ... aka What a Woman (UK)
82. The Shining Hour (1938) .... Henry Linden
83. That Certain Age (1938) .... Vincent Bullitt
84. Fast Company (1938) .... Joel Sloane
    ... aka The Rare-Book Murder (USA: TV title)
85. The Toy Wife (1938) .... George Sartoris
    ... aka Frou Frou (UK)
86. There's Always a Woman (1938) .... William Reardon
87. Arsène Lupin Returns (1938) .... Rene Farrand aka Arsene Lupin
88. I'll Take Romance (1937) .... James Guthrie
89. Angel (1937) .... Anthony 'Tony' Halton
90. I Met Him in Paris (1937) .... George Potter
91. Captains Courageous (1937) .... Frank Burton Cheyne
    ... aka Rudyard Kipling's Captains Courageous (USA: complete title)
92. Women of Glamour (1937) .... Richard 'Dick' Stark
    ... aka Women of Glamor (USA: informal English title)
93. Theodora Goes Wild (1936) .... Michael Grant
94. The Gorgeous Hussy (1936) .... John Randolph
95. And So They Were Married (1936) .... Stephen Blake
96. The Lone Wolf Returns (1935) .... Michael Lanyard
97. Annie Oakley (1935) .... Jeff Hogarth
98. Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935) .... Barton Powell
99. She Married Her Boss (1935) .... Richard Barclay
100. The People's Enemy (1935) .... George R. 'Traps' Stuart
     ... aka Racketeers (USA: reissue title)
101. Dangerous Corner (1934) .... Charles Stanton
102. Woman in the Dark (1934) .... Tony Robson
     ... aka Woman in the Shadows
103. Counsellor at Law (1933) .... Roy Darwin
104. Nagana (1933) .... Dr. Walter Tradnor
105. The Vampire Bat (1933) .... Karl Brettschneider
     ... aka Blood Sucker (USA: reissue title)
     ... aka Forced to Sin (USA: reissue title)
106. The Old Dark House (1932) .... Roger Penderel
107. As You Desire Me (1932) .... Count Bruno Varelli
108. The Broken Wing (1932) .... Philip 'Phil' Marvin
109. The Wiser Sex (1932) .... David Rolfe
110. Prestige (1932) .... Lt./Capt. Andre Verlaine
111. Tonight or Never (1931) .... Jim Fletcher
     

Soundtrack:

• 1940s
• 1930s

1. We Were Dancing (1942) ("The Wedding March" (1843))
2. Third Finger, Left Hand (1940) ("The Riddle" (1940) (uncredited))
   
   
3. Arsène Lupin Returns (1938) ("Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major Opus 9" (1830-1) (uncredited))
4. Angel (1937) ("Angel" (1937))
5. Theodora Goes Wild (1936) ("Pop! Goes the Weasel" (uncredited), "The Farmer in the Dell" (uncredited), "Be Still My Heart" (1936) (uncredited), "The Last Round-Up (Git Along, Little Dogie, Git Along)" (1933) (uncredited), "Three Blind Mice" (uncredited))
6. And So They Were Married (1936) ("In the Gloaming" (1877) (uncredited))
7. The Old Dark House (1932) (performer: "Singin' in the Rain" (1929) (uncredited))
   

Self:

• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s

1. The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (1971) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Honorary Award to Lillian Gish
2. "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
       - Episode dated 15 October 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
   
   
3. "Project XX" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1969)
       - Meet George Washington (1969) TV episode .... Narrator
4. "Toast of the Town" .... Griffith P. Hastings / ... (3 episodes, 1955-1968)
   ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
       - Episode #21.20 (1968) TV episode .... Spofford - scene from 'Spofford'
       - Episode #13.7 (1959) TV episode .... Griffith P. Hastings
       - Episode #9.4 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
   
   
5. "The Garry Moore Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
       - Episode #1.13 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
6. "The Arthur Murray Party" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1953-1957)
   ... aka Arthur Murray Party Time
   ... aka The Arthur Murray Show
       - Episode dated 21 May 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
       - Episode dated 28 June 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Himself
       - Episode dated 5 April 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Himself
7. "What's My Line?" .... Guest Panelist / ... (2 episodes, 1951-1957)
       - Episode dated 24 March 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
       - Episode dated 4 November 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
8. "The Name's the Same" .... Himself - Contestant (1 episode, 1952)
       - Episode dated 17 September 1952 (1952) TV episode .... Himself - Contestant
   
   
9. "Blind Date" (1949) TV series .... Host (unknown episodes)
   ... aka Your Big Moment (USA: new title)
   
   
10. Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (1939) .... Himself
    ... aka Screen Snapshots: Stars at the Tropical Ice Gardens (USA: alternative title)
11. Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 4 (1938) .... Himself
    

Archive Footage:

1. How the West Was Lost (2008) (TV) (uncredited) .... Homer Bannon
2. Billy Wilder Speaks (2006) (TV) .... Himself
3. Garbo (2005) (uncredited) .... Count Leon d'Algout
4. Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998) (TV) .... Himself
5. The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988) (TV) .... Himself - Actor Testing as Ashley
6. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) .... Clip from 'Ninotchka'
7. The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) .... Actor in 'Ninotchka'
8. The Cinematographer (1951) (uncredited) .... Himself
9. From the Ends of the Earth (1939) .... Himself