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Overview
Date of Birth:
22 September
1902
,
Bucharest, Romania
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Date of Death:
31 October
1988
, Malibu, California, USA
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Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations
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Me and Orson Welles
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The Guardian - Film News
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Me and Orson Welles | Review
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Filmography
Jump to filmography as:
Actor
,
Producer
,
Miscellaneous Crew
,
Writer
,
Director
,
Soundtrack
,
Editorial Department
,
Self
,
Archive Footage
Actor:
1980s
1970s
1960s
1930s
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
(1988) (uncredited) .... Driving Instructor
... aka The Naked Gun
Another Woman
(1988) .... Marion's Father
Bright Lights, Big City
(1988) .... Mr. Vogel
Lincoln
(1988) (TV) .... Gen. Winfield Scott
... aka Gore Vidal's Lincoln
"Noble House"
(1988)
TV mini-series
.... Sir Geoffrey Allison
... aka James Clavell's Noble House
"Silver Spoons"
.... Grandpa Stratton / ... (14 episodes, 1982-1987)
-
Mon amour
(1987)
TV episode
....
Grandpa Stratton
-
The Barbarians
(1985)
TV episode
....
Grandpa Stratton
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One Strike and You're Out
(1985)
TV episode
....
Grandpa Stratton
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The Great Baseball Card Scheme
(1985)
TV episode
....
Grandpa Stratton
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Marry Me, Marry Me: Part 2
(1985)
TV episode
....
Grandpa Stratton
(
9 more
)
Our Planet Tonight
(1987) (TV) .... Host
"The Paper Chase"
.... Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr. / ... (41 episodes, 1978-1986)
... aka The Paper Chase: The Fourth Year (USA: new title)
... aka The Paper Chase: The Graduation Year (USA: new title)
... aka The Paper Chase: The Second Year (USA: new title)
... aka The Paper Chase: The Third Year (USA: new title)
-
Suppressed Desires
(1986)
TV episode
....
Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr.
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Mistaken Identity
(1986)
TV episode
....
Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr.
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A Wounded Hart
(1986)
TV episode
....
Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr.
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Graduation
(1986)
TV episode
....
Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr.
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Honor
(1986)
TV episode
....
Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr.
(
36 more
)
"A.D."
(1985)
TV mini-series
....
Gamaliel
... aka A.D. - Anno Domini
"The Winds of War"
.... Aaron Jastrow (7 episodes, 1983)
... aka Herman Wouk's The Winds of War (USA: complete title)
-
Into the Maelstrom
(1983)
TV episode
....
Aaron Jastrow
-
The Changing of the Guard
(1983)
TV episode
....
Aaron Jastrow
-
Of Love and War
(1983)
TV episode
....
Aaron Jastrow
-
Defiance
(1983)
TV episode
....
Aaron Jastrow
-
Cataclysm
(1983)
TV episode
(credit only) ....
Aaron Jastrow
(
2 more
)
Peace on Borrowed Time
(1983) (TV) .... Host
The Skin of Our Teeth
(1983) (TV) .... Network Newscaster
Murder by Phone
(1982) .... Stanley Markowitz
... aka Bells (Europe: English title: video title)
... aka Hell's Bells
... aka The Calling
"Mork & Mindy"
.... MILT (1 episode, 1982)
-
Mork, Mindy, and Mearth Meet MILT
(1982)
TV episode
(voice) .... MILT
Rose for Emily
(1982) .... Narrator
"Marco Polo"
.... Patriarch of Aquileia (1 episode, 1982)
-
Episode #1.1
(1982)
TV episode
.... Patriarch of Aquileia
"Freedom to Speak"
(1982)
TV mini-series
....
Benjamin Franklin
Ghost Story
(1981) .... Sears James
A Christmas Without Snow
(1980) (TV) .... Ephraim Adams
The Babysitter
(1980) (TV) .... Dr. Lindquist
My Bodyguard
(1980) .... Dobbs
Wholly Moses!
(1980) .... The Archangel
"Hallmark Hall of Fame"
.... Chief Justice / ... (2 episodes, 1976-1980)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
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Gideon's Trumpet
(1980)
TV episode
.... Chief Justice/Offscreen Narrator
-
Truman at Potsdam
(1976)
TV episode
....
Winston Churchill
"The Associates"
.... Professor Kingsfield (1 episode, 1980)
-
Eliot's Revenge
(1980)
TV episode
.... Professor Kingsfield
The Fog
(1980) ....
Mr. Machen
... aka John Carpenter's The Fog (USA: complete title)
"The French Atlantic Affair"
(1979)
TV mini-series
.... Dr. Archady Clemens
"The Last Convertible"
(1979)
TV mini-series
.... Dr. Wetherell
Old Boyfriends
(1979) .... Doctor Hoffman
The Cheap Detective
(1978) ....
Jasper Blubber
... aka Neil Simon's The Cheap Detective (USA: complete title)
"Aspen"
(1977)
TV mini-series
.... Joseph Merrill Drummond
... aka The Innocent and the Damned (USA: rerun title)
"The Best of Families"
(1977)
TV mini-series
.... Host
"Washington: Behind Closed Doors"
(1977)
TV mini-series
.... Myron Dunn
Our Town
(1977) (TV) (scenes deleted) .... Prof. Willard
The Displaced Person
(1977) (TV) .... Priest
"The Bionic Woman"
.... Dr. Franklin (2 episodes, 1976)
-
Kill Oscar: Part 3
(1976)
TV episode
....
Dr. Franklin
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Kill Oscar
(1976)
TV episode
....
Dr. Franklin
"The Six Million Dollar Man"
.... Doctor Franklin (1 episode, 1976)
-
Kill Oscar: Part 2
(1976)
TV episode
....
Doctor Franklin
Six Characters in Search of an Author
(1976) (TV) .... The Director
... aka Hollywood Television Theatre: Six Characters in Search of an Author (USA: series title)
"Captains and the Kings"
(1976)
TV mini-series
.... Judge Newell Chisholm
St. Ives
(1976) .... Abner Procane
Hazard's People
(1976) (TV)
"The Adams Chronicles"
(1976)
TV mini-series
.... Justice Gridley (unknown episodes)
Fear on Trial
(1975) (TV) .... Mike Collins
Three Days of the Condor
(1975) .... Mr. Wabash
... aka 3 Days of the Condor (Australia)
Beyond the Horizon
(1975) (TV) .... Dr. Fawcett
Rollerball
(1975) ....
Bartholomew
The Paper Chase
(1973) ....
Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
Seven Days in May
(1964) (uncredited) ....
Vice-Adm. Farley C. Barnswell
Too Much Johnson
(1938) .... Duelist
Producer:
1980s
1960s
1950s
1940s
1930s
Choices of the Heart
(1983) (TV) (executive producer)
... aka In December the Roses Will Bloom Again
"Hallmark Hall of Fame"
(executive producer) (1 episode, 1980)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
-
Gideon's Trumpet
(1980)
TV episode
(executive producer)
Evening Primrose
(1966) (TV) (executive producer)
This Property Is Condemned
(1966) (producer)
Journey to America
(1964) (producer)
... aka Voyage to America (USA: alternative title)
"The Great Adventure"
(producer) (1 episode, 1963)
-
Go Down, Moses
(1963)
TV episode
(producer)
In the Cool of the Day
(1963) (producer)
Two Weeks in Another Town
(1962) (producer)
... aka 2 Weeks in Another Town (USA: poster title)
All Fall Down
(1962) (producer)
"Playhouse 90"
(producer) (1 episode, 1958)
-
The Return of Ansel Gibbs
(1958)
TV episode
(producer)
"The Seven Lively Arts"
(1957)
TV series
(producer) (unknown episodes)
Lust for Life
(1956) (producer)
Moonfleet
(1955) (producer)
The Cobweb
(1955) (producer)
Her Twelve Men
(1954) (producer)
... aka Her 12 Men
... aka Miss Baker's Dozen (USA: alternative title)
Executive Suite
(1954) (producer)
Julius Caesar
(1953) (producer)
... aka William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
The Bad and the Beautiful
(1952) (producer)
Holiday for Sinners
(1952) (producer)
On Dangerous Ground
(1952) (producer)
The Company She Keeps
(1951) (producer)
"Fireside Theatre"
(1949)
TV series
(producer) (unknown episodes)
They Live by Night
(1948) (producer)
... aka The Twisted Road (UK)
Letter from an Unknown Woman
(1948) (producer)
The Blue Dahlia
(1946) (producer)
Miss Susie Slagle's
(1946) (associate producer)
Sorry, Wrong Number
(1946) (TV) (producer)
The Unseen
(1945) (associate producer)
Too Much Johnson
(1938) (producer)
Miscellaneous Crew:
1980s
1970s
1940s
"America's Musical Theater"
(director: theatre production) (1 episode, 1985)
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The Cradle Will Rock
(1985)
TV episode
(director: theatre production)
The Time of Your Life
(1976) (TV) (artistic director)
Clarence Darrow
(1974) (TV) (director: stage production)
"Hallmark Hall of Fame"
(director: stage production) (1 episode, 1974)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
-
The Country Girl
(1974)
TV episode
(director: stage production)
Citizen Kane
(1941) (assistant: Mr. Welles) (uncredited)
Writer:
1960s
1950s
1940s
Journey to America
(1964) (writer)
... aka Voyage to America (USA: alternative title)
"Your Favorite Story"
(1 episode, 1954)
-
Inside Out: The Story of Bunder-Runger the Jailbird
(1954)
TV episode
(story)
Jane Eyre
(1944) (screenplay)
Director:
Sorry, Wrong Number
(1946) (TV)
Soundtrack:
Citizen Kane
(1941) (lyrics: "Aria from Salammbo" (uncredited))
Editorial Department:
Citizen Kane
(1941) (editorial supervisor) (uncredited)
Self:
2000s
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s
"Broadway: The American Musical"
.... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
-
I Got Plenty o' Nuttin': 1929-1942
(2004)
TV episode
.... Himself
Scrooged
(1988) .... Himself
"227"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1987)
-
See You in Court
(1987)
TV episode
.... Himself
"Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story"
.... Himself (2 episodes, 1987)
... aka The RKO Story: Tales from Hollywood (UK)
-
Dark Victory
(1987)
TV episode
.... Himself
-
It's All True
(1987)
TV episode
.... Himself
"America's Musical Theater"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1985)
-
The Cradle Will Rock
(1985)
TV episode
.... Himself
Olympic Gala
(1984) (TV) .... Guest
The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War
(1984)
... aka The Good Fight (USA: short title)
The American Film Institute Salute to Lillian Gish
(1984) (TV) .... Himself
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
(1983) (TV) .... Himself
"Great Performances"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1982)
-
Great Performances' 10th Anniversary Celebration
(1982)
TV episode
.... Himself
The Brand New Illustrated Journal of the Arts
(1982) (TV) .... Himself
Starring Katharine Hepburn
(1981) (TV) .... Himself
"Tales of the Unexpected"
(1979)
TV series
.... Himself / ... (unknown episodes, 1980-1984)
... aka Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected
"The British Greats"
.... Himself - Interviewee (1 episode, 1980)
-
Leslie Howard
(1980)
TV episode
.... Himself - Interviewee
The 33rd Annual Tony Awards
(1979) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
The Television Annual: 1978/1979
(1979) (TV)
The American Film Institute Salute to Alfred Hitchcock
(1979) (TV) .... Himself
The New Deal for Artists
(1976) (TV) .... Himself
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
(1975) .... Himself
Clarence Darrow
(1974) (TV) .... Himself
The 46th Annual Academy Awards
(1974) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Une légende une vie: Citizen Welles
(1974) (TV) .... Himself
The Merry Wives of Windsor
(1970) (TV) .... Himself - Host
"The New Steve Allen Show"
.... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1961)
-
UCLA
(1961)
TV episode
.... Himself - Guest
Van Gogh: Darkness Into Light
(1956) (uncredited) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
(2002) (V) .... Himself
Saboteur: A Closer Look
(2000) (V) (uncredited) .... Himself
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
(2000) (TV) .... Charles W. Kingsfield Jr
The Best of Film Noir
(1999) (V) .... Himself
The Best of Hollywood
(1998) (TV) .... Interview
The 61st Annual Academy Awards
(1989) (TV) .... Himself (Memorial Tribute)
"The Bionic Woman"
-
Fembots in Las Vegas: Part 2
(1977)
TV episode
(uncredited) .... Dr. Franklin
-
Fembots in Las Vegas
(1977)
TV episode
(uncredited) .... Dr. Franklin
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Was the distinctive voice for Smith-Barney. Gave tagline: "Smith-Barney. They make money the old-fashioned way...they EHRN (earn) it!"
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