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Date of Birth:

2 July 1946, New York City, New York, USA more

Date of Death:

15 March 2009, New York City, New York, USA more

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Trivia:

Was considered for the role of Steve Christy in Friday the 13th (1980). more

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Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 nominations more

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	My Father's Will (2009)	Dunbar	2009	-	5.8 (8)

2.	Xenophobia (2008) (TV)	President	2008	-	2.0 (8)

3.	"Crossing Jordan" (2001)	Shelly Levine (1 episode, 2007)	2007	-	7.3 (1,544)
	1 TV episode: Night of the Living Dead (2007) Shelly Levine
4.	"Law & Order" (1990)	Bernie Adler (2 episodes, 2004-2007)	2007	-	8.2 (4,492)
	AKAs: Law & Order Prime (USA: informal title) 2 TV episodes: Talking Points (2007) Bernie Adler Paradigm (2004) Bernie Adler
5.	The Ten (2007)	Fielding Barnes	2007	-	5.3 (9,536)

6.	"The West Wing" (1999)	Bruno Gianelli (19 episodes, 2001-2006)	2006	-	9.0 (8,567)
	19 TV episodes: Election Day: Pt. 2 (2006) Bruno Gianelli Election Day (2006) Bruno Gianelli Two Weeks Out (2006) Bruno Gianelli The Cold (2006) Bruno Gianelli Duck and Cover (2006) Bruno Gianelli 14 episodes not shown.
7.	Find Me Guilty (2006)	Judge Finestein	2006	-	7.1 (11,663)
	AKAs: Find Me Guilty: The Jackie Dee Story (USA: long title) Find me guilty - Der Mafiaprozess (Germany)
8.	"Law & Order: Trial by Jury" (2005)	Bernie Adler (1 episode, 2006)	2006	-	6.4 (331)
	1 TV episode: Eros in the Upper Eighties (2006) Bernie Adler
9.	Red Mercury (2005)	Sidney	2005	-	4.9 (144)

10.	Jack (2004) (TV)	Paul	2004	-	6.7 (281)

11.	"Skin" (2003)	Larry Goldman (6 episodes, 2003-2004)	2004	-	5.3 (108)
	6 TV episodes: True Lies (2004) Larry Goldman Endorsement (2003) Larry Goldman Secrets & Lies (2003) Larry Goldman Pilot (2003) Larry Goldman Amber Synn (2003) Larry Goldman 1 episode not shown.
12.	The Wisher (2002)	Campbell	2002	-	4.2 (814)
	AKAs: Spliced (Canada: English title: DVD title) (USA: video title) À froid (Canada: French title)
13.	Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story (2002) (TV)	Mike Fine	2002	-	6.1 (231)

14.	Ali (2001)	Angelo Dundee	2001	-	6.6 (28,786)

15.	Festival in Cannes (2001)	Rick Yorkin	2001	-	6.2 (352)

16.	"The Practice" (1997)	Atty. John Mockler (1 episode, 2001)	2001	-	7.7 (1,710)
	1 TV episode: Killing Time (2001) Atty. John Mockler
17.	When Billie Beat Bobby (2001) (TV)	Bobby Riggs	2001	-	6.0 (319)
	AKAs: Billie contre Bobby: La bataille des sexes (Canada: French title)
18.	American Tragedy (2000) (TV)	Robert Shapiro	2000	-	5.8 (144)

19.	Cutaway (2000) (TV)	Lieutenant Brian Margate	2000	-	5.1 (868)

20.	Ratz (2000) (TV)	Herb Soric	2000	-	5.1 (264)

21.	Exposure (2000/I) (V)	Gary Whitford	2000	-	4.1 (143)
	AKAs: Der Tod steht Modell (Germany: TV title) Exposure - Gefährliche Enthüllung (Germany) Naked Terror
22.	Black and White (1999/II)	Simon Herzel	1999	-	5.1 (703)

23.	In the Company of Spies (1999) (TV)	Tom Lenahan	1999	-	5.6 (232)

24.	"Veronica's Closet" (1997)	Alec Bilson (22 episodes, 1998-1999)	1999	-	5.5 (455)
	22 TV episodes: Veronica Says Goodbye (1999) Alec Bilson Veronica's Night at the Theater (1999) Alec Bilson Veronica's Little Ruse (1999) Alec Bilson Veronica's Big Homecoming (1999) Alec Bilson Veronica's Big Date (1999) Alec Bilson 17 episodes not shown.
25.	Love Is Strange (1999) (TV)	Tom Ainsworth	1999	-	5.5 (67)

26.	The White Raven (1998)	Tully Windsor	1998	-	4.7 (220)

27.	Rhapsody in Bloom (1998) (TV)	Mitch Bloom	1998	-	6.4 (177)

28.	Skeletons (1997) (TV)	Peter Crane	1997	-	5.1 (235)

29.	"Chicago Hope" (1994)	Tommy Wilmette (11 episodes, 1996-1997)	1997	-	6.7 (792)
	11 TV episodes: Mother, May I? (1997) Tommy Wilmette Missed Conception (1997) Tommy Wilmette Split Decisions (1997) Tommy Wilmette Mummy Dearest (1996) Tommy Wilmette V-Fibbing (1996) Tommy Wilmette 6 episodes not shown.
30.	The Beneficiary (1997) (TV)	Guy Girard	1997	-	6.0 (280)

31.	Shadow Zone: The Undead Express (1996) (TV)	Valentine	1996	-	5.3 (107)

32.	The Arrival (1996)	Phil Gordian / Mexican Guard	1996	-	6.1 (10,095)
	AKAs: Shockwave
33.	Danger Zone (1996)	Maurice Dupont	1996	-	4.7 (305)

34.	Girl 6 (1996)	Director #2 - LA	1996	-	4.9 (3,164)

35.	Deadly Outbreak (1996)	Colonel Baron	1996	-	3.9 (180)
	AKAs: Deadly Takeover
36.	Kissinger and Nixon (1995) (TV)	Henry A. Kissinger / Narrator	1995	-	6.1 (51)

37.	Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story (1995) (TV)	Ron Kershaw	1995	-	6.7 (111)
	AKAs: Almost Golden
38.	"A Woman of Independent Means" (1995)	Arthur	1995	-	6.2 (88)

39.	Timecop (1994)	Senator Aaron McComb	1994	$98M	5.5 (14,998)
	AKAs: Le flic du temps (Canada: French title)
40.	Lifepod (1993) (TV)	Terman	1993	-	5.8 (429)

41.	Blind Side (1993) (TV)	Doug Kaines	1993	-	5.1 (763)

42.	Mr. Saturday Night (1992)	Larry Meyerson	1992	-	5.7 (2,454)

43.	Live Wire (1992)	Frank Traveres	1992	-	5.4 (1,465)

44.	Married to It (1991)	Leo Rothenberg	1991	-	5.9 (435)

45.	The Good Policeman (1991)	Isaac Seidel	1991	-	4.6 (31)

46.	Forgotten Prisoners: The Amnesty Files (1990) (TV)	Jordan Ford	1990	-	5.2 (29)
	AKAs: Forgotten Prisoners
47.	Reversal of Fortune (1990)	Professor Alan Dershowitz	1990	-	7.2 (4,679)

48.	Enemies: A Love Story (1989)	Herman Broder	1989	-	6.7 (982)

49.	Blue Steel (1989)	Eugene Hunt	1989	-	5.3 (4,223)

50.	"Wiseguy" (1987)	David Sternberg (4 episodes, 1988-1989)	1989	-	7.6 (333)
	4 TV episodes: Where's the Money? (1989) David Sternberg All or Nothing (1989) David Sternberg Next of Kin (1988) David Sternberg 7th Avenue Freeze Out (1988) David Sternberg
51.	Fellow Traveller (1989) (TV)	Asa Kaufman	1989	-	5.3 (87)

52.	Das Rattennest (1988) (TV)	Max Greenwald	1988	-	5.8 (90)
	AKAs: A Father's Revenge The Rescue
53.	Billionaire Boys Club (1987) (TV)	Ron Levin	1987	-	6.2 (372)

54.	"Trying Times" (1987)	Driving Instructor (1 episode, 1987)	1987	-	7.4 (18)
	1 TV episode: Drive, She Said (1987) Driving Instructor
55.	Trapped in Silence (1986) (TV)	Doctor Jeff Tomlinson	1986	-	6.7 (114)

56.	Eat and Run (1986)	Mickey McSorely	1986	-	3.6 (131)

57.	"Kane & Abel" (1985)	Thaddeus Cohen	1985	-	7.8 (287)

58.	Oh, God! You Devil (1984)	Gary Frantz	1984	-	5.0 (979)

59.	Garbo Talks (1984)	Gilbert Rolfe	1984	-	6.2 (519)
	AKAs: Garbo Talks! (UK)
60.	The Goodbye People (1984)	Eddie Bergson	1984	-	4.9 (31)

61.	Romancing the Stone (1984)	Vendor	1984	$115M	6.9 (22,032)
	AKAs: 2 bribones tras la esmeralda perdida (Mexico)
62.	Silkwood (1983)	Paul Stone	1983	-	7.1 (6,042)

63.	"Hill Street Blues" (1981)	Sam Weiser (2 episodes, 1983)	1983	-	8.3 (1,190)
	2 TV episodes: Eugene's Comedy Empire Strikes Back (1983) Sam Weiser Life in the Minors (1983) Sam Weiser
64.	Lovesick (1983)	Ted Caruso	1983	-	4.8 (345)

65.	Best Friends (1982)	Larry Weisman	1982	-	5.2 (968)

66.	"Baker's Dozen" (1982)	Mike Locasale (6 episodes, 1982)	1982	-	-
	6 TV episodes: Sauce for the Goose (1982) Mike Locasale I Was Told You Were a Racetrack (1982) Mike Locasale What a Difference a Cop Makes (1982) Mike Locasale Dear John (1982) Mike Locasale A Class by Himself (1982) Mike Locasale 1 episode not shown.
67.	Silent Rage (1982)	Dr. Tom Halman	1982	-	5.2 (1,303)

68.	Word of Honor (1981) (TV)	David Lerner	1981	-	6.1 (44)

69.	The Entity (1981)	Phil Sneiderman	1981	-	6.3 (3,556)

70.	"The Stockard Channing Show" (1980)	Brad Gabriel (13 episodes, 1980)	1980	-	3.6 (7)
	13 TV episodes: Texas Bob and The Consumer Ranch Gang (1980) Brad Gabriel Puppy Love (1980) Brad Gabriel Susan's Big Break (1980) Brad Gabriel Exclusive: Love Finds Brad Gabriel (1980) Brad Gabriel The Threat (1980) Brad Gabriel 8 episodes not shown.
71.	"Dear Detective" (1979)	Det. Schwartz (unknown episodes)	1979	-	-

72.	Dear Detective (1979) (TV)	Det. Schwartz	1979	-	6.4 (17)

73.	Betrayal (1978) (TV)	Bob Cohen	1978	-	4.7 (25)

74.	Murder at the Mardi Gras (1978) (TV)	Larry Cook	1978	-	4.0 (17)

75.	"Rhoda" (1974)	Gary Levy / Sonny Michaels (15 episodes, 1975-1978)	1978	-	6.5 (229)
	15 TV episodes: Two's Company (1978) Gary Levy Gary and Ida (1978) Gary Levy Happy Anniversary (1978) Gary Levy Johnny's Solo Flight (1977) Gary Levy Lady's Choice (1977) Gary Levy 10 episodes not shown.
76.	Semi-Tough (1977)	Vlada Kostov	1977	-	5.7 (936)

77.	The Return of the World's Greatest Detective (1976) (TV)	Dr. Collins	1976	-	5.1 (48)

78.	Tunnel Vision (1976)	Dr. Manuel Labor	1976	-	4.8 (298)
	AKAs: Tunnelvision
79.	"The Rockford Files" (1974)	Ted Haller (1 episode, 1976)	1976	-	8.4 (1,108)
	AKAs: Jim Rockford, Private Investigator (USA: syndication title) 1 TV episode: The Italian Bird Fiasco (1976) Ted Haller
80.	"McMillan & Wife" (1971)	Art (1 episode, 1975)	1975	-	7.6 (204)
	AKAs: McMillan (USA: sixth season title) 1 TV episode: Secrets for Sale (1975) Art
81.	"Big Eddie" (1975)	Enzo (1 episode, 1975)	1975	-	-
	1 TV episode: Hello Poppa (1975) Enzo
82.	"The Mac Davis Show" (1974)	(unknown episodes)	1974	-	5.1 (21)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Broken Promises: The United Nations at 60 (2005) (V)	(additional segments)	2005	-	6.2 (11)

2.	Lifepod (1993) (TV)		1993	-	5.8 (429)

Producer View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Broken Promises: The United Nations at 60 (2005) (V)	(executive producer)	2005	-	6.2 (11)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (post-production) (2010) (TV)	(voice)	2010	-	-

2.	Broken Promises: The United Nations at 60 (2005) (V)	Narrator	2005	-	6.2 (11)

3.	"Hardball with Chris Matthews" (1997)	Himself (2 episodes, 2005)	2005	-	5.2 (173)
	2 TV episodes: Episode dated 4 March 2005 (2005) Himself Episode dated 18 February 2005 (2005) Himself
4.	"On the Record w/ Greta Van Susteren" (2002)	Himself (1 episode, 2004)	2004	-	3.3 (68)
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 8 October 2004 (2004) Himself
5.	Fahrenhype 9/11 (2004) (V)	Himself/Narrator	2004	-	4.8 (2,927)

6.	"Real Time with Bill Maher" (2003)	Himself (1 episode, 2004)	2004	-	8.2 (1,807)
	AKAs: Real Time with Bill Maher: Electile Dysfunction '08 (USA: promotional title) 1 TV episode: Episode #2.1 (2004) Himself
7.	"Nyhetsmorgon" (1992)	Himself (1 episode, 2004)	2004	-	5.6 (129)
	1 TV episode: Filmen 'Ali (DVD premiär)' (2004) Himself
8.	The Making of 'Ali' (2001) (TV)	Himself	2001	-	6.7 (34)

9.	"HBO First Look" (1992)	Himself (1 episode, 2001)	2001	-	6.4 (154)
	1 TV episode: Ali (2001) Himself
10.	"The American Experience" (1988)	(3 episodes, 1999)	1999	-	8.5 (193)
	3 TV episodes: New York: Part V - Cosmopolis (1999) (voice) New York: Part IV - The Power and the People (1999) (voice) New York: Part II - Order and Disorder (1999) (voice)
11.	"New York: A Documentary Film" (1999)	Voice (1 episode, 1999)	1999	-	9.2 (339)
	AKAs: American Experience: New York - A Documentary Film (USA: alternative title) 1 TV episode: The Power and the People: 1898-1914 (1999) Voice
12.	Heat Vision and Jack (1999) (TV)	Himself	1999	-	8.0 (825)

13.	Who Is Henry Jaglom? (1997)	Himself	1997	-	5.8 (51)

14.	The 50th Annual Tony Awards (1996) (TV)	Himself - Presenter	1996	-	7.3 (22)

15.	The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1994) (TV)	Himself	1994	-	3.8 (36)

16.	Loyalty & Betrayal: The Story of the American Mob (1994) (TV)	Narrator	1994	-	9.0 (9)

17.	The 47th Annual Tony Awards (1993) (TV)	Himself - Presenter	1993	-	8.0 (15)

18.	The 46th Annual Tony Awards (1992) (TV)	Himself - Presenter	1992	-	6.6 (21)

19.	The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (1991) (TV)	Himself - Co-Presenter: Documentary Awards	1991	-	6.0 (250)

20.	The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1991) (TV)	Himself	1991	-	6.4 (7)

21.	The 44th Annual Tony Awards (1990) (TV)	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Featured Actress & Actor in a Play	1990	-	6.8 (36)

22.	Night of 100 Stars III (1990) (TV)	Himself	1990	-	5.0 (12)

23.	The 42nd Annual Tony Awards (1988) (TV)	Himself - Performer & Winner: Best Actor in a Play	1988	-	3.2 (12)


1.	The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards (2009) (TV)	Himself (in memoriam)

2.	Strictly Courtroom (2008) (TV)	(uncredited) Prof. Alan Dershowitz

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