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Actor:

• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1930s

1. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) (uncredited) .... Driving Instructor
   ... aka The Naked Gun
2. Another Woman (1988) .... Marion's Father
3. Bright Lights, Big City (1988) .... Mr. Vogel
4. Lincoln (1988) (TV) .... Gen. Winfield Scott
   ... aka Gore Vidal's Lincoln
5. "Noble House" (1988) TV mini-series .... Sir Geoffrey Allison
   ... aka James Clavell's Noble House
6. "Silver Spoons" .... Grandpa Stratton / ... (14 episodes, 1982-1987)
       - Mon amour (1987) TV episode .... Grandpa Stratton
       - The Barbarians (1985) TV episode .... Grandpa Stratton
       - One Strike and You're Out (1985) TV episode .... Grandpa Stratton
       - The Great Baseball Card Scheme (1985) TV episode .... Grandpa Stratton
       - Marry Me, Marry Me: Part 2 (1985) TV episode .... Grandpa Stratton
         (9 more)
7. Our Planet Tonight (1987) (TV) .... Host
8. "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.
       - Mistaken Identity (1986) TV episode .... Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr.
       - A Wounded Hart (1986) TV episode .... Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr.
       - Graduation (1986) TV episode .... Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr.
       - Honor (1986) TV episode .... Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr.
         (36 more)
9. "A.D." (1985) TV mini-series .... Gamaliel
   ... aka A.D. - Anno Domini
10. "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)
11. Peace on Borrowed Time (1983) (TV) .... Host
12. The Skin of Our Teeth (1983) (TV) .... Network Newscaster
13. Murder by Phone (1982) .... Stanley Markowitz
    ... aka Bells (Europe: English title: video title)
    ... aka Hell's Bells
    ... aka The Calling
14. "Mork & Mindy" .... MILT (1 episode, 1982)
        - Mork, Mindy, and Mearth Meet MILT (1982) TV episode (voice) .... MILT
15. Rose for Emily (1982) .... Narrator
16. "Freedom to Speak" (1982) TV mini-series .... Benjamin Franklin
17. "Marco Polo" .... Patriarch of Aquileia (1 episode, 1982)
        - Episode #1.1 (1982) TV episode .... Patriarch of Aquileia
18. Ghost Story (1981) .... Sears James
19. A Christmas Without Snow (1980) (TV) .... Ephraim Adams
20. The Babysitter (1980) (TV) .... Dr. Lindquist
21. My Bodyguard (1980) .... Dobbs
22. Wholly Moses! (1980) .... The Archangel
23. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Chief Justice / ... (2 episodes, 1976-1980)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - Gideon's Trumpet (1980) TV episode .... Chief Justice/Offscreen Narrator
        - Truman at Potsdam (1976) TV episode .... Winston Churchill
24. "The Associates" .... Professor Kingsfield (1 episode, 1980)
        - Eliot's Revenge (1980) TV episode .... Professor Kingsfield
25. The Fog (1980) .... Mr. Machen
    ... aka John Carpenter's The Fog (USA: complete title)
    
    
26. "The French Atlantic Affair" (1979) TV mini-series .... Dr. Archady Clemens
27. "The Last Convertible" (1979) TV mini-series .... Dr. Wetherell
28. Old Boyfriends (1979) .... Doctor Hoffman
29. The Cheap Detective (1978) .... Jasper Blubber
    ... aka Neil Simon's The Cheap Detective (USA: complete title)
30. "Aspen" (1977) TV mini-series .... Joseph Merrill Drummond
    ... aka The Innocent and the Damned (USA: rerun title)
31. "The Best of Families" (1977) TV mini-series .... Host
32. "Washington: Behind Closed Doors" (1977) TV mini-series .... Myron Dunn
33. Our Town (1977) (TV) (scenes deleted) .... Prof. Willard
34. The Displaced Person (1977) (TV) .... Priest
35. "The Bionic Woman" .... Dr. Franklin (2 episodes, 1976)
        - Kill Oscar: Part 3 (1976) TV episode .... Dr. Franklin
        - Kill Oscar (1976) TV episode .... Dr. Franklin
36. "The Six Million Dollar Man" .... Doctor Franklin (1 episode, 1976)
        - Kill Oscar: Part 2 (1976) TV episode .... Doctor Franklin
37. 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)
38. "Captains and the Kings" (1976) TV mini-series .... Judge Newell Chisholm
39. St. Ives (1976) .... Abner Procane
40. Hazard's People (1976) (TV)
41. "The Adams Chronicles" (1976) TV mini-series .... Justice Gridley (unknown episodes)
42. Fear on Trial (1975) (TV) .... Mike Collins
43. Three Days of the Condor (1975) .... Mr. Wabash
    ... aka 3 Days of the Condor (Australia)
44. Beyond the Horizon (1975) (TV) .... Dr. Fawcett
45. Rollerball (1975) .... Bartholomew
46. The Paper Chase (1973) .... Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
    
    
47. Seven Days in May (1964) (uncredited) .... Vice-Adm. Farley C. Barnswell
    
    
48. Too Much Johnson (1938) .... Duelist
    

Producer:

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

1. Choices of the Heart (1983) (TV) (executive producer)
   ... aka In December the Roses Will Bloom Again
2. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (executive producer) (1 episode, 1980)
   ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
       - Gideon's Trumpet (1980) TV episode (executive producer)
   
   
3. Evening Primrose (1966) (TV) (executive producer)
4. This Property Is Condemned (1966) (producer)
5. Journey to America (1964) (producer)
   ... aka Voyage to America (USA: alternative title)
6. "The Great Adventure" (producer) (1 episode, 1963)
       - Go Down, Moses (1963) TV episode (producer)
7. In the Cool of the Day (1963) (producer)
8. Two Weeks in Another Town (1962) (producer)
   ... aka 2 Weeks in Another Town (USA: poster title)
9. All Fall Down (1962) (producer)
   
   
10. "Playhouse 90" (producer) (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Return of Ansel Gibbs (1958) TV episode (producer)
11. "The Seven Lively Arts" (1957) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
12. Lust for Life (1956) (producer)
13. Moonfleet (1955) (producer)
14. The Cobweb (1955) (producer)
15. Her Twelve Men (1954) (producer)
    ... aka Her 12 Men
    ... aka Miss Baker's Dozen (USA: alternative title)
16. Executive Suite (1954) (producer)
17. Julius Caesar (1953) (producer)
    ... aka William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
18. The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) (producer)
19. Holiday for Sinners (1952) (producer)
20. On Dangerous Ground (1952) (producer)
21. The Company She Keeps (1951) (producer)
    
    
22. "Fireside Theatre" (1949) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
23. They Live by Night (1948) (producer)
    ... aka The Twisted Road (UK)
24. Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) (producer)
25. The Blue Dahlia (1946) (producer)
26. Miss Susie Slagle's (1946) (associate producer)
27. Sorry, Wrong Number (1946) (TV) (producer)
28. The Unseen (1945) (associate producer)
    
    
29. Too Much Johnson (1938) (producer)
    

Miscellaneous Crew:

• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1940s

1. "America's Musical Theater" (director: theatre production) (1 episode, 1985)
       - The Cradle Will Rock (1985) TV episode (director: theatre production)
   
   
2. The Time of Your Life (1976) (TV) (artistic director)
3. Clarence Darrow (1974) (TV) (director: stage production)
4. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (director: stage production) (1 episode, 1974)
   ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
       - The Country Girl (1974) TV episode (director: stage production)
   
   
5. Citizen Kane (1941) (assistant: Mr. Welles) (uncredited)
   

Writer:

• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s

1. Journey to America (1964) (writer)
   ... aka Voyage to America (USA: alternative title)
   
   
2. "Your Favorite Story" (1 episode, 1954)
       - Inside Out: The Story of Bunder-Runger the Jailbird (1954) TV episode (story)
   
   
3. Jane Eyre (1944) (screenplay)
   

Director:

1. Sorry, Wrong Number (1946) (TV)
   

Soundtrack:

1. Citizen Kane (1941) (lyrics: "Aria from Salammbo" (uncredited))
   

Editorial Department:

1. Citizen Kane (1941) (editorial supervisor) (uncredited)
   

Self:

• 2000s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s

1. "Broadway: The American Musical" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
       - I Got Plenty o' Nuttin': 1929-1942 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
   
   
2. Scrooged (1988) .... Himself
3. "227" .... Himself (1 episode, 1987)
       - See You in Court (1987) TV episode .... Himself
4. "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
5. "America's Musical Theater" .... Himself (1 episode, 1985)
       - The Cradle Will Rock (1985) TV episode .... Himself
6. Olympic Gala (1984) (TV) .... Guest
7. The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War (1984)
   ... aka The Good Fight (USA: short title)
8. The American Film Institute Salute to Lillian Gish (1984) (TV) .... Himself
9. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1983) (TV) .... Himself
10. "Great Performances" .... Himself (1 episode, 1982)
        - Great Performances' 10th Anniversary Celebration (1982) TV episode .... Himself
11. The Brand New Illustrated Journal of the Arts (1982) (TV) .... Himself
12. Starring Katharine Hepburn (1981) (TV) .... Himself
13. "Tales of the Unexpected" (1979) TV series .... Himself / ... (unknown episodes, 1980-1984)
    ... aka Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected
14. "The British Greats" .... Himself - Interviewee (1 episode, 1980)
        - Leslie Howard (1980) TV episode .... Himself - Interviewee
    
    
15. The 33rd Annual Tony Awards (1979) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
16. The Television Annual: 1978/1979 (1979) (TV)
17. The American Film Institute Salute to Alfred Hitchcock (1979) (TV) .... Himself
18. The New Deal for Artists (1976) (TV) .... Himself
19. I'm a Stranger Here Myself (1975) .... Himself
20. Clarence Darrow (1974) (TV) .... Himself
21. The 46th Annual Academy Awards (1974) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
22. Une légende une vie: Citizen Welles (1974) (TV) .... Himself
23. The Merry Wives of Windsor (1970) (TV) .... Himself - Host
    
    
24. "The New Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1961)
        - UCLA (1961) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
    
    
25. Van Gogh: Darkness Into Light (1956) (uncredited) .... Himself
    

Archive Footage:

1. Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' (2002) (V) .... Himself
2. Saboteur: A Closer Look (2000) (V) (uncredited) .... Himself
3. Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000) (TV) .... Charles W. Kingsfield Jr
4. The Best of Film Noir (1999) (V) .... Himself
5. The Best of Hollywood (1998) (TV) .... Interview
6. The 61st Annual Academy Awards (1989) (TV) .... Himself (Memorial Tribute)
7. "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