Filmography by type for
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Actor:

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

1. The Survivor (1981) .... Priest
2. Heaven's Gate (1980) .... The Reverend Doctor
   ... aka Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate (USA: complete title)
3. The Hearse (1980) .... Walter Pritchard
4. Delusion (1980) .... Ivar Langrock
   ... aka The House Where Death Lives
   
   
5. Guyana: Crime of the Century (1979) .... Richard Gable
   ... aka Guayana, el crimen del siglo (Spain)
   ... aka Guyana, el crimen del siglo (Mexico: dubbed version)
   ... aka Guyana: Cult of the Damned (USA)
6. Concorde Affaire '79 (1979) .... Milland
   ... aka Affare Concorde (Italy: alternative title)
   ... aka Concorde Inferno '79 (Philippines: English title)
   ... aka S.O.S. Concorde (UK: video title)
   ... aka The Concorde Affair (USA: video title)
7. L'isola degli uomini pesce (1979) .... Prof. Ernest Marvin
   ... aka The Island of the Fishmen (literal English title) (Philippines: English title)
   ... aka Island of Fishmen (Australia: poster title)
   ... aka Island of Mutations
   ... aka Island of the Fishmen (USA: DVD title)
   ... aka Screamers (USA)
   ... aka Something Waits in the Dark (USA)
   ... aka The Fish Men
8. Indagine su un delitto perfetto (1978) .... Sir Arthur Dundee
   ... aka The Perfect Crime (USA: video title)
9. Caravans (1978) .... Crandall
10. L'ordre et la sécurité du monde (1978) .... Foster Johnson
    ... aka Concorde Affair (International: English title)
    ... aka Last In, First Out (USA)
11. Airport '77 (1977) .... Nicholas St. Downs III
    ... aka Airport 1977 (International: English title: informal title)
12. Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) .... Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
    ... aka Das Ultimatum (West Germany)
    ... aka Nuclear Countdown
    ... aka Todeskommando Feuerblitz Ultimatum (West Germany)
13. Un sussurro nel buio (1976) .... The Professor
    ... aka A Whisper in the Dark
14. Timber Tramps (1975) .... Greedy sawmill mogul
    ... aka The Big Push
    ... aka The Timber Tramp (USA: alternative title)
15. Il giustiziere sfida la città (1975) .... Paternò
    ... aka Final Payment (Canada: English title: cut version)
    ... aka One Just Man (Europe: English title)
    ... aka Rambo's Revenge (USA: dubbed version)
    ... aka Syndicate Sadists (USA)
16. A Delicate Balance (1973) .... Harry
    ... aka Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance (Australia: DVD box title)
17. Soylent Green (1973) .... Simonson
18. Lo Scopone scientifico (1972) .... George
    ... aka The Scientific Cardplayer
    ... aka The Scopone Game (USA: video title)
19. Doomsday Voyage (1972) .... Captain Jason
    ... aka Questions (USA: alternative title)
20. Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga (1972) .... Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker
    ... aka The Torture Chamber of Baron Blood (USA: long title)
    ... aka Baron Blood (USA)
    ... aka Chamber of Tortures
    ... aka The Blood Baron
    ... aka The Thirst of Baron Blood
21. La figlia di Frankenstein (1971) .... Baron Frankenstein
    ... aka Lady Frankenstein (UK) (USA)
    ... aka Daughter of Frankenstein
    ... aka Madame Frankenstein
22. The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) .... Dr. Vesalius
    ... aka Dr. Phibes (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka The Curse of Dr. Phibes
23. Journey to Murder (1971) .... Jeff Wheeler (Do Me a Favor - Kill Me!)
24. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) .... Henry Stimson
    ... aka Tora! Tora! Tora!: The Attack on Pearl Harbor (Australia)
25. The Grasshopper (1970) .... Richard Morgan
    ... aka Passions (USA: video title)
    ... aka The Passing of Evil
    
    
26. Ido zero daisakusen (1969) .... Capt. Craig McKenzie/Cmdr. Glenn McKenzie
    ... aka Atragon II (International: English title)
    ... aka Kaitei Daisenso - Ido Zero Daisakusen
    ... aka Latitude Zero (USA)
    ... aka Latitude Zero Military Tactics
    ... aka Latitude Zero: Big Military Operation
27. Keene (1969)
28. Comanche blanco (1968) .... Sheriff Logan
    ... aka Hour of Vengeance
    ... aka Rio Hondo (USA)
    ... aka White Comanche
29. Petulia (1968) .... Mr. Danner
30. Un giorno di fuoco (1968)
    ... aka Days of Fire
31. Gangster '70 (1968) .... Destil
32. Jack of Diamonds (1967) .... Ace of Diamonds
    ... aka Der Diamantenprinz (West Germany)
33. Brighty of the Grand Canyon (1967) .... Jim Owen
    ... aka Brighty
34. I crudeli (1967) .... Col. Jonas
    ... aka Hellbenders (USA)
    ... aka Los despiadados (Spain)
    ... aka The Cruel Ones (USA)
    ... aka The Hellbenders (USA)
35. Some May Live (1967) .... Col. Woodward
    ... aka In Saigon, Some May Live
36. The Oscar (1966) .... Kenneth Regan
37. Gli uomini dal passo pesante (1965) .... Temple Cordeen
    ... aka Les forcenés (France)
    ... aka Showdown
    ... aka The Tramplers (USA)
38. The Money Trap (1965) .... Dr. Horace Van Tilden
39. The Great Sioux Massacre (1965) .... Major Reno
    ... aka Massacre at the Rosebud
    ... aka The Custer Massacre
    ... aka The Great Sioux Raid
40. Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) .... Drew
    ... aka What Ever Happened to Cousin Charlotte?
41. The Last Sunset (1961) .... John Breckenridge
42. The Angel Wore Red (1960) .... Hawthorne
    ... aka La sposa bella (Italy)
    
    
43. From the Earth to the Moon (1958) .... Victor Barbicane
44. Touch of Evil (1958) (uncredited) .... Coroner
45. The Halliday Brand (1957) .... Daniel Halliday
46. The Killer Is Loose (1956) .... Detective Sam Wagner
47. The Bottom of the Bottle (1956) .... Pat 'P.M.' Martin
    ... aka Beyond the River (UK)
48. Vom Himmel gefallen (1955) .... John Adams
    ... aka Special Delivery (USA)
49. A Blueprint for Murder (1953) .... Whitney 'Cam' Cameron
50. Egypt by Three (1953) .... Narrator
51. Niagara (1953) .... George Loomis
52. The Steel Trap (1952) .... Jim Osborne
53. Untamed Frontier (1952) .... Kirk Denbow
54. The Wild Heart (1952) .... Narrator
    ... aka Gypsy Blood
55. The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952) (uncredited) .... Senator
    ... aka Othello (Australia) (France) (USA)
    ... aka Otello (Italy)
56. The Man with a Cloak (1951) .... Dupin
57. Peking Express (1951) .... Michael Bachlin
58. Half Angel (1951) .... John Raymond Jr.
59. Walk Softly, Stranger (1950) .... Chris Hale aka Steve
60. Two Flags West (1950) .... Col. Clay Tucker
61. September Affair (1950) .... David Lawrence
    
    
62. Beyond the Forest (1949) .... Doctor Louis Moline
63. Under Capricorn (1949) .... Sam Flusky
64. The Third Man (1949) .... Holly Martins
    ... aka The 3rd Man (USA: poster title)
65. Portrait of Jennie (1948) .... Eben Adams
    ... aka Jennie (UK)
    ... aka Tidal Wave
66. The Farmer's Daughter (1947) .... Glenn Morley
67. Duel in the Sun (1946) .... Jesse McCanles
    ... aka King Vidor's Duel in the Sun (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
68. Love Letters (1945) .... Allen Quinton
69. I'll Be Seeing You (1944) .... Zachary Morgan
70. Since You Went Away (1944) .... Lieutenant Tony Willett
71. Gaslight (1944) .... Brian Cameron
    ... aka Murder in Thornton Square (UK)
72. Hers to Hold (1943) .... Bill Morley
73. Journey Into Fear (1943) .... Howard Graham
74. Shadow of a Doubt (1943) .... Uncle Charlie Oakley
    ... aka Shadow of Doubt (USA: poster title)
75. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) .... Eugene
76. Lydia (1941) .... Michael Fitzpatrick
    ... aka Illusions
77. Citizen Kane (1941) .... Jedediah Leland
    
    
78. Too Much Johnson (1938) .... Augustus Billings
    

Actor - TV:

• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s

1. "The Love Boat" .... Col. van Ryker (1 episode, 1981)
       - Two for Julie/Aunt Hilly/The Duel (1981) TV episode .... Col. van Ryker
2. Casino (1980) (TV) .... Ed Booker
3. "Tales of the Unexpected" .... Edward / ... (2 episodes, 1979-1980)
   ... aka Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected
       - Depart in Peace (1980) TV episode .... Lionel
       - Edward the Conqueror (1979) TV episode .... Edward
   
   
4. "Fantasy Island" .... Mr. Grant / ... (2 episodes, 1978-1979)
       - The Wedding (1979) TV episode .... Thomas Cummings
       - Return to Fantasy Island (1978) TV episode .... Mr. Grant
5. Churchill and the Generals (1979) (TV) .... Gen. George C. Marshall
6. "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" .... Weldon Rathbone (1 episode, 1978)
   ... aka The Nancy Drew Mysteries (USA: short title)
       - Arson and Old Lace (1978) TV episode .... Weldon Rathbone
7. Return to Fantasy Island (1978) (TV) .... Simon Grant
   ... aka Fantasy Island II (USA: alternative title)
8. "Aspen" (1977) TV mini-series .... Horton Paine
   ... aka The Innocent and the Damned (USA: rerun title)
9. "Alle origini della mafia" .... The Envoy (1 episode, 1976)
   ... aka Origins of the Mafia (International: English title)
       - Gli antenati (1976) TV episode .... The Envoy
10. The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976) (TV) .... Dr. Joseph Francis Condon
11. "The Rockford Files" .... Warner Jameson (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka Jim Rockford, Private Investigator (USA: syndication title)
        - This Case Is Closed (1974) TV episode .... Warner Jameson
12. "The Streets of San Francisco" .... John R. James (1 episode, 1973)
        - A Collection of Eagles (1973) TV episode .... John R. James
13. The Devil's Daughter (1973) (TV) .... Judge Weatherby
14. The Screaming Woman (1972) (TV) .... George Tresvant
15. "NET Playhouse" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1971)
        - Trail of Tears (1971) TV episode .... Narrator
16. City Beneath the Sea (1971) (TV) .... Dr. Ziegler
    ... aka One Hour to Doomsday (UK: theatrical title)
17. Do You Take This Stranger? (1971) (TV) .... Dr. Robert Carson
    ... aka Knock at the Wrong Door
    ... aka Strangers and Lovers
18. Assault on the Wayne (1971) (TV) .... Admiral
19. "The Virginian" .... Judge Hobbs / ... (2 episodes, 1970)
    ... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
        - Gun Quest (1970) TV episode .... Judge Hobbs
        - A Time of Terror (1970) TV episode .... Judge Will McMasters
20. "It Takes a Thief" .... Mr. Jack / ... (5 episodes, 1968-1970)
        - Beyond a Treasonable Doubt (1970) TV episode .... Mr. Jack
        - To Sing a Song of Murder (1970) TV episode .... Mr. Jack
        - To Lure a Man (1969) TV episode .... Mr. Jack
        - Hans Across the Border: Part 2 (1968) TV episode .... Col. Heinrich
        - Hans Across the Border: Part 1 (1968) TV episode .... Col. Heinrich
21. "The Name of the Game" .... Henry 'Harry' Worthington Rayner (1 episode, 1970)
        - The King of Denmark (1970) TV episode .... Henry 'Harry' Worthington Rayner
22. Cutter's Trail (1970) (TV) .... Gen. Spalding
    
    
23. The Lonely Profession (1969) (TV) .... Martin Bannister
24. "Journey to the Unknown" .... Jeff Wheeler (1 episode, 1968)
    ... aka Out of the Unknown
        - Do Me a Favor and Kill Me (1968) TV episode .... Jeff Wheeler
25. "Ironside" .... Dr. Benjamin Stern (2 episodes, 1968)
    ... aka The Raymond Burr Show (USA: syndication title)
        - Split Second to an Epitaph: Part 1 (1968) TV episode .... Dr. Benjamin Stern
        - Split Second to an Epitaph: Part 2 (1968) TV episode .... Dr. Benjamin Stern
26. "Off to See the Wizard" .... General Antigonus (1 episode, 1968)
        - Alexander the Great (1968) TV episode .... General Antigonus
27. Alexander the Great (1968) (TV) .... Antigonus
28. "Cimarron Strip" .... Nathan Tio (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Search (1967) TV episode .... Nathan Tio
29. "77 Sunset Strip" .... Arnold Buhler (1 episode, 1963)
        - By His Own Verdict (1963) TV episode .... Arnold Buhler
30. "The Great Adventure" .... Captain Meehan (2 episodes, 1963)
        - The Massacre at Wounded Knee (1963) TV episode .... Captain Meehan
        - The Death of Sitting Bull (1963) TV episode .... Captain Meehan
31. "Wagon Train" .... Captain Dan Brady / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
    ... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
        - The John Augustus Story (1962) TV episode .... John Augustus
        - The Captain Dan Brady Story (1961) TV episode .... Captain Dan Brady
32. "Saints and Sinners" .... Preston Cooper (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Man on the Rim (1962) TV episode .... Preston Cooper
33. "Dr. Kildare" .... Charles Ladovan (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Administrator (1962) TV episode .... Charles Ladovan
34. "Bus Stop" .... Professor Wheelwright (1 episode, 1961)
        - Cherie (1961) TV episode .... Professor Wheelwright
35. "The Barbara Stanwyck Show" .... Mac McClay (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Hitch-Hiker (1961) TV episode .... Mac McClay
36. "Checkmate" .... Dr. George Mallinson (1 episode, 1960)
        - Face in the Window (1960) TV episode .... Dr. George Mallinson
37. "The DuPont Show with June Allyson" .... Charles Lawrence / ... (2 episodes, 1960)
    ... aka The June Allyson Show
        - Dark Fear (1960) TV episode .... Charles Lawrence
        - The Blue Goose (1960) TV episode .... Dick Burlingame
    
    
38. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Courtney Masterson / ... (3 episodes, 1955-1959)
        - Dead Weight (1959) TV episode .... Courtney Masterson
        - Together (1958) TV episode .... Tony Gould
        - Breakdown (1955) TV episode .... William Callew
39. "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Black McSween (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Desilu Playhouse
        - The Day the Town Stood Up (1959) TV episode .... Black McSween
40. "On Trial" .... Clint Anderson / ... (14 episodes, 1956-1959)
    ... aka The Joseph Cotten Show (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (USA: new title)
        - High Green Wall (1959) TV episode
        - The Case of the Girl on the Elsewhere (1957) TV episode .... Reed
        - The Secret of Polanta (1957) TV episode .... Reed Murrow
        - A Case of Sudden Death (1957) TV episode .... Clint Anderson
        - The Case of the Absent Man (1957) TV episode .... Ray Barnes
          (9 more)
41. "Suspicion" .... Gregg Carey (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Eye of Truth (1958) TV episode .... Gregg Carey
42. "Zane Grey Theater" .... Ben Harper (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
        - Man Unforgiving (1958) TV episode .... Ben Harper
43. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
        - Neighbors (1957) TV episode
44. "Playhouse 90" .... Robert Rainey (1 episode, 1957)
        - The Edge of Innocence (1957) TV episode .... Robert Rainey
45. "Telephone Time" (1 episode, 1957)
        - The Man the Navy Couldn't Sink (1957) TV episode
46. "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre" .... Bruce Malone (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka Jane Wyman Presents (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka Jane Wyman Theater (USA: alternative title)
        - Contact (1957) TV episode .... Bruce Malone
47. "General Electric Theater" .... Captain / ... (3 episodes, 1954-1956)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
        - The Enemies (1956) TV episode .... Private Harris
        - H.M.S. Marlborough Will Enter Port (1956) TV episode .... Captain
        - The High Green Wall (1954) TV episode .... Hanly
48. "Star Stage" (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Man in the Black Robe (1956) TV episode
49. "The Ford Television Theatre" .... John Ashburn (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
        - Man Without a Fear (1956) TV episode .... John Ashburn
50. "Celebrity Playhouse" .... Marshal Fenton Lockhart (1 episode, 1955)
        - Showdown at San Pablo (1955) TV episode .... Marshal Fenton Lockhart
51. "Letter to Loretta" .... Guest Host (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka The Loretta Young Show (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Loretta Young Theatre (USA: rerun title)
        - Reunion (1955) TV episode .... Guest Host
52. "The Best of Broadway" .... Dan McCorn (1 episode, 1955)
        - Broadway (1955) TV episode .... Dan McCorn
53. "Producers' Showcase" .... Grant Matthews (1 episode, 1954)
        - State of the Union (1954) TV episode .... Grant Matthews
    

Soundtrack:

1. Since You Went Away (1944) (performer: "Together" (1928), "Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz) op.437" (1889)) ("Together" (1928))
2. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) ("The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo" (1892) (uncredited))
   

Writer:

1. Journey Into Fear (1943) (screenplay)
2. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) (uncredited) (additional scenes)
   

Thanks:

1. Jimmy Hollywood (1994) (special thanks)
   

Self - TV:

• 1990s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s

1. The 66th Annual Academy Awards (1994) (TV) .... Himself - Memorial Tribute
   
   
2. "Looks Familiar" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1978)
       - Episode dated 14 December 1978 (1978) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
3. The American Film Institute Salute to Orson Welles (1975) (TV) .... Himself
4. "It's Your Bet" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
       - Episode dated 13 November 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
5. "V.I.P.-Schaukel" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
       - Episode #2.5 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
   
   
6. Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1969) (TV) (also archive footage) .... Himself
7. "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1968)
   ... aka Laugh-In
       - Episode #2.11 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
       - Episode #2.10 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
8. "House Party" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
   ... aka Art Linkletter's House Party (USA: complete title)
   ... aka The Linkletter Show (USA: new title)
       - Episode dated 21 May 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
9. "Hollywood and the Stars" .... Narrator / ... (31 episodes, 1963-1964)
       - The Wild and Wonderful Thirties (1964) TV episode .... Narrator
       - The Great Directors (1964) TV episode .... Narrator
       - What a Way to Go: An Extravaganza in the Making (1964) TV episode .... Host / Narrator
       - The Odyssey of Rita Hayworth (1964) TV episode .... Host
       - The Oscars - Moments of Greatness: Part 2 (1964) TV episode .... Himself-Narrator
         (26 more)
10. "The Celebrity Game" .... Celebrity Panelist (1 episode, 1964)
        - Episode dated 3 May 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Celebrity Panelist
11. "Pantomime Quiz" .... Guest Panelist (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka Mike Stokey's Pantomime Quiz (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Stump the Stars (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 15 April 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
12. "To Tell the Truth" .... Himself (1 episode, 1963)
        - Episode dated 28 January 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Himself
13. "Password" .... Himself (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka Password All-Stars (USA: new title)
        - Audrey Meadows vs. Joseph Cotton (1963) TV episode .... Himself
    
    
14. "What's My Line?" .... Himself - Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1959)
        - Episode dated 11 January 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Mystery Guest
15. "On Trial" .... Himself - Host / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
    ... aka The Joseph Cotten Show (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (USA: new title)
        - The Deadly Chain (1957) TV episode .... Himself, Host
        - Law Is for the Lovers (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Host
16. "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka The Ford Show
        - Episode #1.30 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
17. "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
    ... aka Fox Hour of Stars (USA: rerun title)
        - Broken Arrow (1956) TV episode .... Himself/Host
        - The Ox-Bow Incident (1955) TV episode .... Himself/Host
18. Light's Diamond Jubilee (1954) (TV) .... Himself
    

Self:

1. Vérités et mensonges (1973) .... Special Participant
   ... aka ?: About Fakes (USA)
   ... aka F for Fake (USA: promotional title)
   ... aka F wie Fälschung (West Germany)
   ... aka Truths and Lies (International: English title: literal title)
   

Archive Footage:

1. A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009) (TV)
2. "Kinomagazin"
       - Die Wahrheit über Lady Frankenstein (2007) TV episode (uncredited) .... Baron Frankenstein
3. A Sense of Carol Reed (2006) (V) .... Holly Martins
4. Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe (2005) (TV)
5. Cineastas contra magnates (2005) (uncredited) .... Holly Martins (in "The Third Man")
6. Shadowing the Third Man (2004) (TV) .... Himself
7. Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) .... Baron Frankenstein
8. Split Second to an Epitaph (1968) (TV) .... Dr. Ben Stern
9. Lionpower from MGM (1967) (uncredited) .... Ace of Diamonds
10. Historia de la frivolidad (1967) (TV) (uncredited) .... Actor in censored film