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Overview
Date of Birth:
Trivia:
Was nominated for Broadway's 1991 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role... more
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(56 articles)
Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter gives us hope
(From Monsters and Critics. 11 November 2009, 5:16 PM, PST)
Clips: A Serious Man
(From HeyUGuys. 9 November 2009, 8:59 PM, PST)
US TV Schedule:
| Thur. Nov. 12 | 9:00 PM | PBS | The National Parks: America's Best Idea | The Morning of Creation (1946-1980) | #1.6 | more |
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1. | "Sons of Anarchy" (2008) | Ethan Zobelle (10 episodes, 2009) | 2009 | - | - |
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2. | A Serious Man (2009) | Divorce Lawyer | 2009 | $6.04M | 8.3 (2,730) |
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3. | Just Peck (2009) | Mike Peck | 2009 | - | 6.8 (13) |
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4. | "Life" (2007) | Ted Earley / Ted Early (32 episodes, 2007-2009) | 2009 | - | 8.5 (1,598) |
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5. | Summer Eleven (post-production) (2009) | Ron | 2009 | - | - |
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6. | "Comedy Gumbo" (2008) | (1 episode, 2008) | 2008 | - | 9.8 (17) |
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7. | Graduation (2007) | Dean Deeley | 2007 | - | 6.3 (905) |
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8. | Murder on Pleasant Drive (2006) (TV) | John | 2006 | - | 5.7 (95) |
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9. | "Boston Legal" (2004) | A.D.A. Douglas Kupfer (3 episodes, 2006) | 2006 | - | 8.6 (2,247) |
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10. | "Commander in Chief" (2005) | Carl Brantley (2 episodes, 2006) | 2006 | - | 6.4 (1,649) |
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11. | Kids in America (2005) | Ed Mumsford | 2005 | - | 5.6 (1,647) |
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12. | "Law & Order" (1990) | Charlie Graham / George Costas (2 episodes, 1992-2005) | 2005 | - | 8.2 (4,495) |
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13. | Chloe (2005) | The Father | 2005 | - | 9.4 (5) |
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14. | "8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter" (2002) | Principal Ed Gibb (12 episodes, 2004-2005) | 2005 | - | 7.6 (4,333) |
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15. | Hitch (2005/I) | Max | 2005 | $368M | 6.8 (57,905) |
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16. | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005) | Gabe Difranco | 2005 | - | 6.6 (1,232) |
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17. | "The Practice" (1997) | Atty. Albert Ginsberg (1 episode, 2003) | 2003 | - | 7.7 (1,712) |
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18. | "Baby Bob" (2002) | Walter Spencer (14 episodes, 2002-2003) | 2003 | - | 3.7 (67) |
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19. | The Ripples (2003) (TV) | 2003 | - | - | |
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20. | "The West Wing" (1999) | Dr. Stanley Keyworth (4 episodes, 2000-2002) | 2002 | - | 9.0 (8,576) |
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21. | "Monk" (2002) | Dale 'The Whale' Biederbeck (1 episode, 2002) | 2002 | - | 8.3 (3,578) |
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22. | Damaged Care (2002) (TV) | Paul Sheinberg | 2002 | - | 6.0 (168) |
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23. | Stark Raving Mad (2002) | (uncredited) Don Partridge | 2002 | - | 6.3 (2,257) |
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24. | Roughing It (2002) (TV) | Henry | 2002 | - | 6.8 (121) |
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25. | Off Season (2001) (TV) | Richard Frangello | 2001 | - | 5.7 (159) |
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26. | "Frasier" (1993) | Tom (1 episode, 2001) | 2001 | - | 8.5 (11,697) |
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27. | Mission (2001) | Vissarion Belinsky | 2001 | - | 5.4 (23) |
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28. | "The Chris Isaak Show" (2001) | Jimmy Vane (1 episode, 2001) | 2001 | - | 6.7 (194) |
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29. | Late Boomers (2001) (TV) | 2001 | - | 3.5 (6) | |
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30. | "Chicago Hope" (1994) | Dr. Aaron Shutt (141 episodes, 1994-2000) | 2000 | - | 6.7 (792) |
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31. | East of A (2000) | Sylvester | 2000 | - | 5.1 (36) |
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32. | Hanging Up (2000) | Joe Marks | 2000 | - | 4.3 (5,768) |
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33. | Dropping Out (2000) | Scott Kayle | 2000 | - | 6.0 (97) |
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34. | A Slight Case of Murder (1999) (TV) | Det. Fred Stapelli | 1999 | - | 6.8 (914) |
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35. | Lake Placid (1999) | (uncredited) Kevin | 1999 | - | 5.3 (18,108) |
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36. | Thirst (1998) (TV) | Bob Miller | 1998 | - | 4.7 (208) |
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37. | With Friends Like These... (1998) | Steve Hersh | 1998 | - | 5.9 (362) |
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38. | Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) | Will Brennan | 1998 | $75M | 5.3 (20,553) |
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39. | "Perversions of Science" (1997) | Paul Danko (1 episode, 1997) | 1997 | - | 6.7 (65) |
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40. | "MADtv" (1995) | Host (1 episode, 1997) | 1997 | - | 6.9 (878) |
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41. | Not in This Town (1997) (TV) | Brian Schnitzer | 1997 | - | 6.0 (102) |
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42. | In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice (1995) (TV) | Agent Gabriel Valentino | 1995 | - | 6.2 (94) |
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43. | "Northern Exposure" (1990) | Adam (10 episodes, 1990-1995) | 1995 | - | 8.7 (2,998) |
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44. | "Picket Fences" (1992) | Attorney Robert Biel (2 episodes, 1994) | 1994 | - | 8.0 (1,020) |
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45. | Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993) | (uncredited) Bookstore Manager | 1993 | - | 6.7 (1,573) |
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46. | Dottie Gets Spanked (1993) (TV) | Dick Gordon | 1993 | - | 7.2 (267) |
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47. | "Big Wave Dave's" (1993) | Marshall Fisher (unknown episodes) | 1993 | - | - |
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48. | "Tribeca" (1993) | Bob (1 episode, 1993) | 1993 | - | 7.2 (20) |
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49. | "Nurses" (1991) | Peter Teller (1 episode, 1991) | 1991 | - | 6.5 (78) |
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50. | "The Hidden Room" (1991) | (1 episode, 1991) | 1991 | - | 4.2 (16) |
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51. | The Doctor (1991) | Dr. Eli Blumfield | 1991 | - | 6.7 (2,205) |
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52. | "China Beach" (1988) | Joe Arneburg (3 episodes, 1991) | 1991 | - | 8.1 (506) |
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53. | A Promise to Keep (1990) (TV) | Louis Colt | 1990 | - | 5.9 (52) |
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54. | Babies (1990) (TV) | David | 1990 | - | 5.2 (52) |
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55. | Heat Wave (1990) (TV) | Art Berman | 1990 | - | 6.9 (86) |
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56. | "Knots Landing" (1979) | Mark Baylor (6 episodes, 1989-1990) | 1990 | - | 6.4 (394) |
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57. | "MacGyver" (1985) | Tony Parisio (1 episode, 1989) | 1989 | - | 8.0 (5,724) |
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58. | "Hard Time on Planet Earth" (1989) | Harry Newcomb (1 episode, 1989) | 1989 | - | 7.5 (75) |
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59. | "Oceano" (1989) | 1989 | - | 6.8 (33) | |
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60. | "A Year in the Life" (1987) | Jim Eisenberg (22 episodes, 1987-1988) | 1988 | - | 8.1 (49) |
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61. | Necessary Parties (1988) (TV) | Mr. Dunfee | 1988 | - | 6.2 (38) |
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62. | "L.A. Law" (1986) | Richard Kendall (2 episodes, 1986-1987) | 1987 | - | 6.9 (565) |
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63. | Personal Foul (1987) | Jeremy | 1987 | - | 3.9 (14) |
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64. | "Tough Cookies" (1986) | Danny Polchek (6 episodes, 1986) | 1986 | - | - |
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65. | "All Is Forgiven" (1986) | Phil Douglas (1 episode, 1986) | 1986 | - | 7.0 (20) |
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66. | "The Twilight Zone" (1985) | Michael Wright (segment "A Matter of Minutes") (1 episode, 1986) | 1986 | - | 7.8 (1,128) |
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67. | "A Year in the Life" (1986) | Jim Eisenberg | 1986 | - | 8.2 (108) |
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68. | "St. Elsewhere" (1982) | Doug Zageck (1 episode, 1985) | 1985 | - | 7.9 (673) |
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69. | The Fourth Wise Man (1985) (TV) | Joseph | 1985 | - | 6.8 (189) |
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70. | "The Love Boat" (1977) | Alex Lambert (2 episodes, 1978-1983) | 1983 | - | 5.6 (1,093) |
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71. | "Teachers Only" (1982) | Michael Dreyfuss (8 episodes, 1982) | 1982 | - | - |
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72. | Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981) | Charlie | 1981 | - | 3.6 (143) |
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73. | Under the Rainbow (1981) | Henry Hudson | 1981 | - | 4.9 (1,185) |
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74. | Full Moon High (1981) | Tony | 1981 | - | 4.9 (362) |
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75. | "$weepstake$" (1979) | Joey (1 episode, 1979) | 1979 | - | 8.1 (7) |
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76. | Tom Edison: The Boy Who Lit Up the World (1979) (TV) | Cole Bogardis | 1979 | - | - |
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77. | "Pearl" (1978) | Pvt. Billy Zylowski (3 episodes, 1978) | 1978 | - | 6.9 (95) |
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78. | "Busting Loose" (1977) | Lenny Markowitz (21 episodes, 1977) | 1977 | - | 5.2 (6) |
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79. | "Visions" (1976) | Bernie Heller (1 episode, 1976) | 1976 | - | 5.2 (7) |
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80. | Baby Blue Marine (1976) | Rupe | 1976 | - | 5.7 (227) |
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81. | "Hawaii Five-O" (1968) | Alex Scofield (1 episode, 1975) | 1975 | - | 7.7 (869) |
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82. | "Harry O" (1973) | Eric Kershaw (1 episode, 1975) | 1975 | - | 7.5 (121) |
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83. | "Barney Miller" (1975) | Howard Smith (1 episode, 1975) | 1975 | - | 8.2 (657) |
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84. | "We'll Get By" (1975) | Richard (1 episode, 1975) | 1975 | - | - |
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85. | "Happy Days" (1974) | Bo (1 episode, 1975) | 1975 | - | 7.7 (2,584) |
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86. | All Together Now (1975) (TV) | Jerry | 1975 | - | 6.9 (26) |
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87. | It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy (1974) (TV) | Ken Walters | 1974 | - | 5.5 (42) |
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88. | Made for Each Other (1971) | Teenage Gig | 1971 | - | 6.6 (116) |
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89. | The Monitors (1969) | Cameo appearance | 1969 | - | 4.7 (92) |
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90. | People Soup (1969) | Adam | 1969 | - | 5.9 (19) |
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1. | "The Closer" (2005) | (1 episode, 2009) | 2009 | - | 8.4 (194) |
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2. | "Life" (2007) | (2 episodes, 2009) | 2009 | - | 8.5 (1,598) |
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3. | "State of Mind" (2007) | (1 episode, 2007) | 2007 | - | 5.1 (17) |
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4. | "The Riches" (2007) | (1 episode, 2007) | 2007 | - | 8.3 (324) |
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5. | "Grey's Anatomy" (2005) | (2 episodes, 2006-2007) | 2007 | - | 7.7 (191) |
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6. | "Dirt" (2007) | (1 episode, 2007) | 2007 | - | 7.0 (1,120) |
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7. | "Boston Legal" (2004) | (2 episodes, 2006-2007) | 2007 | - | 8.6 (2,247) |
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8. | "Big Day" (2006) | (1 episode, 2007) | 2007 | - | 6.3 (239) |
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9. | Pristine Books (2003) | 2003 | - | 2.6 (14) | |
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10. | "Monk" (2002) | (1 episode, 2002) | 2002 | - | 8.3 (3,578) |
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11. | My Louisiana Sky (2001) (TV) | 2001 | - | 6.8 (380) | |
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12. | "Ally McBeal" (1997) | (1 episode, 2001) | 2001 | - | 7.0 (5,183) |
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13. | "Chicago Hope" (1994) | (4 episodes, 1996-2000) | 2000 | - | 6.7 (792) |
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14. | "Northern Exposure" (1990) | (1 episode, 1993) | 1993 | - | 8.7 (2,998) |
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1. | Improper Channels (1981) | (writer) | 1981 | - | 5.9 (70) |
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1. | "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (2005) | Himself (3 episodes, 2008-2009) | 2009 | - | 7.0 (14) |
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2. | "The National Parks: America's Best Idea" (2009) | (4 episodes, 2009) | 2009 | - | 9.2 (160) |
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3. | "Tavis Smiley" (2004) | Himself (1 episode, 2009) | 2009 | - | 5.6 (86) |
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4. | "TV Land Moguls" (2004) | Narrator (6 episodes, 2004-2009) | 2009 | - | 5.4 (18) |
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5. | Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004) | (voice) Other Voices | 2004 | - | 8.3 (476) |
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6. | Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip (2003) (TV) | (voice) Other Voices | 2003 | - | 8.2 (148) |
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7. | "Intimate Portrait" (1993) | Himself (2 episodes, 2002) | 2002 | - | 7.8 (52) |
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8. | "Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony" (1999) | (voice) | 1999 | - | 8.2 (79) |
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9. | "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn" (1999) | Himself (1 episode, 1999) | 1999 | - | 5.0 (244) |
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10. | "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) | Himself (1 episode, 1998) | 1998 | - | 8.7 (768) |
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11. | "The Daily Show" (1996) | Himself (2 episodes, 1997-1998) | 1998 | - | 9.0 (24) |
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12. | Comic Relief VIII (1998) (TV) | Himself | 1998 | - | 5.8 (43) |
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13. | CBS: The First 50 Years (1998) (TV) | Himself | 1998 | - | 3.9 (12) |
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14. | Unmasking the Horror (1998) (V) | Himself | 1998 | - | 5.2 (45) |
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15. | Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1997) (TV) | (voice) Merriwether Lewis | 1997 | - | 8.8 (324) |
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16. | "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) | Himself (1 episode, 1997) | 1997 | - | 7.6 (15) |
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17. | "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996) | Himself (1 episode, 1997) | 1997 | - | 3.6 (556) |
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18. | "Cybill" (1995) | Himself (1 episode, 1996) | 1996 | - | 6.9 (705) |
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19. | "The West" (1996) | (unknown episodes) | 1996 | - | 8.5 (179) |
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20. | "The Hollywood Squares" (1965) | Guest Appearance (1 episode, 1977) | 1977 | - | 6.6 (117) |
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1. | Halloween: Resurrection (2002) | (uncredited) Will Brennan |
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