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"MacGyver" (1985): Season 4: Episode 15 -- MacGyver leads a backpacking expedition into the wilderness for a stress-reduction program, but some members of the group are actually convicts from a local prison break
"Dirt" (2007): Season 1: Episode 7 -- Clip: Season 1 - Episode 8 - The Thing Under the Bed
"Life" (2007): :  -- The Census Bureau held up a mirror to the country and showed that life in America may be changing, but in a lot of ways, it's not getting any easier. Dean Reynolds reports.
Hitch (2005) -- While helping his latest client woo the fine lady of his dreams, a professional "date doctor" finds game doesn't quite work on the gossip columnist with whom he's smitten.
"Life" (2007): :  -- A former police officer returns to the force after having been wrongly imprisoned for years.

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Was nominated for Broadway's 1991 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role... more

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Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations more

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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)

Filmography

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

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TV commercial (voiceover) for Canon (6 June 2003) more

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