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Actor:

• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s

1. "Comedy Factory" .... Max Harrison (1 episode, 1986)
       - The Arena (1986) TV episode .... Max Harrison
2. "Hail to the Chief" .... Gen. Oliver Mansfield (7 episodes, 1985)
       - Episode #1.7 (1985) TV episode .... Gen. Oliver Mansfield
       - Episode #1.6 (1985) TV episode .... Gen. Oliver Mansfield
       - Episode #1.5 (1985) TV episode .... Gen. Oliver Mansfield
       - Episode #1.4 (1985) TV episode .... Gen. Oliver Mansfield
       - Episode #1.3 (1985) TV episode .... Gen. Oliver Mansfield
         (2 more)
3. The Acorn People (1981) (TV) .... Jesse Hooten
4. "Good Time Harry" .... Harry Jenkins (7 episodes, 1980)
       - Ben Younger (1980) TV episode .... Harry Jenkins
       - Harry Kisses Death on the Mouth (1980) TV episode .... Harry Jenkins
       - Play It Again, Stan (1980) TV episode .... Harry Jenkins
       - Audrey Simpson (1980) TV episode .... Harry Jenkins
       - The Wally Smith Story (1980) TV episode .... Harry Jenkins
         (2 more)
   
   
5. Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (1979) (TV) .... Pete McCann
6. "Mary Tyler Moore" .... Joe Warner (2 episodes, 1975)
   ... aka "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" (USA: promotional title)
       - One Boyfriend Too Many (1975) TV episode .... Joe Warner
       - Mary Richards Falls in Love (1975) TV episode .... Joe Warner
7. Bobby Parker and Company (1974) (TV) .... Bobby Parker
8. What Are Best Friends For? (1973) (TV) .... Paul Nesbitt
9. Scream, Pretty Peggy (1973) (TV) .... Jeffrey Elliot
10. The Ted Bessell Show (1973) (TV)
11. Your Money or Your Wife (1972) (TV) .... Dan Cramer
12. "Me and the Chimp" .... Mike Reynolds (13 episodes, 1972)
    ... aka "The Chimp & I"
        - Liz's Allergy (1972) TV episode .... Mike Reynolds
        - Hoop-Lah (1972) TV episode .... Mike Reynolds
        - Mike's Night-In (1972) TV episode .... Mike Reynolds
        - The Ghost Town (1972) TV episode .... Mike Reynolds
        - The Paint Job (1972) TV episode .... Mike Reynolds
          (8 more)
13. "Marcus Welby, M.D." .... Dr. Hal Powers (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka "Robert Young, Family Doctor"
        - Echo from Another World (1971) TV episode .... Dr. Hal Powers
14. Two on a Bench (1971) (TV) .... Preston Albright
15. "The New Dick Van Dyke Show" .... Skip Holloway (1 episode, 1971)
        - The Tennis Pro (1971) TV episode .... Skip Holloway
16. "That Girl" .... Donald 'Don' Hollinger / ... (132 episodes, 1965-1971)
        - The Elevated Woman (1971) TV episode .... Donald 'Don' Hollinger
        - Soot Yourself (1971) TV episode .... Donald 'Don' Hollinger
        - Two for the Money (1971) TV episode .... Donald 'Don' Hollinger
        - Stag Party (1971) TV episode .... Donald 'Don' Hollinger
        - That King (1971) TV episode .... Donald 'Don' Hollinger
          (127 more)
    
    
17. "Love, American Style" .... Roger (segment "Love and the Roommate") (1 episode, 1969)
        - Love and the Burglar/Love and the Roommate/Love and the Wild Party (1969) TV episode .... Roger (segment "Love and the Roommate")
18. Don't Drink the Water (1969) .... Axel Magee
19. "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." .... Pvt. Frankie Lombardi / ... (4 episodes, 1965-1966)
        - Arrivederci, Gomer (1966) TV episode .... Pvt. Frankie Lombardi
        - Gomer Pyle, P.O.W. (1965) TV episode .... Frankie
        - Gomer Captures a Submarine (1965) TV episode .... Pvt. Frankie Lombardi
        - Third Finger, Left Loaf (1965) TV episode .... Private Jim Purcell
20. "12 O'Clock High" .... Cpl. Smith (1 episode, 1965)
        - Then Came the Mighty Hunter (1965) TV episode .... Cpl. Smith
21. Billie (1965) .... Robert 'Bob' Matthews
22. McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force (1965) .... Lt. Wilbur Harkness
23. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Elliott Setlin (1 episode, 1965)
        - Thou Still Unravished Bride (1965) TV episode .... Elliott Setlin
24. "Ben Casey" .... Albert Brian (1 episode, 1964)
        - August Is the Month Before Christmas (1964) TV episode .... Albert Brian
25. "The Greatest Show on Earth" .... Loring Wagner (1 episode, 1964)
        - You're All Right, Ivy (1964) TV episode .... Loring Wagner
26. "The Great Adventure" .... Davies (1 episode, 1964)
        - Rodger Young (1964) TV episode .... Davies
27. Captain Newman, M.D. (1963) (uncredited) .... Carrozzo (patient)
28. "The Lieutenant" .... Jim Douglas (1 episode, 1963)
        - Alert (1963) TV episode .... Jim Douglas
29. "The Bill Dana Show" (1 episode, 1963)
        - Honeymoon Suite (1963) TV episode
30. "It's a Man's World" .... Thomas A. 'Tom-Tom' DeWitt (10 episodes, 1962)
        - I Count My Life in Coffee Cups (1962) TV episode .... Thomas A. 'Tom-Tom' DeWitt
        - The Man on the Second Floor (1962) TV episode .... Thomas A. 'Tom-Tom' DeWitt
        - The Bravest Man in Cordella (1962) TV episode .... Thomas A. 'Tom-Tom' DeWitt
        - Howie's Adventure (1962) TV episode .... Thomas A. 'Tom-Tom' DeWitt
        - The Beavers and the Otters (1962) TV episode .... Thomas A. 'Tom-Tom' DeWitt
          (5 more)
31. "Checkmate" .... The Assistant Director (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Star System (1962) TV episode .... The Assistant Director
32. The Outsider (1961) (uncredited) .... Kid
33. Lover Come Back (1961) (uncredited) .... Elevator Operator
    
    
34. "The Man Behind the Badge" (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Case of the Reluctant Thief (1955) TV episode
    

Director:

• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s

1. "The Naked Truth" (1 episode, 1995)
   ... aka "Wilde Again"
       - Elvis Is Coming! (1995) TV episode
2. "A League of Their Own" (2 episodes, 1993)
       - Marathon (1993) TV episode
       - The Fat Boys of Summer (1993) TV episode
3. "Good Advice" (1993) TV series (unknown episodes)
4. "Sibs" (1991) TV series (unknown episodes)
   
   
5. "The Tracey Ullman Show" (1987) TV series (unknown episodes)
   
   
6. "Me and the Chimp" (1972) TV series (unknown episodes)
   ... aka "The Chimp & I"
7. "That Girl" (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
       - That Meter Maid (1970) TV episode
       - Dark on Top of Everything Else (1969) TV episode
   

Producer:

1. The Best of the Tracey Ullman Show (1990) (TV) (producer)
   

Thanks:

• 2000s
• 1990s

1. Bewitched (2005) (in loving memory of our friend)
   
   
2. As Good as It Gets (1997) (dedicatee)
3. "Tracey Takes On..." (dedicated to the memory of) (1 episode, 1997)
       - Supernatural (1997) TV episode (dedicated to the memory of)
4. A League of Their Own (1992) (thanks)
   

Self:

1. The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1989) (TV) .... Himself
   

Archive Footage:

1. Brilliant But Cancelled (2002) (TV)
2. 50 Years of Funny Females (1995) (TV) .... Himself