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Overview
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Great English actor of British and American films. Born in Yorkshire,... moreTrivia:
Was responsible for getting an unknown actor from New Zealand his first... moreAwards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(12 articles)
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Filmography
Actor:
- Dr. Fischer of Geneva (1985) (TV) .... Dr. Fischer
... aka The Bomb Party (Australia) - The Assisi Underground (1985) .... Bishop Nicolini
- "A.D." (1985) TV mini-series .... Tiberius
... aka A.D. - Anno Domini - The Shooting Party (1985) .... Sir Randolph Nettleby
- "George Washington" (1984) TV mini-series .... Gen. Edward Braddock
- Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983) (TV) .... Demon
- Yellowbeard (1983) .... Captain Hughes
- Alexandre (1983) .... The Father
- The Verdict (1982) .... Ed Concannon
- Evil Under the Sun (1982) .... Odell Gardener
... aka Agatha Christie's Evil Under the Sun (UK: complete title) - Ivanhoe (1982) (TV) .... Isaac of York
- Socrates (1982) .... Socrates
- "The Search for Alexander the Great" (1981) TV mini-series .... Host/Narrator
- A Dangerous Summer (1981) .... George Engels
... aka Burning Man
... aka Flash Fire (USA: video title) - Salem's Lot (1979) (TV) .... Richard K. Straker
... aka Blood Thirst
... aka Salem's Lot: The Miniseries
... aka Salem's Lot: The Movie (USA: cable TV title (cut version)) - Bloodline (1979) .... Sir Alec Nichols
... aka Blutspur (West Germany)
... aka Sidney Sheldon's Bloodline - The Passage (1979) .... Professor Bergson
- Murder by Decree (1979) .... Dr. John H. Watson
... aka Sherlock Holmes and Saucy Jack (USA)
... aka Sherlock Holmes: Murder by Decree - North Sea Hijack (1979) .... Admiral Sir Francis Brindsen
... aka Assault Force (USA: TV title)
... aka ffolkes (USA) - The Boys from Brazil (1978) .... Eduard Seibert
... aka Boys from the Brussel (Philippines: English title) - Heaven Can Wait (1978) .... Mr. Jordan
- The Water Babies (1978) .... Mr. Grimes/Voice of Killer Shark
... aka Slip Slide Adventures - "Jesus of Nazareth" (1977) TV mini-series .... Joseph of Arimathea
... aka Gesù di Nazareth (Italy) - Cross of Iron (1977) .... Oberst Brandt
... aka Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz (West Germany) - Voyage of the Damned (1976) .... Remos
- "Alle origini della mafia" (1976) TV mini-series .... Vianisi
... aka Origins of the Mafia (International: English title) - Paura in città (1976) .... Prosecutor
... aka Fear in the City (UK)
... aka Hot Stuff (USA)
... aka Street War - Inside Out (1975) .... Ernst Furben
... aka Genialer Bluff, Ein (West Germany: TV title)
... aka Hitler's Gold
... aka The Golden Heist - Autobiography of a Princess (1975) .... Cyril Sahib
- Città sconvolta: caccia spietata ai rapitori, La (1975) .... Ingegner Filippini
... aka Città sconvolta, La
... aka Kidnap Syndicate (USA) - Mandingo (1975) .... Warren Maxwell
- Polizia interviene: ordine di uccidere, La (1975) .... Senator Leandri
... aka Mano sinistra della legge, La
... aka The Left Hand of the Law - Gente di rispetto (1975) .... Bellocampo
... aka The Flower in His Mouth (USA)
... aka The Masters
... aka The Schoolmistress and the Devil - Great Expectations (1974) (TV) .... Magwitch
- 11 Harrowhouse (1974) .... Charles D. Watts
... aka Anything for Love (USA: TV title)
... aka Eleven Harrowhouse
... aka Fast Fortune - The Marseille Contract (1974) .... Jacques Brizard
... aka Marseille contrat (France)
... aka The Destructors (USA) - Frankenstein: The True Story (1973) (TV) .... Dr. John Polidori
- The MacKintosh Man (1973) .... Sir George Wheeler
- The Last of Sheila (1973) .... Philip
- "The Search for the Nile" (1971) TV mini-series (voice) .... Narrator (1972)
- Child's Play (1972) .... Jerome Malley
- Kill! (1971) .... Alan Hamilton
... aka Kill! (West Germany)
... aka Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! (USA)
... aka Kill: matar (Spain)
... aka Police Magnum (France) - Bad Man's River (1971) .... Francisco Montero
... aka E continuavano a fregarsi il milione di dollari (Italy)
... aka Hombre de Río Malo, El (Spain)
... aka Hunt the Man Down (USA)
... aka Quatre mercenaires d'El Paso, Les (France) - De la part des copains (1970) .... Captain Ross
... aka Cold Sweat (USA)
... aka Uomo dalle due ombre, L' (Italy)
... aka Vrienden laten groeten, De (Belgium: Flemish title) - Spring and Port Wine (1970) .... Rafe Crompton
- The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go (1970) .... Y. Y. Go
... aka The Third Eye - Age of Consent (1969) .... Bradley Morahan
- A Tall, Stalwart Lancer (1969) (TV) .... Torquil Callander
- The Legend of Silent Night (1968) (TV) .... Franz Gruber
- The Sea Gull (1968) .... Trigorin, a writer
... aka Chekov's The Sea Gull (UK: complete title) - Mayerling (1968) .... Emperor Franz-Josef
... aka Terence Young's Mayerling (UK: complete title) - Duffy (1968) .... Charles Calvert
- Stranger in the House (1967) .... John Sawyer
... aka Cop-Out (USA) - "ABC Stage 67" .... Otto Hoffmann (1 episode, 1967)
- Dare I Weep, Dare I Mourn? (1967) TV episode .... Otto Hoffmann - "ITV Play of the Week" .... Bernard Sholto (1 episode, 1966)
... aka Play of the Week (UK: short title)
- The Tormentors (1966) TV episode .... Bernard Sholto - The Deadly Affair (1966) .... Charles Dobbs
- Dare I Weep, Dare I Mourn (1966) (TV)
- Georgy Girl (1966) .... James Leamington
- The Blue Max (1966) .... General Count von Klugermann
- "Dr. Kildare" .... Dr. Maxwell Becker (4 episodes, 1965)
- The Horizontal Hero (1965) TV episode .... Dr. Maxwell Becker
- Web of Hate (1965) TV episode .... Dr. Maxwell Becker
- A Life for a Life (1965) TV episode .... Dr. Maxwell Becker
- Behold the Great Man (1965) TV episode .... Dr. Maxwell Becker - Pianos mecánicos, Los (1965) .... Pascal Regnier
... aka Amori di una calda estate (Italy)
... aka Pianos mécaniques, Les (France)
... aka The Player Pianos
... aka The Uninhibited (USA)
... aka Versuchung heißt Jenny, Die (West Germany) - Genghis Khan (1965) .... Kam Ling
... aka Dschingis Khan (West Germany)
... aka Dzingis-Kan - Lord Jim (1965) .... Gentleman Brown
- The Pumpkin Eater (1964) .... Bob Conway
- The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) .... Timonides
- Beta Som (1963) .... Captain Blayne
... aka Défi à Gibraltar (France)
... aka Finché dura la tempesta (Italy)
... aka Torpedo Bay (USA) - "Stoney Burke" .... Enoch Gates, the 'Derelict' (1 episode, 1962)
- The Scavenger (1962) TV episode .... Enoch Gates, the 'Derelict' - "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Warren Barrow (1 episode, 1962)
- Captive Audience (1962) TV episode .... Warren Barrow - Hero's Island (1962) .... Jacob Weber/Major Bonnet, Pirate
... aka The Land We Love - Tiara Tahiti (1962) .... Capt. Brett Aimsley
- Lolita (1962) .... Prof. Humbert Humbert
- Escape from Zahrain (1962) (uncredited) .... Johnson
- Rebecca (1962) (TV) .... Maxim de Winter
- The Marriage-Go-Round (1961) .... Paul Delville
- The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960) .... Sir Edward Carson
... aka The Green Carnation
... aka The Man with the Green Carnation
... aka The Trial of Oscar Wilde - "The DuPont Show with June Allyson" .... Henry Chambers (1 episode, 1960)
... aka The June Allyson Show
- Once Upon a Knight (1960) TV episode .... Henry Chambers - "Playhouse 90" .... Hans Frick / ... (5 episodes, 1957-1960)
- The Hiding Place (1960) TV episode .... Hans Frick
- John Brown's Raid (1960) TV episode .... John Brown
- The Second Man (1959) TV episode .... Hesketh
- Not the Glory (1958) TV episode .... Wilhelm Konreid
- The Thundering Wave (1957) TV episode .... Sidney Lowe - A Touch of Larceny (1959) .... Cmdr. Max Easton
- Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) .... Sir Oliver S. Lindenbrook
... aka Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth
... aka Trip to the Center of the Earth - North by Northwest (1959) .... Phillip Vandamm
... aka Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (USA: complete title) - "Goodyear Theatre" .... Marius (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Award Theatre (USA: syndication title)
... aka Golden Years of Television (USA: cable TV title)
- A Sword for Marius (1959) TV episode .... Marius - The Decks Ran Red (1958) .... Capt. Edwin Rummill
- Cry Terror! (1958) .... Jim Molner
- "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" .... Captain Valdez (1 episode, 1958)
... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
- No Boat for Four Months (1958) TV episode .... Captain Valdez - "General Electric Theater" .... Wayne Sebastian (1 episode, 1957)
... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
- The Questioning Note (1957) TV episode .... Wayne Sebastian - Island in the Sun (1957) .... Maxwell Fleury
- "Panic!" (1 episode, 1957)
... aka No Warning (USA: second season title)
- Marooned (1957) TV episode - Bigger Than Life (1956) .... Ed Avery
- "General Electric Summer Originals" (1 episode, 1956)
- Duel at Dawn (1956) TV episode - Forever, Darling (1956) .... The Guardian Angel
- "The James Mason Show" (1956) TV series .... Host/Performer
- "Lux Video Theatre" .... Host (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
- A Bell for Adano (1955) TV episode .... Host - 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) .... Captain Nemo
... aka Jules Verne's 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (USA: complete title)
... aka Walt Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (USA: poster title) - A Star Is Born (1954) .... Norman Maine
- Prince Valiant (1954) .... Sir Brack
- The Tell-Tale Heart (1953/I) (voice) .... Narrator
- The Man Between (1953) .... Ivo Kern
- Julius Caesar (1953) .... Brutus
... aka William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar - The Desert Rats (1953) .... Field Marshal Erwin von Rommel
- Botany Bay (1953) .... Capt. Paul Gilbert
- The Story of Three Loves (1953) .... Charles Coutray (segment "The Jealous Lover")
... aka Equilibrium
... aka Three Stories of Love - "Omnibus" .... Napoleon (1 episode, 1953)
- The Love Story of Napoleon (1953) TV episode .... Napoleon - Charade (1953) .... The Murderer/Maj. Linden/Jonah Watson
- Face to Face (1952) .... The Captain ('The Secret Sharer')
- The Prisoner of Zenda (1952) .... Rupert of Hentzau
- 5 Fingers (1952) .... Ulysses Diello (Code Name: Cicero)
... aka Five Fingers - Lady Possessed (1952) .... Jimmy Del Palma
- The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951) .... Field Marshal Erwin Johannes Rommel
... aka Rommel, Desert Fox (UK)
... aka The Desert Fox (USA: short title) - Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) .... Hendrik van der Zee
- One Way Street (1950) .... Dr. Frank Matson
- East Side, West Side (1949) .... Brandon Bourne
- The Reckless Moment (1949) .... Martin Donnelly
- Madame Bovary (1949) .... Gustave Flaubert
- Caught (1949) .... Larry Quinada
- The Upturned Glass (1947) .... Michael Joyce
- Odd Man Out (1947) .... Johnny McQueen
... aka Gang War - The Wicked Lady (1945) .... Capt. Jerry Jackson
- The Seventh Veil (1945) .... Nicholas
- They Were Sisters (1945) .... Geoffrey Lee
- A Place of One's Own (1945) .... Mr. Henry Smedhurst
- Hotel Reserve (1944) .... Peter Vadassy
... aka Epitaph for a Spy - Candlelight in Algeria (1944) .... Alan Thurston
- Fanny by Gaslight (1944) .... Lord Manderstoke
... aka Man of Evil (USA) - They Met in the Dark (1943) .... Richard Francis Heritage
- The Man in Grey (1943) .... Lord Rohan
- The Bells Go Down (1943) .... Ted Robbins
- Thunder Rock (1942) .... Streeter
- Secret Mission (1942) .... Raoul de Carnot
- Alibi (1942) .... Andre Laurent
- The Night Has Eyes (1942) .... Stephen Deremid
... aka Terror House (USA) - Hatter's Castle (1942) .... Dr. Renwick
- The Patient Vanishes (1941) .... Mick Cardby
... aka This Man Is Dangerous - The Circle (1939) (TV) .... Edward Luton
- Avare, L' (1939) (TV) .... Valere - in love with Elise
- I Met a Murderer (1939) .... Mark Warrow
- Square Pegs (1939) (TV) .... Lead role (27th February 1939 version)
- Bees on the Boat-Deck (1939) (TV) .... Robert Patch
- The Moon in the Yellow River (1938) (TV) .... Darrell Blake
- Cyrano de Bergerac (1938) (TV) .... Christian de Neuvillette
- Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1937) .... Jean Tallien
- Catch As Catch Can (1937) .... Robert Leyland
... aka Atlantic Episode - Fire Over England (1937) (uncredited) .... Hillary Vane
- The Mill on the Floss (1937) .... Tom Tulliver
- Troubled Waters (1936) .... John Merriman
- Blind Man's Bluff (1936) .... Stephen Neville
- Prison Breaker (1936) .... 'Bunny' Barnes
- Twice Branded (1936) .... Henry Hamilton
- The High Command (1936) .... Capt. Heverell
- Secret of Stamboul (1936) .... Larry
... aka The Spy in White - Late Extra (1935) .... Jim Martin
Producer:
- Age of Consent (1969) (producer)
- Hero's Island (1962) (producer)
... aka The Land We Love - Bigger Than Life (1956) (producer)
- Charade (1953) (producer)
- Lady Possessed (1952) (producer)
- The Upturned Glass (1947) (producer)
Writer:
- "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre" (1 episode, 1958)
... aka Jane Wyman Presents (USA: rerun title)
... aka Jane Wyman Theater (USA)
- The Elevator (1958) TV episode (story) - Bigger Than Life (1956) (uncredited)
- Charade (1953) (writer)
- Lady Possessed (1952) (screenplay)
- I Met a Murderer (1939) (writer)
Self:
- "The Charlie Rose Show" .... Prof. Humbert Humbert (1 episode, 1999)
... aka Charlie Rose (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 8 March 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Prof. Humbert Humbert - The 55th Annual Academy Awards (1983) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- The American Film Institute Salute to John Huston (1983) (TV) .... Himself
- Unknown Chaplin (1983) (TV) (voice) .... Himself/Narrator
- Group Madness (1983) .... Himself
- Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) .... Himself
- The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun' (1982) (TV) .... Himself/Odell Gardener
- The Making of 'The Verdict' (1982) (V) .... Himself
- "Hollywood" (1980) TV mini-series (voice) .... Himself/Narrator
... aka Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film (USA: video box title) - Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (1980) (TV) .... Himself
- Making 'The Shining' (1980) (TV) .... Himself
- The Royal Variety Performance 1979 (1979) (TV)
- Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love (1977) (voice) .... English Narrator
- People of the Wind (1976) (voice) .... Narrator
- "V.I.P.-Schaukel" .... Himself (1 episode, 1975)
- Episode #5.2 (1975) TV episode .... Himself - The Year of the Wildebeest (1975) .... Narrator
- "Appointment with Destiny" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1971)
- The Plot to Murder Hitler (1971) TV episode .... Narrator - "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1968-1971)
- James Mason and Spike Milligan (1971) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 19 November 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - "The Virginia Graham Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
- Episode dated 29 March 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself - Gala 70 (1970) (TV) .... Himself
- Vienna: The Years Remembered (1968) (uncredited) .... Himself
- "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
- Episode #2.10 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
- Episode dated 16 March 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - The London Nobody Knows (1967) .... Himself - Guide/Narrator
- "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest / ... (6 episodes, 1951-1966)
- Episode dated 10 July 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
- Episode dated 21 February 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
- Episode dated 17 June 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
- Episode dated 30 September 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
- Episode dated 29 July 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
(1 more) - "Person to Person" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
- Episode #7.2 (1959) TV episode .... Himself - "Playhouse 90" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
- Around the World in 90 Minutes (1957) TV episode .... Himself - "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself-Guest (1 episode, 1956)
... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #1.5 (1956) TV episode .... Himself-Guest - "The Bob Hope Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
- Episode dated 27 December 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Himself - "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1951-1955)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #9.13 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #5.11 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - "Lux Video Theatre" (1950) TV series .... Himself (host, 1954-1955) (unknown episodes)
... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
Archive Footage:
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"Corazón de..."
- Episode dated 16 January 2006 (2006) TV episode -
"American Masters"
- Judy Garland: By Myself (2004) TV episode .... Norman Maine - The Making of '20000 Leagues Under the Sea' (2003) (V) .... Himself
- Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000) (TV) .... Ed Concannon
- Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (1999) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (1998) (TV) (uncredited)
- The Golden Gong (1985) (TV)
-
"Cinéma cinémas"
- Un bel été (1984) TV episode .... Himself - TV's Funniest Game Show Moments (1984) (TV) .... Himself
-
"Clapper Board"
- Lionel Jeffries: Part 1 (1979) TV episode -
"Disneyland"
- 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1976) TV episode .... Captain Nemo - Verifica incerta, La (1965)
-
"Toast of the Town"
- Episode #8.15 (1954) TV episode .... Himself
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Other Works:
Book "Before I Forget" (1981) morePublicity Listings:
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