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Actor:

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

1. "Knight Rider" .... Narrator - Opening Titles / ... (83 episodes, 1982-1986)
       - Voo Doo Knight (1986) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator - Opening Titles
       - Knight of the Rising Sun (1986) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator - Opening Titles
       - Fright Knight (1986) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator - Opening Titles
       - Hills of Fire (1986) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator - Opening Titles
       - Knight Flight to Freedom (1986) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator - Opening Titles
         (78 more)
2. The Crowded Life (1983) (TV) .... Narrator
   ... aka Eric Hoffer: The Crowded Life (USA: long title)
3. "Tales of the Unexpected" .... Slade (1 episode, 1983)
   ... aka "Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected"
       - The Turn of the Tide (1983) TV episode .... Slade
4. "Mr. Merlin" (1 episode, 1981)
       - A Moment in Camelot (1981) TV episode
5. "The Love Boat" .... Stan Ellis (1 episode, 1981)
       - Chef's Special/Kleinschmidt/New Beginnings (1981) TV episode .... Stan Ellis
6. "Masada" (1981) TV mini-series .... Narrator
   ... aka "The Antagonists" (UK)
7. "Vega$" .... J. Terrance Wainwright (1 episode, 1981)
       - Set Up (1981) TV episode .... J. Terrance Wainwright
8. Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980) (TV) .... Johnny Hyde
   
   
9. Being There (1979) .... Vladimir Skrapinov
   ... aka Chance
10. "Greatest Heroes of the Bible" .... Johtan (1 episode, 1979)
        - The Tower of Babel (1979) TV episode .... Johtan
11. The Rebels (1979) (TV) .... Duke of Kentland
12. The Great Bank Hoax (1978) .... Emanuel Benchley
    ... aka Shenanigans (USA)
    ... aka The Great Georgia Bank Hoax
13. "W.E.B." .... Gus Dunlap (5 episodes, 1978)
        - The Great Clowns (1978) TV episode .... Gus Dunlap
        - Good Night and Good Luck (1978) TV episode .... Gus Dunlap
        - To Angelica with Love (1978) TV episode .... Gus Dunlap
        - W.E.B.: Part 2 (1978) TV episode .... Gus Dunlap
        - W.E.B.: Part 1 (1978) TV episode .... Gus Dunlap
14. The Critical List (1978) (TV) .... Matt Kinsella
15. "Once Upon a Classic" .... King Arthur (1 episode, 1978)
        - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1978) TV episode .... King Arthur
16. "How the West Was Won" (1978) TV mini-series .... Col. Jerrod Flint
17. The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977) .... Sayer of the Law
18. Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model? (1977) (TV) .... Elliott Osborn
19. Flood! (1976) (TV) .... John Cutler
20. 21 Hours at Munich (1976) (TV) .... Chancellor Willy Brandt
21. Mansion of the Doomed (1976) .... Dr. Leonard Chaney
    ... aka Eyes
    ... aka Eyes of Dr. Chaney
    ... aka Eyes of the Living Dead (Philippines: English title)
    ... aka House of Blood
    ... aka Massacre Mansion (UK: video title)
    ... aka The Terror of Dr. Chaney (UK)
22. Time Travelers (1976) (TV) .... Dr. Joshua Henderson (1871)
23. "Little House on the Prairie" .... Hannibal Applewood (1 episode, 1976)
    ... aka "Little House: A New Beginning" (USA: last season title)
        - Troublemaker (1976) TV episode .... Hannibal Applewood
24. "The Streets of San Francisco" .... Bishop Tim Farrow (1 episode, 1976)
        - Requiem for Murder (1976) TV episode .... Bishop Tim Farrow
25. Valley Forge (1975) (TV) .... Gen. George Washington
26. "Joe Forrester" (1 episode, 1975)
        - No Probable Cause (1975) TV episode
27. "Medical Story" .... Dr. Charles Galpin (1 episode, 1975)
        - The God Syndrome (1975) TV episode .... Dr. Charles Galpin
28. Judgment: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley (1975) (TV) .... George Latimer
29. "Marcus Welby, M.D." .... Mr. Sutton / ... (2 episodes, 1974)
    ... aka "Robert Young, Family Doctor"
        - The Last Rip-Off (1974) TV episode .... Mr. Sutton
        - A Full Life (1974) TV episode .... Professor Andrew Kirkcastle
30. The First Woman President (1974) (TV)
31. Maneater (1973) (TV) .... Carl Brenner
    ... aka Evasion (Australia: video title)
32. "Hawaii Five-O" .... Donald Murdock, Sr. (1 episode, 1973)
    ... aka "McGarrett" (USA: rerun title)
        - The Odd Lot Caper (1973) TV episode .... Donald Murdock, Sr.
33. ...And Millions Die! (1973) (TV) .... Dr. Douglas Pruitt
    ... aka And Millions Will Die (USA)
34. "Columbo" .... Nicholas Frame (1 episode, 1972)
        - Dagger of the Mind (1972) TV episode .... Nicholas Frame
35. Rage (1972) .... Dr. Roy Caldwell
36. The Bounty Man (1972) (TV) .... Angus Keough
37. "The Bold Ones: The New Doctors" .... Dr. McLayne (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka "The New Doctors"
        - Is This Operation Necessary? (1972) TV episode .... Dr. McLayne
38. Chato's Land (1972) .... Nye Buell
39. Assignment: Munich (1972) (TV) .... Maj. Barney Caldwell
    ... aka Munich-Assignment
40. The Death of Me Yet (1971) (TV) .... Robert Barnes
41. The Birdmen (1971) (TV) .... Schiller
    ... aka Escape of the Birdmen (UK)
    ... aka Operation Braindrain - Codename: Chessboard (Europe: English title: video title)
42. They've Killed President Lincoln (1971) (TV) .... Host/Narrator
43. City Beneath the Sea (1971) (TV) .... The President
    ... aka One Hour to Doomsday (UK: theatrical title)
44. "Gunsmoke" .... Captain Aron Sligo (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka "Gun Law" (UK)
    ... aka "Marshal Dillon" (USA: rerun title)
        - Captain Sligo (1971) TV episode .... Captain Aron Sligo
45. "Dan August" (1 episode, 1970)
        - Quadrangle for Death (1970) TV episode
46. "Ironside" .... Noel Seymour (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka "The Raymond Burr Show" (USA: syndication title)
        - Noel's Gonna Fly (1970) TV episode .... Noel Seymour
47. The Andersonville Trial (1970) (TV) .... Capt. Henry Wirz
48. Sole Survivor (1970) (TV) .... Brig. Gen. Russell Hamner
    
    
49. Un homme qui me plaît (1969) (uncredited) .... Actor
    ... aka A Man I Like (UK)
    ... aka Love Is a Funny Thing (USA)
    ... aka Un tipo che mi piace (Italy)
50. Hans Brinker (1969) (TV) .... Dr. Boekman
51. Giotto (1969) (voice) .... Narrator
52. "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" .... Adm. Harriman Nelson / ... (108 episodes, 1964-1968)
        - No Way Back (1968) TV episode .... Adm. Harriman Nelson
        - The Death Clock (1968) TV episode .... Adm. Harriman Nelson
        - The Edge of Doom (1968) TV episode .... Adm. Harriman Nelson
        - Attack! (1968) TV episode .... Adm. Harriman Nelson
        - Flaming Ice (1968) TV episode .... Adm. Harriman Nelson
          (103 more)
53. "Lost in Space" .... Shakespeare-Reading Tape Recorder Voice (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Derelict (1965) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Shakespeare-Reading Tape Recorder Voice
54. The Satan Bug (1965) .... Dr. Gregor Hoffman
55. Kings of the Sun (1963) .... Ah Min
56. "The Twilight Zone" .... Adam Cook (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka "The Twilight Zone: The Original Series" (Australia)
    ... aka "Twilight Zone" (USA: new title)
        - Probe 7, Over and Out (1963) TV episode .... Adam Cook
57. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Miles Crawford / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
        - Starring the Defense (1963) TV episode .... Miles Crawford
        - The Black Curtain (1962) TV episode .... Phil Townsend
58. "Arrest and Trial" .... Alexander Stafford (1 episode, 1963)
        - Inquest Into a Bleeding Heart (1963) TV episode .... Alexander Stafford
59. "Ben Casey" .... Mark Cassidy (1 episode, 1963)
        - Light Up the Dark Corners (1963) TV episode .... Mark Cassidy
60. "Combat!" .... Capt. Steiner (2 episodes, 1963)
        - The Long Way Home: Part 2 (1963) TV episode .... Capt. Steiner
        - The Long Way Home: Part 1 (1963) TV episode .... Capt. Steiner
61. "The Dick Powell Show" .... Judge Zachary (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka "The Dick Powell Theatre" (USA: new title)
        - The Judge (1963) TV episode .... Judge Zachary
62. "Route 66" .... Julian Roeback (1 episode, 1963)
        - You Can't Pick Cotton in Tahiti (1963) TV episode .... Julian Roeback
63. "Naked City" .... Ben (1 episode, 1962)
        - Dust Devil on a Quiet Street (1962) TV episode .... Ben
64. "The DuPont Show of the Week" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1962)
        - D-Day (1962) TV episode .... Narrator
65. Hitler (1962) .... Adolph Hitler
    ... aka Women of Nazi Germany
66. The Paradine Case (1962) (TV) .... Anthony Keane
67. Tierra brutal (1961) .... Steve Fallon
    ... aka The Savage Guns (USA)
68. "Rawhide" .... Tod Stone (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Black Sheep (1961) TV episode .... Tod Stone
69. Visa to Canton (1961) .... Don Benton
    ... aka Passport to China (USA)
70. The Light That Failed (1961) (TV) .... Dick Heldar
71. "Play of the Week" (1 episode, 1961)
        - He Who Gets Slapped (1961) TV episode
72. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Conway (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka "Hallmark Television Playhouse"
        - Shangri-La (1960) TV episode .... Conway
73. "The DuPont Show of the Month" .... Conway (1 episode, 1960)
        - Men in White (1960) TV episode .... Conway
74. For the Love of Mike (1960) .... Father Phelan
    ... aka None But the Brave (UK)
75. Portrait in Black (1960) .... Howard Mason
76. "Playhouse 90" .... David Connelly / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1960)
        - The Hiding Place (1960) TV episode .... Martin Lambert
        - A Dream of Treason (1960) TV episode .... David Connelly
        - So Soon to Die (1957) TV episode .... Lionel Amblin
77. 5 Branded Women (1960) .... Capt. Reinhardt
    ... aka Jovanka e le altre (Italy)
78. Shangri-La (1960) (TV) .... Hugh Conway
    
    
79. Jons und Erdme (1959) .... Wittkuhn, der Schmied
    ... aka Jons und Erdme - Die Frau des Anderen (West Germany)
    ... aka La donna dell'altro (Italy)
80. L'ambitieuse (1959) .... George Rancourt
    ... aka The Ambitious One (USA)
    ... aka The Climbers (USA: TV title)
    ... aka The Dispossessed (UK)
    ... aka The Restless and the Damned (USA)
81. "Zane Grey Theater" .... David Manning (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka "Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater" (USA: complete title)
    ... aka "The Westerners" (USA: rerun title)
        - Medal for Valor (1958) TV episode .... David Manning
82. The Brothers Karamazov (1958) .... Ivan Karamazov
    ... aka The Murderer Dmitri Karamazov
83. Amore e guai (1958) .... Paolo Martelli
    ... aka Love and Troubles (International: English title)
84. Time Limit (1957) .... Maj. Harry Cargill
85. "Studio One" .... Matt Donovan (2 episodes, 1957)
    ... aka "Studio One Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
    ... aka "Studio One in Hollywood" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
    ... aka "Westinghouse Studio One" (USA)
    ... aka "Westinghouse Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
        - Mutiny on the Shark: Part 2 (1957) TV episode .... Matt Donovan
        - Mutiny on the Shark: Part 1 (1957) TV episode .... Matt Donovan
86. Los jueves, milagro (1957) .... Martino
    ... aka Arrivederci Dimas (Italy)
    ... aka Miracles of Thursday (International: English title)
87. The Intimate Stranger (1956) .... Reginald 'Reggie' Wilson
    ... aka Finger of Guilt (USA)
88. Moby Dick (1956) .... Ishmael
    ... aka Herman Melville's Moby Dick (USA: complete title)
89. The Extra Day (1956) .... Joe Blake
90. Il bidone (1955) .... Picasso
    ... aka The Swindle (USA)
    ... aka The Swindlers (UK)
91. La vena d'oro (1955) .... Ing. Stefano Manfredi
92. Canyon Crossroads (1955) .... Larry Kendall
93. Avanzi di galera (1954) .... Dottor Stefano Luprandi
    ... aka Jailbirds (International: English title)
    ... aka Repris de justice (France)
94. La strada (1954) .... Il Matto
    ... aka The Road (USA: literal English title)
95. The Good Die Young (1954) .... Joe Halsey
96. Donne proibite (1954) .... Bit Part
    ... aka Angels of Darkness (USA)
97. La mano dello straniero (1954) .... Joe Hamstringer
    ... aka La mano dello straniero (Italy)
    ... aka The Stranger's Hand (UK)
98. Le avventure di Cartouche (1954) .... Jacques de Maudy
    ... aka Cartouche (USA)
    ... aka Un émule de Cartouche (France)
99. Titanic (1953) .... George S. Headley
100. Decision Before Dawn (1951) .... Lt. Dick Rennick
101. Fixed Bayonets! (1951) .... Cpl. Denno
102. House on Telegraph Hill (1951) .... Alan Spender
103. Fourteen Hours (1951) .... Robert Cosick
104. Outside the Wall (1950) .... Larry Nelson
     
     
105. Tension (1949) .... Warren Quimby/Paul Sothern
106. Reign of Terror (1949) .... Maximilian Robespierre
     ... aka The Black Book (UK)
107. Roseanna McCoy (1949) .... Mounts Hatfield
108. He Walked by Night (1948) .... Roy Martin/Roy Morgan
109. Cry Wolf (1947) .... James Caldwell Demarest
110. Repeat Performance (1947) .... William Williams, Poet
     

Director:

1. Treasure Galleons (1973) (TV)
   

Self:

• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s

1. The Challenge of Change (1984) (voice) .... Narrator
2. "National Geographic Specials" .... Narrator (2 episodes, 1975-1982)
       - Egypt: Quest for Eternity (1982) TV episode .... Narrator
       - This Britain: Heritage of the Sea (1975) TV episode .... Narrator
3. Bix (1981) (voice) .... Narrator
   ... aka Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet (Canada: English title: complete title)
4. "The Ten Thousand Day War" (1980) TV mini-series (voice) .... Narrator
   
   
5. National Geographic: The Invisible World (1979) (TV) .... Narrator
6. Where Jesus Walked (1978) .... Narrator
   
   
7. The Natural History of Our World: The Time of Man (1969) (TV) .... Narrator
8. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (1968) .... Narrator
9. A Nation of Immigrants (1967) (TV) .... (narrator)
10. Korea: The 38th Parallel (1965) (TV) .... Narrator
11. France: Conquest to Liberation (1965) (TV) .... Narrator
12. Japan: A New Dawn Over Asia - Japan in the 20th Century (1965) (TV) .... Narrator
13. Prelude to War: Beginning of World War II (1965) (TV) .... Narrator
14. Let My People Go: The Story of Israel (1965) (TV) .... Narrator
    ... aka Let My People Go (USA)
15. Specials for United Artists: Trial at Nuremberg (1964) (TV) .... Narrator
16. Four Days in November (1964) (voice) .... Narrator
17. Specials for United Artists: The Battle of Britain (1964) (TV) .... Narrator
18. Specials for United Artists: Berlin - Kaiser to Khrushchev (1964) (TV) .... Narrator
19. Specials for United Artists: The Rise and Fall of American Communism (1964) (TV) .... Narrator
20. A Thousand Days: A Tribute to John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1964) (TV) .... Narrator
21. Specials for United Artists: The American Woman in the 20th Century (1963) (TV) .... Narrator
22. Specials for United Artists: Ten Seconds That Shook the World (1963) (TV) .... Narrator
23. Specials for United Artists: The Yanks Are Coming (1963) (TV) .... Narrator
24. Specials for United Artists: December 7th - The Day of Infamy (1963) (TV) .... Narrator
25. Escape to Freedom (1963) (TV) .... Narrator
26. D-Day June 6, 1944 (1962) (TV) .... Narrator
27. "Here's Hollywood" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
        - Episode dated 13 October 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Himself
    

Archive Footage:

1. The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen (1995) (TV) .... Himself
2. Knight Rider 2000 (1991) (TV) (uncredited) .... Wilton Knight - Flashback sequence