Filmography by year for
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1. Der Rosenkönig (1986) [voice: poem "The Raven"]


2. Autopsia de un fantasma (1968) [Actor .... Pérez]
3. Hillbillys in a Haunted House (1967) [Actor .... Gregor]
4. Soldier in Love (1967) (TV) [Actor .... The Duke of York]
   ... aka "Hallmark Hall of Fame: Soldier in Love (#16.4)" - USA (anthology series)
5. "Summer Fun: Pirates of Flounder Bay (#1.6)" (1966) TV Episode [Actor .... Governor]
6. The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966) [Actor .... Reginald Ripper]
   ... aka "The Girl in the Glass Bikini" - USA (promotional title)
7. Queen of Blood (1966) [Actor .... Dr. Farraday]
8. "Dr. Kildare: Duet for One Hand (#5.31)" (1965) TV Episode [Actor .... Frederick Foray]
9. "Dr. Kildare: Perfect Is Too Hard to Be (#5.30)" (1965) TV Episode [Actor .... Frederick Foray]
10. Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965) [Actor .... Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7]
    ... aka "Prehistoric Planet" - USA (short title)
11. "The Celebrity Game: Episode dated 1 July 1965" (1965/I) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
12. "The Merv Griffin Show: Episode #2.33" (1965) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
13. "The Merv Griffin Show: Episode #2.28" (1965) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
14. "The Celebrity Game: Episode dated 10 June 1965" (1965/I) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
15. "The Merv Griffin Show: Episode #2.11" (1965) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
16. "Burke's Law: Who Killed Hamlet? (#2.28)" (1965) TV Episode [Actor .... Milo James]
17. "Suspense: The Leader (#1.11)" (1964) TV Episode [Actor]
18. The Comedy of Terrors (1963) [Actor .... Mr. John F. Black]
19. "The Merv Griffin Show: Episode #1.118" (1963) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
20. "The Merv Griffin Show: Episode #1.96" (1963) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
21. "The Merv Griffin Show: Episode #1.95" (1963) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
22. "The Merv Griffin Show: Episode #1.78" (1963) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
23. Two Before Zero (1962) [Actor .... Narrator]
24. Tales of Terror (1962) [Actor .... Carmichael (segment "The Case of M. Valdemar")]
    ... aka "Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Terror" - USA (alternative title)
25. The Magic Sword (1962) [Actor .... Lodac]
    ... aka "The Seven Curses of Lodac" - International (English title)
26. Pontius Pilate (1962) [Actor .... Caiaphas]
    ... aka "Ponzio Pilato" - Italy (original title)
27. Victoria Regina (1961) (TV) [Actor .... Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)]
    ... aka "Hallmark Hall of Fame: Victoria Regina (#11.2)" - USA (anthology series)
28. Mystic Prophecies and Nostradamus (1961) [Actor .... Narrator]
29. The Black Cat (1961) [Actor .... Voices] (voice)
30. "The Christophers: Tips for the Homemaker" (1960) TV Episode [Actor]
31. "The Red Skelton Hour: Super-Cauliflower (#9.27)" (1960) TV Episode [Actor .... Hugh Rubicoff]
    ... aka "The Red Skelton Show: Super-Cauliflower (#9.27)" - USA (original title)


32. "Time to Remember: 1896-1902: Turn of the Century (#1.1)" (1959) TV Episode [Actor .... Narrator]
33. "Time to Remember: Came the Dawn (#1.17)" (1959) TV Episode [Actor .... Narrator]
34. The Last Hurrah (1958) [Actor .... Norman Cass, Sr.]
35. "Make Me Laugh: Episode dated 10 April 1958" (1958) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
36. "The Betty White Show: Episode dated 19 March 1958" (1958) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
37. "The DuPont Show of the Month: Cole Porter's 'Aladdin' (#1.6)" (1958) TV Episode [Actor .... Emperor]
38. Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates (1958) (TV) [Actor .... Dr. Boekman]
    ... aka "Hallmark Hall of Fame: Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates (#7.4)" - USA (anthology series)
39. "The Arlene Francis Show: Episode #1.107" (1958) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
40. "Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens: A Christmas Carol" (1958) TV Episode [Actor .... Ebenezer Scrooge]
    ... aka "Tales from Dickens: A Christmas Carol" - UK (original title)
41. "Kraft Theatre: Heroes Walk on Sand (#11.11)" (1957) TV Episode [Actor .... General Zomback]
    ... aka "Kraft Television Theatre: Heroes Walk on Sand (#11.11)" - USA (original title)
42. "The United States Steel Hour: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (#5.6)" (1957) TV Episode [Actor .... Duke]
43. "The Arthur Murray Party: Episode dated 17 October 1957" (1957) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
44. "The Arthur Murray Party: Episode dated 21 May 1957" (1957) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
45. The Lark (1957) (TV) [Actor .... Chief Inquisitor]
    ... aka "Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Lark (#6.4)" - USA (anthology series)
46. "Person to Person: Episode #4.18" (1957) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
47. "The Alcoa Hour: The Stingiest Man in Town (#2.7)" (1956) TV Episode [Actor .... Ebenezer Scrooge]
48. "The Amazing Dunninger: Episode dated 10 October 1956" (1956) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
49. The Black Sleep (1956) [Actor .... Sir Joel Cadman]
    ... aka "Dr. Cadman's Secret" - USA (reissue title)
50. "I've Got a Secret: Episode dated 29 February 1956" (1956) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
51. "Screen Directors Playhouse: Affair in Sumatra (#1.19)" (1956) TV Episode [Actor .... Paul Charters]
52. "Kraft Theatre: Five Minutes to Live (#9.19)" (1956) TV Episode [Actor]
    ... aka "Kraft Television Theatre: Five Minutes to Live (#9.19)" - USA (original title)
53. "The Red Skelton Hour: The Sculpture Show (#5.16)" (1956) TV Episode [Actor .... British Artist]
    ... aka "The Red Skelton Show: The Sculpture Show (#5.16)" - USA (original title)
54. The Court Jester (1956) [Actor .... Sir Ravenhurst]
55. "Star Tonight: The Selfish Giant (#2.17)" (1955) TV Episode [Actor .... Narrator]
56. "Science Fiction Theatre: The Stones Began to Move (#1.17)" (1955) TV Episode [Actor .... Dr. Victor Berenson]
57. We're No Angels (1955) [Actor .... Andre Trochard]
58. "The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater: Always the Butler (#1.18)" (1955) TV Episode [Actor .... Robert]
59. "Encounter: Billy Budd" (1955) TV Episode [Actor .... Captain Edward Fairfax Vere]
    ... aka "General Motors Presents: Billy Budd" - Canada (original title)
60. Captain Lightfoot (1955) [fencing instructor] (uncredited)
61. "Shower of Stars: A Christmas Carol (#1.4)" (1954) TV Episode [Actor .... Marley's ghost]
62. "Schlitz Playhouse: Volturio Investigates (#4.13)" (1954) TV Episode [Actor .... The Jewel Thief]
    ... aka "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: Volturio Investigates (#4.13)" - USA (original title)
63. "Studio One in Hollywood: The House of Gair (#6.48)" (1954) TV Episode [Actor .... Hazelton Crane]
    ... aka "Studio One: The House of Gair (#6.48)" - USA (original title)
64. "Schlitz Playhouse: The General's Boots (#3.47)" (1954) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself--Host/The General]
    ... aka "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: The General's Boots (#3.47)" - USA (original title)
65. "Love Story: The Yo-Yo People (#1.7)" (1954) TV Episode [Actor]
66. Casanova's Big Night (1954) [Actor .... Lucio/Narrator]
    ... aka "Mr. Casanova" - USA (alternative title)
67. "The Name's the Same: Episode dated 30 March 1954" (1954) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
68. "The Name's the Same: Episode dated 23 March 1954" (1954) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
69. "The Name's the Same: Episode dated 16 March 1954" (1954) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
70. "The Name's the Same: Episode dated 9 March 1954" (1954) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
71. "The Name's the Same: Episode dated 2 March 1954" (1954) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself - Panelist]
72. "The Philip Morris Playhouse: The Man They'd Murdered (#1.20)" (1954) TV Episode [Actor]
73. "The Name's the Same: Episode dated 9 February 1954" (1954) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself/Panelist]
74. "The Buick-Berle Show: Episode #6.11" (1954) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself - Actor]
    ... aka "The Milton Berle Show: (#6.11)" - USA (original title)
75. "The Name's the Same: Episode dated 12 January 1954" (1954) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself/Panelist]
76. "The Motorola Television Hour: The Thirteen Clocks (#1.5)" (1953) TV Episode [Actor .... Duke]
77. Season's Greetings (1953) (TV) [Actor]
78. "Danger: The Educated Heart (#4.8)" (1953) TV Episode [Actor]
79. "Suspense: The Adventure of the Black Baronet (#5.31)" (1953) TV Episode [Actor .... Sherlock Holmes]
80. "Broadway Television Theatre: The Firebrand (#2.25)" (1953) TV Episode [Actor .... Benvenuto Cellini]
81. "Lux Video Theatre: Miss Marlowe at Play (#3.25)" (1953) TV Episode [Actor .... Ambrose Wallington]
82. "Broadway Television Theatre: Criminal at Large (#2.21)" (1953) TV Episode [Actor .... Chief Inspector Tanner]
83. "I've Got a Secret: Episode dated 25 December 1952" (1952) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
84. "The Buick-Berle Show: Episode #5.12" (1952) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself - Actor]
    ... aka "The Milton Berle Show: (#5.12)" - USA (original title)
85. "Your Lucky Clue" (1952) TV series [Actor .... Emcee]
86. "Lux Video Theatre: Masquerade (#2.37)" (1952) TV Episode [Actor .... Sir Paul Maxim]
87. "The Buick-Berle Show: Episode #4.25" (1952) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself - Actor]
    ... aka "The Milton Berle Show: (#4.25)" - USA (original title)
88. "The Buick-Berle Show: Episode #4.23" (1952) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself - Actor]
    ... aka "The Milton Berle Show: (#4.23)" - USA (original title)
89. "The Buick-Berle Show: Episode #4.2" (1951) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself - Actor]
    ... aka "The Milton Berle Show: (#4.2)" - USA (original title)
90. "Who's Whose: Episode dated 25 June 1951" (1951) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
91. "Lights Out: Dead Man's Coat (#3.38)" (1951) TV Episode [Actor .... Gregory]
92. "Penthouse Party: Episode #1.34" (1951) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
93. "What's My Line?: Episode dated 8 April 1951" (1951) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself - Mystery Guest]
94. "The Jack Benny Program: The Claudette Colbert and Basil Rathbone Show (#1.3)" (1951) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
95. "The Frank Sinatra Show: Episode #1.25" (1951) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
96. "Suspense: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (#3.28)" (1951) TV Episode [Actor .... Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde]
97. "The Colgate Comedy Hour: Would-Be Gentleman (#1.24)" (1951) TV Episode [Actor]
98. "Lux Video Theatre: Purple and Fine Linen (#1.16)" (1951) TV Episode [Actor .... Frampton]
99. "Nash Airflyte Theatre: The Kind Mr. Smith (#1.15)" (1950) TV Episode [Actor]
100. "Showtime, U.S.A.: Episode #1.4" (1950) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
101. "Ford Star Revue: Episode #1.11" (1950) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
102. "Your Show of Shows: Episode #1.7" (1950) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself - Guest Performer]
103. "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre: Queen of Spades (#2.25)" (1950) TV Episode [Actor]
104. "Inside U.S.A. with Chevrolet: Episode #1.10" (1950) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
105. "The Ken Murray Show: Episode dated 21 January 1950" (1950) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
106. Vienna Art Treasures (1950) [Actor .... Narrator]


107. "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre: At Night All Cats Are Grey (#2.12)" (1949) TV Episode [Actor]
108. "The Ford Theatre Hour: On Borrowed Time (#2.2)" (1949) TV Episode [Actor .... Mr. Brink]
109. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) [Actor .... Narrating the Story of Mr. Toad/Policeman] (voice)
     ... aka "Ichabod and Mr. Toad" - USA (promotional title)
110. The Wind in the Willows (1949) [Actor .... Narrator] (voice)
     ... aka "The Madcap Adventures of Mr. Toad" - USA (reissue title)
111. "The Buick-Berle Show: Episode #1.46" (1949) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself - Actor]
     ... aka "The Milton Berle Show: (#1.46)" - USA (original title)
112. "The Buick-Berle Show: Episode #1.44" (1949) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself - Cameo]
     ... aka "The Milton Berle Show: (#1.44)" - USA (original title)
113. "Tonight on Broadway: The Heiress (#1.2)" (1948) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
114. Dressed to Kill (1946) [Actor .... Sherlock Holmes] [Soundtrack] (performer: "The Swagman", "Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)")
     ... aka "Prelude to Murder" - USA (working title), USA (DVD title)
     ... aka "Sherlock Holmes: Dressed to Kill" - USA (DVD title)
115. Heartbeat (1946) [Actor .... Professor Aristide]
116. Terror by Night (1946) [Actor .... Sherlock Holmes]
     ... aka "Sherlock Holmes: Terror by Night" - USA (DVD title)
117. Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 4: Hollywood Celebrations (1945) [Actor .... Himself]
118. Pursuit to Algiers (1945) [Actor .... Sherlock Holmes]
     ... aka "Sherlock Holmes in Pursuit to Algiers" - USA (series title), USA (DVD title)
119. The Woman in Green (1945) [Actor .... Sherlock Holmes]
     ... aka "Sherlock Holmes and the Woman in Green" - USA (promotional title)
     ... aka "Sherlock Holmes: The Woman in Green" - USA (DVD title)
120. The House of Fear (1945) [Actor .... Sherlock Holmes]
     ... aka "Sherlock Holmes: The House of Fear" - USA (DVD title)
121. Frenchman's Creek (1944) [Actor .... Lord Rockingham]
122. The Pearl of Death (1944) [Actor .... Sherlock Holmes]
     ... aka "Sherlock Holmes in Pearl of Death" - USA (DVD title)
123. Bathing Beauty (1944) [Actor .... George Adams]
124. The Scarlet Claw (1944) [Actor .... Sherlock Holmes]
     ... aka "Sherlock Holmes and the Scarlet Claw" - USA (promotional title)
125. The Spider Woman (1944) [Actor .... Sherlock Holmes]
     ... aka "Sherlock Holmes and the Spider Woman" - USA (review title)
     ... aka "Sherlock Holmes in the Spider Woman" - USA (DVD title)
126. Crazy House (1943) [Actor .... Sherlock Holmes - Cameo appearaance]
127. Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) [Actor .... Sherlock Holmes]
128. Above Suspicion (1943) [Actor .... Sig von Aschenhausen] [Soundtrack] (performer: "Untitled Oxford University Song" (uncredited))
129. Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) [Actor .... Sherlock Holmes]
130. Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943) [Actor .... Sherlock Holmes]
     ... aka "Secret Weapon" - USA (short title)
131. Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 6 (1942) [Actor .... Himself]
132. Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942) [Actor .... Sherlock Holmes]
133. Crossroads (1942) [Actor .... Henri Sarrou]
134. Fingers at the Window (1942) [Actor .... Cesar Ferrari, alias Dr. H. Santelle]
135. Paris Calling (1941) [Actor .... Andre Benoit]
     ... aka "Paris Bombshell" - USA (reissue title)
136. International Lady (1941) [Actor .... Reggie Oliver]
137. The Black Cat (1941) [Actor .... Montague Hartley]
138. The Mad Doctor (1941) [Actor .... Dr. George Sebastian/Dr. Frederick Langamann]
139. The Mark of Zorro (1940) [Actor .... Capt. Esteban Pasquale]
140. Rhythm on the River (1940) [Actor .... Oliver Courtney]
141. Screen Snapshots Series 19, No 10 (1940) [Actor .... Himself]
142. Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 5: Art and Artists (1940) [Actor .... Himself]


143. Tower of London (1939) [Actor .... Richard - Duke of Gloucester]
144. Rio (1939) [Actor .... Paul Reynard]
145. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) [Actor .... Sherlock Holmes] [Soundtrack] (performer: "I Do Like To Be Beside the Seaside" (uncredited))
146. The Sun Never Sets (1939) [Actor .... Clive Randolph]
147. Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 10 (1939) [Actor .... Himself - Host]
148. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) [Actor .... Sherlock Holmes]
149. Son of Frankenstein (1939) [Actor .... Baron Wolf von Frankenstein]
150. The Dawn Patrol (1938) [Actor .... Major Brand]
151. If I Were King (1938) [Actor .... King Louis XI]
152. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) [Actor .... Sir Guy of Gisbourne]
153. For Auld Lang Syne (1938) [Actor .... Himself - Arriving Celebrity] (uncredited)
     ... aka "For Auld Lang Syne #3" - USA (series title)
154. The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) [Actor .... Ahmed]
155. Breakdowns of 1938 (1938) [Actor .... Himself (The Adventures of Robin Hood wardrobe test)] (uncredited)
156. Tovarich (1937) [Actor .... Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko]
157. Make a Wish (1937) [Actor .... Johnny Selden]
158. Confession (1937) [Actor .... Michael Michailow, aka Michael Koslov] [Soundtrack] (performer: "Sonata in A, K.331" (uncredited), "Mazurka")
159. A Night of Terror (1937) [Actor .... Gerald Lovell] [Soundtrack] ("In the Hall of the Mountain King" (uncredited))
     ... aka "Love from a Stranger" - UK (original title)
160. The Garden of Allah (1936) [Actor .... Count Ferdinand Anteoni]
161. Romeo and Juliet (1936) [Actor .... Tybalt - Nephew to Lady Capulet]
162. Private Number (1936) [Actor .... Thomas Wroxton]
163. Captain Blood (1935) [Actor .... Levasseur]
164. A Tale of Two Cities (1935) [Actor .... Marquis St. Evremonde]
     ... aka "Charles Dickens' 'A Tale of Two Cities'" - USA (complete title)
165. Kind Lady (1935) [Actor .... Henry Abbott]
     ... aka "House of Menace" - USA (TV title)
166. A Feather in Her Hat (1935) [Actor .... Captain Randolph Courtney]
167. The Last Days of Pompeii (1935) [Actor .... Pontius Pilate]
168. Anna Karenina (1935) [Actor .... Karenin]
169. David Copperfield (1935) [Actor .... Mr. Murdstone]
     ... aka "The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger" - USA (original title)
170. Loyalties (1933) [Actor .... Ferdinand de Levis]
171. One Precious Year (1933) [Actor .... Derek Nagel]
172. After the Ball (1932) [Actor .... Jack Harrowby]
173. A Woman Commands (1932) [Actor .... Capt. Alex Pastitsch]
174. Sin Takes a Holiday (1930) [Actor .... Reginald 'Reggie' Durant]
175. A Lady Surrenders (1930) [Actor .... Carl Vandry]
176. The Lady of Scandal (1930) [Actor .... Edward, Duke of Warrington]
177. The Flirting Widow (1930) [Actor .... Colonel John 'Johnny' Vaughn-Smith]
178. A Notorious Affair (1930) [Actor .... Paul Gherardi] [Soundtrack] (performer: "Second Movement (Andante)" (1844)) ("Second Movement (Andante)" (1844))
179. This Mad World (1930) [Actor .... Paul Parisot]
180. The Bishop Murder Case (1930) [Actor .... Philo Vance] [Soundtrack] (performer: "Waltz of the Flowers" (1891-2) (uncredited), "Waltz in A Minor, Op.34, No.2 ('Waltz Brilliante')" (1831-39) (uncredited))


181. The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1929) [Actor .... Lord Arthur Dilling]
182. The Great Deception (1926) [Actor .... Rizzio]
183. The Masked Bride (1925) [Actor .... Antoine]
184. Trouping with Ellen (1924) [Actor .... Tony Winterslip]
185. The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots (1923) [Actor .... Undetermined Subordinate Role] (uncredited)
186. The School for Scandal (1923/II) [Actor .... Joseph Surface]
187. Innocent (1921) [Actor .... Amadis de Jocelyn]
188. The Fruitful Vine (1921) [Actor .... Don Cesare Carelli]