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Actor:

• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s

1. "General Electric Theater" .... Sam (1 episode, 1962)
   ... aka "G.E. Theater" (USA: informal short title)
   ... aka "G.E. True Theater" (USA: new title)
       - Sam (1962) TV episode .... Sam
2. "The Best of the Post" (1 episode, 1961)
       - Six Months More to Live (1961) TV episode
   
   
3. The Wicked Scheme of Jebal Deeks (1959) (TV) .... Colonel Sykes
4. "Startime" .... Colonel Sykes (1 episode, 1959)
   ... aka "Ford Startime"
   ... aka "Lincoln-Mercury Startime"
       - The Wicked Scheme of Jebal Deeks (1959) TV episode .... Colonel Sykes
5. John Paul Jones (1959) .... Benjamin Franklin
6. A Stranger in My Arms (1959) .... Vance Beasley
   ... aka And Ride a Tiger (USA)
7. The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1959) .... Grampa Pennypacker
8. "The Bob Cummings Show" .... Charles Coburn (1 episode, 1958)
   ... aka "Love That Bob!" (USA: rerun title)
       - Bob Goes Birdwatching (1958) TV episode .... Charles Coburn
9. "The Betty White Show" .... Old Gentleman (1 episode, 1958)
       - Episode dated 5 February 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Old Gentleman
10. The Story of Mankind (1957) .... Hippocrates
11. How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957) .... Uncle George
    ... aka Uncle George
12. Town on Trial (1957) .... Dr. John Fenner
13. "Ethel Barrymore Theater" (1 episode, 1956)
        - Winter and Spring (1956) TV episode
14. Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) .... Steamship Company Clerk
    ... aka Michael Todd's Around the World in 80 Days (USA: complete title)
15. The Power and the Prize (1956) .... Guy Eliot
16. "The Ford Television Theatre" .... C.C. Cunningham / ... (3 episodes, 1953-1956)
    ... aka "Ford Theatre" (USA: short title)
        - Mr. Kagle and the Baby Sitter (1956) TV episode .... Christopher Kagle
        - Pretend You're You (1955) TV episode .... Uncle Henry
        - The World's My Oyster (1953) TV episode .... C.C. Cunningham/Louie Spencer
17. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka "Kraft Mystery Theatre" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Kraft Theatre" (USA: new title)
        - The Gentle Grafter (1956) TV episode
18. "Damon Runyon Theater" .... Harvard (1 episode, 1956)
        - Hot Oil (1956) TV episode .... Harvard
19. "The Red Skelton Show" .... Head of Construction Company (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka "The Red Skelton Hour" (USA: new title)
        - Freddie vs. the Freeway (1956) TV episode .... Head of Construction Company
20. "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre" .... Dr. Cutler (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka "Jane Wyman Presents" (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka "Jane Wyman Theater" (USA)
        - Kristi (1956) TV episode .... Dr. Cutler
21. "The Star and the Story" .... General Sir Arthur Humprey 'Daddles' Hallstone (Ret.) / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
    ... aka "The Henry Fonda Show" (USA)
        - The Difficult Age (1956) TV episode .... Tom Carey
        - The Lady's Game (1955) TV episode .... General Sir Arthur Humprey 'Daddles' Hallstone (Ret.)
22. "Chevron Hall of Stars" (1 episode, 1956)
        - Family Affair (1956) TV episode
23. "December Bride" (1 episode, 1955)
        - Lily and the Wolf (1955) TV episode
24. How to Be Very, Very Popular (1955) .... Dr. Tweed
25. "Justice" (1 episode, 1955)
        - Uncommon Thief (1955) TV episode
26. "Studio 57" .... Theodore J. Gulch (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka "Heinz Studio 57" (USA: alternative title)
        - Sam (1955) TV episode .... Theodore J. Gulch
27. "Studio One" .... Louis Hurst (1 episode, 1954)
    ... 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)
        - The Cuckoo in Spring (1954) TV episode .... Louis Hurst
28. "The United States Steel Hour" .... Judge Purdy (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka "The U.S. Steel Hour" (USA: alternative title)
        - One for the Road (1954) TV episode .... Judge Purdy
29. "The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse" (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka "Action Tonight" (USA: syndication title)
        - Sal (1954) TV episode
30. "The Best of Broadway" .... Oscar Wolfe (1 episode, 1954)
        - The Royal Family (1954) TV episode .... Oscar Wolfe
31. "Center Stage" (1 episode, 1954)
        - The Worthy Opponent (1954) TV episode
32. The Long Wait (1954) .... Gardiner
33. The Rocket Man (1954) .... Mayor Ed Johnson
34. "Lux Video Theatre" (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka "Summer Video Theatre" (USA: summer title)
        - Will Power (1953) TV episode
35. "Willys Theatre Presenting Ben Hecht's Tales of the City" (1 episode, 1953)
        - Episode #1.4 (1953) TV episode
36. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) .... Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman
    ... aka Howard Hawks' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
37. Trouble Along the Way (1953) .... Father Matthew William Burke
    ... aka Alma Mater
38. Monkey Business (1952) .... Mr. Oliver Oxley
    ... aka Be Your Age
    ... aka Howard Hawks' Monkey Business (USA: complete title)
39. Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (1952) .... Samuel Fulton / John Smith
40. The Highwayman (1951) .... Lord Walters
41. Mr. Music (1950) .... Alex Conway
42. "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" (1 episode, 1950)
        - You Can't Take It with You (1950) TV episode
43. Louisa (1950) .... Abel Burnside
44. Peggy (1950) .... Professor 'Brooks' Brookfield
    
    
45. Everybody Does It (1949) .... Major Blair (Doris's father)
46. The Gal Who Took the West (1949) .... Gen. Michael O'Hara
47. The Doctor and the Girl (1949) .... Dr. John Corday
48. Yes Sir That's My Baby (1949) .... Professor Jason Hartley
49. Impact (1949) .... Lt. Tom Quincy
50. Green Grass of Wyoming (1948) .... Beaver Greenway
51. B.F.'s Daughter (1948) .... Burton F. 'B.F.' Fulton
    ... aka Polly Fulton (UK)
52. The Paradine Case (1947) .... Sir Simon Flaquer
    ... aka Alfred Hitchcock's The Paradine Case (USA: complete title)
53. Lured (1947) .... Inspector Harley Temple
    ... aka Personal Column (UK)
54. The Green Years (1946) .... Alexander Gow
    ... aka A.J. Cronin's The Green Years (USA: complete title)
55. Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946) .... Col. Will Seaborn Effingham
    ... aka Man of the Hour (UK)
56. Shady Lady (1945) .... Col. John Appleby
57. Over 21 (1945) .... Robert Drexel Gow
58. Rhapsody in Blue (1945) .... Max Dreyfus
59. A Royal Scandal (1945) .... Chancellor Nicolai Iiyitch
    ... aka Czarina (UK)
60. Together Again (1944) .... Jonathan Crandall Sr
61. The Impatient Years (1944) .... William Smith
62. Wilson (1944) .... Professor Henry Holmes
63. Knickerbocker Holiday (1944) .... Peter Stuyvesant
64. My Kingdom for a Cook (1943) .... Rudyard Morley
65. Princess O'Rourke (1943) .... Holman - Maria's Uncle
66. Heaven Can Wait (1943) .... Hugo Van Cleve
67. The Constant Nymph (1943) .... Charles Churchill
68. The More the Merrier (1943) .... Benjamin Dingle
69. Forever and a Day (1943) (scenes deleted) .... Sir William
    ... aka The Changing World (USA: alternative title)
70. George Washington Slept Here (1942) .... Uncle Stanley J. Menninger
71. In This Our Life (1942) .... William Fitzroy
72. Kings Row (1942) .... Dr. Henry Gordon
73. H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941) .... John Pulham
74. Unexpected Uncle (1941) .... Seton Mansley aka Alfred Crane
75. Our Wife (1941) .... Professor Drake
76. The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) .... John P. Merrick
77. The Lady Eve (1941) .... 'Colonel' Harry Harrington
78. Three Faces West (1940) .... Dr. Karl Braun
    ... aka The Refugee (UK)
79. The Captain Is a Lady (1940) .... Captain Abe Peabody
80. Florian (1940) .... Dr. Johannes Hofer
81. Edison, the Man (1940) .... General Powell
82. Road to Singapore (1940) .... Joshua Mallon IV
    
    
83. In Name Only (1939) .... Richard Walker
84. Stanley and Livingstone (1939) .... Lord Tyce
85. Bachelor Mother (1939) .... J. B. Merlin
86. The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939) .... Gardner Hubbard
    ... aka The Modern Miracle (UK)
87. Made for Each Other (1939) .... Judge Joseph M. Doolittle
88. Idiot's Delight (1939) .... Dr. Hugo Waldersee
89. Lord Jeff (1938) .... Captain Briggs
    ... aka The Boy from Barnardo's (UK)
90. Yellow Jack (1938) .... Dr. Finlay
91. Vivacious Lady (1938) .... Peter Morgan Sr.
92. Of Human Hearts (1938) .... Dr. Charles Shingle
93. The People's Enemy (1935) .... Judge
    ... aka Racketeers (USA: reissue title)
94. Boss Tweed (1933)
    

Soundtrack:

• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s

1. Monkey Business (1952) (performer: "The Whiffenpoof Song")
   ... aka Be Your Age
   ... aka Howard Hawks' Monkey Business (USA: complete title)
2. Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (1952) (performer: "When the Red, Red, Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along", "It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo'")
   
   
3. Knickerbocker Holiday (1944) (performer: "September Song")
4. George Washington Slept Here (1942) ("I'll Never Smile Again" (1939))
5. Unexpected Uncle (1941) ("Strolling Through the Park One Day" (1884))
   
   
6. We're Going to Be Rich (1938) (writer: "Two Lovely Black Eyes")
   

Self:

• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s

1. Pepe (1960) .... Himself, Cameo appearance
2. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
       - Charles Coburn (1960) TV episode .... Himself
3. "About Faces" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
       - Episode dated 8 January 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Himself
   
   
4. "The Martha Raye Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
       - Episode dated 3 January 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
5. "The Red Skelton Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
   ... aka "The Red Skelton Hour" (USA: new title)
       - Episode #4.21 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
6. "The George Gobel Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1954)
       - Episode #1.7 (1954) TV episode .... Himself
7. "The Name's the Same" .... Guest star contestant / ... (2 episodes, 1953-1954)
       - Episode dated 31 August 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Himself
       - Episode dated 14 April 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Guest star contestant
8. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself (1 episode, 1953)
   ... aka "Colgate Summer Comedy Hour" (USA: summer title)
   ... aka "Colgate Variety Hour" (USA: sixth season title)
   ... aka "Michael Todd Revue" (USA: subtitle)
       - Episode #4.12 (1953) TV episode .... Himself
9. "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1953)
       - Episode dated 2 August 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
10. "I've Got a Secret" .... Celebrity Guest (1 episode, 1953)
        - Episode dated 16 April 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Celebrity Guest
11. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
        - Episode #6.31 (1953) TV episode .... Himself
12. The 25th Annual Academy Awards (1953) (TV) .... Himself
13. "The Jack Carter Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1950)
        - Episode #2.16 (1950) TV episode .... Himself
    
    
14. Meet the Stars #1: Chinese Garden Festival (1940) .... Himself
    ... aka Chinese Garden Festival (USA: short title)
    

Archive Footage:

1. "Biography"
       - Don Ameche: Hollywood's Class Act (1999) TV episode (uncredited) .... Hugo Van Cleve in 'Heaven Can Wait'
2. Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1987) .... Actor in Movie Clip
3. George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984) (uncredited) .... Himself
4. It's Showtime (1976) (uncredited)
5. Marilyn (1963) (uncredited) .... Himself (scene from "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes")