Credits

• 2006 · Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut as The President
• 1998 · The Defenders: Choice of Evils as Lawrence Preston
• 1997 · The Defenders: Payback as Lawrence Preston
• 1997 · Miss Evers' Boys as The Senate Chairman
• 1997 · Absolute Power as Walter Sullivan
• 1995 · Nixon as John Mitchell
• 1994 · Chicago Hope as Arthur Thurmond
• 1994 · Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All as Professor Taw
• 1994 · Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All as Professor Taw
• 1993 · George Marshall and the American Century as Self - Narrator (voice)
• 1993 · The Tommyknockers as Ev Hillman
• 1993 · Tornadoes: The Entity as Narrator 1
• 1992 · Lincoln as Gideon Welles (voice)
• 1992 · Consenting Adults as George Gordon
• 1992 · Earth and the American Dream as Reader (voice)
• 1992 · Russian Holiday as Joe Meadows
• 1991 · Ironclads as Commdr. Smith
• 1990 · Two Evil Eyes as Steven Pike
• 1989 · National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation as Art
• 1989 · The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro as Stanley 'Stan' Kubacki
• 1988 · Emma: Queen of the South Seas as President Ulysses S. Grant
• 1988 · An Empire of Reason as Federalist Spokesman
• 1988 · Tanner '88 as Gen. John Tanner
• 1988 · Tanner '88 as General John Tanner
• 1987 · At Mother's Request as Franklin Bradshaw
• 1986 · La gran fiesta as Judge Cropper
• 1986 · Under Siege as Harold Sloan
• 1986 · Power as Senator Sam Hastings
• 1986 · My Chauffeur as Witherspoon
• 1985 · The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Charlie Pitt
• 1985 · The Equalizer as Senator Virgil Thomas Blake
• 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Prof. Leon Walker
• 1984 · Tales from the Darkside as Father
• 1984 · The Cosby Show as Stanley Rappaport
• 1983 · The Winter of Our Discontent as Mr. Baker
• 1983 · Saigon: Year Of The Cat as The Ambassador
• 1983 · Kennedy as Joseph P. Kennedy
• 1983 · Born of Fire as Narrator
• 1983 · Thank You, Mr. President: The Press Conferences of JFK as Self - Host
• 1982 · Creepshow as Upson Pratt (segment "They're Creeping Up On You")
• 1982 · Eleanor, First Lady of the World as John Foster Dulles
• 1981 · Falcon Crest as Henri Denault
• 1981 · The Phoenix as Dr. Ward Frazier
• 1981 · Nurse as Father
• 1981 · The Gangster Chronicles as
• 1980 · Superman II as The President
• 1980 · A Capitol Fourth as Self
• 1980 · Dive to the Edge of Creation as Self - Host
• 1979 · Disaster on the Coastliner as Roy Snyder
• 1979 · Vampire as Harry Kilcoyne
• 1979 · HR 6161: An Act of Congress as Narrator
• 1978 · Interiors as Arthur
• 1978 · The Lazarus Syndrome as Dr. Mendel
• 1977 · Billy Jack Goes to Washington as Sen. Joseph Paine
• 1976 · Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur as President Harry S. Truman
• 1975 · The Incredible Machine as Narrator
• 1975 · The Abduction of Saint Anne as Bishop Francis Paul Logan
• 1973 · Money to Burn as Jed Finnegan
• 1972 · Pursuit as James Wright
• 1972 · Look Homeward, Angel as W. O. Gant
• 1971 · Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You as Dr. Cazalis
• 1971 · The City as Sheridan Hugotor
• 1971 · Vanished as Arthur Ingram
• 1971 · The Pursuit of Happiness as Daniel Lawrence
• 1970 · Night Gallery as Jared Soames (segment "Death in the Family")
• 1970 · A Clear and Present Danger as Senator Stowe
• 1970 · Tora! Tora! Tora! as Colonel Rufus S. Bratton
• 1969 · The Littlest Angel as God
• 1969 · The Brady Bunch as
• 1969 · The Bold Ones: The New Doctors as Dr. David Craig
• 1969 · The Bridge at Remagen as Brig. Gen. Shinner
• 1968 · The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
• 1967 · Ironside as
• 1966 · Is Paris Burning? as Intelligence Officer Powell (uncredited)
• 1966 · The Poppy Is Also a Flower as Coley Jones
• 1966 · The Chase as Val Rogers
• 1965 · National Geographic Specials as Narrator
• 1963 · The Vote as Self - Host
• 1962 · The Virginian as Judge Elmo J. Carver
• 1961 · Town Without Pity as Colonel Pakenham
• 1961 · The Defenders as Lawrence Preston
• 1960 · Route 66 as
• 1960 · The Islanders as Curt Cober
• 1960 · The Master Builder as Solness
• 1960 · Cash McCall as Winston Conway
• 1959 · Compulsion as District Attorney Harold Horn
• 1959 · The Journey as Harold Rhinelander
• 1959 · Rawhide as Ben Foley
• 1958 · The Buccaneer as Gov. William Claiborne
• 1958 · Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse as
• 1958 · The Plot to Kill Stalin as Beria
• 1957 · Suspicion as Paul Steppe
• 1957 · Man on Fire as Sam Dunstock
• 1957 · 12 Angry Men as Juror 4
• 1957 · The Bachelor Party as Walter
• 1956 · The Little Foxes as Oscar
• 1956 · The Mountain as Solange
• 1956 · The Scarlet Hour as Lt. Jennings
• 1955 · The Alcoa Hour as Herman Magnus
• 1955 · The 20th Century Fox Hour as
• 1955 · Playwrights '56 as
• 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Paul Steppe
• 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Ronald J. Grimes
• 1955 · The Left Hand of God as Dr. David Sigman
• 1954 · The Silver Chalice as Ignatius
• 1954 · Broken Lance as Horace (The Governor)
• 1954 · Middle of the Night as Jerry
• 1954 · Pushover as Police Lt. Carl Eckstrom
• 1954 · The Caine Mutiny as Lt. Comdr. Challee
• 1954 · The Bamboo Prison as Father Francis Dolan
• 1954 · Justice as
• 1954 · Inner Sanctum as
• 1953 · General Electric Theater as Jack
• 1953 · General Electric Theater as O'Hoolihan
• 1952 · Omnibus as Actor
• 1952 · Omnibus as
• 1952 · Diplomatic Courier as Military Police Jeep Driver (uncredited)
• 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Grover Cleveland
• 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Mr. Baker
• 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as
• 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Oscar
• 1951 · Goodyear Television Playhouse as
• 1951 · Crime Photographer as
• 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
• 1950 · Robert Montgomery Presents as
• 1949 · The Twentieth Century as
• 1949 · Lights Out as
• 1949 · The Emmy Awards as Self
• 1949 · Suspense as Eddie Hunt
• 1949 · Suspense as
• 1949 · Suspense as Gavin Stevens
• 1949 · Suspense as Abner Snopes
• 1948 · Studio One as
• 1948 · Studio One as Harry Mork
• 1948 · Studio One as Everett Metcalf
• 1948 · Studio One as George Banks
• 1948 · Studio One as Aaron Kinney
• 1948 · Studio One as Dr. Shratt
• 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as Alf Rylett
• 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as
• 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as Barnwell Rhett
• 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as Horace Greeley
• 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as Hiram Holliday
• 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as N. Y. Times editor
• 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as Jerry
• 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as Dennis Leighton
• 1948 · Call Northside 777 as Rayska (uncredited)
• 1947 · Kraft Television Theatre as Mr. Lazarus
• 1947 · Untamed Fury as Pompano, the dance caller