RECENT CREDITS
The Errand Boy (FILM)  Dec. 1, 1961
The Trap (FILM)  Feb. 1, 1959
The Buccaneer (FILM)  Dec. 1, 1958
The Gift of Love (FILM)  Feb. 1, 1958
Peyton Place (FILM)  Dec. 1, 1957


HIGHLIGHTS
Was a newscaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation during World War II.
Made his Broadway debut as a radio journalist in The Prescott Proposals in 1953 and his feature-film debut the next year in The Silver Chalice.
Said he patterned his Bonanza role after his father, a Russian Jewish immigrant who sold orthopaedic shoes for a living.
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All Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category

Actor
TV


Galactica 1980   -Cdr. Adama
Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Roots   -John Reynolds
Actor
TV


Actor
TV


The Errand Boy  1961 -Himself
Actor
Film


The Trap  1959 -Mr. Davis
Actor
Film


The Buccaneer  1958 -Mercier
Actor
Film


The Gift of Love  1958 -Grant Allan
Actor
Film


Peyton Place  1957 -Prosecutor
Actor
Film


Autumn Leaves  1956 -Mr. Hanson
Actor
Film


Tight Spot  1955 -Benjamin Costain
Actor
Film


The Silver Chalice  1954 -Peter
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Pygmies   -Narrator, Narrator
Actor, Voice
Film


Actor
Film


Roots  
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter   -Theo Marshall
Actor
Film


Waco  
Songwriter
Film


Actor
Film


The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald   -Matthew Arnold Watson
Actor
Film


Tidal Wave   -Warren Richards
Actor
Film


Battlestar Galactica   -Cmdr. Adama
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Blind Ambition   -E. Howard Hunt
Actor
Film


Churchill's Island   -Narrator, Narrator
Actor, Voice
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Destiny of a Spy   -Peter Vanin
Actor
Film


Earthquake   -Royce
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Heidi's Song   -Grandfather
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Klondike Fever   -Sam Steele
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Ozu no Mahotsukai   -The Wizard (U.S. version only)
Voice
Film


The Hard Man   -Rice Martin
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


The Last of the Fast Guns   -Michael O'Reilly
Actor
Film


Voice
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film


A Matter of Fat   -Narrator, Narrator
Actor, Voice
Film


A Time for Miracles   -Bishop John Carroll
Actor
Film




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Highlights

Was a newscaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation during World War II.
Made his Broadway debut as a radio journalist in The Prescott Proposals in 1953 and his feature-film debut the next year in The Silver Chalice.
Said he patterned his Bonanza role after his father, a Russian Jewish immigrant who sold orthopaedic shoes for a living.
In 1964, his single record "Ringo" (mostly spoken) hit No. 1 on the pop and adult-contemporary charts.
Canada's Man of the Year in 1965 and made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1969.


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