RECENT CREDITS


HIGHLIGHTS
1995 Briefly returned to the stage during the pre-Braodway run of "Sacrilege"; withdrew from the show for personal reasons
1987 Executive producer of "On Fire", an ABC-TV movie
1969 Starred in Alfred Hitchcock's "Topaz"
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All Credits

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

Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle  2003 -Voice of Charlie
Actor
Film


Actor
TV


Charlie's Angels  2000 -of Charlie
Voice
Film


Intimate Portrait: Linda Evans  2000 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Narrator
TV


1998 Creative Arts Emmy Awards  1998 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Narrator
TV


People's Century: 1900-1999  1998 -Narration
Narrator
TV


Hotel de Love  1997 -Newspaper Man
Actor
Film


Actor
TV


Voice
TV


Blue Skies  1994 -Henry
Actor
TV


ABC's 40th Anniversary Special  1994 -Segment Host
Actor
TV


I Witness Video  1992 -Host
Actor
TV


Celebrations  1992 -Host
Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Jim Thorpe Pro Sports Awards  1992 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Dynasty: The Reunion  1991 -Blake Carrington
Actor
TV


Opposites Attract  1990 -Rex Roper
Actor
TV


Actor
TV


The Portrait of Great Britain  1990 -Host, Narration
Actor, Narrator
TV


Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Scrooged  1988 -Lew Hayward
Actor
Film


Actor
TV


On Fire  1987 -Joe Leary
Executive Producer, Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Actor
TV


The Mysterious Two  1982 -He
Actor
TV


Sizzle  1981 -Mike Callahan
Actor
TV


Dynasty  1981 -Blake Carrington
Actor
TV


A Time For Miracles  1980 -Postulator
Actor
TV


And Justice For All  1979 -Judge Fleming
Actor
Film


The Users  1978 -Reade Jamieson
Actor
TV


With This Ring  1978 -General Albert Harris
Actor
TV


Cruise into Terror  1978 -Reverend Charles Mather
Actor
TV


Never Con a Killer  1977 -E J Valerian
Actor
TV


Emily, Emily  1977 -Niles Putnam
Actor
TV


Tail Gunner Joe  1977 -Paul Cunningham
Actor
TV


Circus of the Stars  1977 -Host
Actor
TV


Amelia Earhart  1976 -G P Putnam
Actor
TV


Charlie's Angels  1976 -of Charlie
Voice
TV


The Deadly Tower  1975 -Lieutenant Elwood Forbes
Actor
TV


Terror on the 40th Floor  1974 -Daniel Overland
Actor
TV


The Healers  1974 -Dr Robert Kier
Actor
TV


Cry Panic  1974 -Dennis Ryder
Actor
TV


Lisa, Bright and Dark  1973 -William Schilling
Actor
TV


The Letters  1973 -Paul Anderson
Actor
TV


Murder Once Removed  1971 -Dr Ron Wellesley
Actor
TV


The Happy Ending  1969 -Fred Wilson
Actor
Film


Topaz  1969 -Michael Nordstrom
Actor
Film


Shadow on the Land  1968 -General Wendell Bruce
Actor
TV


In Cold Blood  1967 -Alvin Dewey
Actor
Film


The John Forsythe Show  1965 -Major John Foster
Actor
TV


See How They Run  1964 -Martin Young
Actor
TV


Alcoa Premiere  1961 -Performer
Actor
TV


Way of the West  1958 -Dr John Carter
Actor
TV


Bachelor Father  1957 -Bentley Gregg
Actor
TV


Everything But the Truth  1956 -Ernie Miller
Actor
Film


Zane Grey Theater  1956 -Performer
Actor
TV


Actor
Film


The Trouble With Harry  1955 -Sam Marlowe
Actor
Film


Climax!  1954 -Performer
Actor
TV


Escape From Fort Bravo  1953 -Capt John Marsh
Actor
Film


The Glass Web  1953 -Don Newell
Actor
Film


The Captive City  1952 -Jim Austin
Actor
Film


Schlitz Playhouse of Stars  1951 -Performer
Actor
TV


John Forsythe's World of Survival   -Host, Narration
Actor, Narrator
TV


Kitten With a Whip   -David Patton
Actor
Film


Madame X   -Clay Anderson
Actor
Film


The Powers That Be   -Senator William Powers, William Powers
Actor, Actor
TV




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Highlights

1995 Briefly returned to the stage during the pre-Braodway run of "Sacrilege"; withdrew from the show for personal reasons
1987 Executive producer of "On Fire", an ABC-TV movie
1969 Starred in Alfred Hitchcock's "Topaz"
1962 TV producing debut, "The First Hundred Years" for "Vacation Playhouse"
1957 - 1962 First TV series as star, "Bachelor Father"
1956 Directed "Mister Roberts" at the City Center Theatre in New York City
1955 Male lead in Alfred Hitchcock's "The Trouble with Harry"
1953 Originated starring role as Captain Frisby in "The Teahouse of the August Moon" on Broadway
1950 Replaced Henry Fonda on Broadway in title role in "Mister Roberts"
1947 Ebegan working in live TV drama
1947 Replaced Arthur Kennedy on Broadway as Chris Keller in the Arthur Miller play, "All My Sons"
1944 First significant film role, "Destination Tokyo"
1943 Film acting debut as Soldier in "Northern Pursuit"
1942 Broadway debut as Private Cootes in "Vickie"
1939 Stage debut as Captain in "Dick Whittington and his Cat" in Chappaqua, New York
Worked as baseball announcer at Ebbets Field for Brooklyn Dodgers
Starred in TV series, "Dynasty"


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