Filmography
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Stage Struck | Joe Sheridan | |
| 1958 | Wind Across the Everglades | Walt Murdock | |
| 1958 | Little Moon of Alban | Kenneth Boyd | Nominated – Emmy Award, Best Single Performance by an Actor |
| 1959 | A Doll's House | Torvald Helmer | live TV drama |
| 1961 | Playdate | Host | |
| 1962 | Cyrano de Bergerac | Cyrano de Bergerac | |
| 1964 | Fall of the Roman Empire, TheThe Fall of the Roman Empire | Commodus | |
| 1964 | Hamlet at Elsinore | Hamlet | Nominated – Emmy Award, Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama |
| 1965 | Sound of Music, TheThe Sound of Music | Captain von Trapp | |
| 1966 | Inside Daisy Clover | Raymond Swan | |
| 1966 | Triple Cross | Eddie Chapman | |
| 1967 | Night of the Generals, TheThe Night of the Generals | Field Marshal Erwin Rommel | |
| 1968 | Oedipus the King | Oedipus | |
| 1968 | Nobody Runs Forever | Sir James Quentin | |
| 1969 | Battle of Britain | Squadron Leader Colin Harvey | |
| 1969 | Royal Hunt of the Sun, TheThe Royal Hunt of the Sun | Atahualpa | |
| 1969 | Lock Up Your Daughters! | Lord Foppington | |
| 1970 | Waterloo | Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington | |
| 1971 | Don Juan in Hell | Don Juan | |
| 1973 | Pyx, TheThe Pyx | Dt. Sgt. Jim Henderson | |
| 1974 | After the Fall | Quentin | |
| 1974 | Happy Prince, TheThe Happy Prince | The Happy Prince | |
| 1975 | Spiral Staircase, TheThe Spiral Staircase | Dr. Joe Sherman | |
| 1975 | Return of the Pink Panther, TheThe Return of the Pink Panther | Sir Charles Litton | |
| 1975 | Conduct Unbecoming | Maj. Alastair Wimbourne | |
| 1975 | Man Who Would Be King, TheThe Man Who Would Be King | Rudyard Kipling | |
| 1975 | Day That Shook the World, TheThe Day That Shook the World | Archduke Ferdinand of Austria | |
| 1976 | Aces High | Capt. 'Uncle' Sinclair | |
| 1976 | Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers | Roscoe Heyward | Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor – Miniseries or a Movie |
| 1977 | Jesus of Nazareth | Herod Antipas | |
| 1977 | Assignment, TheThe Assignment | Captain Behounek | |
| 1977 | Disappearance, TheThe Disappearance | Deverell | |
| 1977 | Silver Blaze | Sherlock Holmes | |
| 1978 | Silent Partner, TheThe Silent Partner | Harry Reikle | |
| 1978 | International Velvet | John Seaton | |
| 1979 | Starcrash | Emperor | |
| 1979 | Murder by Decree | Sherlock Holmes | Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role |
| 1979 | Riel | John A. Macdonald | |
| 1979 | Hanover Street | Paul Sellinger | |
| 1980 | Desperate Voyage | Burrifous | |
| 1980 | Shadow Box, TheThe Shadow Box | Brian | |
| 1980 | Somewhere in Time | William Fawcett Robinson | |
| 1981 | When the Circus Came to Town | Duke Royal | |
| 1981 | Eyewitness | Joseph | |
| 1981 | Amateur, TheThe Amateur | Professor Lakos | Nominated – Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role |
| 1982 | Little Gloria... Happy at Last | Reggie Vanderbilt | |
| 1983 | Scarlet and the Black, TheThe Scarlet and the Black | Col. Herbert Kappler | |
| 1983 | Thorn Birds, TheThe Thorn Birds | Archbishop Vittorio Contini-Verchese | Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor – Miniseries or a Movie |
| 1983 | Prototype | Dr. Carl Forrester | |
| 1984 | Lily in Love | Fitzroy Wynn/Roberto Terranova | |
| 1984 | Dreamscape | Bob Blair | |
| 1984 | Highpoint | James Hatcher | |
| 1984 | Terror in the Aisles | Archival appearance | |
| 1984 | Ordeal by Innocence | Leo Argyle | |
| 1985 | Játszani kell | ||
| 1985 | World of David the Gnome, TheThe World of David the Gnome | Narrator | |
| 1985 | Rumpelstiltskin | Narrator | |
| 1986 | Boy in Blue, TheThe Boy in Blue | Knox | |
| 1986 | Crossings | Armand DeVilliers | |
| 1986 | Boss' Wife, TheThe Boss' Wife | Mr. Roalvang | |
| 1986 | American Tail, AnAn American Tail | Henri | Voice talent |
| 1986 | Spearfield's Daughter | Lord Jack Cruze | |
| 1986 | Vampire in Venice | Professor Paris Catalano | |
| 1987 | Dragnet | Reverend Jonathan Whirley | |
| 1987 | Hazard of Hearts, AA Hazard of Hearts | Sir Giles Staverley | |
| 1987 | Man Who Planted Trees, TheThe Man Who Planted Trees | Narrator | |
| 1987 | Gnomes' Great Adventure, TheThe Gnomes' Great Adventure | Narrator | |
| 1988 | Light Years | Metamorphis | |
| 1988 | Shadow Dancing | Edmund Beaumont | |
| 1988 | Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind, TheThe Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind | Narrator | |
| 1988 | I Love N.Y. | John Robertson Yeats | |
| 1989 | Souvenir | Ernst Kestner | |
| 1989 | Nabokov on Kafka | Vladimir Nabokov | |
| 1989 | Mindfield | Doctor Satorius | |
| 1989 | Kingsgate | ||
| 1990 | Where the Heart Is | Jerry | |
| 1990 | Ghost in Monte Carlo, AA Ghost in Monte Carlo | The Grand Duke Ivan | |
| 1990 | Red Blooded American Girl | Dr. John Alcore | |
| 1990 | Money | Martin Yahl | |
| 1990 | Madeline | Narrator | |
| 1990 | Counterstrike | Alexander Addington | |
| 1991 | Firehead | Col. Garland Vaughn | |
| 1991 | Young Catherine | Sir Charles | |
| 1991 | Marriage: Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz, AA Marriage: Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz | Alfred Stieglitz | |
| 1991 | Rock-a-Doodle | Grand Duke | Voice talent |
| 1991 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | General Chang | |
| 1991 | Berlin Lady | Wilhem Speer | |
| 1991 | First Circle, TheThe First Circle | Victor Abakumov | |
| 1992 | Secrets | Mel Wexler | |
| 1992 | Impolite | Naples O'Rorke | Nominated – Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role |
| 1992 | Malcolm X | Chaplain Gill | |
| 1992 | Liar's Edge | Harry Weldon | |
| 1993 | Sidney Sheldon's A Stranger in the Mirror | Clifton Lawrence | |
| 1993 | Little Crooked Christmas Tree, TheThe Little Crooked Christmas Tree | ||
| 1993 | Madeline | Narrator | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance |
| 1994 | Wolf | Raymond Alden | |
| 1994 | Crackerjack | Ivan Getz | |
| 1995 | Dolores Claiborne | Det. John Mackey | |
| 1995 | Harrison Bergeron | John Klaxon | |
| 1995 | 12 Monkeys | Dr. Goines | |
| 1996 | We the Jury | Wilfred Fransiscus | |
| 1996 | Skeletons | R. Carlyle | |
| 1996 | Conspiracy of Fear, TheThe Conspiracy of Fear | Joseph Wakeman | |
| 1997 | Arrow, TheThe Arrow | George Hees | |
| 1997 | Babes in Toyland | Barnaby Crookedman | Voice talent |
| 1998 | Winchell | Franklin D. Roosevelt | |
| 1998 | Hidden Agenda | Ulrich Steiner | |
| 1998 | First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow, TheThe First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow | Narrator | |
| 1998 | Clown at Midnight, TheThe Clown at Midnight | Mr. Caruthers | |
| 1999 | Celebrate the Century | ||
| 1999 | Madeline: Lost in Paris | Narrator | |
| 1999 | Insider, TheThe Insider | Mike Wallace | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture |
| 2000 | Nuremberg | Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe | |
| 2000 | Dinosaur Hunter, TheThe Dinosaur Hunter | Hump Hinton | |
| 2000 | Possessed | Archbishop Hume | |
| 2000 | American Tragedy | F. Lee Bailey | Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film |
| 2000 | Dracula 2000 | Abraham Van Helsing | |
| 2000 | Star Trek: Klingon Academy | General Chang | Video game |
| 2001 | Leo's Journey | Narrator | |
| 2001 | On Golden Pond | Norman Thayer | |
| 2001 | Lucky Break | Graham Mortimer | |
| 2001 | Blackheart | Holmes | |
| 2001 | Beautiful Mind, AA Beautiful Mind | Dr. Rosen | Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| 2001 | Full Disclosure | Robert Lecker | |
| 2002 | Night Flight | 'Flash' Harry Peters | |
| 2002 | Ararat | David | Nominated – Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role |
| 2002 | Agent of Influence | John Watkins | |
| 2002 | Nicholas Nickleby | Ralph Nickleby | National Board of Review Award for Best Cast |
| 2002 | Tma | ||
| 2003 | Blizzard | Santa Claus | Nominated – Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role |
| 2003 | Gospel of John, TheThe Gospel of John | Narrator | |
| 2003 | Cold Creek Manor | Mr. Massie | |
| 2004 | National Treasure | John Adams Gates | |
| 2004 | Alexander | Aristotle | |
| 2005 | Our Fathers | Cardinal Bernard Law | Television film Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor – Miniseries or a Movie Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie |
| 2005 | Must Love Dogs | Bill Nolan | |
| 2005 | Syriana | Dean Whiting | |
| 2005 | New World, TheThe New World | Captain Newport | |
| 2006 | Inside Man | Arthur Case | |
| 2006 | Lake House, TheThe Lake House | Simon Wyler | |
| 2007 | Man in the Chair | Flash Madden | |
| 2007 | Closing the Ring | Jack | |
| 2007 | Emotional Arithmetic | David Winters | Nominated – Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role |
| 2007 | Already Dead | Dr. Heller | |
| 2008 | Summit, TheThe Summit | P.J. Aimes | TV Miniseries: 2 Episodes |
| 2009 | Caesar and Cleaopatra | Julius Caesar | also executive producer |
| 2009 | Up | Charles Muntz | voice talent |
| 2009 | My Dog Tulip | J. R. Ackerley | voice talent |
| 2009 | 9 | 1 | voice talent |
| 2009 | Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, TheThe Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | Doctor Parnassus | |
| 2009 | Last Station, TheThe Last Station | Leo Tolstoy | Nominated – Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role |
| 2011 | Priest | Monsignor Orelas | |
| 2011 | Beginners | Hal | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Detroit Film Critics Society for Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Hollywood Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actor Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male Indiana Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Houston Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Nominated – Utah Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2011 | Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, TheThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Henrik Vanger | |
| 2011 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | Arngeir | Voice talent |
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