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1 | Appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: All the President's Men (1976), Heaven Can Wait (1978) and Prizzi's Honor (1985). |
2 | Originally played Frank Costanza in the Seinfeld (1989) episode "The Handicap Spot." After he was replaced by Jerry Stiller, his scenes in the episode were re-filmed with Stiller as well. |
3 | Won Broadway's 1987 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for "Broadway Bound." |
4 | Spent two years of training in the Federal Theater Project in the 1930s. |
5 | Changed his name to John Randolph from Emanuel Cohen in 1940. |
6 | Wife, Sarah Cunningham, died of an asthma attack at the 1986 Oscar telecast ceremony. |
7 | Awarded a 1987 Tony for featured actor in the play "Broadway Bound." |
8 | He was a blacklisted actor during the McCarthy era. |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Winds of Kitty Hawk | 1978 | TV Movie | Alexander Graham Bell |
Lucan | 1977-1978 | TV Series | Dr. Don Hoagland |
Heaven Can Wait | 1978 | | Former Owner |
Richie Brockelman, Private Eye | 1978 | TV Series | Mr. Brockelman |
Doctors' Private Lives | 1978 | TV Movie | Irv |
Nowhere to Run | 1978 | TV Movie | Marian's Father |
Lou Grant | 1978 | TV Series | Sid Locke |
The Gathering | 1977 | TV Movie | Dr. Hodges |
Kill Me If You Can | 1977 | TV Movie | Judge Lewis Goodman |
Insight | 1975-1977 | TV Series | Ozzie |
Washington: Behind Closed Doors | 1977 | TV Mini-Series | Bennett Lowman |
Nowhere to Hide | 1977 | TV Movie | Narrator |
Loves Me, Loves Me Not | 1977 | TV Series | Leon |
Secrets | 1977 | TV Movie | Ed Warner |
Tail Gunner Joe | 1977 | TV Movie | Gen. Larkin |
Sirota's Court | 1977 | TV Series | |
Executive Suite | 1976 | TV Series | Sy Bookerman |
The Bob Newhart Show | 1973-1976 | TV Series | Junior Harrison |
Spencer's Pilots | 1976 | TV Series | Patterson |
King Kong | 1976 | | Captain Ross |
Independence | 1976 | Short | Samuel Adams |
The American Parade | 1976 | TV Mini-Series | Judge J. Waites Waring |
All the President's Men | 1976 | | John Mitchell (voice, uncredited) |
Medical Center | 1974-1976 | TV Series | Lt. Col. Mayhill / Dr. Ehren Kranz |
Lincoln | 1975-1976 | TV Mini-Series | Simon Cameron |
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur | 1976 | TV Movie | Charlie Ross |
Everybody Rides the Carousel | 1975 | | Stage 7 (voice) |
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood | 1975 | TV Movie | Rupert Wahler |
Wonder Woman | 1975 | TV Series | General Phil Blankenship |
Great Performances | 1975 | TV Series | James Mayo |
The Runaways | 1975 | TV Movie | George Collingwood |
Adventures of the Queen | 1975 | TV Movie | John Howe |
The Missiles of October | 1974 | TV Movie | Undersecretary of State George Ball |
McMillan & Wife | 1974 | TV Series | Andrew Brill |
Earthquake | 1974 | | Mayor |
Kojak | 1974 | TV Series | Judge Philip Templeton Mackie, Sr. |
Ann in Blue | 1974 | TV Movie | Captain Mulholland |
Nourish the Beast | 1974 | TV Movie | Mario |
Lucas Tanner | 1974 | TV Series | John Hamilton (1975) |
Tell Me Where It Hurts | 1974 | TV Movie | Lou |
Columbo | 1974 | TV Series | The Colonel |
Police Story | 1974 | TV Series | George Morris |
Serpico | 1973 | | Sidney Green |
Pueblo | 1973 | TV Movie | Lt. Gen. S.J. McKee |
Partners in Crime | 1973 | TV Movie | Judge Charles Leland |
Topper Returns | 1973 | TV Movie | |
Mannix | 1967-1973 | TV Series | Lawrence Corwin / Jason Walker / Clint Houston |
All in the Family | 1972 | TV Series | Joe Peterson |
Bonanza | 1968-1972 | TV Series | Mr. Dawson / Donavan / Doctor Belden |
The Judge and Jake Wyler | 1972 | TV Movie | James Rockmore |
The Rookies | 1972 | TV Series | Howard Price |
The Family Rico | 1972 | TV Movie | Malaks |
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes | 1972 | | Commission Chairman |
Young Dr. Kildare | 1972 | TV Series | |
A Death of Innocence | 1971 | TV Movie | Charles Cameron |
Crosscurrent | 1971 | TV Movie | Frederick Cooper |
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers | 1969-1971 | TV Series | Dr. Paul Schaefer / Judge Stuart Murchison |
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury | 1971 | TV Series | Thomas J. Gault |
Escape from the Planet of the Apes | 1971 | | Chairman |
A Step Out of Line | 1971 | TV Movie | Detective Riddle |
The Name of the Game | 1971 | TV Series | Chapman |
Little Murders | 1971 | | Mr. Chamberlain |
Night Gallery | 1971 | TV Series | H.E. Pritkin (segment "They're Tearing Down Tim Riley's Bar") |
The Bold Ones: The Senator | 1970-1971 | TV Series | Gov. George Keller |
The Interns | 1970 | TV Series | Joe Binder |
Bracken's World | 1970 | TV Series | Charley Fredericks |
There Was a Crooked Man... | 1970 | | Cyrus McNutt |
Gaily, Gaily | 1969 | | Father |
Hawaii Five-O | 1969 | TV Series | Marty Sloane |
Number One | 1969 | | Coach Southerd |
N.Y.P.D. | 1967-1969 | TV Series | Foreman / Capt. Pepper |
Smith! | 1969 | | Mr. Edwards |
Pretty Poison | 1968 | | Morton Azenauer |
Judd for the Defense | 1968 | TV Series | Vern Merritt |
Of Mice and Men | 1968 | TV Movie | |
Mission: Impossible | 1967 | TV Series | Alex Morley |
The Invaders | 1967 | TV Series | Police Sgt. Ernie Goldhaver |
The Borgia Stick | 1967 | TV Movie | Smith |
Sweet Love, Bitter | 1967 | | |
Seconds | 1966 | | Arthur Hamilton |
The Edge of Night | 1966 | TV Series | Sgt. Kendrick |
Inherit the Wind | 1965 | TV Movie | Rev. Brown |
Slattery's People | 1965 | TV Series | Dr. Judd Holmes |
The Patty Duke Show | 1965 | TV Series | Coach Johnson |
For the People | 1965 | TV Series | Homer Canfield / Det. Lt. Barrows |
The Defenders | 1964-1965 | TV Series | Roche / FBI Agent Slattery |
Hamlet | 1964/II | | Gravedigger |
East Side/West Side | 1963 | TV Series | Mr. Cavan |
Play of the Week | 1960 | TV Series | |
The Closing Door | 1960 | TV Movie | |
Danger | 1951 | TV Series | |
The Web | 1951 | TV Series | |
The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse | 1951 | TV Series | Neil Dalton / Hotstuff |
Treasury Men in Action | 1951 | TV Series | |
Kraft Theatre | 1951 | TV Series | |
Fourteen Hours | 1951 | | Fireman (uncredited) |
Hands of Mystery | 1949 | TV Series | |
Actor's Studio | 1948-1949 | TV Series | Mr. Abrams |
The Clock | 1949 | TV Series | |
The Naked City | 1948 | | Police Dispatcher (uncredited) |
Numb | 2003 | | |
Sunset Strip | 2000 | | Mr. Niederhaus |
The Real Guernika | 1999 | Short | John (Abraham Lincoln Brigade Veteran) |
The Dogwalker | 1999 | | Ike |
You've Got Mail | 1998 | | Schuyler Fox |
A Price Above Rubies | 1998 | | Rebbe Moshe |
Here Dies Another Day | 1997 | | Brace |
Walking to Waldheim | 1997 | Short | Hyman Goldblatt |
The Hotel Manor Inn | 1997 | | Gus |
Touched by an Angel | 1996 | TV Series | Horace Widdenberg |
Going Home | 1996 | Short | Arthur |
The Great Defender | 1995 | TV Series | Osbourne |
Sweet Justice | 1994 | TV Series | Arlen Braddock |
ER | 1994 | TV Series | Mr. Franks |
Screen One | 1993 | TV Series | Waldo |
The American Clock | 1993 | TV Movie | Older Lee Baumler |
Seinfeld | 1993 | TV Series | Frank |
Lady Boss | 1992 | TV Movie | Abe Panther |
Married with Children | 1991 | TV Series | Col. Van Pelt |
Iron Maze | 1991 | | Mayor Peluso |
Sibling Rivalry | 1990 | | Charles Turner Sr. |
Grand | 1990 | TV Series | Harris Weldon |
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | 1989 | | Clark, Sr. |
Roseanne | 1989 | TV Series | Al Harris |
A Peaceable Kingdom | 1989 | TV Series | Jacob Brofman |
Annie McGuire | 1988-1989 | TV Series | Red McGuire |
Homesick | 1988 | Short | Grampa |
Superman 50th Anniversary | 1988 | TV Movie documentary | Morton Simon, Dry Cleaner |
The Wizard of Loneliness | 1988 | | Doc |
Matlock | 1988 | TV Series | Sam Gerard |
The Equalizer | 1987 | TV Series | Jack Rattigan |
CBS Schoolbreak Special | 1987 | TV Series | Gen. David Norman |
As Summers Die | 1986 | TV Movie | Augustus Tompkins |
Charmed Lives | 1986 | TV Series | Frank Vionelli |
Who's the Boss? | 1986 | TV Series | Frank Vionelli |
Trapper John, M.D. | 1980-1986 | TV Series | Dr. Frances McDuffy / Ben Calvert |
Vital Signs | 1986 | TV Movie | |
The Right of the People | 1986 | TV Movie | Hollander |
Joshua and the Battle of Jericho | 1986 | Video short voice | |
Means and Ends | 1985 | | Bill Henderson |
Our Family Honor | 1985 | TV Series | Nick McGowan |
The Paper Chase | 1983-1985 | TV Series | Rice |
Prizzi's Honor | 1985 | | Angelo 'Pop' Partanna |
The Execution | 1985 | TV Movie | Judge |
Old Friends | 1984 | TV Movie | Phil Forbes |
Emerald Point N.A.S. | 1984 | TV Series | Adm. James Marquette |
The Facts of Life | 1984 | TV Series | Ward Beaumont |
Dynasty | 1983 | TV Series | Judge Henry Kendall |
A Rose for Emily | 1983 | Short | Mr. Grierson |
Shooting Stars | 1983 | TV Movie | Producer |
Voyagers! | 1983 | TV Series | Gardiner Greene Hubbard |
Quincy M.E. | 1982-1983 | TV Series | Peter Muscanni / Arthur Degauss |
Gun Shy | 1983 | TV Series | Phineas Richmond |
Kentucky Woman | 1983 | TV Movie | Reverend Palkstater |
Frances | 1982 | | Kindly Judge |
Family Ties | 1982 | TV Series | Jake Keaton |
Private Benjamin | 1982 | TV Series | Gen. Norris |
The Adventures of Pollyanna | 1982 | TV Movie | Mr. Muller |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1982 | TV Series | Mr. Muller |
Bret Maverick | 1981 | TV Series | Frenchy Montana |
Darkroom | 1981 | TV Series | Arthur Desmond |
Best of the West | 1981 | TV Series | The Chairman |
Killing at Hell's Gate | 1981 | TV Movie | Attorney General |
The Adventures of Nellie Bly | 1981 | TV Movie | Joseph Pulitzer |
Park Place | 1981 | TV Series | |
Dallas | 1981 | TV Series | Lincoln Hargrove |
Nero Wolfe | 1981 | TV Series | Ryan O'Malley |
Lovely But Deadly | 1981 | | Franklin Van Dyke |
Angie | 1979-1980 | TV Series | Randall Benson |
Hagen | 1980 | TV Series | Lt. Macray |
Eischied | 1979 | TV Series | Abe Phillips |
Nero Wolfe | 1979 | TV Movie | Lon Cohen |
M*A*S*H | 1979 | TV Series | Gen. Budd Haggerty |
Blind Ambition | 1979 | TV Mini-Series | John Mitchell |
Vega$ | 1979 | TV Series | Oscar Duncan |
Kaz | 1979 | TV Series | |
Backstairs at the White House | 1979 | TV Mini-Series | Sen. Fall |
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