Filmography by year for
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1. Der Rosenkönig (1986) [voice: poem "The Raven"]
   ... aka Le roi des roses (France)
   ... aka O Rei das rosas (Portugal)
   ... aka The Rose King


2. Autopsia de un fantasma (1968) [Actor .... Pérez]
   ... aka Autopsy of a Ghost
3. Hillbillys in a Haunted House (1967) [Actor .... Gregor]
4. "Hallmark Hall of Fame: Soldier in Love (#16.4)" (1967) TV Episode [Actor .... The Duke of York]
5. "Summer Fun: Pirates of Flounder Bay (#1.6)" (1966) TV Episode [Actor .... Governor]
6. The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966) [Actor .... Reginald Ripper]
7. Queen of Blood (1966) [Actor .... Dr. Farraday]
   ... aka Planet of Blood
   ... aka Planet of Terror
   ... aka Planet of Vampires
   ... aka The Green Woman
8. "Dr. Kildare: Duet for One Hand (#5.31)" (1965) TV Episode [Actor .... Frederick Foray]
9. "Dr. Kildare: Perfect Is Too Hard to Be (#5.30)" (1965) TV Episode [Actor .... Frederick Foray]
10. Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965) [Actor .... Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7]
    ... aka Prehistoric Planet
    ... aka Voyage to a Prehistoric Planet
11. "The Celebrity Game: (1965-07-01)" (1965) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
12. "The Merv Griffin Show: (1965-06-23)" (1965) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
13. "The Celebrity Game: (1965-06-10)" (1965) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
14. "The Merv Griffin Show: (1965-05-24)" (1965) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
15. "Burke's Law: Who Killed Hamlet? (#2.28)" (1965) TV Episode [Actor .... Milo James]
16. "Suspense: The Leader (#1.11)" (1964) TV Episode [Actor]
17. The Comedy of Terrors (1963) [Actor .... Mr. Black]
    ... aka The Graveside Story
18. "The Merv Griffin Show: (1963-03-20)" (1963) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
19. "The Merv Griffin Show: (1963-02-18)" (1963) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
20. "The Merv Griffin Show: (1963-02-15)" (1963) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
21. "The Merv Griffin Show: (1963-01-23)" (1963) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
22. Two Before Zero (1962) [Actor .... Narrator]
    ... aka Russian Roulette
23. Tales of Terror (1962) [Actor .... Carmichael (segment "The Case of M. Valdemar")]
    ... aka Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Terror (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Poe's Tales of Terror
24. The Magic Sword (1962) [Actor .... Lodac]
    ... aka St. George and the Dragon
    ... aka St. George and the Seven Curses
    ... aka The Seven Curses of Lodac (International: English title)
    ... aka The Sorceror's Curse (UK: video title)
25. Ponzio Pilato (1962) [Actor .... Caiaphas]
    ... aka Ponce Pilate (France)
    ... aka Pontius Pilate (USA)
26. "Hallmark Hall of Fame: Victoria Regina (#11.2)" (1961) TV Episode [Actor .... Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)]
27. Mystic Prophecies and Nostradamus (1961) [Actor .... Narrator]
28. The Black Cat (1961) [Actor .... Voices] (voice)
29. "The Christophers: Tips for the Homemaker" (1960) TV Episode [Actor]
30. "The Red Skelton Show: Super-Cauliflower (#9.27)" (1960) TV Episode [Actor .... Hugh Rubicoff]


31. "Time to Remember: 1896-1902: Turn of the Century (#1.1)" (1959) TV Episode [Actor .... Narrator]
32. "Time to Remember: Came the Dawn (#1.17)" (1959) TV Episode [Actor .... Narrator]
33. The Last Hurrah (1958) [Actor .... Norman Cass, Sr.]
34. "Make Me Laugh: (1958-04-10)" (1958) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
35. "The Betty White Show: (1958-03-19)" (1958) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
36. "The DuPont Show of the Month: Aladdin (#1.6)" (1958) TV Episode [Actor .... Emperor]
37. "Hallmark Hall of Fame: Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates (#7.4)" (1958) TV Episode [Actor .... Dr. Boekman]
38. "The Arlene Francis Show: (#1.107)" (1958) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
39. "Tales from Dickens: A Dickens Christmas: A Christmas Carol" (1958) TV Episode [Actor .... Ebenezer Scrooge]
40. "Kraft Television Theatre: Heroes Walk on Sand (#11.11)" (1957) TV Episode [Actor .... General Zomback]
41. "The United States Steel Hour: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (#5.6)" (1957) TV Episode [Actor .... Duke]
42. "The Arthur Murray Party: (1957-10-17)" (1957) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
43. "The Arthur Murray Party: (1957-05-21)" (1957) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
44. "Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Lark (#6.4)" (1957) TV Episode [Actor .... Chief Inquisitor]
45. "Person to Person: (#4.18)" (1957) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
46. "The Alcoa Hour: The Stingiest Man in Town (#2.7)" (1956) TV Episode [Actor .... Ebenezer Scrooge]
47. "The Amazing Dunninger: (1956-10-10)" (1956) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
48. The Black Sleep (1956) [Actor .... Sir Joel Cadman]
    ... aka Dr. Cadman's Secret (USA: reissue title)
49. "I've Got a Secret: (1956-02-29)" (1956) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
50. "Screen Directors Playhouse: Affair in Sumatra (#1.19)" (1956) TV Episode [Actor .... Paul Charters]
51. "Kraft Television Theatre: Five Minutes to Live (#9.19)" (1956) TV Episode [Actor]
52. "The Red Skelton Show: The Sculpture Show" (1956) TV Episode [Actor .... British Artist]
53. The Court Jester (1955) [Actor .... Sir Ravenhurst]
54. "Star Tonight: The Selfish Giant (#2.17)" (1955) TV Episode [Actor .... Narrator]
55. "Science Fiction Theatre: The Stones Began to Move (#1.17)" (1955) TV Episode [Actor .... Dr. Victor Berenson]
56. We're No Angels (1955) [Actor .... Andre Trochard]
57. "The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater: Always the Butler (#1.18)" (1955) TV Episode [Actor .... Robert]
58. "General Motors Presents: Billy Budd" (1955) TV Episode [Actor .... Claggart]
59. Captain Lightfoot (1955) [fencing instructor] (uncredited)
60. "Shower of Stars: A Christmas Carol (#1.4)" (1954) TV Episode [Actor .... Marley's ghost]
61. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: Volturio Investigates (#4.13)" (1954) TV Episode [Actor .... The Jewel Thief]
62. "Studio One: The House of Gair (#6.48)" (1954) TV Episode [Actor .... Hazelton Crane]
63. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: The General's Boots (#3.47)" (1954) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself--Host/The General]
64. "Love Story: The Yo-Yo People (#1.7)" (1954) TV Episode [Actor]
65. Casanova's Big Night (1954) [Actor .... Lucio/Narrator]
    ... aka Mr. Casanova (USA: alternative title)
66. "The Name's the Same: (1954-03-30)" (1954) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
67. "The Name's the Same: (1954-03-23)" (1954) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
68. "The Name's the Same: (1954-03-16)" (1954) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
69. "The Name's the Same: (1954-03-09)" (1954) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
70. "The Philip Morris Playhouse: The Man They'd Murdered (#1.20)" (1954) TV Episode [Actor]
71. "The Name's the Same: (1954-02-09)" (1954) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself/Panelist]
72. "The Milton Berle Show: (#6.16)" (1954) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
73. "The Name's the Same: (1954-01-12)" (1954) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself/Panelist]
74. "The Motorola Television Hour: The Thirteen Clocks (#1.5)" (1953) TV Episode [Actor .... Duke]
75. Season's Greetings (1953) (TV) [Actor]
76. "Danger: The Educated Heart (#4.8)" (1953) TV Episode [Actor]
77. "Suspense: The Adventure of the Black Baronet (#5.31)" (1953) TV Episode [Actor .... Sherlock Holmes]
78. "Broadway Television Theatre: The Firebrand (#2.25)" (1953) TV Episode [Actor .... Benvenuto Cellini]
79. "Lux Video Theatre: Miss Marlowe at Play (#3.25)" (1953) TV Episode [Actor .... Ambrose Wallington]
80. "Broadway Television Theatre: Criminal at Large (#2.21)" (1953) TV Episode [Actor]
81. "I've Got a Secret: (1952-12-25)" (1952) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
82. "Your Lucky Clue" (1952) TV series [Actor .... Emcee]
83. "Lux Video Theatre: Masquerade (#2.37)" (1952) TV Episode [Actor .... Sir Paul Maxim]
84. "The Milton Berle Show: (#4.2)" (1951) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
85. "Who's Whose: (1951-06-25)" (1951) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
86. "Lights Out: Dead Man's Coat (#3.38)" (1951) TV Episode [Actor .... Gregory]
87. "What's My Line?: (1951-04-08)" (1951) TV Episode [Actor .... Mystery Guest]
88. "The Jack Benny Program: The Claudette Colbert and Basil Rathbone Show (#1.3)" (1951) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
89. "The Frank Sinatra Show: (#1.25)" (1951) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
90. "Suspense: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (#3.28)" (1951) TV Episode [Actor .... Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde]
91. "The Colgate Comedy Hour: Would-Be Gentleman (#1.24)" (1951) TV Episode [Actor]
92. "Lux Video Theatre: Purple and Fine Linen (#1.16)" (1951) TV Episode [Actor .... Frampton]
93. "Nash Airflyte Theatre: The Kind Mr. Smith (#1.15)" (1950) TV Episode [Actor]
94. "Ford Star Revue: (#1.2)" (1950) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
95. "Your Show of Shows: (1950-04-08)" (1950) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
96. "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre: Queen of Spades (#2.25)" (1950) TV Episode [Actor]
97. "Inside U.S.A. with Chevrolet: (#1.10)" (1950) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
98. "The Ken Murray Show: (1950-01-21)" (1950) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
99. Vienna Art Treasures (1950) [Actor .... Narrator]


100. "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre: At Night All Cats Are Grey (#2.12)" (1949) TV Episode [Actor]
101. "The Ford Theatre Hour: On Borrowed Time (#2.2)" (1949) TV Episode [Actor .... Mr. Brink]
102. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) [Actor .... Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")]
     ... aka Ichabod and Mr. Toad (USA: promotional title)
     ... aka The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (USA: TV title)
103. The Wind in the Willows (1949) [Actor .... Narrator] (voice)
104. "The Milton Berle Show: (#1.46)" (1949) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself - Actor]
105. "Tonight on Broadway: The Heiress (#1.2)" (1948) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
106. "The Milton Berle Show: (#1.44)" (1948) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself - Cameo]
107. Dressed to Kill (1946) [Actor .... Sherlock Holmes] [Soundtrack] ("The Swagman", "Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)")
     ... aka Prelude to Murder (USA: working title) (USA: DVD title)
     ... aka Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Code (UK)
     ... aka Sherlock Holmes in Dressed to Kill
108. Heartbeat (1946) [Actor .... Professor Aristide]
109. Terror by Night (1946) [Actor .... Sherlock Holmes]
110. Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 4: Hollywood Celebrations (1945) [Actor .... Himself]
111. Pursuit to Algiers (1945) [Actor .... Sherlock Holmes]
     ... aka Sherlock Holmes in Pursuit to Algiers (USA: series title)
112. The Woman in Green (1945) [Actor .... Holmes]
     ... aka Sherlock Holmes and the Woman in Green (USA: promotional title)
113. The House of Fear (1945) [Actor .... Sherlock Holmes]
     ... aka Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear (UK: short title)
114. Frenchman's Creek (1944) [Actor .... Lord Rockingham]
115. The Pearl of Death (1944) [Actor .... Sherlock Holmes]
116. Bathing Beauty (1944) [Actor .... George Adams]
117. The Scarlet Claw (1944) [Actor .... Sherlock Holmes]
     ... aka Sherlock Holmes and the Scarlet Claw (USA: promotional title)
118. The Spider Woman (1944) [Actor .... Sherlock Holmes]
     ... aka Sherlock Holmes and the Spider Woman (USA: review title)
     ... aka The Spider Woman (UK)
119. Crazy House (1943) [Actor .... Cameo appearance (Sherlock Holmes)]
120. Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) [Actor .... Sherlock Holmes]
121. Above Suspicion (1943) [Actor .... Sig von Aschenhausen] [Soundtrack] (performer: "Untitled Oxford University Song" (uncredited))
122. Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) [Actor .... Sherlock Holmes]
123. Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943) [Actor .... Sherlock Holmes]
     ... aka Secret Weapon (USA: short title)
     ... aka The Secret Weapon (Australia)
124. Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 6 (1942) [Actor .... Himself]
125. Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942) [Actor .... Sherlock Holmes]
     ... aka Voice of Terror (UK)
126. Crossroads (1942) [Actor .... Henri Sarrou]
127. Fingers at the Window (1942) [Actor .... Cesar Ferrari, alias Dr. H. Santelle]
128. Paris Calling (1941) [Actor .... Andre Benoit]
     ... aka Paris Bombshell (USA: reissue title)
129. International Lady (1941) [Actor .... Reggie Oliver]
130. The Black Cat (1941) [Actor .... Montague Hartley]
131. The Mad Doctor (1941) [Actor .... Dr. George Sebastian/Dr. Frederick Langamann]
     ... aka A Date with Destiny (UK)
132. The Mark of Zorro (1940) [Actor .... Captain Esteban Pasquale]
133. Rhythm on the River (1940) [Actor .... Oliver Courtney]
134. Screen Snapshots Series 19, No 10 (1940) [Actor .... Himself]
135. Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 5: Art and Artists (1940) [Actor .... Himself]


136. Tower of London (1939) [Actor .... Richard - Duke of Gloucester]
137. Rio (1939) [Actor .... Paul Reynard]
138. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) [Actor .... Sherlock Holmes] [Soundtrack] (performer: "I Do Like To Be Beside the Seaside" (uncredited))
     ... aka Sherlock Holmes (UK)
139. The Sun Never Sets (1939) [Actor .... Clive Randolph]
140. Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 10 (1939) [Actor .... Himself - Host]
141. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) [Actor .... Sherlock Holmes]
142. Son of Frankenstein (1939) [Actor .... Baron Wolf von Frankenstein]
143. The Dawn Patrol (1938) [Actor .... Major Brand]
144. If I Were King (1938) [Actor .... King Louis XI]
145. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) [Actor .... Sir Guy of Gisbourne]
     ... aka Robin Hood (Australia: TV title)
146. For Auld Lang Syne (1938) [Actor .... Himself - arriving celebrity] (uncredited)
     ... aka For Auld Lang Syne #3 (USA: series title)
147. The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) [Actor .... Ahmed]
148. Breakdowns of 1938 (1938) [Actor .... Himself (The Adventures of Robin Hood wardrobe test)] (uncredited)
149. Tovarich (1937) [Actor .... Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko]
150. Make a Wish (1937) [Actor .... Johnny Selden]
151. Confession (1937) [Actor .... Michael Michailow, aka Michael Koslov] [Soundtrack] (performer: "Mazurka") ("Sonata in A, K.331" (uncredited))
152. Love from a Stranger (1937) [Actor .... Gerald Lovell]
     ... aka A Night of Terror (USA)
153. The Garden of Allah (1936) [Actor .... Count Ferdinand Anteoni]
154. Romeo and Juliet (1936) [Actor .... Tybalt - Nephew to Lady Capulet]
155. Private Number (1936) [Actor .... Thomas Wroxton]
     ... aka Secret Interlude (UK)
156. A Tale of Two Cities (1935) [Actor .... Marquis St. Evremonde]
     ... aka Charles Dickens' 'A Tale of Two Cities' (USA: complete title)
157. Captain Blood (1935) [Actor .... Levasseur]
158. Kind Lady (1935) [Actor .... Henry Abbott]
     ... aka House of Menace (USA: TV title)
159. A Feather in Her Hat (1935) [Actor .... Captain Randolph Courtney]
160. The Last Days of Pompeii (1935) [Actor .... Pontius Pilate]
161. Anna Karenina (1935) [Actor .... Karenin]
162. The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger (1935) [Actor .... Mr. Murdstone]
     ... aka David Copperfield (USA: short title)
163. Loyalties (1933) [Actor .... Ferdinand de Levis]
164. One Precious Year (1933) [Actor .... Derek Nagel]
165. After the Ball (1932) [Actor .... Jack Harrowby]
166. A Woman Commands (1932) [Actor .... Capt. Alex Pastitsch]
     ... aka Maria Draga (Australia)
167. Sin Takes a Holiday (1930) [Actor .... Reginald 'Reggie' Durant]
168. A Lady Surrenders (1930) [Actor .... Carl Vandry]
     ... aka Blind Wives (UK)
169. The Lady of Scandal (1930) [Actor .... Edward, Duke of Warrington]
     ... aka The High Road (UK)
170. The Flirting Widow (1930) [Actor .... Colonel John 'Johnny' Vaughn-Smith]
171. A Notorious Affair (1930) [Actor .... Paul Gherardi] [Soundtrack] ("Second Movement (Andante)" (1844))
172. This Mad World (1930) [Actor .... Paul Parisot]
173. The Bishop Murder Case (1930) [Actor .... Philo Vance] [Soundtrack] ("Waltz of the Flowers" (1891-2) (uncredited), "Waltz in A Minor, Op.34, No.2 ('Waltz Brilliante')" (1831-39) (uncredited))


174. The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1929) [Actor .... Lord Arthur Dilling]
175. The Great Deception (1926) [Actor .... Rizzio]
176. The Masked Bride (1925) [Actor .... Antoine]
177. Trouping with Ellen (1924) [Actor .... Tony Winterslip]
178. The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots (1923) [Actor .... Undetermined Subordinate Role] (uncredited)
179. The School for Scandal (1923/II) [Actor .... Joseph Surface]
180. Innocent (1921) [Actor .... Amadis de Jocelyn]
181. The Fruitful Vine (1921) [Actor .... Don Cesare Carelli]