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Actor:

• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s
• 1920s

1. Autopsia de un fantasma (1968) .... Pérez
   ... aka Autopsy of a Ghost
2. Hillbillys in a Haunted House (1967) .... Gregor
3. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Chief Inquisitor / ... (4 episodes, 1957-1967)
   ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
       - Soldier in Love (1967) TV episode .... The Duke of York
       - Victoria Regina (1961) TV episode .... Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)
       - Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates (1958) TV episode .... Dr. Boekman
       - The Lark (1957) TV episode .... Chief Inquisitor
4. "Summer Fun" .... Governor (1 episode, 1966)
       - Pirates of Flounder Bay (1966) TV episode .... Governor
5. The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966) .... Reginald Ripper
6. Queen of Blood (1966) .... Dr. Farraday
   ... aka Planet of Blood
   ... aka Planet of Terror
   ... aka Planet of Vampires
   ... aka The Green Woman
7. "Dr. Kildare" .... Frederick Foray (2 episodes, 1965)
       - Duet for One Hand (1965) TV episode .... Frederick Foray
       - Perfect Is Too Hard to Be (1965) TV episode .... Frederick Foray
8. Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965) .... Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7
   ... aka Prehistoric Planet
   ... aka Voyage to a Prehistoric Planet
9. "Burke's Law" .... Milo James (1 episode, 1965)
   ... aka Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
       - Who Killed Hamlet? (1965) TV episode .... Milo James
10. "Suspense" (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Leader (1964) TV episode
11. The Comedy of Terrors (1963) .... Mr. Black
    ... aka The Graveside Story
12. Two Before Zero (1962) .... Narrator
    ... aka Russian Roulette
13. Tales of Terror (1962) .... Carmichael (segment "The Case of M. Valdemar")
    ... aka Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Terror (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Poe's Tales of Terror
14. The Magic Sword (1962) .... 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)
15. Ponzio Pilato (1962) .... Caiaphas
    ... aka Ponce Pilate (France)
    ... aka Pontius Pilate (USA)
16. The Black Cat (1961) (voice) .... Voices
17. Mystic Prophecies and Nostradamus (1961) .... Narrator
18. "The Christophers" (1 episode, 1960)
        - Tips for the Homemaker (1960) TV episode
19. "The Red Skelton Show" .... British Artist / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1960)
    ... aka The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
        - Super-Cauliflower (1960) TV episode .... Hugh Rubicoff
        - The Sculpture Show (1956) TV episode .... British Artist
    
    
20. The Last Hurrah (1958) .... Norman Cass, Sr.
21. "The DuPont Show of the Month" .... Emperor (1 episode, 1958)
        - Aladdin (1958) TV episode .... Emperor
22. "Tales from Dickens" .... Ebenezer Scrooge (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens (USA)
        - A Dickens Christmas: A Christmas Carol (1958) TV episode .... Ebenezer Scrooge
23. "Kraft Television Theatre" .... General Zomback (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
    ... aka Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
        - Heroes Walk on Sand (1957) TV episode .... General Zomback
        - Five Minutes to Live (1956) TV episode
24. "The United States Steel Hour" .... Duke (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
        - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1957) TV episode .... Duke
25. "The Alcoa Hour" .... Ebenezer Scrooge (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Stingiest Man in Town (1956) TV episode .... Ebenezer Scrooge
26. The Black Sleep (1956) .... Sir Joel Cadman
    ... aka Dr. Cadman's Secret (USA: reissue title)
27. "Screen Directors Playhouse" .... Paul Charters (1 episode, 1956)
        - Affair in Sumatra (1956) TV episode .... Paul Charters
28. The Court Jester (1955) .... Sir Ravenhurst
29. "Star Tonight" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Selfish Giant (1955) TV episode .... Narrator
30. "Science Fiction Theatre" .... Dr. Victor Berenson (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Stones Began to Move (1955) TV episode .... Dr. Victor Berenson
31. We're No Angels (1955) .... Andre Trochard
32. "The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater" .... Robert (1 episode, 1955)
        - Always the Butler (1955) TV episode .... Robert
33. "General Motors Presents" .... Claggart (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Encounter (USA)
    ... aka General Motors Theatre (Canada: English title: new title)
        - Billy Budd (1955) TV episode .... Claggart
34. "Shower of Stars" .... Marley's ghost (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka Chrysler Shower of Stars
        - A Christmas Carol (1954) TV episode .... Marley's ghost
35. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" .... The Jewel Thief (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
        - Volturio Investigates (1954) TV episode .... The Jewel Thief
36. "Studio One" .... Hazelton Crane (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
    ... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - The House of Gair (1954) TV episode .... Hazelton Crane
37. "Love Story" (1 episode, 1954)
        - The Yo-Yo People (1954) TV episode
38. Casanova's Big Night (1954) .... Lucio/Narrator
    ... aka Mr. Casanova (USA: alternative title)
39. "The Philip Morris Playhouse" (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka P.M. Playhouse
        - The Man They'd Murdered (1954) TV episode
40. "The Motorola Television Hour" .... Duke (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka Motorola TV Hour (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Motorola TV Theatre (USA: alternative title)
        - The Thirteen Clocks (1953) TV episode .... Duke
41. Season's Greetings (1953) (TV)
42. "Danger" (1 episode, 1953)
        - The Educated Heart (1953) TV episode
43. "Suspense" .... Dr. Jekyll / ... (2 episodes, 1951-1953)
        - The Adventure of the Black Baronet (1953) TV episode .... Sherlock Holmes
        - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1951) TV episode .... Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
44. "Broadway Television Theatre" .... Benvenuto Cellini (2 episodes, 1953)
        - The Firebrand (1953) TV episode .... Benvenuto Cellini
        - Criminal at Large (1953) TV episode
45. "Lux Video Theatre" .... Ambrose Wallington / ... (3 episodes, 1951-1953)
    ... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - Miss Marlowe at Play (1953) TV episode .... Ambrose Wallington
        - Masquerade (1952) TV episode .... Sir Paul Maxim
        - Purple and Fine Linen (1951) TV episode .... Frampton
46. "Lights Out" .... Gregory (1 episode, 1951)
        - Dead Man's Coat (1951) TV episode .... Gregory
47. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1 episode, 1951)
    ... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
        - Would-Be Gentleman (1951) TV episode
48. "Nash Airflyte Theatre" (1 episode, 1950)
    ... aka Airflyte Theatre
        - The Kind Mr. Smith (1950) TV episode
49. "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre" (2 episodes, 1949-1950)
    ... aka Chevrolet Television Theatre (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Broadway Playhouse
        - Queen of Spades (1950) TV episode
        - At Night All Cats Are Grey (1949) TV episode
    
    
50. "The Ford Theatre Hour" .... Mr. Brink (1 episode, 1949)
        - On Borrowed Time (1949) TV episode .... Mr. Brink
51. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) .... Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")
    ... aka Ichabod and Mr. Toad (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (USA: TV title)
52. The Wind in the Willows (1949) (voice) .... Narrator
53. Dressed to Kill (1946) .... Sherlock Holmes
    ... 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
    ... aka Sherlock Holmes: Dressed to Kill (USA: DVD title)
54. Heartbeat (1946) .... Professor Aristide
55. Terror by Night (1946) .... Sherlock Holmes
    ... aka Sherlock Holmes: Terror by Night (USA: DVD title)
56. Pursuit to Algiers (1945) .... Sherlock Holmes
    ... aka Sherlock Holmes in Pursuit to Algiers (USA: series title) (USA: DVD title)
57. The Woman in Green (1945) .... Holmes
    ... aka Sherlock Holmes and the Woman in Green (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka Sherlock Holmes: The Woman in Green (USA: DVD title)
58. The House of Fear (1945) .... Sherlock Holmes
    ... aka Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear (UK: short title)
    ... aka Sherlock Holmes: The House of Fear (USA: DVD title)
59. Frenchman's Creek (1944) .... Lord Rockingham
60. The Pearl of Death (1944) .... Sherlock Holmes
    ... aka Sherlock Holmes in Pearl of Death (USA: DVD title)
61. Bathing Beauty (1944) .... George Adams
62. The Scarlet Claw (1944) .... Sherlock Holmes
    ... aka Sherlock Holmes and the Scarlet Claw (USA: promotional title)
63. The Spider Woman (1944) .... Sherlock Holmes
    ... aka Sherlock Holmes and the Spider Woman (USA: review title)
    ... aka Sherlock Holmes in the Spider Woman (USA: DVD title)
    ... aka The Spider Woman (UK)
64. Crazy House (1943) .... Cameo appearance (Sherlock Holmes)
65. Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) .... Sherlock Holmes
66. Above Suspicion (1943) .... Sig von Aschenhausen
67. Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) .... Sherlock Holmes
68. Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943) .... Sherlock Holmes
    ... aka Secret Weapon (USA: short title)
    ... aka The Secret Weapon (Australia)
69. Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942) .... Sherlock Holmes
    ... aka Voice of Terror (UK)
70. Crossroads (1942) .... Henri Sarrou
71. Fingers at the Window (1942) .... Cesar Ferrari, alias Dr. H. Santelle
72. Paris Calling (1941) .... Andre Benoit
    ... aka Paris Bombshell (USA: reissue title)
73. International Lady (1941) .... Reggie Oliver
74. The Black Cat (1941) .... Montague Hartley
75. The Mad Doctor (1941) .... Dr. George Sebastian/Dr. Frederick Langamann
    ... aka A Date with Destiny (UK)
76. The Mark of Zorro (1940) .... Captain Esteban Pasquale
77. Rhythm on the River (1940) .... Oliver Courtney
    
    
78. Tower of London (1939) .... Richard - Duke of Gloucester
79. Rio (1939) .... Paul Reynard
80. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) .... Sherlock Holmes
    ... aka Sherlock Holmes (UK)
81. The Sun Never Sets (1939) .... Clive Randolph
82. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) .... Sherlock Holmes
83. Son of Frankenstein (1939) .... Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
84. The Dawn Patrol (1938) .... Major Brand
85. If I Were King (1938) .... King Louis XI
86. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) .... Sir Guy of Gisbourne
    ... aka Robin Hood (Australia: TV title)
87. The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) .... Ahmed
88. Tovarich (1937) .... Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko
89. Make a Wish (1937) .... Johnny Selden
90. Confession (1937) .... Michael Michailow, aka Michael Koslov
91. Love from a Stranger (1937) .... Gerald Lovell
    ... aka A Night of Terror (USA)
92. The Garden of Allah (1936) .... Count Ferdinand Anteoni
93. Romeo and Juliet (1936) .... Tybalt - Nephew to Lady Capulet
94. Private Number (1936) .... Thomas Wroxton
    ... aka Secret Interlude (UK)
95. A Tale of Two Cities (1935) .... Marquis St. Evremonde
    ... aka Charles Dickens' 'A Tale of Two Cities' (USA: complete title)
96. Captain Blood (1935) .... Levasseur
97. Kind Lady (1935) .... Henry Abbott
    ... aka House of Menace (USA: TV title)
98. A Feather in Her Hat (1935) .... Captain Randolph Courtney
99. The Last Days of Pompeii (1935) .... Pontius Pilate
100. Anna Karenina (1935) .... Karenin
101. The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger (1935) .... Mr. Murdstone
     ... aka David Copperfield (USA: short title)
102. Loyalties (1933) .... Ferdinand de Levis
103. One Precious Year (1933) .... Derek Nagel
104. After the Ball (1932) .... Jack Harrowby
105. A Woman Commands (1932) .... Capt. Alex Pastitsch
     ... aka Maria Draga (Australia)
106. Sin Takes a Holiday (1930) .... Reginald 'Reggie' Durant
107. A Lady Surrenders (1930) .... Carl Vandry
     ... aka Blind Wives (UK)
108. The Lady of Scandal (1930) .... Edward, Duke of Warrington
     ... aka The High Road (UK)
109. The Flirting Widow (1930) .... Colonel John 'Johnny' Vaughn-Smith
110. A Notorious Affair (1930) .... Paul Gherardi
111. This Mad World (1930) .... Paul Parisot
112. The Bishop Murder Case (1930) .... Philo Vance
     
     
113. The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1929) .... Lord Arthur Dilling
114. The Great Deception (1926) .... Rizzio
115. The Masked Bride (1925) .... Antoine
116. Trouping with Ellen (1924) .... Tony Winterslip
117. The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots (1923) (uncredited) .... Undetermined Subordinate Role
118. The School for Scandal (1923/II) .... Joseph Surface
119. The Fruitful Vine (1921) .... Don Cesare Carelli
120. Innocent (1921) .... Amadis de Jocelyn
     

Soundtrack:

• 1940s
• 1930s

1. Dressed to Kill (1946) ("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
   ... aka Sherlock Holmes: Dressed to Kill (USA: DVD title)
2. Above Suspicion (1943) (performer: "Untitled Oxford University Song" (uncredited))
   
   
3. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) (performer: "I Do Like To Be Beside the Seaside" (uncredited))
   ... aka Sherlock Holmes (UK)
4. Confession (1937) (performer: "Mazurka") ("Sonata in A, K.331" (uncredited))
5. A Notorious Affair (1930) ("Second Movement (Andante)" (1844))
6. The Bishop Murder Case (1930) ("Waltz of the Flowers" (1891-2) (uncredited), "Waltz in A Minor, Op.34, No.2 ('Waltz Brilliante')" (1831-39) (uncredited))
   

Miscellaneous Crew:

• 1980s
• 1950s

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. Captain Lightfoot (1955) (fencing instructor) (uncredited)
   

Self:

• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s

1. "The Celebrity Game" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1965)
       - Episode dated 1 July 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Himself
       - Episode dated 10 June 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Himself
2. "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Himself (6 episodes, 1963-1965)
       - Episode dated 23 June 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Himself
       - Episode dated 24 May 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Himself
       - Episode dated 20 March 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Himself
       - Episode dated 18 February 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Himself
       - Episode dated 15 February 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Himself
         (1 more)
   
   
3. "Time to Remember" .... Narrator (2 episodes, 1959)
       - 1896-1902: Turn of the Century (1959) TV episode .... Narrator
       - Came the Dawn (1959) TV episode .... Narrator
4. "Make Me Laugh" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
       - Episode dated 10 April 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
5. "The Betty White Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
       - Episode dated 19 March 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
6. "The Arlene Francis Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
       - Episode #1.107 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
7. "The Arthur Murray Party" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1957)
   ... aka Arthur Murray Party Time
   ... aka The Arthur Murray Show
       - Episode dated 17 October 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
       - Episode dated 21 May 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
8. "Person to Person" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
       - Episode #4.18 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
9. "The Amazing Dunninger" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
       - Episode dated 10 October 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
10. "I've Got a Secret" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1952-1956)
        - Episode dated 29 February 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 25 December 1952 (1952) TV episode .... Himself
11. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" .... Himself--Host / ... (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
        - The General's Boots (1954) TV episode .... Himself--Host/The General
12. "The Name's the Same" .... Himself / ... (6 episodes, 1954)
        - Episode dated 30 March 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 23 March 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 16 March 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 9 March 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 9 February 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Himself/Panelist
          (1 more)
13. "The Milton Berle Show" .... Himself / ... (4 episodes, 1948-1954)
    ... aka Texaco Star Theater (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Buick-Berle Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #6.16 (1954) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #4.2 (1951) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #1.46 (1949) TV episode .... Himself - Actor
        - Episode #1.44 (1948) TV episode .... Himself - Cameo
14. "Your Lucky Clue" (1952) TV series .... Emcee
15. "Who's Whose" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
        - Episode dated 25 June 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Himself
16. "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1951)
        - Episode dated 8 April 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
17. "The Jack Benny Program" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
    ... aka The Jack Benny Show (USA: informal title)
    ... aka The Lucky Strike Program (USA: alternative title)
        - The Claudette Colbert and Basil Rathbone Show (1951) TV episode .... Himself
18. "The Frank Sinatra Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
        - Episode #1.25 (1951) TV episode .... Himself
19. "Ford Star Revue" .... Himself (1 episode, 1950)
        - Episode #1.2 (1950) TV episode .... Himself
20. "Your Show of Shows" .... Himself (1 episode, 1950)
    ... aka Sid Caesar's Show of Shows (UK: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 8 April 1950 (1950) TV episode .... Himself
21. "Inside U.S.A. with Chevrolet" .... Himself (1 episode, 1950)
        - Episode #1.10 (1950) TV episode .... Himself
22. "The Ken Murray Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1950)
        - Episode dated 21 January 1950 (1950) TV episode .... Himself
23. Vienna Art Treasures (1950) .... Narrator
    
    
24. "Tonight on Broadway" .... Himself (1 episode, 1948)
        - The Heiress (1948) TV episode .... Himself
25. Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 4: Hollywood Celebrations (1945) .... Himself
26. Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 6 (1942) .... Himself
27. Screen Snapshots Series 19, No 10 (1940) .... Himself
28. Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 5: Art and Artists (1940) .... Himself
    
    
29. Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 10 (1939) .... Himself - Host
30. For Auld Lang Syne (1938) (uncredited) .... Himself - arriving celebrity
    ... aka For Auld Lang Syne #3 (USA: series title)
31. Breakdowns of 1938 (1938) (uncredited) .... Himself (The Adventures of Robin Hood wardrobe test)
    

Archive Footage:

1. "Un siècle d'écrivains"
       - Arthur Conan Doyle, le père de Sherlock Holmes (1997) TV episode .... Sherlock Holmes
2. Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) .... Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
3. The Great Mouse Detective (1986) (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited) .... Sherlock Holmes
4. The Horror Show (1979)
5. "That's Hollywood"
       - The Great Detective (1976) TV episode
6. Madhouse (1974) .... Clip from 'Tales of Terror'
7. The Son of Frankenstein (1966) .... Frankenstein
8. "Hollywood and the Stars"
       - The Swashbucklers (1964) TV episode .... Himself
9. 3+2 (1962) .... Frankenstein
10. "Disneyland"
        - The Wind in the Willows (1955) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator (edited from: The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad)
11. Land of Liberty (1939) .... Marquis St. Evremonde (edited from: Tale of Two Cities)