- 2007: Had a recurring role on NBC's "Andy Barker, P.I." as Lew Staziak
- 2007: Cast as Congressman Burrows in "Evan Almighty"
- 2001: Portrayed Joe Kennedy in the TV-movie "Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot" (NBC)
- 2000: Co-starred with Nicholas Cage in "The Family Man" as Big Ed
- 2000: Had a recurring role on the WB's "Dawson's Creek" as Arthur Brooks
- 1998: "Saving Private Ryan" as Gen. George C. Marshall
- 1997: Played Mr. Parker on the NBC series "The Pretender"
- 1996: Returned to films, playing William H. Macy's father-in-law in "Fargo"
- 1995: Had recurring role as Lois' father on "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" (ABC)
- 1984: Cast on the ABC soap opera "Ryan's Hope"
- 1979: Appeared as Daddy Warbucks in the Broadway production of "Annie"; also toured with the production
- 1969: Featured in the disastrous big-screen musical "Paint Your Wagon"
- 1964: Made film debut reprising his role as Johnny Brown in "The Unsinkable Molly Brown"
- 1960: Broadway debut, "The Unsinkable Molly Brown"
- 1949: Made stage debut at age 16 singing in an opera




