- 2007: Played a father who's son, a soldier who recently returned from Iraq, mysteriously goes missing in "In the Valley of Elah"; earned an Oscar nomination for Best Actor in a leading role
- 2007: Played a Local Sheriff in the Coen brother's film, "No Country For Old Men"; earned a SAG nomination for Outstanding Male Actor in a Supporting Role
- 2006: Cast in Robert Altman's ensemble feature "A Prairie Home Companion," based on Garrison Keilor's radio program
- 2005: Feature directing debut, "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada," also starred and co-produced; earned an Independent Spirit Award Nomination for Best Feature
- 2003: Starred in the action feature "The Hunted"
- 2002: Reprised role of Agent K in sequel "Men in Black 2"
- 2000: Starred with Samuel L Jackson in "Rules of Engagement"
- 1999: Appeared as a parole officer to Ashley Judd in the hit "Double Jeopardy"
- 1998: Reprised "Fugitive" role of Sam Gerard in "U.S. Marshals"
- 1997: Teamed with Will Smith for smash hit "Men in Black"
- 1995: Debut as director and screenwriter (written with J T Allen), the TV-movie, "Good Old Boys" (TNT); also starred
- 1994: Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 1993: Offered an Academy Award winning performance as US Marshal Samuel Gerard in "The Fugitive"
- 1991: Renewed his prominence in Hollywood features after his performance in the controversial Oliver Stone-directed hit film "JFK"; earned first Oscar nomination
- 1989: Played Woodrow F Call in the four-part CBS miniseries, "Lonesome Dove"; received an Emmy nomination
- 1989: First film with director Andrew Davis, "The Package"
- 1982: Played the lead role of convicted killer Gary Gillmore in the acclaimed NBC miniseries, "The Executioner's Song"
- 1977: First TV miniseries, "The Amazing Howard Hughes" (CBS), in which he played the title role
- 1976: First lead in a Hollywood feature, "Jackson County Jail"
- 1976: TV-movie debut, the pilot movie for the ABC-TV series, "Charlie's Angels"
- 1974: Cast as Stephen Daedalus in "Ulysses in Nighttown" co-starring Zero Mostel
- 1972: Played a leading role in the low-budget Canadian feature, "Eliza's Horoscope"
- 1971: Appeared in the Broadway production, "Four on a Garden" with Carol Channing and Sid Caesar
- 1971: Played Dr. Mark Toland on the ABC daytime serial drama, "One Life to Live"
- 1970: Feature film debut, "Love Story"
- 1969: Landed first acting job on Broadway ten days after arriving in New York City in John Osborne's play "A Patriot For Me"
- 1969: Starred in Sal Mineo's controversial Off-Broadway production, "Fortune and Men's Eyes"
- 1960: Won a scholarship so he could attend a prep school, St. Mark's prep school in Dallas, TX
- Returned to TV after five years in feature films to act in an HBO production of the play, "The Rainmaker"
- Worked with father in Texas oil fields before entering Harvard




