Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Body and Soul | Party leader | uncredited |
| The Web | Man | uncredited | |
| Boomerang | Paul Harris | ||
| 1948 | Sorry, Wrong Number | James Cotterell | |
| Deep Waters | Josh Hovey | ||
| The Street with No Name | Chief Bernard Harmatz | ||
| Sitting Pretty | Horatio J. Hammond | ||
| 1949 | The Great Gatsby | Myron Lupus | |
| It Happens Every Spring | Edgar Stone | ||
| Tulsa | John J. 'Johnny' Brady | as Edward Begley | |
| 1950 | Stars in My Crown | Lon Backett | |
| Backfire | Captain Garcia | ||
| Saddle Tramp | Mr. Hartnagle | ||
| Convicted | Mackay, Head of Parole Board | ||
| Wyoming Mail | Prison Warden Haynes | ||
| Dark City | Barney | ||
| 1951 | The Lady from Texas | Dave Blodgett | |
| You're in the Navy Now | Port Commander | ||
| 1952 | The Turning Point | Neil Eichelberger | |
| Deadline - U.S.A. | Frank Allen | ||
| On Dangerous Ground | Captain Brawley | ||
| Lone Star | Anthony Demmet | ||
| Boots Malone | Howard Whitehead | ||
| 1956 | Patterns | William Briggs | |
| 1957 | 12 Angry Men | Juror #10 | |
| 1959 | Odds Against Tomorrow | Dave Burke | |
| 1961 | The Green Helmet | Bartell | |
| 1962 | Sweet Bird of Youth | Tom 'Boss' Finley | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture |
| 1964 | The Unsinkable Molly Brown | Shamus Tobin | |
| 1965 | Inherit the Wind | Brady | |
| 1966 | The Oscar | Grobard | |
| 1967 | The Violent Enemy | Colum O'More | |
| Warning Shot | Captain Roy Klodin | ||
| Do Not Fold, Staple, Spindle, or Mutilate | |||
| Billion Dollar Brain | General Midwinter | ||
| 1968 | Firecreek | Preacher Broyles | |
| Hang 'Em High | Captain Wilson, Cooper Hanging Party | ||
| Wild in the Streets | Senator Allbright | ||
| A Time to Sing | Kermit Dodd | ||
| 1969 | The Monitors | President | |
| 1970 | Neither Are We Enemies | Annas | Hallmark Hall of Fame Easter special |
| Road to Salina | Warren | ||
| The Dunwich Horror | Dr. Henry Armitage |
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