Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | The Power of Cosimo (L'età di Cosimo de Medici) | Niccolò de Conti | TV |
| 1974 | Cartesius | TV | |
| 1975 | Hearts of the West | Sam | |
| 1978 | Tilt | ||
| Quincy M.E.: Even Odds | Crane | TV Episode | |
| 1979 | Escape from Alcatraz | John Anglin | 1 |
| The Incredible Hulk | Henchman/Marvin | 2 TV Episodes | |
| 1980 | UFOria | Waylon Jennings Imitator, Sheldon Bart | |
| Carny | Jack | ||
| Cardiac Arrest | Jamie | ||
| Belle Starr | Ned Christie | TV | |
| 1981 | Southern Comfort | Cpl. Lonnie Reece | |
| 1982 | Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann | Lyle Swann | |
| 1983 | Silkwood | Morgan | 1 |
| Uncommon Valor | Wilkes | 5 | |
| The Right Stuff | Capt. Virgil Ivan Gus Grissom | 6 | |
| 1984 | Swing Shift | Archibald "Biscuits" Toue | 9 |
| 1985 | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | Remo Williams, Samuel Edward Macon | 4 |
| Secret Admirer | Lt. Lou Fimple | 9 | |
| Noon Wine | Royal Earle Thompson | TV | |
| 1986 | Florida Straits | Lucky Boone | TV, Later Cinema |
| 1987 | The Price of Life | Short feature | |
| The Hitchhiker: Dead Heat | Luther Redmond | TV Episode | |
| 1988 | Catchfire | Police Officer Pauling | |
| The Prince of Pennsylvania | Gary Marshetta | ||
| Big Business | Roone Dimmick | 3 | |
| Off Limits | Sgt. Benjamin Dix | 4 | |
| 1990 | Henry & June | Henry Miller, Soundtrack | 10 |
| Miami Blues | Sgt. Hoke Moseley, Producer | ||
| Tremors | Earl Bassett | 5 | |
| 1991 | Cast a Deadly Spell | Det. Harry Phillips Lovecraft | TV Event
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| The Dark Wind | Joe Leaphorn | ||
| 1992 | Four Eyes and Six Guns | Wyatt Earp | TV |
| The Player | Walter Stuckel | 4 | |
| Equinox | Mr. Paris | ||
| Thunderheart | Jack Milton | 5 | |
| Bob Roberts | TV News Anchor Chip Daley | ||
| 1993 | Luck, Trust & Ketchup | Himself | Documentary |
| Short Cuts | Stuart Kane | ||
| Two Small Bodies | Lieutenant Brann | Festival event, also TV production | |
| 1994 | Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult | Rocco Dillon | 1 |
| 1995 | Un bruit qui rend fou | Frank, the sailor | Festival event |
| 1996 | The West | Himself (voice) | Documentary |
| Chain Reaction | FBI Agent Leon Ford | 4 | |
| Tremors 2: Aftershocks | Earl Bassett | Direct-to-video | |
| 1997 | …First Do No Harm | Dave Reimüller | TV Event |
| Best Men | Sheriff Bud Phillips | ||
| Gun (TV Series): Father John | John Farragut | TV Episode | |
| 1998 | The Making of Tremors | Himself/Earl Bassett (Archive Footage) | Documentary |
| The Vivero Letter | Andrew Fallon | ||
| Invasion: Earth (TV series) | Major General David Reece | TV-Mini-Series | |
| Dangerous Beauty | Domenico Venier | 16 | |
| 1999 | The Crimson Code | Randall Brooks | |
| 2000 | The Crow: Salvation | John, the Police Captain | |
| Ropewalk | David's Father | ||
| The Chaos Factor | Max Camden | ||
| Circus | Elmo Somerset | 96 | |
| Road Trip | Earl Edwards | 3 | |
| Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis | "Black Jack" Bouvier | TV | |
| 2001 | Summer Catch | Sean Dunne | 6 |
| Corky Romano | Leo Corrigan | 3 | |
| Joe Dirt | Joe's Dad | 4 | |
| Full Disclosure | John McWhirter | Nomination Video Premiere Award - Best Actor | |
| Wild Iris | Errol Podubney | TV Event | |
| Dice | Gacy/Noah Aldis | TV-Mini-Series | |
| 2002 | Live from Baghdad | (Archive Footage) | TV Special/Documentary |
| Enough | Jupiter | 5 | |
| Sweet Home Alabama | Earl Smooter | 1 | |
| Birdseye | Sheriff Nolan Sharpless | ||
| Abandon | Lieutenant Bill Stayton | 7 | |
| 2003 | Masked & Anonymous | Drunk | 45 |
| T-20 Years and Counting | Gus Grissom/Himself (Archive Footage) | Documentary | |
| Realizing "The Right Stuff" | Himself | Documentary | |
| "Masked & Anonymous" Exposed | Special Thanks | Documentary | |
| 2004 | The Last Ride | Darryl Kurtz | TV Event |
| 10.5 | Roy Nolan | TV Event | |
| Coast to Coast | Hal Kressler | TV Event | |
| 2006 | ER | Eddie | 3 TV Episodes |
| Grey's Anatomy: What I am | Mr. Denny Duquette, Sr. | TV Episode | |
| 2007 | Feast of Love | Bat | |
| 2008 | Management | Jerry | |
| Exit Speed | Sergeant Archie Sparks | ||
| 2009 | Armored | Ashcroft | |
| L'affaire Farewell | Ronald Reagan | ||
| The Wild Stallion | Frank Mills | ||
| United States of Tara | Frank | 2 TV Episodes | |
| 2010 | In Plain Sight | Frank Jerome | Episode 3.6 |
| 2011 | 30 Minutes or Less | The Major |
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