Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | China Corsair | Hu Chang | |
| The Whistle at Eaton Falls | Bill Street | ||
| The Mob | Joe Castro | ||
| 1953 | From Here to Eternity | Staff Sergeant James R. "Fatso" Judson | |
| The Stranger Wore a Gun | Bull Slager | ||
| 1954 | Johnny Guitar | Bart Lonergan | |
| Demetrius and the Gladiators | Strabo | ||
| Bounty Hunter, TheThe Bounty Hunter | Bill Rachin | ||
| Vera Cruz | Donnegan | ||
| 1955 | Bad Day at Black Rock | Coley Trimble | |
| Marty | Marty | Academy Award for Best Actor BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama National Board of Review Award for Best Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor |
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| Run for Cover | Morgan | ||
| Violent Saturday | Stadt, Amish Farmer | ||
| Last Command, TheThe Last Command | Mike Radin | ||
| The Square Jungle | Bernie Browne | ||
| 1956 | Jubal | Shep Horgan | |
| Catered Affair, TheThe Catered Affair | Tom Hurley | ||
| Best Things in Life Are Free, TheThe Best Things in Life Are Free | Lew Brown | ||
| Three Brave Men | Bernard F. "Bernie" Goldsmith | ||
| 1958 | Vikings, TheThe Vikings | Ragnar | |
| Badlanders, TheThe Badlanders | John "Mac" McBain | ||
| Torpedo Run | Lieutenant/Lieutenant Commander Archer "Archie" Sloan | ||
| 1959 | Summer of the Seventeenth Doll | Roo Webber | |
| Rabbit Trap, TheThe Rabbit Trap | Eddie Colt | Locarno International Film Festival Award for Best Actor | |
| 1960 | Man on a String | Boris Mitrov | |
| Pay or Die | Police Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino | Nominated—Golden Laurel | |
| 1961 | Black City | Peppino Navarra | |
| The Italian Brigands | Sante Carbone | ||
| Go Naked in the World | Pete Stratton | ||
| Last Judgement, TheThe Last Judgement | Pickpocket | ||
| Barabbas | Lucius | ||
| 1964 | McHale's Navy | Lt. Commander Quinton McHale, Sr | Spin-off of the series of the same name |
| 1965 | Flight of the Phoenix, TheThe Flight of the Phoenix | Trucker Cobb | |
| 1966 | Oscar, TheThe Oscar | Barney Yale | |
| 1967 | Dirty Dozen, TheThe Dirty Dozen | Major General Worden | |
| Chuka | Sergeant Otto Hansbach | ||
| 1968 | Man Who Makes the Difference, TheThe Man Who Makes the Difference | Himself | Documentary short film |
| Legend of Lylah Clare, TheThe Legend of Lylah Clare | Barney Sheean | ||
| Ice Station Zebra | Boris Vaslov | ||
| Split, TheThe Split | Bert Clinger | ||
| 1969 | Wild Bunch, TheThe Wild Bunch | Dutch Engstrom | |
| Bullet for Sandoval, AA Bullet for Sandoval | Don Pedro Sandoval | ||
| 1970 | Adventurers, TheThe Adventurers | Fat Cat | |
| Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? | Sheriff Harve | ||
| 1971 | Rain for a Dusty Summer | The General | |
| Willard | Al Martin | ||
| Bunny O'Hare | Bill Green / William Gruenwald | ||
| Hannie Caulder | Emmett Clemens | ||
| Sam Hill: Who Killed Mr. Foster? | Deputy Sam Hill | ||
| Trackers, TheThe Trackers | Sam Paxton | ||
| 1972 | World of Sport Fishing, TheThe World of Sport Fishing | Himself | Documentary |
| Film Portrait | |||
| Revengers, TheThe Revengers | Hoop | ||
| Poseidon Adventure, TheThe Poseidon Adventure | Detective Lieutenant Mike Rogo | ||
| Ripped Off | Captain Perkins | ||
| 1973 | Emperor of the North Pole | Shack | |
| Neptune Factor, TheThe Neptune Factor | Chief Diver Don MacKay | ||
| Legend in Granite | Vince Lombardi | ||
| 1974 | Law and Disorder | Cy | |
| Vengeance Is Mine | Adam Smith | ||
| Twice in a Lifetime | Vince Boselli | ||
| 1975 | Devil's Rain, TheThe Devil's Rain | Jonathan "John" Corbis | |
| Hustle | Santuro | ||
| 1976 | Shoot | Lou | |
| 1977 | Greatest, TheThe Greatest | Angelo Dundee | |
| Fire! | Sam Brisbane | ||
| 1978 | Crossed Swords | John Canty | |
| Convoy | Sheriff Lyle "Cottonmouth" Wallace | ||
| Ghost of Flight 401, TheThe Ghost of Flight 401 | Dom Cimoli | ||
| Cops and Robin | Joe Cleaver | ||
| 1979 | Ravagers | Rann | |
| Double McGuffin, TheThe Double McGuffin | Firat | ||
| Black Hole, TheThe Black Hole | Harry Booth | ||
| Holiday Hookers | Max | ||
| 1980 | When Time Ran Out | Detective Sergeant Tom Conti | |
| Super Fuzz | Sergeant Willy Dunlop | ||
| 1981 | Escape from New York | Cabbie | |
| Deadly Blessing | Isaiah Schmidt | Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor | |
| High Risk | Clint | ||
| 1983 | Graduates of Malibu High, TheThe Graduates of Malibu High | Lieutenant Bob Carrigan | |
| Carpool | Mickey Doyle | ||
| 1984 | Code Name: Wild Geese | Fletcher | |
| Love Leads the Way: A True Story | Senator Brighton | ||
| 1985 | Man Hunt | Ben Robeson | |
| Alice in Wonderland | The Lion | ||
| 1987 | Skeleton Coast | Colonel Smith | |
| Opponent, TheThe Opponent | Victor | ||
| 1988 | Big Turnaround, TheThe Big Turnaround | Father Lopez | |
| Moving Target | Captain Morrison | ||
| Any Man's Death | Herr Gantz | ||
| Spike of Bensonhurst | Baldo Cacetti | Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male | |
| Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears | Bischof | ||
| 1989 | Jake Spanner, Private Eye | Sal | |
| 1990 | Last Match, TheThe Last Match | Coach | |
| Tides of War | Doctor | ||
| Laser Mission | Professor Braun | ||
| Appearances | Emil Danzig | ||
| 1991 | Mountain of Diamonds | Ernie | |
| 1992 | Mistress | Himself | Cameo |
| 1993 | Tierärztin Christine | Dr. Gustav Gruber | |
| Hunt for the Blue Diamond | Hans Kroger | ||
| 1994 | Outlaws: Legend of O.B. Taggart, TheThe Outlaws: Legend of O.B. Taggart | Unknown | |
| 1995 | Captiva Island | Arty | |
| Tierärztin Christine II: The Temptation | Dr. Gustav Gruber | ||
| 1996 | The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage | Himself | Voice; Documentary |
| Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders | Grandfather | ||
| All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 | Carface Carruthers | Voice only | |
| 1997 | Ernest Borgnine on the Bus | Himself | Documentary |
| McHale's Navy | Admiral Quinton McHale, Sr. (a.k.a. Cobra) | Based on the series of the same name | |
| Gattaca | Caesar | ||
| 1998 | 12 Bucks | Lucky | |
| Small Soldiers | Kip Killigan | Voice | |
| BASEketball | Ted Denslow | ||
| Mel | Grandpa | ||
| 1999 | Last Great Ride, TheThe Last Great Ride | Franklin Lyle | |
| Abilene | Hotis Brown | ||
| Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island, TheThe Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island | Ben Quinn | ||
| 2000 | Kiss of Debt, TheThe Kiss of Debt | Godfather Mariano | |
| Castle Rock | Nate | ||
| Hoover | J. Edgar Hoover | Also executive producer | |
| 2002 | Whiplash | Judge DuPont | |
| 11'09"01 September 11 | Pensioner | Segment: "United States of America" | |
| 2003 | Barn Red | Michael Bolini | |
| American Hobo, TheThe American Hobo | Narrator | Documentary | |
| Long Ride Home, TheThe Long Ride Home | Lucas Moat | ||
| 2004 | Blueberry | Rolling Star | |
| Blue Light, TheThe Blue Light | Faerie King | ||
| Trail to Hope Rose, TheThe Trail to Hope Rose | Eugene | ||
| 2005 | That One Summer | Otis Garner | |
| 3 Below | Grandpa | ||
| Rail Kings | Steamtrain | ||
| 2006 | Cura del gorilla, LaLa Cura del gorilla | Jerry Warden | |
| Frozen Stupid | Frank Norgard | ||
| 2007 | Oliviero Rising | Bill | |
| Grandpa for Christmas, AA Grandpa for Christmas | Bert O'Riley | Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television | |
| 2008 | Strange Wilderness | Milas | |
| I Am Somebody: No Chance in Hell | Judge Holliday | ||
| 2009 | Another Harvest Moon | Frank | |
| 2010 | Genesis Code, TheThe Genesis Code | Carl Taylor | |
| Red | Henry/Recordskeeper | ||
| 2011 | Night Club | Albert | |
| Lion of Judah, TheThe Lion of Judah | Slink | ||
| Snatched | Big Frank Baum | ||
| Love's Christmas Journey | Nicolas | ||
| 2012 | The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez | Rex Page |
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