Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes/Awards |
| 1972 | Hickey & Boggs | Lt. Wyatt | |
| The Visitors | Bill Schmidt | ||
| 1973 | The Way We Were | Frankie McVeigh | |
| 1974 | The Gambler | Bank Officer | |
| 1975 | Night Moves | Quentin | |
| 1976 | The Billion Dollar Bubble | Art Lewis | |
| 1977 | The Choirboys | Harold Bloomguard | |
| 1979 | The Onion Field | Gregory Ulas Powell | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1981 | Eyewitness | Aldo Mercer | |
| 1982 | Fast-Walking | Fast-Walking | |
| Split Image | Charles Pratt | ||
| 1983 | Videodrome | Max Renn | |
| 1984 | Against All Odds | Jake Wise | |
| Once Upon a Time in America | Maximilian 'Max' Bercovicz | ||
| 1985 | Cat's Eye | Dick Morrison | |
| Joshua Then and Now | Joshua Shapiro | ||
| 1986 | Salvador | Richard Boyle | Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| 1987 | Best Seller | Cleve | Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead |
| 1988 | Cop | Lloyd Hopkins | Also producer |
| The Boost | Lenny Brown | Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead | |
| 1989 | True Believer | Eddie Dodd | |
| Immediate Family | Michael Spector | ||
| 1991 | The Hard Way | Detective Lt. John Moss, NYPD | |
| 1992 | Straight Talk | Jack Russell | |
| Diggstown | Gabriel Caine | ||
| Chaplin | Joseph Scott | ||
| 1994 | The Getaway | Jack Benyon | |
| Curse of the Starving Class | Weston Tate | ||
| The Specialist | Ned Trent | ||
| 1995 | For Better or Worse | Reggie Makeshift | |
| Killer: A Journal of Murder | Carl Panzram | Catalonian International Film Festival Award for Best Actor | |
| Casino | Lester Diamond | ||
| Nixon | H.R. Haldeman | Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast | |
| 1996 | Ghosts of Mississippi | Byron De La Beckwith | Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated - CFCA Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture |
| 1997 | Kicked in the Head | Uncle Sam | |
| Hercules | Hades (voice) | ||
| Contact | Michael Kitz | ||
| 1997 | Vampires | Jack Crow | Saturn Award for Best Actor |
| Another Day in Paradise | Mel | Also producer | |
| 1999 | Hercules: Zero to Hero | Hades (voice) | (Direct-to-video) |
| True Crime | Alan Mann | ||
| The Virgin Suicides | Ronald Lisbon | Nominated - Sierra Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
| The General's Daughter | Col. Robert Moore | ||
| Any Given Sunday | Dr. Harvey Mandrake | ||
| Play It to the Bone | Ringside Fan | ||
| 2001 | Recess: School's Out | Dr. Philliam "Phil" Benedict (voice) | |
| Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | General Hein (voice) | ||
| Scary Movie 2 | Father McFeely | ||
| Riding in Cars with Boys | Mr. Leonard Donofrio | ||
| Race to Space | Dr. Wilhelm von Huber | ||
| Mickey's House of Villains | Hades (voice) | (Direct-to-video) | |
| 2002 | John Q | Dr. Raymond Turner | |
| Stuart Little 2 | The Evil Falcon (voice) | ||
| Little Warriors | Narrator | ||
| 2003 | Northfork | Walter O'Brien | Also executive producer |
| This Girl's Life | Pops | ||
| 2004 | The Easter Egg Adventure | Grab Takit (voice) | |
| 2005 | Pretty Persuasion | Hank Joyce | |
| Be Cool | Tommy Athens | ||
| Ark | Jallak (voice) | ||
| 2006 | End Game | Vaughn Stevens | |
| 2007 | Surf's Up | Reggie Belafonte (voice) | |
| 2008 | Big Fat Important Movie | Agent Grosslight | |
| 2010 | Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths | Owlman (voice) | |
| 2011 | Straw Dogs | Tom Heddon | |
| 2013 | White House Down | ||
| Television | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes/Awards |
| 1972 | Footsteps | Reporter | (TV movie) |
| 1974 | Kojak | Caz | Episode: "Death Is Not a Passing Grade" |
| The Rockford Files | Larry Kirkoff | Episode: "The Kirkoff Case" | |
| 1975 | Welcome Back, Kotter | Alex Welles | Episode: "The Great Debate" |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Doug | Episode: "Trail of Terror" | |
| The Rookies | Ted Ayres | Episode: "A Time to Mourn" | |
| Foster and Laurie | Walter the Addict | (TV movie) | |
| 1976 | F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood | Leonard 'Lenny' Schoenfeld | (TV movie) |
| Barnaby Jones | Danny Reeves | Episode: "Sins of Thy Father" | |
| The Disappearance of Aimee | Asst. Disty. Atty. Joseph Ryan | (TV movie) | |
| Police Story | Lewis Packer | Episode: "Thanksgiving" | |
| Raid on Entebbe | Capt. Sammy Berg | (TV movie) | |
| 1977 | Family | Dr. Robert Styles | Episode: "An Eye to the Future" |
| 1978 | Holocaust | Karl Weiss | (TV miniseries) |
| The Gift of Love | Alfred Browning | (TV movie) | |
| 1979 | The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel | Sin Eater | (TV movie) |
| ...And Your Name Is Jonah | Danny Corelli | (TV movie) | |
| 1979-1980 | Young Maverick | Lem Fraker | |
| 1985 | Badge of the Assassin | Robert K. Tannenbaum / Assistant District Attorney | (TV movie) |
| 1986 | Promise | D.J. | (TV movie) Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special |
| 1987 | In Love and War | James B. 'Jim' Stockdale | (TV movie) Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV |
| 1989 | My Name Is Bill W. | Bill Wilson | (TV movie) Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special |
| 1991 | The Boys | Walter Farmer | (TV movie) |
| 1992 | Citizen Cohn | Roy Marcus Cohn | (TV movie) Nominated - Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV Nominated - CableACE Award for Best Actor in a Movie or Miniseries |
| 1993 | Dream On | Dennis Youngblood | Episode: "Oral Sex, Lies and Videotape" |
| Fallen Angels | Mickey Cohen | Episode: "Since I Don't Have You" | |
| 1994 | Jane's House | Paul Clark | (TV movie) |
| Next Door | Matt Coler | (TV movie) | |
| 1995 | Indictment: The McMartin Trial | Danny Davis | (TV movie) Nominated - Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV Nominated - CableACE Award for Best Actor in a Movie or Miniseries |
| 1998-1999 | Hercules: The Animated Series | Hades | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program |
| 2000 | Dirty Pictures | Dennis Barrie | (TV movie) Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries |
| 2001 | Clerks: The Animated Series | Major Baklava | Episode: "Leonardo Is Caught in the Grip of an Outbreak of Randal's Imagination and Patrick Swayze Either Does or Doesn't Work in the New Pet Store" |
| 2003 | Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story | Rudolph 'Rudy' Giuliani | (TV movie) Golden Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television Nominated - Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie |
| 2001-2003 | House of Mouse | Hades | |
| 2005 | Odd Job Jack | Manny Kowalski | Episode: "Orgy: The Musical" |
| 2005-2012 | Family Guy | Himself | Episodes: "Peter's Got Woods" "Back to the Woods" "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side" "Brian Griffin's House of Payne" "And Then There Were Fewer" "Tom Tucker: The Man and His Dream" |
| 2006 | ER | Dr. Nate Lennox | Episode: "Body & Soul" Nominated - Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series |
| Entourage | Himself | Episode: "Aquamom" | |
| 2006-2008 | Shark | Sebastian Stark | Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Series, Drama |
| 2009 | iCarly | Security Guard #2 | Episode: "iWant My Website Back" |
| 2011 | Too Big to Fail | Richard Fuld | (TV movie) Nominated - Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries |
| 2011- | Angel M.D. | Dr. Steven Angel | Joined cast in Season 8 as lead actor. |
| Video Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | |
| 2002 | Kingdom Hearts | Hades | |
| 2004 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Mike Toreno | |
| 2005 | Kingdom Hearts II | Hades | |
| 2006 | Scarface: The World Is Yours | George Sheffield Nominated - Spike Video Game Award for Best Supporting Male Performance |
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| 2007 | Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ | Hades | |
| 2010 | Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep | ||
| Kingdom Hearts Re:coded | |||
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