Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Jailbait Babysitter | John Goodman's debut | |
| 1983 | Eddie Macon's Run | Herbert | |
| The Survivors | Commando | ||
| 1984 | Revenge of the Nerds | Coach Harris | |
| C.H.U.D. | Cop in Diner | ||
| Maria's Lovers | Frank | ||
| 1985 | Sweet Dreams | Otis | |
| 1986 | True Stories | Louis Fyne | |
| 1987 | The Big Easy | Det. Andre DeSoto | |
| Raising Arizona | Gale Snoats | ||
| Burglar | Det. Nyswander | ||
| 1988 | The Wrong Guys | Duke Earle | |
| Punchline | John Krytsick | ||
| Everybody's All-American | Lawrence | ||
| 1989 | Sea of Love | Det. Sherman | Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| Always | Al Yackey | ||
| 1990 | Stella | Ed Munn | |
| Arachnophobia | Delbert McClintock | Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
| 1991 | King Ralph | Ralph Hampton Gainesworth Jones | |
| Barton Fink | Charlie Meadows | Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture Nominated – New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor |
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| 1992 | The Babe | George Herman 'Babe' Ruth | |
| Frosty Returns | Frosty the Snowman | Voice | |
| 1993 | Matinee | Lawrence Woolsey | |
| Born Yesterday | Harry Brock | ||
| We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story | Rex | Voice | |
| 1994 | The Hudsucker Proxy | Newsreel Announcer | Credited as Karl Mundt |
| The Flintstones | Fred Flintstone | ||
| 1996 | Pie in the Sky | Alan Davenport | |
| Mother Night | Major Frank Wirtanen | ||
| 1997 | The Borrowers | Ocious P. Potter | |
| 1998 | Fallen | Jonesy | |
| Blues Brothers 2000 | Mighty Mack McTeer | ||
| The Big Lebowski | Walter Sobchak | Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | |
| Dirty Work | Mayor Adrian Riggins | Uncredited | |
| Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie | Santa Claus | Voice | |
| 1999 | The Runner | Deepthroat | |
| Bringing Out the Dead | Larry | ||
| The Jack Bull | Judge Joe B. Tolliver | ||
| 2000 | What Planet Are You From? | Roland Jones | |
| O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Daniel 'Big Dan' Teague | ||
| The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle | Oklahoma Cop | ||
| Coyote Ugly | Billene Sanford | ||
| The Emperor's New Groove | Pacha | Voice | |
| 2001 | My First Mister | Benjamin | |
| One Night at McCool's | Det. Dehling | ||
| Storytelling | Marty Livingston | Segment: "Non-Fiction" | |
| Monsters, Inc. | James P. 'Sulley' Sullivan | Voice World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written for a Film |
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| Happy Birthday | The Dean | ||
| 2002 | Mike's New Car | James P. 'Sulley' Sullivan | Voice Short film |
| Dirty Deeds | Tony | ||
| 2003 | Masked and Anonymous | Uncle Sweetheart | |
| The Jungle Book 2 | Baloo | Voice Nominated – Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie |
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| 2004 | Home of Phobia | Rodney | Released under the name Freshman Orientation |
| Clifford's Really Big Movie | George Wolfsbottom | Voice | |
| Beyond the Sea | Steve 'Boom Boom' Blauner | ||
| 2005 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School | Steve Mills | |
| The Emperor's New Groove 2: Kronk's New Groove | Pacha | Voice Direct-to-DVD |
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| 2006 | Cars | Sullivan Truck | Car version of James P. 'Sulley' Sullivan, Voice/cameo. Sulley made an appearance in one of the Cars Toons series. |
| The Year Without a Santa Claus | Santa Claus | Remake | |
| Tales of the Rat Fink | Ed "Big Daddy" Roth | Narrator Voice |
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| 2007 | Death Sentence | Bones Darley | |
| Evan Almighty | Congressman Long | ||
| Bee Movie | Layton T. Montgomery | Voice | |
| 2008 | Speed Racer | Pops Racer | |
| 2009 | Gigantic | Al Lolly | |
| Confessions of a Shopaholic | Graham Bloomwood | ||
| In the Electric Mist | Julie 'Baby Feet' Balboni | ||
| Alabama Moon | Mr. Wellington | ||
| Beyond All Boundaries | Capt. Edwin Simmons | Voice Short film |
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| The Princess and the Frog | Eli "Big Daddy" La Bouff | Voice Nominated – Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble |
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| A Sewer Runs Through It | Narrator | ||
| Pope Joan | Pope Sergius II | ||
| Drunkboat | Mr. Fletcher | ||
| 2011 | The Artist | Zimmer | Nominated – St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated – Critics Choice Award for Best Cast |
| Red State | Joseph Kennan | ||
| Spring Break '83 | Dick Bender | ||
| Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | Stan the Doorman | ||
| 2012 | Bunyan and Babe | Paul Bunyan | Voice |
| ParaNorman | Mr. Prendergast | ||
| The Campaign | Scott Talley | Cameo | |
| Trouble with the Curve | Pete Klein | ||
| Argo | John Chambers | ||
| Flight | Harling Mays | ||
| 2013 | Monsters University | James P. "Sulley" Sullivan | Voice Post-Production |
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