Filmography
| Title | Year | Role | Medium | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong Circle Theater | 1959 | Berks | TV series | Season 10, episode 2: "The Jailbreak" |
| Armstrong Circle Theater | 1960 | TV series | Season 10, episode 16: "Positive Identification" | |
| Playhouse 90 | 1960 | TV series | Season 4, episode 8: "John Brown's Raid" | |
| Defenders, TheThe Defenders | 1961 | Al Rogart | TV series | Season 1, episode 12: "Perjury" |
| Great Ghost Tales | 1961 | William Wilson | TV series | Season 1, episode 1: "William Wilson" |
| Shannon | 1961 | Joey Nolan | TV series | Season 1, episode 10: "The Big Fish" |
| Cain's Hundred | 1961 | Tom Nugent | TV series | Season 1, episode 6: "King of the Mountain" |
| Route 66 | 1961 | Roman | TV series | Season 1, episode 25: "The Newborn" |
| Route 66 | 1961 | Arnie | TV series | Season 2, episode 4: "Birdcage on My Foot" |
| Naked City | 1961 | Lewis Nunda | TV series | Season 2, episode 13: "A Hole in the City" |
| To Kill a Mockingbird | 1962 | Arthur "Boo" Radley | Feature film | |
| Naked City | 1962 | L. Francis 'Frank' Childe | TV series | Season 3, episode 23: "The One Marked Hot Gives Cold " |
| Naked City | 1962 | Johnny Meigs | TV series | Season 4, episode 6: "Five Cranks for Winter... Ten Cranks for Spring" |
| Naked City | 1962 | Barney Sonners | TV series | Season 4, episode 8: "Torment Him Much and Hold Him Long " |
| Untouchables, TheThe Untouchables | 1963 | Eddie Moon | TV series | Season 4, Episode 17: "Blues for a Gone Goose" |
| Defenders, TheThe Defenders | 1963 | Luke Jackson | TV series | Season 2, episode 24: "Metamorphosis" |
| Route 66 | 1963 | Lee Winters | TV series | Season 3, episode 18: "Suppose I Said I Was the Queen of Spain" |
| Twilight Zone, TheThe Twilight Zone | 1963 | Charley Parkes | TV series | Season 4, episode 8: "Miniature" |
| Virginian, TheThe Virginian | 1963 | Johnny Keel | TV series | Season 1, episode 24: "The Golden Door" |
| Stoney Burke | 1963 | Joby Pierce | TV series | Season 1, episode 23: "Joby" |
| Arrest and Trial | 1963 | Morton Ware | TV series | Season 1, episode 10: "The Quality of Justice" |
| Fugitive, TheThe Fugitive | 1963 | Eric Christian | TV series | Season 1, episode 4: "Never Wave Goodbye" |
| Captain Newman, M.D. | 1963 | Capt. Paul Cabot Winston | Feature film | |
| Lieutenant, TheThe Lieutenant | 1964 | TV series | Season 1, episode 25: "Man with an Edge" | |
| Kraft Suspense Theater | 1964 | Harvey Farnsworth | TV series | Season 1, episode 22: "Portrait of an Unknown Man" |
| Outer Limits, TheThe Outer Limits | 1964 | Louis Mace | TV series | Episode 31: "The Chameleon" |
| Outer Limits, TheThe Outer Limits | 1964 | Adam Ballard | TV series | Episodes 42 and 43: "The Inheritors" |
| Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | 1965 | Zar | TV series | Season 1, episode 20: "The Invaders" |
| Combat! | 1965 | Karl | TV series | Season 3, episode 16: "The Enemy" |
| Defenders, TheThe Defenders | 1965 | Bill Andrews | TV series | Season 4, episode 30: "Only a Child" |
| Fugitive, TheThe Fugitive | 1965 | Leslie Sessions | TV series | Season 2, episode 16: "Brass Ring" |
| Nightmare in the Sun | 1965 | Motorcyclist | Feature film | |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | 1966 | Frank Reeser | TV series | Season 3, episode 15: "Guilty or Not Guilty" |
| F.B.I., TheThe F.B.I. | 1966 | Johnny Albin | TV series | Season 2, episode 5: "The Scourge" |
| Combat! | 1966 | Peter Halsman | TV series | Season 5, episode 14: "Cry for Help" |
| Hawk | 1966 | Dick | TV series | Season 1, episode 6: "The Theory of the Innocent Bystander" |
| Felony Squad | 1966 | Albie Froehlich | TV series | Season 1, episode 8: "Death of a Dream" |
| Shane | 1966 | Tom Gary | TV series | Season 1, episode 9: "Poor Tom's A-Cold" |
| T.H.E. Cat | 1966 | Scorpio | TV series | Season 1, episode 9: "Crossing at Destino Bay" |
| Fame Is the Name of the Game | 1966 | Eddie Franchot | television film | |
| Chase, TheThe Chase | 1966 | Edwin Stewart | Feature film | |
| Time Tunnel, TheThe Time Tunnel | 1967 | Raul Nimon | TV series | Season 1, episode 24: "Chase Through Time" |
| Cimarron Strip | 1967 | Joe Wyman | TV series | Season 1, episode 18: "The Roarer" |
| Wild Wild West, TheThe Wild Wild West | 1967 | Dr. Horace Humphries | TV series | Season 3, episode 10: "The Night of the Falcon " |
| F.B.I., TheThe F.B.I. | 1967 | Ernie Milden | TV series | Season 2, episodes 25 and 26: "The Executioners" |
| T.H.E. Cat | 1967 | Laurent | TV series | Season 1, episode 24: "The Long Chase" |
| Combat! | 1967 | Michel | TV series | Season 5, episode 25: "The Partisan" |
| Cosa Nostra, Arch Enemy of the FBI | 1967 | Ernie Milden | television film | |
| Flesh and Blood | 1968 | Howard | television film | |
| CBS Playhouse | 1968 | Dr. Margolin | TV series | Season 2, episode 1: "The People Next Door" |
| Run for Your Life | 1968 | Richard Fletcher | TV series | Season 3, episode 19: "The Killing Scene" |
| Judd, for the Defense | 1968 | Raymond Cane | TV series | Season 1, episode 24: "Square House" |
| F.B.I., TheThe F.B.I. | 1968 | Joseph Troy | TV series | Season 4, episode 9: "The Harvest" |
| Detective, TheThe Detective | 1968 | Nestor | Feature film | |
| Countdown | 1968 | Chiz | Feature film | |
| Bullitt | 1968 | Cab driver | Feature film | |
| Mod Squad, TheThe Mod Squad | 1969 | Matt Jenkins | TV series | Season 1, episode 23: "Keep the Faith, Baby" |
| F.B.I., TheThe F.B.I. | 1969 | Gerald Wilson | TV series | Season 5, episode 2: "Nightmare Road" |
| True Grit | 1969 | Ned Pepper | Feature film | |
| Rain People, TheThe Rain People | 1969 | Gordon | Feature film | |
| MASH | 1970 | Frank Burns | Feature film | |
| Revolutionary, TheThe Revolutionary | 1970 | Despard | Feature film | |
| THX 1138 | 1971 | THX 1138 | Feature film | |
| Lawman | 1971 | Vernon Adams | Feature film | |
| Godfather Part I, TheThe Godfather | 1972 | Tom Hagen | Feature film |
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| Great Northfield Minnesota Raid, TheThe Great Northfield Minnesota Raid | 1972 | Jesse James | Feature film | |
| Tomorrow | 1972 | Jackson Fentry | Feature film | |
| Joe Kidd | 1972 | Frank Harlan | Feature film | |
| Outfit, TheThe Outfit | 1973 | Earl Macklin | Feature film | |
| Badge 373 | 1973 | Eddie Ryan | Feature film | |
| Lady Ice | 1973 | Ford Pierce | Feature film | |
| Conversation, TheThe Conversation | 1974 | The Director | Feature film | Uncredited |
| Godfather Part II, TheThe Godfather Part II | 1974 | Tom Hagen | Feature film | |
| Killer Elite, TheThe Killer Elite | 1975 | George Hanson | Feature film | |
| Breakout | 1975 | Jay Wagner | Feature film | |
| Eagle Has Landed, TheThe Eagle Has Landed | 1976 | Oberst Max Radl | Feature film | |
| Seven-Per-Cent Solution, TheThe Seven-Per-Cent Solution | 1976 | Dr. Watson | Feature film | |
| Network | 1976 | Frank Hackett | Feature film | Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| Greatest, TheThe Greatest | 1977 | Bill McDonald | Feature film | |
| We're Not the Jet Set | 1977 | n/a | Documentary | Director |
| Invasion of the Body Snatchers | 1978 | Priest on swing | Feature film | Uncredited |
| Betsy, TheThe Betsy | 1978 | Loren Hardeman III | Feature film | |
| Ike | 1979 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | TV mini-series | |
| Apocalypse Now | 1979 | Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore | Feature film |
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| Great Santini, TheThe Great Santini | 1979 | Lieutenant Colonel Bull Meechum, USMC | Feature film |
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| Ike: The War Years | 1980 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | television film | |
| True Confessions | 1981 | Thomas Spellacy | Feature film | Venice Film Festival Pasinetti Cup for Best Actor |
| Pursuit of D.B. Cooper, TheThe Pursuit of D.B. Cooper | 1981 | Gruen | Feature film | |
| Tender Mercies | 1983 | Mac Sledge | Feature film |
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| Terry Fox Story, TheThe Terry Fox Story | 1983 | Bill Vigars | television film | Nominated—CableACE Award for Best Actor in a Dramatic Presentation |
| Angelo My Love | 1983 | n/a | Feature film | Producer/Director |
| Stone Boy, TheThe Stone Boy | 1984 | Joe Hillerman | Feature film | |
| Natural, TheThe Natural | 1984 | Max Mercy | Feature film | |
| Let's Get Harry | 1986 | Norman Shrike | Feature film | |
| Belizaire the Cajun | 1986 | The Preacher | Feature film | |
| Waylon Jennings: America | 1986 | Doctor | Video short | |
| The Lightship | 1986 | Calvin Caspary | Feature film | Venice Film Festival Pasinetti Cup for Best Actor |
| Hotel Colonial | 1987 | Roberto Carrasco | Feature film | |
| Colors | 1988 | Officer Bob Hodges | Feature film | |
| Lonesome Dove | 1989 | Augustus "Gus" McCrae | TV mini-series | Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated—Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor – Miniseries or a Movie |
| Show of Force, AA Show of Force | 1990 | Howard | Feature film | |
| Days Of Thunder | 1990 | Harry Hogge | Feature film | |
| Handmaid's Tale, TheThe Handmaid's Tale | 1990 | The Commander | Feature film | |
| Rambling Rose | 1991 | Daddy Hilyer | Feature film | Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Male |
| Convicts | 1991 | Soll | Feature film | |
| Stalin | 1992 | Joseph Stalin | television film |
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| Newsies | 1992 | Joseph Pulitzer | Feature film | |
| Peste, LaLa Peste | 1992 | Joseph Grand | Feature film | |
| Falling Down | 1993 | Martin Prendergast | Feature film | |
| Wrestling Ernest Hemingway | 1993 | Walter | Feature film | |
| Geronimo: An American Legend | 1993 | Al Sieber | Feature film | |
| Paper, TheThe Paper | 1994 | Bernie White | Feature film | |
| Something to Talk About | 1995 | Wyly King | Feature film | |
| Stars Fell on Henrietta, TheThe Stars Fell on Henrietta | 1995 | Mr. Cox | Feature film | |
| Scarlet Letter, TheThe Scarlet Letter | 1995 | Roger Chillingworth | Feature film | |
| Sling Blade | 1996 | Karl's father | Feature film | Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| Man Who Captured Eichmann, TheThe Man Who Captured Eichmann | 1996 | Adolf Eichmann | television film |
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| Family Thing, AA Family Thing | 1996 | Earl Pilcher Jr. | Feature film | Producer |
| Phenomenon | 1996 | Doc Brunder | Feature film | |
| Apostle, TheThe Apostle | 1997 | Euliss 'Sonny' Dewey — The Apostle E.F. | Feature film |
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| Gingerbread Man, TheThe Gingerbread Man | 1998 | Dixon Doss | Feature film | |
| Civil Action, AA Civil Action | 1998 | Jerome Facher | Feature film |
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| Deep Impact | 1998 | Capt. Spurgeon 'Fish' Tanner | Feature film | |
| Saturday Night Live | 1998 | various | TV series | Season 23, episode 14, hosted by Garth Brooks |
| Gone in 60 Seconds | 2000 | Otto Halliwell | Feature film | |
| 6th Day, TheThe 6th Day | 2000 | Dr. Griffin Weir | Feature film | |
| Shot at Glory, AA Shot at Glory | 2000 | Gordon McLeod | Feature film | Producer |
| John Q | 2002 | Lt. Frank Grimes | Feature film | |
| Assassination Tango | 2002 | John J. Anderson | Feature film | Producer/Writer/Director |
| Gods and Generals | 2003 | Gen. Robert E. Lee | Feature film | |
| Secondhand Lions | 2003 | Hub | Feature film | |
| Open Range | 2003 | Boss Spearman | Feature film | |
| American Experience | 2005 | Narrator | TV series, documentary | Season 17, Episode 10: "The Carter Family: Will the Circle" |
| Kicking & Screaming | 2005 | Buck Weston | Feature film | |
| Thank You for Smoking | 2005 | Doak "The Captain" Boykin | Feature film | |
| Broken Trail | 2006 | Prentice "Print" Ritter | TV mini-series |
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| Lucky You | 2007 | Mr. Cheever | Feature film | |
| We Own the Night | 2007 | Albert Grusinsky | Feature film | |
| Four Christmases | 2008 | Howard | Feature film | |
| Crazy Heart | 2009 | Wayne Kramer | Feature film | Executive Producer |
| Road, TheThe Road | 2009 | Old Man (Eli) | Feature film | Nominated—St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| Get Low | 2010 | Felix Bush | Feature film |
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| Seven Days in Utopia | 2011 | Johnny Crawford | Feature film | |
| Hemingway & Gellhorn | 2012 | General Petrov | Television film | HBO released June 2012 |
| Jayne Mansfield's Car | 2012 | Jim Caldwell | Feature film | |
| Jack Reacher | 2012 | Cash | Feature film | |
| Man Who Killed Don Quixote, TheThe Man Who Killed Don Quixote | 2013 | Don Quixote | Feature film | pre-production |
| A Night In Old Mexico | 2013 | Grandfather | Feature film | filming |
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