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| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role for: The Great White Hope (1970) |
| CableACE Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1991 | Won | ACE |
Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries for: Heat Wave (1990) (TV) |
| 1987 | Nominated | ACE |
Actor in a Comedy Series for: "Faerie Tale Theatre" (1982) For episode "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp". |
| Character and Morality in Entertainment Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | Camie |
for: The Reading Room (2005) (TV) Shared with: Albert T. Dickerson III (producer) Jeff Kloss (producer) Randy Feldman (screenwriter) Georg Stanford Brown (director/actor) Gabby Soleil (actress) Austin Marques (actor) Monique Coleman (actress) Douglas Spain (actor) Kathryne Dora Brown (actress) Keith Robinson (actor) |
| DVD Exclusive Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | DVDX Award |
Best Supporting Actor (in a DVD Premiere Movie) for: The Sandlot 2 (2005) (V) |
| 2003 | Won | DVDX Award |
Best Actor in a DVD Premiere Movie for: Finder's Fee (2001) |
| Daytime Emmy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Won | Daytime Emmy |
Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special for: Summer's End (1999) (TV) |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for: "Everwood" (2002) For playing "Will Cleveland" |
| 1997 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for: "Frasier" (1993) For playing "Norman". For episode "Roz's Krantz And Gouldenstein Are Dead". |
| 1995 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for: "Under One Roof" (1995) |
| 1994 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for: "Picket Fences" (1992) For playing "Attorney Bryant Thomas". For episode "System Down". |
| 1991 | Won | Emmy |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for: "Gabriel's Fire" (1990) |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for: Heat Wave (1990) (TV) |
| 1990 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for: By Dawn's Early Light (1990) (TV) |
| 1964 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for: "East Side/West Side" (1963) For playing "Joe". For episode "Who Do You Kill?". |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Drama for: "Pros and Cons" (1991) |
| 1991 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Drama for: "Gabriel's Fire" (1990) |
| 1975 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy for: Claudine (1974) |
| 1971 | Won | Golden Globe |
Most Promising Newcomer - Male for: The Great White Hope (1970) |
| Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama for: The Great White Hope (1970) |
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| Image Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Nominated | Image Award |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for: "Frasier" (1993) |
| 1996 | Nominated | Image Award |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture for: Cry, the Beloved Country (1995) |
Outstanding Performance in an Animated/Live-Action/Dramatic Youth or Children's Series/Special for: "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" (1995) For episode "The Valiant Little Tailor". |
| 1993 | Won | Image Award |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie for: "Gabriel's Fire" (1990) |
| Independent Spirit Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1988 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Supporting Male for: Matewan (1987) |
| Joseph Plateau Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1995 | - | Joseph Plateau Life Achievement Award | |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1996 | Won | KCFCC Award |
Best Actor for: Cry, the Beloved Country (1995) |
| Method Fest | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | - | Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1995 | - | Career Achievement Award | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1996 | Nominated | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for: Cry, the Beloved Country (1995) |
| USA Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1995 | - | Master Screen Artist Tribute | |