Overview
Trivia:
Perhaps his most memorable moment as an actor was the scene in Blazing Saddles (1974)... more
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Awards:
1 nomination
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Filmography
- "The Tom Show" .... Mr. Amross, Tom's Dad (1 episode, 1998)
- The Ticket Scam (1998) TV episode .... Mr. Amross, Tom's Dad - "Arli$$" (1 episode, 1996)
... aka Arliss (France) [fr]
- The Company You Keep (1996) TV episode - "Fudge" .... Big A (1 episode, 1995)
- Fudge-a-mania (1995) TV episode .... Big A - "ABC Weekend Specials" .... Big A (1 episode, 1995)
- Fudge-A-Mania (1995) TV episode .... Big A - "Civil Wars" (1 episode, 1993)
... aka Guerra de parejas (Spain) [es]
... aka Guerres privées (France: dubbed version) [fr]
... aka Maridos y mujeres (Spain) [es]
- Dances with Sharks (1993) TV episode
- "Webster" .... George Papadapolis (150 episodes, 1983-1989)
- Webtrek (1989) TV episode .... George Papadapolis
- Flood of Memories: the Final Chapter (1989) TV episode .... George Papadapolis
- The Visitor (1989) TV episode .... George Papadapolis
- They Don't Shoot Horses, Do They? (1989) TV episode .... George Papadapolis
- The Gospel Truth (1989) TV episode .... George Papadapolis
(145 more) - "Faerie Tale Theatre" .... Papa Bear (1 episode, 1984)
... aka Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre (USA: alternative title)
... aka Los cuentos de las estrellas (Spain) [es]
... aka Neraidoparamythia (Greece: DVD title) [el]
... aka Sprookjestheater (Netherlands) [nl]
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1984) TV episode .... Papa Bear - Maid in America (1982) (TV) .... Cal Bullington
... aka Mies naisen kengissä (Finland) [fi] - "Masada" (1981) TV mini-series .... Roman Soldier
... aka The Antagonists (UK)
... aka Masada (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka Dödsfiender (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Dødsfjender (Denmark: theatrical title) [da]
... aka Masada (Greece) [el]
... aka Veriviholliset (Finland: theatrical title) [fi] - Word of Honor (1981) (TV) (uncredited) .... Penniman Butcher
... aka Avslöjandet (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Der unbekannte Zeuge (West Germany) [de]
... aka Palavra de Honra (Brazil) [pt] - Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980) (TV) .... Jughead Miller
... aka Alcatraz and Clarence Carnes
... aka Alcatraz (West Germany) [de]
... aka Alcatraz (France) [fr]
... aka Escape from Alcatraz (Sweden: video title) [sv]
... aka Pako Alcatrazista (Finland) [fi] - Jimmy B. & André (1980) (TV) .... Jimmy Butsicaris
... aka Jimmy B. ja André (Finland) [fi]
- "Centennial" .... Hans Brumbaugh (12 episodes, 1978-1979)
... aka Colorado Saga (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka Centenario (Venezuela) [es]
... aka Colorado (France) [fr]
... aka Colorado (Italy) [it]
... aka Coloradosagaen (Denmark) [da]
... aka Kampen om Colorado (Sweden) [sv]
- The Scream of Eagles (1979) TV episode .... Hans Brumbaugh
- The Winds of Death (1979) TV episode .... Hans Brumbaugh
- The Winds of Fortune (1979) TV episode .... Hans Brumbaugh
- The Crime (1979) TV episode .... Hans Brumbaugh
- The Storm (1979) TV episode .... Hans Brumbaugh
(7 more) - Mad Bull (1977) (TV) .... Iago 'Mad Bull' Karkus
... aka The Agressor (UK)
... aka Mad Bull - Der Supercatcher (West Germany) [de]
... aka Raivo härkä (Finland) [fi] - Mulligan's Stew (1977) (TV) .... Mr. Hollenbeck
- "ABC Afterschool Specials" .... Alex 'Moose' Novak (1 episode, 1976)
- Mighty Moose and the Quarterback Kid (1976) TV episode .... Alex 'Moose' Novak - "Good Heavens" (1 episode, 1976)
... aka Señor Ángel (Spain) [es]
- Jack the Ribber and Me (1976) TV episode - Babe (1975) (TV) .... George Zaharias
- "M*A*S*H" .... Lance Cpl. Lyle Wesson (1 episode, 1974)
... aka M*A*S*H (Brazil) [pt]
... aka M*A*S*H (West Germany) [de]
... aka M*A*S*H (Greece: DVD title) [el]
... aka M.A.S.H. (Poland) [pl]
... aka M.A.S.H. (Spain) [es]
... aka M.A.S.H. (France) [fr]
... aka MASH (Italy) [it]
- Springtime (1974) TV episode .... Lance Cpl. Lyle Wesson - "McMillan & Wife" .... Al Potter (1 episode, 1974)
... aka McMillan (USA: sixth season title)
... aka El comisario McMillan y su esposa (Spain) [es]
... aka McMillan en vrouw (Netherlands) [nl]
- Downshift to Danger (1974) TV episode .... Al Potter - "The Odd Couple" .... Jake Metcalf (1 episode, 1973)
... aka La extraña pareja (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]
... aka La pareja dispareja (Venezuela) [es]
... aka La strana coppia (Italy) [it]
... aka Männerwirtschaft (West Germany) [de]
... aka Um Estranho Casal (Brazil: cable TV title) [pt]
- That Was No Lady (1973) TV episode .... Jake Metcalf - The 500 Pound Jerk (1973) (TV) .... Hughie Rae Feather
- Hardcase (1972) (TV) .... Booker Llewellyn
... aka Les deux maris de Rozaline (France) [fr] - "Love, American Style" .... (segment "Love and the Eskimo's Wife") (1 episode, 1971)
... aka Love, American Style (Italy) [it]
- Love and the Accidental Passion/Love and the Black Limousine/Love and the Eskimo's Wife/Love and the Tuba (1971) TV episode .... (segment "Love and the Eskimo's Wife")
- "Daniel Boone" .... Williams (1 episode, 1969)
... aka Daniel Boone (Spain) [es]
... aka Daniel Boone (France) [fr]
- The Cache (1969) TV episode .... Williams
- Buffalo '66 (1998) .... TV Sportscaster
... aka Buffalo '66 (France) [fr]
... aka Buffalo '66 (Spain) [es]
... aka Buffalo '66 (Greece: festival title) [el] - The Street Corner Kids: The Sequel (1995) .... Caparulo
- The Street Corner Kids (1994) .... Floyd Powell
- Against All Odds (1984) .... Hank Sully
... aka Gegen jede Chance (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka Bez szans (Poland) [pl]
... aka Contra todo riesgo (Spain) [es]
... aka Contre toute attente (France) [fr]
... aka Due vite in gioco (Italy) [it]
... aka El poder y la pasión (Argentina) [es]
... aka Erotas dihos avrio (Greece) [el]
... aka Farlig impuls (Denmark) [da]
... aka Kaikki pelissä (Finland) [fi]
... aka Mot alla odds (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Paixões Violentas (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Przeciw wszystkim (Poland) [pl]
... aka Vidas em Jogo (Portugal) [pt] - Porky's (1982) .... Sheriff Wallace
... aka Chez Porky (Canada: French title)
... aka Porky's (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
... aka Granita americana (Greece) [el]
... aka Het Ungdom (Norway) [no]
... aka Kuuma nuoriso (Finland) [fi]
... aka Mikroi sto mati... kanonia sto krevvati (Greece: reissue title) [el]
... aka Porky's (France) [fr]
... aka Porky's - A Casa do Amor e do Riso (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Porky's pikante pretpark (Netherlands: video title) [nl]
... aka Porky's questi pazzi pazzi porcelloni! (Italy) [it] - Victor Victoria (1982) .... 'Squash' Bernstein
... aka ¿Víctor o Victoria? (Spain) [es]
... aka Victor Victoria (Greece) [el]
... aka Victor Victoria (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
... aka Victor ou Victoria (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Victor/Victoria (Denmark) [da]
... aka Victor/Victoria (France) [fr]
... aka Victor/Victoria (West Germany) [de]
... aka Victor/Victoria (Argentina) [es]
... aka Victor/Victoria (Finland) [fi] - Nobody's Perfekt (1981) .... Swaboda
- When Time Ran Out... (1980) .... Tiny Baker
... aka The Day the World Ended (Philippines: English title) (USA: video title)
... aka Earth's Final Fury (USA: TV title)
... aka Der Tag, an dem die Welt unterging (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka O Dia em Que o Mundo Acabou (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Eirinikos okeanos: Ora miden (Greece) [el]
... aka El día del fin del mundo (Spain) [es]
... aka Gdy czas ucieka... (Poland) [pl]
... aka I sista sekunden (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Le jour de la fin du monde (France) [fr]
... aka Ormai non c'è più scampo (Italy) [it]
... aka Sekai hôkai no jokyoku (Japan) [ja]
... aka Tropiikin sudet (Finland) [fi]
... aka Vulkanøen (Denmark) [da]
- Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang (1978) .... The Hooded Fang
- FM (1978) .... Doc Holiday
... aka FM (Sweden) [sv]
... aka FM - rock-kanava (Finland) [fi]
... aka FM - rokkikanava (Finland: TV title) [fi]
... aka Fiebre musical (Spain) [es]
... aka Modulation de fréquence (France) [fr] - Win, Place or Steal (1975) .... Frank
... aka Another Day at the Races
... aka Just Another Day at the Races
... aka The Big Payoff
... aka Three for the Money - The Great Lester Boggs (1974) .... Sheriff Billy Bob
... aka Redneck County (USA: DVD box title)
... aka The Hard Heads (USA: reissue title)
... aka The Hootch Country Boys - Blazing Saddles (1974) .... Mongo
... aka Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles or Never Give a Saga an Even Break (USA: poster title)
... aka Balbúrdia no Oeste (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Banzé no Oeste (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Botes, spirounia kai kaftes selles (Greece) [el]
... aka Den helgalna västern (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
... aka Der wilde wilde Westen (West Germany) [de]
... aka Det våras för sheriffen (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Is' was, Sheriff? (West Germany) [de]
... aka Le shérif est en prison (France) [fr]
... aka Leegitsevad sadulad (Estonia) [et]
... aka Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles - Der wilde wilde Westen (Germany: DVD title) [de]
... aka Mezzogiorno e mezzo di fuoco (Italy) [it]
... aka Plonace siodla (Poland) [pl]
... aka Sheriffen skyder på det hele (Denmark) [da]
... aka Sillas de montar calientes (Spain) [es]
... aka Ukafim Lohatim (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
... aka Villiä hurjempi länsi (Finland) [fi]
... aka Vruca sedla (Croatia) [hr]
- "ESPN SportsCentury" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
- Pete Rozelle (2001) TV episode .... Himself
- Paul Hornung (2000) TV episode .... Himself
- The Greek Americans (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- "Tracey Takes On..." .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
- Fame (1996) TV episode .... Himself - "The Ben Stiller Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1992)
... aka El show de Ben Stiller (Venezuela) [es]
- With Garry Shandling (1992) TV episode .... Himself
- "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself - Host / ... (1 episode, 1985)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live (France) [fr]
- Alex Karras/Tina Turner (1985) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Various
- "Disneyland" .... Himself (1 episode, 1978)
... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
... aka Abertura Disneylândia (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Disney Parade (France) [fr]
... aka Disneyland (Finland) [fi]
... aka Disneylandia (Argentina) [es]
... aka Le monde merveilleux de Disney (France) [fr]
- Mickey's 50 (1978) TV episode .... Himself - "NFL Monday Night Football" .... Himself - Color Commentator (41 episodes, 1974-1976)
... aka ABC Monday Night Football (USA: alternative title)
... aka ESPN Monday Night Football (USA: alternative title)
... aka M.N.F. (USA: alternative title)
... aka Monday Night Football (USA: alternative title)
... aka Thursday Night Editions of Monday Night Football (USA: new title)
- Cincinnati Bengals vs. Oakland Raiders (1976) TV episode .... Himself - Color Commentator
- Minnesota Vikings vs. San Francisco 49ers (1976) TV episode .... Himself - Color Commentator
- Baltimore Colts vs. Miami Dolphins (1976) TV episode .... Himself - Color Commentator
- Buffalo Bills vs. Dallas Cowboys (1976) TV episode .... Himself - Color Commentator
- Los Angeles Rams vs. Cincinnati Bengals (1976) TV episode .... Himself - Color Commentator
(36 more) - "The Sonny and Cher Show" .... Himself / ... (1 episode, 1976)
... aka El show de Sonny y Cher (Venezuela) [es]
- Episode #2.5 (1976) TV episode .... Himself/Various Characters - "You Don't Say" .... Himself (1 episode, 1975)
- Episode dated 28 July 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself - "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (12 episodes, 1970-1975)
... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 14 January 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 15 August 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 16 January 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 2 November 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 22 June 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
(7 more) - "The Dean Martin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1974)
... aka The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (USA: new title)
... aka El show de Dean Martin (Venezuela) [es]
- Celebrity Roast: Leo Durocher (1974) TV episode .... Himself - "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
... aka Laugh-In
- Episode #6.14 (1972) TV episode .... Himself - "The David Frost Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
- Episode dated 12 October 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself - "The Irv Kupcinet Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
- Episode dated 3 July 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself - "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
... aka El show de Dick Cavett (Venezuela) [es]
- Episode dated 27 November 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
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