| Year
|
Title
|
Role
|
Notes
|
| 1957
|
Studio One
|
Juror / Third Actor
|
3 episodes
|
| 1958
|
Decoy
|
Sergeant
|
Episode: "An Eye for an Eye"
|
| 1960–1962
|
Route 66
|
Various
|
5 episodes
|
| 1961
|
Naked City
|
Lt. Vincent Busti
|
2 episodes
|
| 1961
|
Target: The Corruptors!
|
Tyler
|
Episode: "The Golden Carpet"
|
| 1962
|
Outlaws
|
Keef
|
Episode: "The Dark Sunrise of Griff Kincaid"
|
| 1962
|
Cain's Hundred
|
Dave Keller
|
Episode: "Blues for a Junkman: Arthur Troy"
|
| 1962
|
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
|
Warden Bragan
|
Episode: "What Frightened You, Fred?"
|
| 1962
|
Sam Benedict
|
Dr. Everett Colner
|
Episode: "Nothing Equals Nothing"
|
| 1962
|
Alcoa Premiere
|
Daniel Stryker
|
Episode: "The Contenders"
|
| 1962–1963
|
The Untouchables
|
Frank / Jimmy Canada / Fedor Bartok
|
4 episodes
|
| 1962–1963
|
Dr. Kildare
|
Dr. Frank Williams / John Fossman
|
2 episodes
|
| 1963
|
The Eleventh Hour
|
Max Brenson
|
Episode: "My Name is Judith, I'm Lost, You See"
|
| 1963
|
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
|
Jack Stander
|
Episode: "To Catch a Butterfly"
|
| 1963
|
The Virginian
|
George Johnson
|
Episode: "Echo of Another Day"
|
| 1963
|
Stoney Burke
|
Kapp
|
Episode: "Tigress by the Tail"
|
| 1963
|
The Nurses
|
Phil Granger
|
Episode: "The Gift"
|
| 1963
|
Ben Casey
|
Jerome Lynch
|
Episode: "The Echo of a Silent Cheer: Part 2"
|
| 1963
|
The Lieutenant
|
Charles Perry
|
Episode: "A Troubled Image"
|
| 1963
|
The Outer Limits
|
Detective Sgt. Thomas Siroleo
|
Episode: "It Crawled Out of the Woodwork"
|
| 1963
|
The Richard Boone Show
|
Harry Forman
|
Episode: "Where's the Million Dollars?"
|
| 1963–1964
|
The Defenders
|
Harry Obermayer / Tim Sellers
|
2 episodes
|
| 1963–1965
|
Mr. Novak
|
Paul Berg / Harmon Stern
|
2 episodes
|
| 1964
|
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
|
Sgt. Slade
|
Episode: "A Case of Armed Robbery"
|
| 1964
|
Slattery's People
|
Frank Radcliff
|
3 episodes
|
| 1964
|
The Reporter
|
Max Holte
|
Episode: "Vote for Murder"
|
| 1964
|
The Farmer's Daughter
|
George Chase
|
Episode: "Like Father, Like Son"
|
| 1964–1965
|
Profiles in Courage
|
Oliver E. Wells
|
2 episodes
|
| 1964–1966
|
Gunsmoke
|
Sergeant Wilks / Jack Redmond
|
2 episodes
|
| 1965–1967
|
The Fugitive
|
Joe Bantam / Roy Malinek / Sheriff Mayhew
|
3 episodes
|
| 1965
|
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
|
Brynov
|
Episode: "The Exile"
|
| 1965
|
Burke's Law
|
Pablo Vasquez
|
Episode: "Nightmare in the Sun"
|
| 1965
|
A Man Called Shenandoah
|
Sam Chance
|
Episode: "The Verdict"
|
| 1966
|
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
|
Alvin
|
Episode: "My Good Friend, Whatsisname"
|
| 1966
|
The Rat Patrol
|
Captain Friedrich
|
Episode: "The Life Against Death Raid"
|
| 1966
|
Run for Your Life
|
Cappi
|
Episode: "The Committee for the 25th"
|
| 1966
|
Felony Squad
|
Bull Bradovich
|
Episode: "The Killer Instinct"
|
| 1966
|
The Doomsday Flight
|
Feldman
|
TV Movie
|
| 1966–1969
|
The F.B.I.
|
Pete Zacharias / Walter Gretzler / John Carl Brock
|
3 episodes
|
| 1967
|
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
|
George Kramer
|
Episode: "The Double-O-Nothing Affair"
|
| 1967
|
Iron Horse
|
Ned Morley
|
Episode: "The Prisoners"
|
| 1967–1968
|
The Invaders
|
Harry Ferguson / Taugus
|
2 episodes
|
| 1967–1969
|
Judd, for the Defense
|
District Attorney Orloff / Capt. Paul Wyatt
|
2 episodes
|
| 1967–1969
|
Ironside
|
Marlon Davis / Warrant Officer Frank Simpson
|
2 episodes
|
| 1967–1977
|
Insight
|
Various characters
|
7 episodes
|
| 1968
|
The Wild Wild West
|
Furman Crotty
|
Episode: "The Night of the Amnesiac"
|
| 1969
|
Mission: Impossible
|
George Simpson
|
Episode: "The Mind of Stefan Miklos"
|
| 1969
|
Medical Center
|
Coach Trask
|
Episode: "The Last Ten Yards"
|
| 1969
|
The Name of the Game
|
Vince Leonard / Cesare Marino
|
2 episodes
|
| 1969
|
Here Come the Brides
|
Matt Balter
|
2 episodes
|
| 1969
|
CBS Playhouse
|
Nat Congdon
|
Episode: "Sadbird"
|
| 1969
|
Sadbird
|
Nat Congdon
|
TV movie
|
| 1969
|
Daughter of the Mind
|
Saul Wiener
|
TV movie
|
| 1970
|
House on Greenapple Road
|
Sheriff Muntz
|
TV movie
|
| 1970
|
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
|
Dr. Morheim
|
TV movie
|
| 1970–1972
|
The Mod Squad
|
Sgt. Ed Lassiter / Joe Walton / Harry Loring
|
3 episodes
|
| 1970–1977
|
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
|
Lou Grant
|
166 episodes
|
| 1971
|
They Call It Murder
|
Chief Otto Larkin
|
TV movie
|
| 1971
|
The Last Child
|
Barstow
|
TV movie
|
| 1972
|
Cade's County
|
Nick Grainger
|
Episode: "The Fake"
|
| 1972
|
Haunts of the Very Rich
|
Al Hunsicker
|
TV movie
|
| 1973
|
The Girl Most Likely to...
|
Ralph Varone
|
TV movie
|
| 1973–1976
|
Police Story
|
Frank Moran / Arch Tatum / Lt. Dave Blodgett
|
3 episodes
|
| 1974
|
Rhoda
|
Lou Grant
|
2 episodes
|
| 1975
|
The Wide World of Mystery
|
Detective Ed Ames
|
Episode: "The Impersonation Murder Case"
|
| 1975
|
Death Scream
|
Peter Singleton
|
TV movie
|
| 1975
|
Hey, I'm Alive
|
Ralph Flores
|
TV movie
|
| 1975
|
Hawaii Five-O
|
August March
|
Episode: "Wooden Model of a Rat"
|
| 1976
|
Rich Man, Poor Man
|
Axel Jordache
|
2 episodes
|
| 1977
|
Roots
|
Capt. Thomas Davies
|
2 episodes
|
| 1977–1982
|
Lou Grant
|
Lou Grant
|
114 episodes
|
| 1977
|
The Gathering
|
Adam Thornton
|
TV movie
|
| 1978
|
Great Performances
|
Various characters
|
Episode: "The Good Doctor"
|
| 1979
|
The Family Man
|
Eddie Madden
|
TV movie
|
| 1981
|
The Marva Collins Story
|
Narrator (voice)
|
TV movie
|
| 1984–1985
|
Off the Rack
|
Sam Waltman
|
7 episodes
|
| 1985
|
Tender Is the Night
|
Devereux Warren
|
Miniseries
|
| 1985
|
The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible
|
Joshua (voice)
|
Episode: "Joshua and the Battle of Jericho"
|
| 1986
|
Tall Tales & Legends
|
Lucky Jake
|
Episode: "My Darlin' Clementine"
|
| 1986
|
Highway to Heaven
|
Harold
|
Episode: "The Last Assignment"
|
| 1986
|
Kate's Secret
|
Dr. Resnick
|
TV movie
|
| 1986
|
The Christmas Star
|
Horace McNickle
|
TV movie
|
| 1987
|
Cracked Up
|
Reverend Vincent Owens
|
TV movie
|
| 1987–1988
|
The Bronx Zoo
|
Principal Joe Danzig
|
21 episodes
|
| 1988
|
A Friendship in Vienna
|
Opah Oskar Reikman
|
TV movie
|
| 1990
|
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
|
Harvey Metcalfe
|
TV movie
|
| 1990–1996
|
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
|
Hoggish Greedly (voice)
|
33 episodes
|
| 1991
|
Switched at Birth
|
Ted Marx
|
TV movie
|
| 1991–1992
|
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
|
Walter Kovacs
|
17 episodes
|
| 1992
|
Cruel Doubt
|
Bill Osteen
|
2 episodes
|
| 1992
|
Fish Police
|
Chief Abalone (voice)
|
6 episodes
|
| 1992–1993
|
Hearts Afire
|
George Lahti
|
12 episodes
|
| 1992–1994
|
Batman: The Animated Series
|
Roland Daggett (voice)
|
5 episodes
|
| 1993
|
Animaniacs
|
Papa Bear (listed in the credits as "Vern") (voice)
|
Episode: "Garage Sale of the Century/West Side Pigeons"
|
| 1993
|
Bonkers
|
Grumps (voice)
|
Episode: "Seems Like Old Toons"
|
| 1993
|
Gypsy
|
Pop
|
TV movie
|
| 1994
|
Dinosaurs
|
Evil Georgie (voice)
|
Episode: "Georgie Must Die!"
|
| 1994–1995
|
Thunder Alley
|
Gil Jones
|
27 episodes
|
| 1994–1996
|
Gargoyles
|
Hudson (voice)
|
39 episodes
|
| 1994–1998
|
Spider-Man
|
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
|
35 episodes
|
| 1995
|
Duckman
|
Mort Sidelman (voice)
|
Episode: "The Germ Turns"
|
| 1995–1997
|
Freakazoid!
|
Sgt. Mike Cosgrove (voice)
|
16 episodes
|
| 1996
|
Gone in the Night
|
Det. John Waters
|
TV movie
|
| 1996
|
Bruno the Kid
|
Engineer (voice)
|
|
| 1996
|
Roseanne
|
Lou Grant
|
Episode: "Call Waiting"; uncredited
|
| 1996
|
The Magic School Bus
|
General Aranius (voice)
|
Episode: "Spins a Web"
|
| 1996
|
The Story of Santa Claus
|
Santa Claus (voice)
|
TV movie
|
| 1996
|
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
|
Von Romme / Sentry #4 (voices)
|
Episode: "Nuclear Netherworld"
|
| 1996–1997
|
Mad About You
|
Zigmund Klarik
|
3 episodes
|
| 1996–1997
|
Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles
|
Hudson (voice)
|
10 episodes
|
| 1997
|
Dog's Best Friend
|
Jeep
|
TV movie
|
| 1997
|
Adventures from the Book of Virtues
|
Daniel (voice)
|
Episode: "Faith"
|
| 1997
|
Dead Man's Gun
|
Jebusi McKinney
|
Episode: "Next of Kin"
|
| 1997
|
The Angry Beavers
|
Risk Keeper (voice)
|
Episode: "Mission to the Big Hot Thingy/I Dare You"
|
| 1997
|
Life with Louie
|
Mr. Applegate (voice)
|
Episode: "The Kiss Is the Thing"
|
| 1997
|
Jumanji
|
The Judge (voice)
|
Episode: "The Trial"
|
| 1997–2004
|
The Practice
|
Judge Matlin Pratt / Judge Marcus Winnaker
|
4 episodes
|
| 1997–1998
|
The New Adventures of Zorro
|
Additional voices
|
26 episodes
|
| 1998
|
Soul Man
|
Frank Weber
|
Episode: "Yes Sir, That's My Baby"
|
| 1998
|
Ask Harriet
|
Old Man Russell
|
3 episodes
|
| 1998
|
The Closer
|
Carl Dobson
|
10 episodes
|
| 1998
|
More Tales of the City
|
Jack Lederer
|
Miniseries; episode #1.5
|
| 1998
|
Hercules
|
Mentor (voice)
|
Episode: "Hercules and the Disappearing Heroes"
|
| 1998
|
Maggie Winters
|
Nathan Winters
|
Episode: "Angstgiving Day"
|
| 1998
|
The X-Files
|
Maurice
|
Episode: "How the Ghosts Stole Christmas"
|
| 1998–2000
|
Superman: The Animated Series
|
Granny Goodness (voice)
|
4 episodes
|
| 1999
|
The Sissy Duckling
|
Elmer's father (voice)
|
TV movie
|
| 1999
|
The Simpsons
|
Editor (voice)
|
Episode: "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?"
|
| 1999
|
Disney's Recess
|
Thaddeus T. Third V (voice)
|
Episode: "The Biggest Trouble Ever"
|
| 1999
|
Olive, the Other Reindeer
|
Santa Claus
|
TV movie
|
| 2000
|
Common Ground
|
Ira
|
TV movie
|
| 2000
|
Touched by an Angel
|
Bud
|
Episode: "Here I Am"
|
| 2000
|
The Hoop Life
|
Coach
|
Episode: "The Second Chance"
|
| 2000
|
Arliss
|
Lenny Crowley
|
Episode: "Last Call"
|
| 2000
|
Becoming Dick
|
Davis Aldrich
|
TV movie
|
| 2000
|
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
|
Fixer (voice)
|
Episode: "The Return of XL"
|
| 2000
|
The Wild Thornberrys
|
Frank Hunter (voice)
|
Episode: "The Anniversary"
|
| 2000–2001
|
Johnny Bravo
|
Dr. Miller / Uncle Lou (voices)
|
2 episodes
|
| 2001
|
Max Steel
|
Chuck Marshak (voice)
|
4 episodes
|
| 2001
|
The Huntress
|
Max Quinlin
|
Episode: "Generations"
|
| 2001
|
Family Guy
|
Steve Bellows (voice)
|
Episode: "One If by Clam, Two If by Sea"
|
| 2001
|
Dharma & Greg
|
Earl Tucker
|
Episode: "How This Happened"
|
| 2001
|
Curb Your Enthusiasm
|
Mr. Weiner
|
Episode: "The Acupuncturist"
|
| 2001
|
The Ellen Show
|
Santa Claus
|
Episode: "Ellen's First Christmas"
|
| 2001
|
3×3 Eyes
|
Grandpa Ayanokoji (voice)
|
English dub
|
| 2001–2002
|
King of the Hill
|
Stinky (voice)
|
2 episodes
|
| 2002
|
John XXIII: The Pope of Peace
|
Angelo Roncalli
|
TV movie
|
| 2002
|
Teamo Supremo
|
Mr. Large (voice)
|
2 episodes
|
| 2002
|
The Man Who Saved Christmas
|
Charles Gilbert
|
TV movie
|
| 2003
|
ER
|
Dr. James McNulty
|
3 episodes
|
| 2003
|
Grim & Evil
|
Mr. Voorhees (voice)
|
Episode: "Grim for a Day/ChickenBall Z/Max Courage!"
|
| 2003
|
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
|
Officer Barr (voice)
|
4 episodes
|
| 2003
|
Duck Dodgers
|
Guard Captain (voice)
|
Episode: "I'm Going to Get You Fat Sucker/Detained Duck"
|
| 2003
|
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
|
Uncle Nick
|
TV movie
|
| 2004–2005
|
Justice League Unlimited
|
Granny Goodness / Hephaestus (voices)
|
2 episodes
|
| 2004–2005
|
Center of the Universe
|
Art Barnett
|
12 episodes
|
| 2005
|
The Dead Zone
|
Marty Bracknell
|
Episode: "Coming Home"
|
| 2005–2014
|
The Boondocks
|
Ed Wuncler Sr. (voice)
|
6 episodes
|
| 2006
|
The Christmas Card
|
Luke Spellman
|
TV movie
|
| 2006
|
W.I.T.C.H.
|
Napoleon (voice)
|
3 episodes
|
| 2006–2007
|
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
|
Wilson White
|
6 episodes
|
| 2007
|
Andy Barker, P.I.
|
Mickey Doyle
|
Episode: "The Lady Varnishes"
|
| 2008
|
The Spectacular Spider-Man
|
Uncle Ben (voice)
|
Episode: "Intervention"
|
| 2009
|
Star-ving
|
Mr. Lipschitz and his twin Mr. Lipschitz
|
Episode: "El Al-Qaeda"
|
| 2009
|
The Line
|
Patrick
|
7 episodes
|
| 2009
|
CSI: NY
|
Abraham Klein/Klaus Braun
|
Episode: "Yahrzeit"
|
| 2009
|
WordGirl
|
Kid Potato (voice)
|
Episode: "Nocan the Contrarian/Meat My Dad"
|
| 2010
|
The Sarah Silverman Program
|
Commandant Von Reichenstein
|
Episode: "Wowschwitz"
|
| 2010–2019
|
American Dad!
|
Various voices
|
4 episodes
|
| 2010–2011
|
The Cleveland Show
|
Various characters
|
5 episodes
|
| 2011
|
Young Justice
|
Kent Nelson (voice)
|
Episode: "Denial"
|
| 2011
|
Working Class
|
Hank Greziak
|
6 episodes
|
| 2011–2017
|
Michael: Every Day
|
Dr. Wasserman
|
7 episodes
|
| 2011
|
Too Big to Fail
|
Warren Buffett
|
TV movie
|
| 2011
|
Royal Pains
|
Ted Roth
|
2 episodes
|
| 2012
|
The Middle
|
Ben
|
Episode: "The Paper Route"
|
| 2012
|
Hot in Cleveland
|
Jameson Lyons
|
Episode: "Rubber Ball"
|
| 2012
|
Hawaii Five-0
|
August March
|
2 episodes
|
| 2012
|
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
|
Mr. Carson
|
TV Movie
|
| 2012
|
Regular Show
|
Santa Claus (voice)
|
Episode: "The Christmas Special"
|
| 2013
|
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
|
Coach Martin Schultz
|
Episode: "Monster's Legacy"
|
| 2013
|
Maron
|
Marc's Dad
|
Unaired pilot
|
| 2013
|
The Glades
|
Dr. Ted Hardy
|
3 episodes
|
| 2013
|
The Crazy Ones
|
Mr. Finger
|
Episode: "The Stan Wood Account"
|
| 2013
|
Christmas on the Bayou
|
Papa Noel
|
TV movie
|
| 2014
|
Men at Work
|
Bob
|
Episode: "Gigo-Milo"
|
| 2014
|
Mom
|
Jack Bumgartner
|
Episode: "Kimchi and a Monkey Playing Harmonica"
|
| 2014
|
Chasing Life
|
Artie Carver
|
Episode: "Locks of Love"
|
| 2014
|
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
|
Santa Claus (voice)
|
Television special
|
| 2015
|
The Good Wife
|
Guy Redmayne
|
2 episodes
|
| 2015
|
Criminal Minds
|
Roy Brooks
|
Episode: "A Place at the Table"
|
| 2015–2018
|
Forgive Me
|
Bishop
|
6 episodes
|
| 2015
|
Murdoch Mysteries
|
Kris Kringle
|
Episode: "A Merry Murdoch Christmas"
|
| 2015
|
All of My Heart
|
Vern
|
TV movie
|
| 2016
|
SpongeBob SquarePants
|
Angry Old Timer (voice)
|
Episode: "Whirly Brains"
|
| 2017
|
Bones
|
Rufus Tucker
|
Episode: "The New Tricks in the Old Dogs"
|
| 2017
|
A StoryBots Christmas
|
Santa
|
Television special
|
| 2017
|
All of My Heart: Inn Love
|
Vern
|
TV movie
|
| 2017
|
Titanic: Sinking the Myths
|
Wilhelm Müller
|
TV Documentary
|
| 2018, 2021
|
Cobra Kai
|
Sid Weinberg
|
Season 1, Episode 1 "Ace Degenerate"; Season 1, Episode 8 "Molting"; Season 3 Episode 3, "Now You're Gonna Pay"
|
| 2018
|
MacGyver
|
Saul
|
Episode: "Skyscraper - Power"
|
| 2018
|
All of My Heart: The Wedding
|
Vern
|
TV movie
|
| 2019–2021
|
Grace and Frankie
|
Howard Jay
|
2 episodes
|
| 2019
|
Dead to Me
|
Abe Rifkin
|
5 episodes
|
| 2019
|
Doom Patrol
|
Hospital Patient
|
Episode: "Flex Patrol"
|
| 2020
|
Modern Family
|
Herschel Braverman
|
Episode: "Dead On Arrival"
|
| 2020
|
Blue Bloods
|
Chuck Kennedy
|
Episode: "Vested Interests"
|
| 2020
|
Ballmastrz: 9009
|
Rupert T. Digzfield IV (voice)
|
Episode: "Onward, True Blue Friends Win Eternal; Paladin of the Heavens, Start Today!"
|
| 2020
|
Briarpatch
|
James Staghorne Sr.
|
3 episodes
|
| 2020
|
Royalties
|
Papa / Hal
|
Episode: "Break It In"
|
| 2020–2021
|
Central Park
|
Ambrose (voice)
|
2 episodes
|
| 2020
|
Teen Titans Go!
|
Mike Cosgrove (voice)
|
Episode: "Huggbees!"
|
| 2021
|
Let's Be Real
|
Ed Asner
|
Episode: "Episode 101"
|
| 2021
|
Captain Daddy
|
Grandpa
|
Television film
|
| 2021
|
Dug Days
|
Carl Fredricksen (voice)
|
Main role; posthumous release,
|
| 2021
|
The Premise
|
TBA
|
Completed; Television series; Posthumous release
|
| TBA
|
Scarlett
|
Lou
|
Post-production; Television film; Posthumous release
|
| TBA
|
The Last Saturday Night
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Gerald (2020-2021)
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Post-production; Television series; Posthumous release
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