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==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable unsortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1958 | ''[[Wind Across the Everglades]]'' | Writer | film debut |- | 1959 | ''[[The Bloody Brood]]'' | Nico | |- | rowspan="3" | 1960 | ''[[Pretty Boy Floyd (film)|Pretty Boy Floyd]]'' | Shorty Walters | |- | ''[[Murder, Inc. (1960 film)|Murder, Inc.]]'' | [[Abe Reles]] | Academy Award nomination |- | ''[[The Secret of the Purple Reef]]'' | Tom Weber | |- | 1961 | ''[[Pocketful of Miracles]]'' | Joy Boy | Academy Award nomination |- | 1962 | ''[[Pressure Point (1962 film)|Pressure Point]]'' | Young Psychiatrist | |- | rowspan="2" | 1963 | ''[[The Balcony (film)|The Balcony]]'' | Police Chief | |- | ''[[It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World]]'' | Third Cab Driver | |- | rowspan="2" | 1964 | ''[[Robin and the 7 Hoods]]'' | [[Guy Gisborne]] | |- | ''[[Attack and Retreat]]'' | Medic Captain | |- | 1965 | ''[[The Great Race]]'' | Maximilian Meen | |- | 1966 | ''[[Penelope (1966 film)|Penelope]]'' | Lieutenant Horatio Bixbee | |- | rowspan="2" | 1967 | ''[[Luv (film)|Luv]]'' | Milt Manville | |- | ''[[Too Many Thieves]]'' | Danny | |- | 1968 | ''[[Anzio (film)|Anzio]]'' | Corporal Jack Rabinoff | |- | rowspan="2" | 1969 | ''[[Machine Gun McCain]]'' | Charlie Adamo | |- | ''[[Castle Keep]]'' | Sergeant Rossi | |- | rowspan="2" | 1970 | ''[[Rosolino PaternΓ², soldato...|Operation Snafu]]'' | Peter Pawney | |- | ''[[Husbands (film)|Husbands]]'' | Archie Black | |- | 1974 | ''[[A Woman Under the Influence]]'' | Nick Longhetti | |- | rowspan="3" | 1976 | ''[[Griffin and Phoenix (1976 film)|Griffin and Phoenix]]'' | Geoffrey Griffin | |- | ''[[Murder by Death]]'' | Sam Diamond | |- | ''[[Mikey and Nicky]]'' | Mikey | |- | 1977 | ''[[Opening Night (1977 film)|Opening Night]]'' | Himself | Cameo appearance, uncredited |- | rowspan="3" | 1978 | ''[[The Cheap Detective]]'' | Lou Peckinpaugh | |- | ''[[The Brink's Job]]'' | Tony Pino | |- | ''[[Scared Straight!]]'' | Himself β Narrator | |- | 1979 | ''[[The In-Laws (1979 film)|The In-Laws]]'' | Vincent J. Ricardo | |- | rowspan="2" | 1981 | ''[[The Great Muppet Caper]]'' | Tramp | |- | ''[[...All the Marbles]]'' | Harry Sears | |- | 1986 | ''[[Big Trouble (1986 film)|Big Trouble]]'' | Steve Rickey | |- | rowspan="3" | 1987 | ''[[Wings of Desire]]'' | Himself | |- | ''[[Happy New Year (1987 film)|Happy New Year]]'' | Nick | |- | ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'' | Grandfather / Narrator | |- | 1988 | ''[[Vibes (film)|Vibes]]'' | Harry Buscafusco | |- | 1989 | ''[[Cookie (film)|Cookie]]'' | Dominick "Dino" Capisco | |- | rowspan="2" | 1990 | ''[[In the Spirit (film)|In the Spirit]]'' | Roger Flan | |- | ''[[Tune in Tomorrow]]'' | Pedro Carmichael | |- | rowspan="2" | 1992 | ''[[Faraway, So Close!]]'' | rowspan="2" | Himself | |- | ''[[The Player (1992 film)|The Player]]'' | |- | rowspan="2" | 1995 | ''[[Roommates (1995 film)|Roommates]]'' | Rocky Holzcek | |- | ''Cops n Roberts'' | Salvatore Santini | |- | 1998 | ''Money Kings'' | Vinnie Glynn | |- | rowspan="2" | 2000 | ''[[Lakeboat (film)|Lakeboat]]'' | The Pierman | |- | ''[[Enemies of Laughter]]'' | Paul's Father | |- | rowspan="3" | 2001 | ''[[Hubert's Brain]]'' | Thompson | Voice |- | ''[[Made (2001 film)|Made]]'' | Max | |- | ''[[Corky Romano]]'' | Francis A. "Pops" Romano | |- | rowspan="2" | 2002 | ''[[Three Days of Rain (film)|Three Days of Rain]]'' | Waldo | |- | ''[[Undisputed (film)|Undisputed]]'' | Mendy Ripstein | |- | 2004 | ''[[Shark Tale]]'' | Don Ira Feinberg | Voice, [[Cameo appearance|cameo]] |- | rowspan="2" | 2005 | ''[[Checking Out (2005 film)|Checking Out]]'' | Morris Applebaum | |- | ''[[The Thing About My Folks]]'' | Sam Kleinman | |- | rowspan="2" | 2007 | ''[[Three Days to Vegas]]'' | Gus 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald | |- | ''[[Next (2007 film)|Next]]'' | Irv | |- | 2009 | ''[[American Cowslip]]'' | Father Randolph | Final film role |} ===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable unsortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | rowspan="4" | 1957 | ''[[Robert Montgomery Presents]]'' | | Season 8 Episode 36: "Return Visit" |- | rowspan="2" | ''[[Studio One (American TV series)|Studio One]]'' | Carmen's Assistant | Season 9 Episode 35: "The Mother Bit" |- | Jack | Season 9 Episode 45: "Rudy" |- | ''[[Kraft Suspense Theatre]]'' | Radar Operator / Izzy | Season 10 Episode 26: "Collision" |- | 1957β59 | ''[[Camera Three]]'' | Stendhal / Don Chucho | 8 episodes |- | rowspan="3" | 1958 | ''[[Naked City (TV series)|Naked City]]'' | Extortionist | Season 1 Episode 11: "Lady Bug, Lady Bug" |- | ''[[Kraft Suspense Theatre]]'' | Izzy | Season 11 Episode 44: "Night Cry" |- | ''[[Decoy (TV series)|Decoy]]'' | Fred Dana | Season 1 Episode 37: "The Come Back" |- | rowspan="5" | 1959 | ''[[Omnibus (American TV program)|Omnibus]]'' | Charlie | Season 7 Episode 13: "The Strange Ordeal of the Normandier" |- | ''[[Brenner (TV series)|Brenner]]'' | Fred Gaines | Season 1 Episode 4: "Blind Spot" |- | ''[[Deadline (1959 TV series)|Deadline]]'' | Al Bax | Season 1 Episode 11: "The Human Storm" |- | ''[[New York Confidential (TV series)|New York Confidential]]'' | Pete | Season 1 Episode 11: "The Girl from Nowhere" |- | rowspan="2" | ''[[Play of the Week (TV series)|Play of the Week]]'' | rowspan="2" | Mestizo | Season 1 Episode 2: "The Power and the Glory" |- | rowspan="6" | 1960 | Season 1 Episode 14: "The Emperor's Clothes" |- | ''[[Naked City (TV series)|Naked City]]'' | Gimpy (uncredited) | Season 2 Episode 1: "A Death of Princes" |- | ''[[The Islanders (TV series)|The Islanders]]'' | Hooker | Season 1 Episode 6: "Hostage Island" |- | ''[[Have Gun β Will Travel]]'' | Waller, Gambler | Season 4 Episode 9: "The Poker Fiend" |- | ''[[The Witness (TV series)|The Witness]]'' | [[Abe Reles]] | Season 1 Episode 11: "Kid Twist" |- | rowspan="2" | ''[[The Untouchables (1959 TV series)|The Untouchables]]'' | Duke Mullen | Season 1 Episode 26: "The Underworld Bank" |- | rowspan="11" | 1961 | Nate Selko | Season 3 Episode 1: "Troubleshooter" |- | ''[[Naked City (TV series)|Naked City]]'' | Lee Staunton | Season 2 Episode 24: "A Very Cautious Boy" |- | ''[[The Law and Mr. Jones]]'' | Sydney Jarmon | Season 1 Episode 20: "Cold Turkey" |- | rowspan="2" | ''[[The Aquanauts]]'' | Jeremiah Wilson | Season 1 Episode 20: "The Jeremiah Adventure" |- | Angel | Season 1 Episode 23: "The Double Adventure" |- | ''[[Cry Vengeance!]]'' | Priest | rowspan="2" | Television movie |- | ''[[The Million Dollar Incident]]'' | Sammy |- | ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' | Meyer Fine | Season 6 Episode 28: "Gratitude" |- | ''[[The Barbara Stanwyck Show]]'' | Joe | Season 1 Episode 32: "The Assassin" |- | ''[[Target: The Corruptors!]]'' | Nick Longo | Season 1 Episode 1: "The Million Dollar Dump" |- | ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'' | Ramos Clemente | Season 3 Episode 6: "[[The Mirror (The Twilight Zone)|The Mirror]]" |- | rowspan="8" | 1962 | ''[[Naked City (TV series)|Naked City]]'' | Frankie O'Hearn | Season 3 Episode 25: "Lament for a Dead Indian" |- | ''[[The New Breed (TV series)|The New Breed]]'' | Lopez | Season 1 Episode 15: "Cross the Little Line" |- | ''[[87th Precinct (TV series)|87th Precinct]]'' | Greg Brovane | Season 1 Episode 19: "The Pigeon" |- | ''[[Here's Edie]]'' | Cabbie | Episode #1.1 |- | ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents|The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]]'' | Robert Evans | Season 1 Episode 13: "Bonfire" |- | rowspan="2" | ''[[The Dick Powell Show]]'' | Aristede Fresco | Season 1 Episode 17: "Price of Tomatoes" |- | Dr. Alan Keegan | Season 2 Episode 4: "The Doomsday Boys" |- | ''[[The DuPont Show of the Week]]'' | Collucci | Season 1 Episode 24: "A Sound of Hunting" |- | rowspan="4" | 1963 | ''[[The Dick Powell Show]]'' | Martin | Season 2 Episode 18: "The Rage of Silence" |- | ''[[Dr. Kildare (TV series)|Dr. Kildare]]'' | Matt Gunderson | Season 2 Episode 29: "The Balance and the Crucible" |- | ''[[Wagon Train]]'' | Gus Morgan | Season 7 Episode 3: "The Gus Morgan Story" |- | ''[[Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre]]'' | Bert Graumann | Season 1 Episode 4: "Four Kings" |- | rowspan="3" | 1964 | ''[[The DuPont Show of the Week]]'' | Danilo Diaz | Season 3 Episode 21: "Ambassador at Large" |- | rowspan="2" | ''[[Ben Casey]]'' | Dr. Jimmy Reynolds | Season 4 Episode 6: "For Jimmy, the Best of Everything" |- | | Season 4 Episode 12: "Courage at 3:00 A.M." |- | 1965 | ''[[Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre]]'' | Bara | Season 2 Episode 19: "Perilous Times" |- | 1965β66 | ''[[The Trials of O'Brien]]'' | Daniel O'Brien | 22 episodes |- | rowspan="2" | 1966 | ''[[Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre]]'' | Mike Galway | Season 4 Episode 7: "Dear Deductible" |- | ''[[Brigadoon (1966 film)|Brigadoon]]'' | Jeff Douglas | Television movie |- | 1967 | ''[[The Red Skelton Hour]]'' | Colonel Hush-Hush | Season 16 Episode 16: "In One Head and Out the Other" |- | 1968 | ''[[A Hatful of Rain]]'' | Polo Pope | Television movie |- | 1968β2003 | ''[[Columbo]]'' | [[Columbo (character)|Lieutenant Columbo]] | 69 episodes |- | rowspan="2" | 1971 | ''[[The Name of the Game (TV series)|The Name of the Game]]'' | Lewis Corbett | Season 3 Episode 15: "A Sister from Napoli" |- | ''A Step Out of Line'' | Harry Connors | Television movie |- | 1978 | ''[[The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast]]'' | Columbo | Television special |- | 1992 | ''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]'' | Himself | Season 1 Episode 8: "Out of the Loop" |- | 1996 | ''[[The Sunshine Boys (1996 film)|The Sunshine Boys]]'' | Willie Clark | rowspan="7" | Television movie |- | 1997 | ''Pronto'' | Harry Arno |- | 2000 | ''[[A Storm in Summer]]'' | Abel Shaddick |- | rowspan="2" | 2001 | ''[[The Lost World (2001 film)|The Lost World]]'' | Reverend Theo Kerr |- | ''[[A Town Without Christmas]]'' | rowspan=2|Max |- | rowspan="2" | 2003 | ''[[Finding John Christmas]]'' |- | ''Wilder Days'' | James 'Pop Up' Morse |- | 2004 | ''[[When Angels Come to Town]]'' | Max | Television movie (final TV role) |} === Theatre === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Venue |- | rowspan="2" |1956 || ''[[Saint Joan (play)|Saint Joan]]'' || English Soldier || [[Walter Kerr Theatre]], Broadway |- | ''[[Diary of a Scoundrel]]'' || Mamaev's Servant || [[Phoenix Theatre (New York City)|Phoenix Theatre]], off-Broadway |- |1956β57 ||''[[The Iceman Cometh]]'' || Rocky Pioggi || [[Circle in the Square Theatre]], Broadway |- |1964 || ''[[The Passion of Josef D.]]'' || Stalin || [[Ethel Barrymore Theatre]], Broadway |- |1971β73 ||''[[The Prisoner of Second Avenue]]'' || Mel Edison || [[Eugene O'Neill Theatre]], Broadway |- |2000 || ''Defiled'' || Brian Dickey || [[Geffen Playhouse]], Los Angeles |}
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