| Worked extensively in live TV during the 1950s on shows like "Kraft Television Theatre" and "Producers' Showcase" (both NBC) and "Appointment with Adventure" (CBS) |
1948 | Stage debut in "Cymbeline" at Canadian Repertory Theatre, Ottawa |
1951 | TV debut in CBC production of "Othello" |
1954 | Broadway debut in "The Starcross Story" starring Katherine Cornell |
1955 | Delivered a compelling performance as the Earl of Warwick in Anouilh's "The Lark" opposite Julie Harris |
1955 | Starred opposite Judith Anderson in a Paris production of "Medea" |
1956 | Portrayed title role in "Henry V" at the Stratford Festival in Ontario, Canada |
1958 | Made film debut in Sidney Lumet's "Stage Struck" |
1961 | London stage debut in "Becket" |
1965 | Most memorable film appearance as Baron Von Trapp opposite Julie Andrews' Maria in "The Sound of Music" |
1968 | Portrayed title role in feature "Oedipus the King" |
1973 | Conceived and directed "Lovers and Madmen," an evening of Shakespearean love themes for Zoe Caldwell and himself |
1974 | Won a Tony Award for his performance in "Cyrano" |
1976 | Delivered Emmy-winning performance in "Arthur Hailey's 'The Moneychangers'" (NBC) |
1979 | Played Sherlock Holmes in the feature film "Murder by Decree" |
1980 | Appeared in award-winning telefilm "The Shadow Box" (ABC), directed by Paul Newman and co-starring Joanne Woodward |
1986 | Provided voice of Henri for the animated feature "An American Tail" |
1988 | Toured the U.S. in title role of "Macbeth" |
1990 | Starred in TV series "Counterstrike" on USA Network |
1994 | Acted opposite Jason Robards Jr. in revival of Harold Pinter's "No Man's Land" on Broadway |
1997 | Returned to Broadway in the one-man show "Barrymore," about the actor John Barrymore |
1999 | Portrayed TV journalist Mike Wallace in "The Insider," a film about tobacco industry whistleblower Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe) |
2001 | Had pivotal role as a psychiatrist treating schizophrenic mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr. (Russell Crowe) in "A Beautiful Mind" |
2002 | Co-starred in the historical drama feature "Ararat" |
2004 | Cast as Aristotle in Oliver Stone's "Alexander" |
2004 | Returned to the stage for a production of "King Lear" at Lincoln Center's Beaumont theater; received a Tony nomination for his performance |
2005 | Earned Emmy and SAG nominations for his portrayal of Boston's controversial Cardinal Bernard Law in Showtime's "Our Fathers" |
2005 | Starred in the geopolitical thriller "Syriana," based on the real-life memoirs of CIA agent Robert Baer; produced by George Clooney |
2006 | Co-starred with Denzel Washington and Clive Owen in the Spike Lee directed hostage drama "Inside Man" |
2007 | Returned to Broadway as Henry Drummond in a revival of "Inherit the Wind"; earned seventh Tony nomination |
2009 | Cast in the title role of Terry Gilliam's "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" |
2009 | Lent his voice to the feature-length adaptation of Shane Acker's short film "9" |
2009 | Nominated for the 2009 Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role ("The Last Station") |
2009 | Nominated for the 2009 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture ("The Last Station") |
2009 | Nominated for the 2009 Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male ("The Last Station") |
2009 | Nominated for the 2009 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role ("The Last Station") |
2009 | Portrayed Leo Tolstoy in the German biographical film "The Last Station"; earned Independent Spirit, Golden Globe, SAG and Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actor |
2009 | Voiced the villain in the Pixar animated film "Up" |
2011 | Joined the cast of David Fincher directed "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," based on the novel by Stieg Larsson |
2011 | Played Ewan McGregor's dying father in "Beginners" |
