| Made U.S. TV appearances on such early anthology drama programs as "Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Presents The Rheingold Theater" |
1936 | Made stage acting debut at the Old Vic in London |
1937 | Made New York stage debut in the play, "Love of Women" |
1938 | Returned to the London stage in the play, "The Zeal of Thy House" |
1947 | Made feature film debut in the costume drama, "Blanche Fury" |
1953 | First U.S. feature credit, the U.S.-U.K. co-production, "Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue," produced by Walt Disney Studios |
1955 | Portrayed one of the murderers in Laurence Olivier's adaptation of "Richard III" |
1957 | Appeared in the classic Powell & Pressburger WW2 drama "Ill Met By Moonlight" |
1958 | First Hammer horror film, "The Horror of Dracula" |
1962 | Second Hammer horror film, "The Phantom of the Opera" |
1969 | Featured in Ken Russell's "Women in Love" |
1972 | Played Dr. David Livingstone on the short-lived NBC historical drama series, "Search for the Nile" |
1974 | First miniseries to air on U.S. TV, "QB VII" |
1979 | Featured in "The Boys From Brazil," starring Gregory Peck and Laurence Olivier |
1979 | Returned to Broadway for his Tony winning role in the comedy, "Bedroom Farce" |
1984 | Played the captured father in the Zucker Brothers' comedy "Top Secret!" |
1985 | Appeared opposite Robert Redford and Meryl Streep in "Out of Africa" as Lord Delamere |
1987 | Cast in the film adaptation of Frederick Forsyth's "The Fourth Protocol," starring Michael Caine and Pierce Brosnan |
1988 | Returned to Broadway in the drama, "Breaking the Code"; received a Tony nomination as Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play |
1989 | Cast as Alfred the butler in Tim Burton's "Batman," opposite Michael Keaton |
1992 | Reprised role of Alfred in "Batman Returns" |
1993 | Featured in Martin Scorsese's "The Age of Innocence" |
1995 | Played Alfred to Val Kilmer's Bruce Wayne in "Batman Forever" |
1997 | Again played Alfred, this time opposite George Clooney in "Batman & Robin" |
1999 | Gave a wonderful performance as Feers in "The Cherry Orchard," opposite Alan Bates and Charlotte Rampling |
1999 | Last on-screen performance reunited him with Burton, playing a cameo in "Sleepy Hollow" |
2005 | Lent his voice to Burton's "Corpse Bride" |
2010 | Final film role, voiced Uilleam, the Dodo bird in Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" |
