Filmography128 titles
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TunerMovie | Harry Horowitz | 89 |
| 2026 | TOVAHMovie | Self | 89 |
| 2025 | MegadocMovie | Self | 88 |
| 2024 | Kung Fu Panda 4Movie | Shifu (voice) | 87 |
| 2024 | MegalopolisMovie | Nush 'The Fixer' Berman | 87 |
| 2024 | Stand-Up: The Laughing TherapySeries | Lenny Bruce (archive footage) | 87 |
| 2023 | Reinventing Elvis: The 68' ComebackMovie | Benjamin Braddock (archive footage) | 86 |
| 2022 | Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon KnightSeries | Shifu (voice) | 85 |
| 2022 | PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation PresentationMovie | Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels (archive footage) | 85 |
| 2019 | Alan Pakula: Going for TruthMovie | Self | 82 |
| 2019 | Into the LabyrinthMovie | Dottor Green | 82 |
| 2018 | Hollywood: No Sex, Please!Movie | — | 81 |
| 2017 | The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)Movie | Harold Meyerowitz | 80 |
| 2017 | SpielbergMovie | Self | 80 |
| 2017 | Steve McQueen: American IconMovie | Self (archive footage) | 80 |
| 2016 | Kung Fu Panda 3Movie | Shifu (voice) | 79 |
| 2016 | Medici: Masters of FlorenceSeries | Giovanni de' Medici | 79 |
| 2016 | All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. StoneMovie | Carl Bernstein (archive footage) | 79 |
| 2015 | The ProgramMovie | Bob Hamman | 78 |
| 2015 | Arthur Miller: A Man of His CenturyMovie | Self - Actor | 78 |
| 2014 | ChefMovie | Riva | 77 |
| 2014 | The CobblerMovie | Abraham Simkin | 77 |
| 2014 | Led Zeppelin Played HereMovie | Self (archive footage) | 77 |
| 2012 | LuckSeries | Chester Bernstein | 75 |
| 2012 | Finding Your RootsSeries | Self | 75 |
| 2011 | Kung Fu Panda 2Movie | Master Shifu (voice) | 74 |
| 2010 | Little FockersMovie | Bernie Focker | 73 |
| 2010 | Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack CardiffMovie | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 73 |
| 2010 | Jews and Baseball: An American Love StoryMovie | Narrator (voice) | 73 |
| 2008 | Kung Fu PandaMovie | Master Shifu (voice) | 71 |
| 2008 | The Tale of DespereauxMovie | Roscuro (voice) | 71 |
| 2008 | Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein LebenMovie | Self | 71 |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton ShowSeries | Self | 70 |
| 2007 | Mr. Magorium's Wonder EmporiumMovie | Mr. Edward Magorium | 70 |
| 2007 | TrumboMovie | Self - Interviewee | 70 |
| 2006 | Perfume: The Story of a MurdererMovie | Giuseppe Baldini | 69 |
| 2006 | The HolidayMovie | Dustin Hoffman (uncredited) | 69 |
| 2006 | Stranger Than FictionMovie | Professor Jules Hilbert | 69 |
| 2006 | Rachael RaySeries | — | 69 |
| 2006 | Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking FilmMovie | Self | 69 |
| 2005 | Racing StripesMovie | Tucker (voice) | 68 |
| 2005 | The Reichen ShowSeries | Self | 68 |
| 2005 | Earth to AmericaMovie | Self | 68 |
| 2004 | Meet the FockersMovie | Bernie Focker | 67 |
| 2004 | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate EventsMovie | The Critic (uncredited) | 67 |
| 2004 | Finding NeverlandMovie | Charles Frohman | 67 |
| 2004 | I ♥ HuckabeesMovie | Bernard Jaffe | 67 |
| 2004 | After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years LaterMovie | — | 67 |
| 2004 | The Best of So Graham NortonMovie | Self (archive footage) | 67 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSeries | Self | 66 |
| 2003 | Runaway JuryMovie | Wendell Rohr | 66 |
| 2003 | The Shakespeare SessionsMovie | — | 66 |
| 2003 | Moonlight Mile: A Journey to ScreenMovie | Self / Ben Floss | 66 |
| 2002 | Liberty's KidsSeries | Benedict Arnold (voice) | 65 |
| 2002 | Heart of the FestivalMovie | Self (archive footage) | 65 |
| 2002 | V Graham NortonSeries | Self | 65 |
| 2002 | Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in FilmMovie | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 65 |
| 2002 | Moonlight MileMovie | Ben Floss | 65 |
| 2002 | There's Only One Paul McCartneyMovie | Self | 65 |
| 2001 | Goldwyn: The Man and His MoviesMovie | Self - Narrator | 64 |
| 2001 | Big Brother's Little BrotherSeries | Self | 64 |
| 2000 | Curb Your EnthusiasmSeries | Guide #1 | 63 |
| 1999 | The Messenger: The Story of Joan of ArcMovie | Joan's conscience | 62 |
| 1999 | The Devil's ArithmeticMovie | Self (Introduces Film) (uncredited) | 62 |
| 1998 | SphereMovie | Dr. Norman Goodman | 61 |
| 1997 | Wag the DogMovie | Stanley Motss | 60 |
| 1997 | Mad CityMovie | Max Brackett | 60 |
| 1996 | SleepersMovie | Danny Snyder | 59 |
| 1996 | The Daily ShowSeries | Self | 59 |
| 1995 | OutbreakMovie | Sam Daniels | 58 |
| 1995 | The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesMovie | Self | 58 |
| 1994 | Jonas in the DesertMovie | Self | 57 |
| 1993 | La Classe américaineMovie | Peter (archive footage) | 56 |
| 1993 | Aretha Franklin: DuetsMovie | Self | 56 |
| 1992 | HBO First LookSeries | — | 55 |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSeries | — | 55 |
| 1992 | HeroMovie | Bernard 'Bernie' Laplante | 55 |
| 1992 | Earth and the American DreamMovie | Reader (voice) | 55 |
| 1992 | The Graduate at 25Movie | Himself | 55 |
| 1992 | 'The Graduate' at 25Movie | Self | 55 |
| 1992 | Coucou c'est nous !Series | Self | 55 |
| 1991 | HookMovie | Captain Hook | 54 |
| 1990 | Dick TracyMovie | Mumbles | 53 |
| 1990 | The Earth Day SpecialMovie | Every Lawyer | 53 |
| 1989 | Family BusinessMovie | Vito McMullen | 52 |
| 1989 | Common Threads: Stories from the QuiltMovie | Narrator (voice) | 52 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and MarkSeries | Self - Guest | 51 |
| 1988 | Rain ManMovie | Raymond Babbitt | 51 |
| 1988 | This MorningSeries | Self | 51 |
| 1987 | IshtarMovie | Chuck Clarke | 50 |
| 1987 | Sacrée soiréeSeries | Self | 50 |
| 1986 | American MastersSeries | Self | 49 |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars IIMovie | Self | 48 |
| 1984 | Goldene KameraSeries | Self | 47 |
| 1982 | TootsieMovie | Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels | 45 |
| 1982 | Night of 100 StarsMovie | Self | 45 |
| 1981 | Wetten, dass..?Series | Self | 44 |
| 1980 | The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70'sMovie | Self (archive footage) | 43 |
| 1979 | Kramer vs. KramerMovie | Ted Kramer | 42 |
| 1979 | AgathaMovie | Wally Stanton | 42 |
| 1978 | Straight TimeMovie | Max Dembo | 41 |
| 1976 | All the President's MenMovie | Carl Bernstein | 39 |
| 1976 | Marathon ManMovie | Thomas 'Babe' Levy | 39 |
| 1974 | LennyMovie | Lenny Bruce | 37 |
| 1974 | Spécial cinémaSeries | Self | 37 |
| 1974 | Free to Be… You and MeMovie | Self (scenes deleted) | 37 |
| 1973 | PapillonMovie | Louis Dega | 36 |
| 1973 | The Magnificent RebelMovie | Self | 36 |
| 1971 | Straw DogsMovie | David Sumner | 34 |
| 1971 | Film '72Series | Self | 34 |
| 1971 | V.I.P. SchaukelSeries | Self | 34 |
| 1970 | Little Big ManMovie | Jack Crabb | 33 |
| 1970 | Arthur Penn: The DirectorMovie | Self | 33 |
| 1970 | TreffpunkteSeries | Self | 33 |
| 1969 | Midnight CowboyMovie | Ratso | 32 |
| 1968 | The New CinemaMovie | Self | 31 |
| 1967 | The GraduateMovie | Ben Braddock | 30 |
| 1967 | The Tiger Makes OutMovie | Hap | 30 |
| 1966 | ABC Stage 67Series | J.J. Semmons | 29 |
| 1966 | The Star WagonMovie | Hanus Wicks | 29 |
| 1966 | NET PlayhouseSeries | Hanus Wicks | 29 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin ShowSeries | Self | 25 |
| 1962 | The NursesSeries | Larson | 25 |
| 1961 | The DefendersSeries | Buddy | 24 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSeries | Self (archive footage) | 24 |
| 1961 | The DefendersSeries | Robert Burke | 24 |
| 1958 | Naked CitySeries | Finney | 21 |
| 1953 | The OscarsSeries | Self | 16 |