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"Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire" (2002): Season 1: Episode 1 -- The monk posts 95 theses in Wittenberg, attacking papal abuses and the sale of indulgences.
The Duchess (2008) -- Clip: The Whig Rally
Mirrors (2008) -- An evil spirit haunts a family in their home in this short trailer
The Duchess (2008) -- MyMovies.Net - Costume featurette (WMV)
"Empires: The Roman Empire in the First Century" (2001): Season 1: Episode 3 -- Claudius rules; Britain battles Roman legions; in Judea, Paul tells of Jesus; Rome verges on disaster under Nero's reign.

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Actor:
  1. An Organization of Dreams (2009) .... John
  2. Phèdre (2009) .... Théramène
  3. "Apparitions" .... Cardinal Bukovak (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
        - Episode #1.1 (2009) TV episode .... Cardinal Bukovak
        - Episode #1.3 (2008) TV episode .... Cardinal Bukovak
  4. The Duchess (2008) .... General Grey
    ... aka La duchessa (Italy)
  5. Krakatoa (2008) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  6. Mirrors (2008) .... Lorenzo Sapelli
    ... aka Oglinzi malefice (Romania)
  7. Chemical Wedding (2008) .... Crowley
  8. "The Palace" .... PM Edward Shaw (4 episodes, 2008)
        - Episode #1.4 (2008) TV episode .... PM Edward Shaw
        - Episode #1.3 (2008) TV episode .... PM Edward Shaw
        - Episode #1.2 (2008) TV episode .... PM Edward Shaw
        - Episode #1.1 (2008) TV episode .... PM Edward Shaw
  9. Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) .... Lord Howard
    ... aka Elizabeth - Das goldene Königreich (Germany)
    ... aka Elizabeth - L'âge d'or (France)
  10. "The Inspector Lynley Mysteries" .... Sgt Mike McCaffrey (1 episode, 2007)
        - Limbo (2007) TV episode .... Sgt Mike McCaffrey
  11. "The Last Detective" .... Billy Palmer (1 episode, 2007)
        - Once Upon a Time on the Westway (2007) TV episode .... Billy Palmer
  12. Sparkle (2007) .... Bernie
  13. "Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire" .... Pompey (1 episode, 2006)
        - Caesar (2006) TV episode .... Pompey
  14. "Midsomer Murders" .... Leo Clarke / ... (2 episodes, 1998-2006)
        - Death in Chorus (2006) TV episode .... Leo Clarke
        - Written in Blood (1998) TV episode .... Max Jennings
  15. Alien Autopsy (2006) .... Michael Kuhn
  16. My Tumour & I (2005) .... Pickled Old Guy
  17. The Headsman (2005) .... Archbishop
    ... aka Shadow of the Sword (Germany: DVD title) (International: English title)
    ... aka Henker (Austria)
  18. "I Am Not an Animal" .... Narrator (5 episodes, 2004)
        - Home (2004) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
        - A Star Is Hatched (2004) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
        - My Fair Mare (2004) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
        - Money (2004) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
        - Planet of the Men and Women (2004) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
  19. Troy (2004) .... Nestor
  20. "Timewatch" (1982) TV series .... Narrator (unknown episodes, 2003)
    ... aka BBC History: Timewatch (UK)
  21. "Spine Chillers" .... Nick (1 episode, 2003)
        - Fairy Godfather (2003) TV episode .... Nick
  22. "Foyle's War" .... Raymond Brooks (1 episode, 2002)
        - A Lesson in Murder (2002) TV episode .... Raymond Brooks
  23. Whistle (2002)
  24. K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) .... Admiral Bratyeev
    ... aka K*19: The Widowmaker (International: English title: poster title) (USA: poster title)
    ... aka K-19 - Showdown in der Tiefe (Germany)
    ... aka K-19: Terreur sous la mer (Canada: French title)
    ... aka The Widowmaker (International: English title: informal short title)
    ... aka k-19 (International: English title: informal short title)
    ... aka k19 (International: English title: informal short title)
  25. Claim (2002) .... Lex Vandenberg
  26. Alone (2002) .... Hannah
  27. Shrink (2002) .... Dr. Bloom
  28. The Gentleman Thief (2001) (TV) .... Monty Sinclair
  29. The Body (2001) .... Moshe Cohen
    ... aka Das geheimnisvolle Grab (Germany)
    ... aka The Body - Das geheimnisvolle Grab (Germany: TV title)
  30. Sideshow (2001) .... Daukes
  31. Calling the Wild (2000) (TV) .... Roger
  32. Gladiator (2000) .... Gaius
  33. "The 10th Kingdom" .... Governor of Prison (2 episodes, 2000)
    ... aka Das 10te Königreich (Germany: DVD title)
    ... aka Das zehnte Königreich (Germany)
        - Episode #1.3 (2000) TV episode .... Governor of Prison
        - Episode #1.2 (2000) TV episode .... Governor of Prison

  34. "Jonathan Creek" .... Prof. Lance Graumann (1 episode, 1999)
        - The Omega Man (1999) TV episode .... Prof. Lance Graumann
  35. Mary, Mother of Jesus (1999) (TV) .... Simon
  36. Notting Hill (1999) .... PR Chief
  37. Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters (1999) (TV) .... General Charette
    ... aka Horatio Hornblower: The Wrong War (USA)
  38. "Invasion: Earth" (1998) TV mini-series .... Air Marshal Bentley (unknown episodes)
  39. "Inspector Morse" .... Dr. Julian Storrs (1 episode, 1997)
        - Death Is Now My Neighbour (1997) TV episode .... Dr. Julian Storrs
  40. "Bodyguards" .... Cmdr. MacIntye (7 episodes, 1996-1997)
        - The Killing Ground (1997) TV episode .... Cmdr. MacIntye
        - Know Thine Enemy (1997) TV episode .... Cmdr. MacIntye
        - A Choice of Evils (1997) TV episode .... Cmdr. MacIntye
        - Episode #1.1 (1996) TV episode .... Cmdr. MacIntye
        - Out of the Mouths of Babes (????) TV episode .... Cmdr. MacIntye
          (2 more)
  41. True Tilda (1997) (TV) .... Reverend Glasson
  42. "Creatures Fantastic" (1997) TV series (voice) .... Storyteller
  43. 101 Dalmatians (1996) .... Skinner
  44. "Wycliffe" .... Dr. Sam Malvern (1 episode, 1996)
        - Crazy for You (1996) TV episode .... Dr. Sam Malvern
  45. "Coogan's Run" .... Douglas Crown (1 episode, 1995)
        - Dearth of a Salesman (1995) TV episode .... Douglas Crown
  46. Two Deaths (1995) .... Cinca
  47. "Kavanagh QC" .... Mr. Justice Griffin (1 episode, 1995)
        - A Family Affair (1995) TV episode .... Mr. Justice Griffin
  48. England, My England (1995) .... Samuel Pepys
  49. Fatherland (1994) (TV) .... SS-Obergruppenführer Odilo 'Globus' Globocnik
  50. "The Chief" .... Dan Cheyney (1 episode, 1994)
        - Episode #4.5 (1994) TV episode .... Dan Cheyney
  51. No Man's Land (1994) (TV) .... Heiger
    ... aka Black Easter (UK: alternative title)
  52. "Shakespeare: The Animated Tales" .... Claudius / ... (1 episode, 1992)
        - Hamlet (1992) TV episode (voice) .... Claudius / The Ghost
  53. "Between the Lines" .... D.A.C. Dunning / ... (6 episodes, 1992)
    ... aka Inside the Line
        - The Chill Factor (1992) TV episode .... D.C.C. Dunning
        - Nobody's Fireproof (1992) TV episode .... D.C.C. Dunning
        - Nothing to Declare (1992) TV episode .... D.C.C. Dunning
        - Lest Ye Be Judged (1992) TV episode .... D.A.C. Dunning
        - A Watch & Chain of Course (1992) TV episode .... D.A.C. Dunning
          (1 more)
  54. "The Good Guys" .... Jerry Rushbridge (1 episode, 1992)
        - Easier for a Camel (1992) TV episode .... Jerry Rushbridge
  55. 'R': Rembrandt (1992) (TV)
  56. "G.B.H." .... Dr Jacobs (3 episodes, 1991)
        - Send a Message to Michael (1991) TV episode .... Dr Jacobs
        - Only Here on a Message (1991) TV episode .... Dr Jacobs
        - It Couldn't Happen Here (1991) TV episode .... Dr Jacobs
  57. "Selling Hitler" (1991) TV mini-series .... Gerd Schulte-Hillen (unknown episodes)
  58. For the Greater Good (1991) (TV) .... Norman May-Boys MP
  59. Young Catherine (1991) (TV) .... Archimandrite Todorsky
  60. The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story (1990) (TV) .... BKA Police Chief
    ... aka Why Lockerbie? (UK: alternative title)
  61. "Centrepoint" (1990) TV mini-series .... Claud Wareing

  62. "Blackeyes" .... Detective Blake (3 episodes, 1989)
        - Episode #1.3 (1989) TV episode .... Detective Blake
        - Episode #1.2 (1989) TV episode .... Detective Blake
        - Episode #1.1 (1989) TV episode .... Detective Blake
  63. How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989) .... Psychiatrist
  64. Testimony (1988) .... Andre Zhdanov
    ... aka Die Zeugenaussage (West Germany)
  65. "The Modern World: Ten Great Writers" .... Thomas Mann (1 episode, 1988)
    ... aka Ten Great Writers of the Modern World (USA)
        - Thomas Mann's 'The Magic Mountain' (1988) TV episode .... Thomas Mann
  66. "Vanity Fair" .... Lord Steyne (5 episodes, 1987)
        - Our Friend the Major (1987) TV episode .... Lord Steyne
        - A Vulgar Incident (1987) TV episode .... Lord Steyne
        - The Very Best of Company (1987) TV episode .... Lord Steyne
        - Struggles and Trials (1987) TV episode .... Lord Steyne
        - How to Live Well on Nothing a Year (1987) TV episode .... Lord Steyne
  67. "Biography" .... Narrator (1 episode)
        - King Arthur: His Life and Legends (????) TV episode .... Narrator
  68. Personal Services (1987) .... Lionel
  69. Partition (1987) .... General Flood
  70. "Mr. Palfrey of Westminster" .... Adrian Vyner (1 episode, 1985)
        - Music of a Dead Prophet (1985) TV episode .... Adrian Vyner
  71. The Burston Rebellion (1985) (TV) .... Rev. Charles Tucker Eland
  72. "Sorrell and Son" .... Thomas Roland (6 episodes, 1984)
        - Episode #1.6 (1984) TV episode .... Thomas Roland
        - Episode #1.5 (1984) TV episode .... Thomas Roland
        - Episode #1.4 (1984) TV episode .... Thomas Roland
        - Episode #1.3 (1984) TV episode .... Thomas Roland
        - Episode #1.2 (1984) TV episode .... Thomas Roland
          (1 more)
  73. Oedipus the King (1984) (TV) .... Creon
    ... aka Theban Plays: Oedipus the King (USA)
  74. Antigone (1984) (TV) .... Creon
    ... aka Theban Plays: Antigone (USA)
  75. Oedipus at Colonus (1984) (TV) .... Creon
    ... aka Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus (USA)
  76. "Wagner" .... Semper (1 episode, 1983)
        - Part 2 (1983) TV episode .... Semper
  77. "My Cousin Rachel" (1983) TV mini-series .... Ambrose Ashley
  78. "BBC Play of the Month" .... Viktor Myshlaevsky (2 episodes, 1975-1982)
        - The White Guard (1982) TV episode .... Viktor Myshlaevsky
        - King Lear (1975) TV episode
  79. King Lear (1982) (TV) .... Earl of Kent
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: King Lear (USA: video title)
  80. "The Woman in White" .... Sir Percival Glyde (5 episodes, 1982)
        - Episode #1.5 (1982) TV episode .... Sir Percival Glyde
        - Episode #1.4 (1982) TV episode .... Sir Percival Glyde
        - Episode #1.3 (1982) TV episode .... Sir Percival Glyde
        - Episode #1.2 (1982) TV episode .... Sir Percival Glyde
        - Episode #1.1 (1982) TV episode .... Sir Percival Glyde
  81. Troilus & Cressida (1981) (TV) .... Hector
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Troilus & Cressida (USA: video title)
  82. "Private Schulz" .... German newsreel commentator / ... (3 episodes, 1981)
        - Episode #1.4 (1981) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... German newsreel commentator
        - Episode #1.3 (1981) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... German newsreel commentator
        - Episode #1.2 (1981) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Newsreel commentator
  83. Timon of Athens (1981) (TV) .... Alcibiades
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Timon of Athens (USA: video title)
  84. "Armchair Thriller" .... Vincent Craig (1 episode, 1980)
        - The Victim (1980) TV episode .... Vincent Craig

  85. "Screenplay" .... Matthias Erzberger (1 episode, 1979)
        - Gossip from the Forest (1979) TV episode .... Matthias Erzberger
  86. "Edward & Mrs. Simpson" .... Major Alexander Hardinge (5 episodes, 1978)
        - The Abdication (1978) TV episode .... Major Alexander Hardinge
        - Proposals (1978) TV episode .... Major Alexander Hardinge
        - The Decision (1978) TV episode .... Major Alexander Hardinge
        - The Divorce (1978) TV episode .... Major Alexander Hardinge
        - The New King (1978) TV episode .... Major Alexander Hardinge
  87. "Crown Court" .... John Claudius (2 episodes, 1974-1978)
        - Scalped (1978) TV episode
        - South Tower (1974) TV episode .... John Claudius
  88. "BBC2 Play of the Week" .... McKendrick / ... (2 episodes, 1977-1978)
        - Flayed (1978) TV episode .... Robert
        - Professional Foul (1977) TV episode .... McKendrick
  89. "Z Cars" .... George Stonehouse (1 episode, 1976)
        - Scot Free (1976) TV episode .... George Stonehouse
  90. "Space: 1999" .... Capt. Jack Tanner (1 episode, 1975)
    ... aka Spazio: 1999 (Italy)
        - Death's Other Dominion (1975) TV episode .... Capt. Jack Tanner
  91. Hennessy (1975) .... Tipaldi
  92. "You're on Your Own" .... Oscar Patterson (1 episode, 1975)
        - No One Wants Any Trouble (1975) TV episode .... Oscar Patterson
  93. "Good Girl" .... Christopher Wimple (3 episodes, 1974)
        - Does the Road Wind Uphill? (1974) TV episode .... Christopher Wimple
        - Be Good, Sweet Maid (1974) TV episode .... Christopher Wimple
        - How Doth the Little Busy Bee? (1974) TV episode .... Christopher Wimple
  94. "Justice" .... Anderson (1 episode, 1974)
        - The Price of Innocence (1974) TV episode .... Anderson
  95. Pope Joan (1972) .... Father James
    ... aka She Who Would Be Pope (UK: restored version)
    ... aka The Devil's Imposter (USA: recut version)
  96. Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) .... Petya
  97. "Elizabeth R" .... Earl of Sussex (3 episodes, 1971)
        - Shadow in the Sun (1971) TV episode .... Earl of Sussex
        - The Marriage Game (1971) TV episode .... Earl of Sussex
        - The Lion's Cub (1971) TV episode .... Earl of Sussex

  98. "ITV Saturday Night Theatre" .... Wally Zuckerman (1 episode, 1969)
    ... aka ITV Sunday Night Theatre (UK: new title)
        - It's Called the Sugar Plum (1969) TV episode .... Wally Zuckerman
  99. "ITV Playhouse" .... Schoner (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Stories of D.H. Lawrence: The Prussian Officer (1967) TV episode .... Schoner
Self:
  1. Hindenburg: Titanic of the Skies (2007) (TV) (voice) .... Himself - Narrator
    ... aka Hindenburg (UK: new title)
  2. "Revealed" .... Himself - Narrator (1 episode, 2006)
        - The Man Behind the Da Vinci Code (2006) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - Narrator
  3. Challenger: Countdown to Disaster (2006) (TV) (voice) .... Himself - Narrator
    ... aka Challenger: The Untold Story (USA)
  4. "Britain's Finest" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Actresses (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  5. "Horizon" .... Himself - Narrator (7 episodes, 2000-2004)
        - First Olympian (2004) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - Narrator
        - The Day We Learned to Think (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - Narrator
        - The Mystery of Easter Island (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - Narrator
        - The Lost Pyramids of Caral (2002) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - Narrator
        - The Death Star (2001) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - Narrator
          (2 more)
  6. The Race for Everest (2003) (TV) .... Narrator
  7. Accidents in Space (2002) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  8. "Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire" (3 episodes, 2002)
        - Pharaohs of the Sun (2002) TV episode (voice)
        - The Last Great Pharaoh (2002) TV episode (voice)
        - The Warrior Pharaohs (2002) TV episode (voice)
  9. Animals of the Ocean Desert (2001) (TV) .... Narrator
    ... aka Riders of the Storm (UK: alternative title)
  10. Mountain Men (2001) (TV) .... Narrator
  11. Top Cat (2000) (TV) .... Narrator
  12. 29 Glimpses at the Ghazi (2000) (TV) .... Narrator

  13. "Patterns of Life" (1986) TV series .... Himself - Narrator
  14. "Great Little Railways" .... Himself / ... (1 episode, 1983)
        - The Good and Quick (1983) TV episode .... Himself/Presenter

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