{{Short description|American actor (1918–2014)}} {{About|the actor|his father, the musician|Efrem Zimbalist}} {{Infobox person | name = Efrem Zimbalist Jr. | image = Efrem Zimbalist Jr.JPG | caption = Zimbalist in 1956 | birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1918|11|30}} | birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|2014|5|2|1918|11|30}} | death_place = [[Solvang, California]], U.S. | resting_place = | alma_mater = [[Yale University]] | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1945–2008 | known_for = [[The F.B.I. (TV series)|Lewis Erskine]], [[77 Sunset Strip|Stuart Bailey]], [[Maverick (TV series)|Dandy Jim Buckley]], [[Batman: The Animated Series|Alfred Pennyworth]] | height = 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | television = ''[[77 Sunset Strip]]'', ''[[The F.B.I. (TV series)|The F.B.I.]]'', ''[[Maverick (TV series)|Maverick]]'', ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'' | party = | children = 3, including [[Stephanie Zimbalist]] | parents = {{ubl|[[Efrem Zimbalist]]|[[Alma Gluck]]}} | awards = | module = {{Infobox military person |embed = yes |embed_title = Military career |allegiance = {{flag|United States}} |branch = {{army|USA}} |service_years = 1941–1945 |rank = [[Second lieutenant (United States)|2nd Lieutenant]] |unit = Company L, 3rd Battalion, [[60th Infantry Regiment (United States)|60th Infantry Regiment]] |battles = {{tree list}} * [[World War II]] ** [[European theatre of World War II|European theatre]] *** [[Operation Overlord|Battle of Normandy]] *** [[Battle of Hürtgen Forest]] {{tree list/end}} }} | spouse = {{plainlist| * {{marriage|Emily Munroe McNair|1941|1950|end=died}} * {{marriage|Loranda Stephanie Spalding|1956|1961|end=divorced}} }} | relatives = [[Marcia Davenport]] (half-sister) }}
'''Efrem Zimbalist Jr.''' (November 30, 1918 – May 2, 2014) was an American actor and theatre producer. Known for his "mellifluous voice and air of sophistication,"<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Stewart |first=Susan |title=Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Star of ‘77 Sunset Strip’ and ‘The F.B.I.’, Dies at 95 |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/04/arts/television/efrem-zimbalist-jr-star-of-77-sunset-strip-and-the-fbi-is-dead-at-95.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140507155933/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/04/arts/television/efrem-zimbalist-jr-star-of-77-sunset-strip-and-the-fbi-is-dead-at-95.html |archive-date=2014-05-07 |access-date=2026-01-23 |language=en}}</ref> he was known to television audiences for his starring roles on the crime drama series ''[[77 Sunset Strip]]'' (1958–64) and ''[[The F.B.I. (TV series)|The F.B.I.]]'' (1965–74), his recurring role as "Dandy Jim" Buckley on ''[[Maverick (TV series)|Maverick]]'' (1957–58), and as the voice of [[Alfred Pennyworth]] in the [[DC Animated Universe]]. He also appeared in numerous films and on the Broadway stage.<ref name=":0" /> He was a [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]] winner (out of four total nominations<ref>{{Cite web |title=Efrem Zimbalist Jr. |url=https://goldenglobes.com/person/efrem-zimbalist-jr/ |access-date=2026-01-24 |website=Golden Globes |language=en-US}}</ref>) and a two-time [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nominee.
He was the son of classical musicians [[Efrem Zimbalist]] and [[Alma Gluck]], and the father of actress [[Stephanie Zimbalist]]. In addition to his acting career, Zimbalist was also a decorated veteran of the [[Second World War]], receiving both the [[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]] and [[Purple Heart]] medals. In 1994, Zimbalist received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] for his contributions to television.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chad |date=2019-10-25 |title=Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. |url=https://walkoffame.com/efrem-zimbalist-jr/ |access-date=2026-01-23 |website=Hollywood Walk of Fame |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Early life== Zimbalist was born on November 30, 1918, in Brooklyn, to [[Jews|Jewish]] immigrants [[Efrem Zimbalist]] (1889–1985), a famous [[Russia|Russian]]-born violinist and symphony conductor,{{sfn|Malan|2004|page=1}} and [[Alma Gluck]] (1884–1938), an equally famous [[Romania|Romanian]]-born [[operatic]] [[soprano]].<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news |title=Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Star of '77 Sunset Strip' and 'The F.B.I.', Dies at 95 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/04/arts/television/efrem-zimbalist-jr-star-of-77-sunset-strip-and-the-fbi-is-dead-at-95.html |access-date=June 9, 2018 |work=The New York Times |date=May 3, 2014}}</ref> He had an older sister, Mary (1915–2008),<ref>{{cite news |title=Mary Taylor Zimbalist's Obituary on New York Times |url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?n=mary-taylor-zimbalist&pid=112423423 |access-date=June 9, 2018 |work=The New York Times |date=June 29, 2008}}</ref> along with a half-sister from his mother's first marriage, author [[Marcia Davenport]] (1903–1996).<ref>[http://www.marstonrecords.com/gluck/gluck_liner.htm Marston Records bio of Alma Gluck] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185512/http://www.marstonrecords.com/gluck/gluck_liner.htm |date=2016-03-03 }}</ref> His stepmother was [[Mary Louise Curtis]], the founder of the [[Curtis Institute of Music]]. Both parents converted to Anglican Christianity and regularly attended the Episcopal Church. Zimbalist Jr. attended [[Fay School]] in [[Southborough, Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jewishbusinessnews.com/2014/05/03/american-actor-efrem-zimbalist-junior-dies-at-his-california-home-at-age-95/|title=American Actor Efrem Zimbalist Junior Dies At His California Home At Age 95|work=[[Jewish Business News]]|author=Staff|date=May 3, 2014|access-date=May 8, 2016}}</ref>
Zimbalist boarded at [[St. Paul's School (New Hampshire)|St. Paul's School]] in Concord, New Hampshire, taking part in school plays. He briefly attended [[Yale University]] but was expelled, reinstated and expelled a second time on account of low grades.<ref name="nytimes"/> He moved back to New York City in 1936 to work as a [[NBC Page|page]] for NBC radio where he had small on-air roles as well as presenting shows. He furthered his acting training at [[Neighborhood Playhouse]]<ref>Hayward, Anthony. (May 5, 2014) [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/efrem-zimbalist-jr-actor-who-made-his-name-as-a-suave-private-detective-in-77-sunset-strip-and-a-9324304.html "Efrem Zimbalist Jr : Actor who made his name as a suave private detective in '77 Sunset Strip' and a federal agent in 'The FBI'"], ''The Independent''; retrieved February 21, 2018.</ref> before serving in the United States Army during World War II, where he became friends with writer and director [[Garson Kanin]].{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}
=== Military service === Zimbalist was drafted in 1941.<ref>{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=April 3, 1941 |title=Selective Service Calls Artist's Son |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112868631/democrat-and-chronicle/ |work=[[Democrat and Chronicle]] |location=Rochester, NY |page=1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> Inducted into the [[United States Army]], he completed his initial training at [[Fort Dix]], [[New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite news |date=April 3, 1941 |title=Zimbalist Jr. Off for Year in Army |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112868859/efrem-zinbalist-jr/ |work=[[New York Daily News]] |location=New York, NY |page=51 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> Selected for [[Officer Candidate School (United States Army)|officer candidate school]], after graduation in 1943 he received his commission as a [[Second lieutenant#United States|second lieutenant]] of [[Infantry Branch (United States)|Infantry]].<ref name="Octofoil">{{cite news |last1=O'Keeffe |first1=Walter |last2=Quinn |first2=Daniel |date=May–June 1969 |title=T.V. Star Served with 60th |url=https://www.holycross.edu/sites/default/files/files/libraryarchives/octofoil_24_3_1969_may_june.pdf |work=The Octofoil |location=Weehawken, NJ |publisher=Ninth Infantry Division Association |page=2 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Zimbalist was assigned as a [[platoon leader]] in Company L, 3rd Battalion, [[60th Infantry Regiment (United States)|60th Infantry Regiment]], [[9th Infantry Division (United States)|9th Infantry Division]] and participated in combat in Europe following the [[Normandy landings]].<ref name="Octofoil"/> He was discharged at the end of the war, and his awards and decorations included the [[Bronze Star Medal]] and [[Combat Infantryman Badge]], in addition to the [[Purple Heart]] he received for a shrapnel wound to his leg during the [[battle of Hürtgen Forest]].<ref name="Octofoil"/>
==Career==
===Early career=== Following the war, Zimbalist returned to New York and made his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] acting debut in ''The Rugged Path'',<ref name="Path"/>{{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}} starring [[Spencer Tracy]]. This led to a stage career as both actor and producer. His producing successes included bringing three [[Gian Carlo Menotti]] operas to Broadway, one of which, ''[[The Consul]]'',<ref name="Consul"/> won the [[Pulitzer Prize for Music]] in 1950.
In 1954–1955, he co-starred in his first television series, ''[[Concerning Miss Marlowe]]''.{{sfn|Monush|2003|page=816}}
===Warner Bros. star=== [[File:Andra Martin Efrem Zimbalist Jr. 77 Sunset Strip 1960.JPG|thumb|upright|right|[[Andra Martin]] and Zimbalist in ''[[77 Sunset Strip]]'', 1960]] [[File:Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. 77 Sunset Strip 1963.JPG|thumb|upright|right|Zimbalist in ''77 Sunset Strip'', 1963]] In 1956, Zimbalist was put under contract by [[Warner Bros.]] and moved to [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]].<ref name="My Dinner of Herbs"/> Zimbalist's first recurring role in a [[Warner Bros. Television]] series was as roguish gambler "[[List of Maverick episodes|Dandy Jim Buckley]]" on ''[[Maverick (TV series)|Maverick]]'', opposite [[James Garner]] in 1957, and making five appearances as the character. In 1958, Zimbalist played the co-lead Stuart "Stu" Bailey in ''[[77 Sunset Strip]]'', a popular [[detective]] series running until 1964.
During this period, he made several concurrent appearances in other Warner Bros. television shows, such as ''[[Hawaiian Eye]]'', ''[[The Alaskans]]'', and ''[[Bronco (TV series)|Bronco]]''. He also starred as the lead in several feature films for Warners, such as ''[[Bombers B-52]]'', ''[[The Deep Six]]'', ''[[A Fever in the Blood]]'' and ''[[The Chapman Report]]''. Zimbalist was in such demand during this time that he was given a vacation by [[Jack L. Warner]], owing to exhaustion from his busy schedule.{{Citation needed |date=November 2022}}
Jack Warner lent him to [[Columbia Pictures]] for ''[[By Love Possessed (film)|By Love Possessed]]'' in exchange for adding several years to his Warners' contract, but he refused to let Zimbalist appear in ''[[BUtterfield 8]]'' for [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanlegends.com/actors/efrem%20zimbalist/|title=Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.|work=American Legends|location=United States|access-date=May 8, 2016}}</ref>
In 1959, he was awarded the [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]] for "[[Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor|Most Promising Newcomer – Male]]".{{Citation needed |date=November 2022}}
=== ''The F.B.I.'' television series === [[File:Efrem Zimbalist Jr. 1971.JPG|thumb|upright|1971 publicity photo of Zimbalist on ''[[The F.B.I. (TV series)|The F.B.I.]]'']] Apart from ''77 Sunset Strip'', Zimbalist was most widely known for his starring role as Inspector Lewis Erskine in the [[Quinn Martin]] television production ''[[The F.B.I. (TV series)|The F.B.I.]]'', which premiered on September 19, 1965, and aired its final episode on April 28, 1974.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058801/episodes/?season=9&ref_=tt_eps_sn_9 IMDB.com]</ref> Zimbalist was generous in his praise of producer Martin and of his own experience starring in the show. Those who worked with him were equally admiring of the star's professionalism and likable personality.{{sfn|Etter|2008|pages=62–87}}
Zimbalist maintained a strong personal relationship with FBI director [[J. Edgar Hoover]], who requested that the show be technically accurate and portray his agents in the best possible light, and he insisted actors playing [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] employees undergo a background check.{{sfn|Etter|2008|pages=62–87}} Zimbalist subsequently spent a week in contact with Hoover in [[Washington, D.C.]], and at the [[FBI Academy]] in [[Quantico, Virginia]]. The men remained mutual admirers for the rest of Hoover's life.{{sfn|Etter|2008|pages=62–87}} Hoover held up Zimbalist as a model for FBI employees' personal appearance.{{sfn|Kessler|2003|page=399}}
The [[Society of Former Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation]]<ref name="Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI Inc.">{{cite web |url=http://www.forgottenhollywood.com/hollywood-history/forgotten-hollywood-the-f-b-i-star-has-died.php |title="Forgotten Hollywood"- The F.B.I. Star Has Died…|author=raideoman1 |date=May 3, 2014 |work=Forgotten Hollywood |access-date=May 8, 2016 |location=United States}}</ref> honored the character of Lewis Erskine in 1985 with a set of retired credentials,<ref name="Presentation of Honorary Special Agent Badge to Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. Los Angeles"/> and on June 8, 2009, [[Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI Director]] [[Robert Mueller]] presented Zimbalist with a plaque honoring him for his work on the series.<ref name="Presentation of Honorary Special Agent Badge to Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. Los Angeles">{{cite web |url=https://www.fbi.gov/news/speeches/honoring-efrem-zimbalist-jr |title=Presentation of Honorary Special Agent Badge to Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. Los Angeles |first=Robert S. |last=Mueller, III |date=June 8, 2009 |work=[[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] |publisher=[[United States Department of Justice]] |access-date=July 15, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr. honored by FBI">{{cite news |title=Actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr. honored by FBI |newspaper=Associated Press |date=9 June 2009 }}</ref>
The show was revived in the 1980s as ''[[Today's FBI]]'' starring [[Mike Connors]].
===Other television work=== [[File:Efrem Zimbalist Jr. 1972.JPG|thumb|right|upright|Zimbalist in 1972]] After ''77 Sunset Strip'', Zimbalist appeared in other series, including [[CBS]]'s short-lived ''[[The Reporter (TV series)|The Reporter]]'' starring [[Harry Guardino]] as journalist Danny Taylor of the fictitious ''New York Globe''. He also appeared in [[Leading man|leading]] and [[Supporting actor|supporting]] roles in several feature films, including ''[[Harlow (Magna film)|Harlow]]'', ''[[A Fever in the Blood]]'' (a film about a ruthless politician), ''[[Wait Until Dark (film)|Wait Until Dark]]'' and ''[[Airport 1975]]''.
Zimbalist had a recurring role as Daniel Chalmers, a white-collar con man, on his daughter [[Stephanie Zimbalist]]'s 1980s television detective series ''[[Remington Steele]]''. He also recurred in the television dramatic series ''[[Hotel (U.S. TV series)|Hotel]]''.
In 1990, Zimbalist portrayed the father of [[Zorro (1990 TV series)|Zorro]] in the [[Television networks preceding ABC Family#The Family Channel|Christian Broadcasting Network]]'s ''[[Zorro (1990 TV series)|The New Zorro]]''. Zimbalist relinquished the role after the program's first season because of the filming at studios outside [[Madrid, Spain]], and the role subsequently went to [[Henry Darrow]]. He had a small recurring role in the 1990s hit [[Science fiction on television|science fiction television series]] ''[[Babylon 5]]'' as William Edgars.
Also in the 1990s, Zimbalist voiced [[Alfred Pennyworth]] in ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]''. He reprised the role in subsequent media set in the [[DC Animated Universe]], including ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'', ''[[The New Batman Adventures]]'', ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]'', and ''[[Static Shock]]''. He said being Alfred had "made me an idol in my little grandchildren’s eyes.”<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rogers |first1=John |title=Efrem Zimbalist Jr. dies at 95; star of '77 Sunset Strip' and 'The F.B.I.' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/efrem-zimbalist-jr-dies-at-95-star-of-77-sunset-strip-and-the-fbi/2014/05/03/5986f3e6-d2dd-11e3-aae8-c2d44bd79778_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=9 January 2024}}</ref> Zimbalist also played villain [[Doctor Octopus]] in ''[[Spider-Man (1994 TV series)|Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]''. He appeared on the [[Trinity Broadcasting Network]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tbn.org/index.php/2/4/p/632.html |title=TBN – Trinity Broadcasting Network<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2006-10-17 |archive-date=2007-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310230224/http://www.tbn.org/index.php/2/4/p/632.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> and as himself in the 1998 [[Smithsonian Institution]] production of ''Gemstones of America''.<ref>[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gemstones_of_america/ Gemstones of America]</ref> He performed as the narrator in "Good Morning, America" by Elinor Remick Warren.<ref>Cambria CD #1042 (1993)</ref>
Zimbalist wrote an autobiography, ''My Dinner of Herbs'', published by [[Hal Leonard Corporation|Limelight Editions]], New York.<ref name="My Dinner of Herbs">{{cite book |title=My Dinner of Herbs |last=Zimbalist|first=Efrem Jr.|year=2004|publisher=[[Hal Leonard Corporation|Limelight Editions]]|location=[[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]|isbn=978-0-87910-988-2}}{{unreliable source?|date=March 2019}}</ref>
In 2008, Zimbalist appeared in the short film ''The Delivery'', in which he played a professor who helps a young girl in her struggles for literacy. The film won first place in fantasy at the Dragon*Con Film Festival and was an official selection at the Los Angeles International Children's Festival and the Reel Women International Film Festival in 2009.
==Personal life== [[File:Zimbalist & Gluck LCCN2014709576.tif|thumb|right|450px|Efrem's parents, [[Alma Gluck]] and [[Efrem Zimbalist Sr.]], 1915]] In December 1941, Zimbalist married Emily Munroe McNair. They had two children, Efrem "Skip" Zimbalist III (b. 1947) and Nancy (1944–2012). In January 1950, Emily died from cancer.<ref name="USA TODAY">{{cite web |title=Efrem Zimbalist Jr., star of 'The FBI,' dead at 95 |website=[[USA Today]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418090230/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/05/03/efrem-zimbalist-jr-dies/8650863/ |archive-date=2023-04-18 |url-status=live |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/05/03/efrem-zimbalist-jr-dies/8650863/}}</ref>
On February 12, 1956, at [[New Hartford, Connecticut]], Zimbalist married Loranda Stephanie Spalding, daughter of Francis Lecompte Spalding, United States Consul General in [[Seville]], [[Spain]], and a granddaughter of [[Edgar L. G. Prochnik]], former Austrian Minister to the United States.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1956/02/13/archives/miss-l-spalding-becomes-a-bride-daughter-of-consul-in-spain-wed-to.html "MISS L. SPALDING BECOMES A BRIDE; Daughter of Consul in Spain Wed to Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Son of Violinist"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', Feb. 13, 1956, accessed 8 October 2025</ref> They had a daughter, future actress [[Stephanie Zimbalist]]. In December 1961, [[AP News]] reported that Mrs Zimbalist had gained an uncontested divorce in Los Angeles, testifying that her husband had shown her "little love or affection" in five years of marriage.<ref>"WINS UNCONTESTED DIVORCE – Mrs. Stephanie Zimbalist", AP Wire Story, December 4, 1961</ref>
On February 5, 2007, Loranda died from lung cancer, aged 73.<ref name="USA TODAY"/>
===Religious beliefs=== Zimbalist's parents, Alma Gluck and Efrem Zimbalist, were of Jewish descent but, on emigrating to America, had left the religion.{{sfn|Malan|2004|pages=139–142}} Moreover, Efrem Zimbalist stated,{{when|date=December 2024}} "As far as I am concerned, there has been no Jew in the family for sixty-five years."{{sfn|Malan|2004|pages=139–142}}
Zimbalist was baptized in the [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]]. He said that when growing up he was taken to church every Sunday. He attended [[St. Paul's School (Concord, New Hampshire)|St. Paul's School]], an Episcopal boarding school in [[New Hampshire]].<ref name="EZimablist Jr ">{{cite journal |last=Stanford |first=Monty |year=2008 |title=EZimablist Jr |journal=Christus Rex |volume=1 |issue=5 }}</ref> Zimbalist said his faith gave him comfort when Emily died.{{sfn|Silversten|1998|pages=173–194}}
He had a nine-year association with the practice of [[Transcendental Meditation]] as taught by [[Maharishi Mahesh Yogi]]. Zimbalist described the [[Maharishi]] Yogi as a "fascinating character", but found the meditation method "... was a total waste of energy for me."{{sfn|Silversten|1998|pages=173–194}}
In the late 1970s, he was drawn to the [[Charismatic Christianity]] movement. His first association was with [[Jim Bakker]] and [[Tammy Faye Bakker]]'s [[PTL Club|PTL ministry]]. For several years, he was a member of the PTL board. PTL's principal televangelistic successor, the [[Trinity Broadcasting Network]] (TBN),<ref name="95 Years"/> engaged Zimbalist to make its many announcements, including the [[station identification|station's idents]] every half hour, which aired between 1992 and 2012. In a five-minute segment called "The Word" aired on TBN at 25 minutes after the hour, Zimbalist would read a verse from the Bible, eventually completing the entire text, verse by verse.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tbn.org/publicfile/KNMT/Emails_From_the_Public_2009.pdf|title=emails from the public 2009 (kept for station FCC license renewal)|publisher=Trinity Broadcasting Network|author=Bruce Boland|page=19|date=2009-10-20|access-date=2014-09-20|archive-date=2016-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225613/https://www.tbn.org/publicfile/KNMT/Emails_From_the_Public_2009.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> He later distanced himself from Charismatic Christanity, saying in 1989, "for a while I did go overboard in my association with a fundamentalist group".<ref>Mary Evertz, "At 65 Still a Sex Symbol: Veteran Actor Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. is Back on Stage," ''St. Petersburg (Florida) Times'', May 26, 1989.</ref>
In later life, Zimbalist joined the congregation of an Episcopal parish near to his home.{{sfn|Silversten|1998|pages=173–194}} Afterward he joined the Anglican Church of Our Savior in Santa Barbara; he was an occasional reader there and requested donations be made to them (among others) in his obituary.<ref>{{cite news |title=Services set for Efrem Zimbalist Jr. |url=https://syvnews.com/news/local/services-set-for-efrem-zimbalist-jr/article_f2be853c-e0a3-11e3-bbc3-0019bb2963f4.html |access-date=February 7, 2021 |work=Santa Ynez Valley News |date=May 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207203028/https://syvnews.com/news/local/services-set-for-efrem-zimbalist-jr/article_f2be853c-e0a3-11e3-bbc3-0019bb2963f4.html |archive-date=February 7, 2021}}</ref>
===Political views=== In 1963 and 1964, Zimbalist joined fellow actors [[William Lundigan]], [[Chill Wills]] and [[Walter Brennan]] in making appearances on behalf of [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] [[Barry Goldwater]], the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[candidate]], in his [[Political campaign|election campaign]] against [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ashbrook.org/articles/hartz-draftgoldwater.html |title=The Impact of the Draft Goldwater Committee on the Republican Party |publisher=ashbrook.org |access-date=2013-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010303213814/http://www.ashbrook.org/articles/hartz-draftgoldwater.html |archive-date=March 3, 2001}}</ref>
==Death== Zimbalist died at the age of 95, on May 2, 2014, from [[Death by natural causes|natural causes]].<ref name="95 Years">{{cite news |last1=Barnes |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/efrem-zimbalist-jr-dead-star-700983 |first1=Mike |title=Actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Dies at 95|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |last2=Byrge |access-date=May 8, 2016 |first2=Duane|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504215325/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/efrem-zimbalist-jr-dead-star-700983 |url-status=live |archive-date=May 4, 2014}}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! scope="col"|Year ! scope="col"|Title ! scope="col"| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Refs |- | 1949 | ''[[House of Strangers]]'' | Tony Monetti | [[Film noir]] directed by [[Joseph L. Mankiewicz]] | {{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}}<ref name="House of Strangers">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/78560/house-of-strangers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094743/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/78560/House-of-Strangers/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 20, 2011|title=House of Strangers|work=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> |- | scope="row" rowspan="2" | 1957 | ''[[Band of Angels]]'' | Lt. Ethan Sears | [[Romance film|Romantic]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Raoul Walsh]]. | {{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}}<ref name="Band of Angels">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/16194/band-of-angels|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720163100/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/16194/Band-Of-Angels/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 20, 2011|title=Band of Angels|work=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> |- | ''[[Bombers B-52]]'' | Colonel Jim Herlihy | [[CinemaScope]] film directed by [[Gordon Douglas (director)|Gordon Douglas]]. | {{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}}<ref name="Bombers B-52">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/69323/bombers-b-52|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305090427/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/69323/Bombers-B-52/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 5, 2012|title=Bombers B-52|work=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> |- | rowspan="5"|1958 | ''[[The Deep Six]]'' | Lt. Blanchard | [[World War II]] drama film directed by [[Rudolph Maté]], loosely based on a [[The Deep Six (novel)|novel of the same name]] by Martin Dibner. | {{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}}<ref name="The Deep Six">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/26609/the-deep-six|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917202247/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/26609/The-Deep-Six/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 17, 2011|title=The Deep Six|work=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> |- | ''[[Too Much, Too Soon]]'' | Vincent Bryant | [[Biographical film]] directed by [[Art Napoleon (film director)|Art Napoleon]]. | {{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}}<ref name="Too Much, Too Soon">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/93607/too-much-too-soon|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713031059/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/93607/Too-Much-Too-Soon/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 13, 2012|title=Too Much, Too Soon|work=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> |- | ''[[Violent Road]]'' | George Lawrence | Remake of ''[[The Wages of Fear]]'' and directed by [[Howard W. Koch]]. | {{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}}<ref name="Violent Road">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/94836/violent-road|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927033403/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/94836/Violent-Road/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 27, 2011|title=Violent Road|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sensesofcinema.com/2011/cteq/the-wages-of-fear/|title=The Wages of Fear|work=Senses of Cinema|first=Jonathan|last=Dawson|date=11 October 2010 |access-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> |- | ''[[Girl on the Run (1958 film)|Girl on the Run]]'' | Stuart Bailey | | |- | ''[[Home Before Dark (film)|Home Before Dark]]'' | Jacob 'Jake' Diamond | Drama film directed and [[film producer|produced]] by [[Mervyn LeRoy]]. |{{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}}<ref name="Home Before Dark">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/78243/home-before-dark|title=Home Before Dark|work=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date=March 3, 2016}}{{dead link|date=December 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |- | 1960 | ''[[The Crowded Sky]]'' | Dale Heath | Drama film directed by [[Joseph Pevney]]. |{{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}}<ref name="The Crowded Sky">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/26590/the-crowded-sky|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324134800/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/26590/The-Crowded-Sky/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 24, 2012|title=The Crowded Sky|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|In ''[[Airport 1975]]'', both Efrem Zimbalist Jr. and Dana Andrews reprised their roles, but in a reversal, Andrews does the crashing.<ref name="Nixon">{{cite web|last=Nixon|first=Rob|url=https://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/290086|title=The Crowded Sky (1960)|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref>|group=Note}} |- | rowspan="2" | 1961 | ''[[A Fever in the Blood]]'' | Judge Leland Hoffman | Drama film directed by [[Vincent Sherman]]. |{{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}}<ref name="A Fever in the Blood">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/26563/a-fever-in-the-blood|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923230924/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/26563/A-Fever-in-the-Blood/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 23, 2011|title=A Fever in the Blood|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> |- | ''[[By Love Possessed (film)|By Love Possessed]]'' | Arthur Winner | Drama film directed by [[John Sturges]]. | {{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}}<ref name="By Love Possessed">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/15876/by-love-possessed|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721141105/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/15876/By-Love-Possessed/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 21, 2011|title=By Love Possessed|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> |- | 1962 | ''[[The Chapman Report]]'' | Paul Radford | Drama film directed by [[George Cukor]]. | {{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}}<ref name="The Chapman Report">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/27329/the-chapman-report|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122010826/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/27329/The-Chapman-Report/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 22, 2012|title=The Chapman Report|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"| 1965 | ''[[Harlow (Magna film)|Harlow]]'' | William Mansfield | Fictionalized drama based on the life of film star [[Jean Harlow]] directed by [[Alex Segal]]. | {{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}}<ref name="Harlow">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/495690/harlow|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916143300/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/495690/Harlow/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 16, 2011|title=Harlow|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> |- | ''[[The Reward (1965 film)|The Reward]]'' | Frank Bryant | [[Western film]] directed by [[Serge Bourguignon]]. | {{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}}<ref name="The Reward">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/88152/the-reward|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306031215/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/88152/The-Reward/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 6, 2016|title=The Reward|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> |- | 1967 | ''[[Wait Until Dark (film)|Wait Until Dark]]'' | Sam Hendrix | [[Psychological thriller]] film directed by [[Terence Young (director)|Terence Young]]. |{{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}}<ref name="Wait Until Dark">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/24754/wait-until-dark|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926232554/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/24754/Wait-Until-Dark/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 26, 2011|title=Wait Until Dark|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> |- | 1974 | ''[[Airport 1975]]'' | Captain Stacy | Air [[disaster film]] and the first sequel to the successful 1970 film ''[[Airport (1970 film)|Airport]]'' and directed by [[Jack Smight]]. | {{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}}<ref name="Airport 1975">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/19453/airport-75|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025021309/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/19453/Airport-75/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 25, 2011|title=Airport 1975|work=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> |- | 1982 | ''The Avenging'' | Jacob Anderson | Drama film [[screenplay|written]] and directed by Lyman Dayton. | {{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}}<ref name="The Avenging">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/414589/the-avenging|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022005102/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/414589/the-avenging|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 22, 2020|title=The Avenging|work=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> |- | 1991 | ''[[Hot Shots!]]'' | Wilson | [[comedy film|Comedy]] [[Parody|spoof]] film of ''[[Top Gun]]'' directed and co-written by [[Jim Abrahams]]. | {{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}}<ref name="Hot Shots!">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/78455/hot-shots|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025163726/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/78455/hot-shots|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 25, 2020|title=Hot Shots!|work=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"|1993 | ''Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul'' | Narrator | [[Documentary film]] directed and written by [[Gregory Orr (filmmaker)|Gregory Orr]]. | |- | ''[[Batman: Mask of the Phantasm]]'' | [[Alfred Pennyworth]] (voice) | {{Plain list | * [[Animation|Animated]] [[Superhero film|superhero]] [[mystery film]] directed by [[Eric Radomski]] and [[Bruce Timm]] (co-written). * Also known as '''''Batman: The Animated Movie''''' }} |{{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}} |- | 1995 | ''The Street Corner Kids: The Sequel'' | Makenzie | Family film directed and written by Margaret Raphael. | |- | 1998 | ''[[Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero]]'' | Alfred Pennyworth (voice) | [[Direct-to-video]] superhero animated feature film directed, co-written, and co-produced by [[Boyd Kirkland]]. | {{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}}<ref name="SubZero">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/324686/batman-and-mr-freeze-subzero|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306031217/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/324686/Batman-and-Mr-Freeze-Subzero/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 6, 2016|title=SubZero|work=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref><ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Efrem-Zimbalist-Jr |access-date=March 27, 2025 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> |- | 1999 | ''The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man'' | Doctor Octopus | Animated short film directed and co-written by Scott Trowbridge. | |- | 2003 | ''[[Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman]]'' | Alfred Pennyworth (voice) | Direct-to-video animated film directed by {{ill|Curt Geda|fr}}. |{{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}}<ref name="Batwoman">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/439864/batman-mystery-of-the-batwoman|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306033240/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/439864/Batman-Mystery-of-the-Batwoman/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 6, 2016|title=Batwoman|work=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref><ref name="btva" /> |- | 2008 | ''The Delivery'' | Dr. Engel | [[Short film]] directed and written by Gabrielle DeCuir., (final film role) | |- |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! scope="col"|Year ! scope="col"|Title ! scope="col"| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Refs |- | 1946 | ''Mr. and Mrs. North'' | Star | Television film | {{sfn|Roberts|2009|p=90}} |- | 1954–1955 | ''Concerning Miss Marlowe'' | Jim Gavin | Contract role |{{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}} |- | rowspan="2"|1956 | ''[[Star Tonight]]'' | {{cGuest}} | Episode: "The Long View" | {{sfn|Terrace|2011|p=1011}} |- | ''[[The United States Steel Hour]]'' | Sean O'Neill | Episode "Stopover at Sublimity" |{{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}} |- | 1957 | ''[[Conflict (American TV series)|Conflict]]'' | Stuart Bailey | 2 episodes | {{sfn|Terrace|2013a|p=15}} |- | 1957–1958 | ''[[Maverick (TV series)|Maverick]]'' | Dandy Jim Buckley | {{cRecurring}} | |- | rowspan="2" | 1958 | ''[[Girl on the Run (1958 film)|Girl on the Run]]'' | Stuart Bailey | Television film | {{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}}<ref name="Girl on the Run">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/468107/girl-on-the-run|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608032355/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/468107/Girl-on-the-Run/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 8, 2013|title=Girl on the Run|work=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> |- | ''[[Sugarfoot]]'' | Kerrigan the Great | Episode: "The Wizard" | |- | 1958–1964 | ''[[77 Sunset Strip]]'' | Stuart Bailey | Contract role; 163 episodes | {{sfn|Terrace|2013|pp=121–122}} |- | 1959–1962 | ''[[Hawaiian Eye]]'' | Stuart Bailey | {{cRecurring}} | |- | 1960 | ''[[The Alaskans]]'' | John Conrad | Episode: "The Trial of Reno McKee" | |- | rowspan="3" | 1961 | ''[[Person to Person]]'' | Himself | Episode:"August 11, 1961" | |- | ''[[Bronco (TV series)|Bronco]]'' | Edwin Booth | Episode: "The Prince of Darkness" |{{sfn|Marill|2011|p=57}} |- | ''What About Linda?'' | Himself | [[March of Dimes]] fund raising program | |- | 1962 | ''[[Here's Hollywood]]'' | Himself | November 2, 1962 | |- | rowspan="4"| 1964 | ''[[The Hollywood Palace]]'' | Himself | Episode: "Host: Efrem Zimbalist Jr." | |- | ''[[Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre]]'' | Paul Radford | Episode: "The Sojourner" |{{sfn|Neibaur|2004|p=178}} |- | ''[[The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]]'' | Stranger | Episode: "See the Monkey Dance" | |- | ''[[The Reporter (TV series)|The Reporter]]'' | Charles Durwood | Episode: "Super-Star" | |- | rowspan="2"| 1965 | ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'' | Jeff McKeever | Episode: "The Diehard" | |- | ''[[Password (American game show)|Password]]'' | Himself | Episode: "[[Angie Dickinson]] vs. Efrem Zimbalist Jr." | |- | 1965–1974 | ''[[The F.B.I. (TV series)|The F.B.I.]]'' | Inspector Lewis Erskine | Contract role; 241 episodes | {{sfn|Terrace|2013|p=79}} |- | rowspan="2" | 1967 | ''Cosa Nostra, Arch Enemy of the F.B.I.'' | Inspector Lewis Erskine (archive footage) | Television film | {{sfn|Roberts|2009|p=383}} |- | rowspan="5" | ''[[Insight (American TV series)|Insight]]'' | Byron | Episode: "Stranger In My Shoes" | |- | 1969 | Jim | Episode: "The Coffee House" | |- | rowspan="3" | 1970 | Bergman | Episode: "The Day God Died" | |- | Don Ford | Episode: "He Lived With Us, Ate With Us, What Else, Dear?" | |- | Charles de Foucauld | Episode: "The Hermit" | |- | 1972 | ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]'' | Himself | February 16, 1972 | |- | 1974 | ''Insight'' | {{cGuest}} | Episode: "When You See Arcturus" | |- | 1975 | ''[[Who Is the Black Dahlia?]]'' | Sgt. Harry Hansen | Television film |{{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}} |- | rowspan="3" | 1978 | ''[[A Family Upside Down]]'' | Mike Long | Television film | {{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}} |- | ''Terror Out of the Sky'' | David Martin | Television film | {{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}} |- | ''[[30th Primetime Emmy Awards]]'' | Himself | Presenter | |- | rowspan="4"| 1979 | ''[[The Best Place to Be]]'' | Bill Reardan | Television film | {{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}} |- | ''The Gathering, Part II'' | Victor Wainwright | Television film |{{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}} |- | rowspan="2" | ''Insight'' | God | Episode: "Checkmate" | |- | {{cGuest}} | Episode: "A Family of Winners" | |- | rowspan="2" | 1980 | ''[[Scruples (miniseries)|Scruples]]'' | Ellis Ikehorn | [[Miniseries]] | {{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}} |- | ''The Anita Bryant Spectacular'' | Himself | | {{sfn|Terrace|2013b|p=33}} |- | rowspan="2" | 1982 | ''[[Beyond Witch Mountain]]'' | Aristotle Bolt | Television film |{{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}} |- | ''Family in Blue'' | Marty Malone | Television film | {{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}} |- | rowspan="5" | 1983 | ''Insight'' | {{cGuest}} | Episode: "The Hit Man" | |- | ''[[Fantasy Island]]'' | Mr. Baldwin | Episode: "The Butler's Affair/Roarke's Sacrifice" | |- | ''[[Charley's Aunt]]'' | Col. Francis Chesney | Television film | {{sfn|Terrace|2013b|p=90}} |- | ''[[Baby Sister (film)|Baby Sister]]'' | Tom Burroughs | Television film |{{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}} |- | ''Shooting Stars'' | Robert Cluso | Television film |{{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}} |- | 1983–87 | ''[[Remington Steele]]'' | Daniel Chalmers | {{cRecurring}} | {{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}} |- | rowspan="6"| 1984 | ''[[The Love Boat]]'' | Dan Whitman | Episode: "Polly's Poker Palace" | |- | ''[[Hardcastle and McCormick]]'' | Emmett Parnell | Episode: "The Georgia Street Motors" | {{sfn|Abbott|2009|p=165}} |- | ''[[Partners in Crime (U.S. TV series)|Partners in Crime]]'' | Grant Latham | Episode: "Murder in the Museum" | |- | ''[[Hotel (American TV series)|Hotel]]'' | Alexander Heath | Episode: "Flesh and Blood" | {{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}} |- | ''[[Cover Up (TV series)|Cover Up]]'' | E.G. Dawson | Episode: "Writer's Block" | |- | ''You Are the Jury'' | Narrator | Episode: "The Case of the People of Florida v Joseph Lamdrum" | {{sfn|Terrace|2013a|p=331}} |- | 1985 | ''[[Finder of Lost Loves]]'' | Judge Alex Hale | Episode: "Mister Wonderful" | |- | rowspan="2"| 1986 | ''[[38th Primetime Emmy Awards]]'' | Himself | Presenter: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | |- | ''You Are the Jury'' | Narrator | Episode: "The State of Arizona v Dr. Evan Blake" | {{sfn|Terrace|2013a|p=331}} |- | 1986–88 | ''Hotel'' | Charles Cabot | {{cRecurring}} | {{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}} |- | rowspan="2"| 1988 | ''[[Hunter (1984 American TV series)|Hunter]]'' | Clarence Hyland | Episode: "Murder He Wrote" | |- | ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' | Gen. Havermeyer | Episode: "The Last Flight of the Dixie Damsel" | |- | rowspan="3"| 1990 | ''[[Zorro (1990 TV series)|Zorro]]'' | Don Alejandro de la Vega | Contract role; 25 episodes | {{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}} |- | ''[[Who's the Boss?]]'' | Robert Robinson | Episode: "Operation Mona" | |- | ''Murder, She Wrote'' | Richard Thompson Grant | Episode: "Hannigan's Wake" | |- | 1991 | ''Hot Shots: The Making of an Important Movie'' | Himself | | |- | 1992 | ''Murder, She Wrote'' | Adam Quatrain | Episode: "Sugar, Spice, Malice and Vice" | |- | 1992–1993 | ''[[The Legend of Prince Valiant]]'' | King Arthur (voice) | Contract role; 53 episodes |<ref name="btva" /> |- | 1992–1995 | ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'' | Alfred Pennyworth (voice) | Contract role; 57 episodes | {{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}}<ref name="btva" /> |- | 1993 | ''Trade Winds'' | Christof Philips | [[Miniseries]] | {{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}} |- | rowspan="4" | 1994 | ''Vicki!'' | Himself | | |- | ''[[Burke's Law (1994 TV series)|Burke's Law]]'' | Sam Gallagher | Episode: "Who Killed the Legal Eagle?" | |- | ''[[Heaven Help Us (TV series)|Heaven Help Us]]'' | Lexy's Dad | Episode: "A Little Left of Heaven" | |- | ''[[The Nanny]]'' | Theodore Timmons | Episode: "Material Fran" | |- | rowspan="4"| 1995 | ''[[Biker Mice from Mars]]'' | King Arthur | Episode: "Knights of the Round Table" | |- | ''One West Waikiki'' | Walter Mansfield | Episode: "Flowers of Evil" | |- | ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'' | Mace Malone | Episode: "Revelations" |<ref name="btva" /> |- | ''[[Iron Man (TV series)|Iron Man]]'' | [[Justin Hammer]] (voice) | {{cRecurring}} |<ref name="btva" /> |- | 1995–1997 | ''[[Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]'' | [[Doctor Octopus|Doctor Octopus / Otto Octavius]] (voice) | {{cRecurring}} |<ref name="btva" /> |- | rowspan="2" | 1996 | ''[[Picket Fences]]'' | Hal Klosterman | Episode: "Forget Selma" | |- | ''[[Mighty Ducks (TV series)|Mighty Ducks]]'' | Dr. Denton P. Hookerman | Episode: "Zap Attack" | |- | rowspan="3" | 1997 | ''[[Babylon 5]]'' | William Edgars | {{cRecurring}} | {{sfn|Garcia|Phillips|2012|p=21}} |- | ''The Visitor'' | Wayland Scott | Episode: "Miracles" | |- | ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'' | Alfred Pennyworth (voice) | Episode: "World's Finest" | {{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}}<ref name="btva" /> |- | 1997–1998 | ''[[The New Batman Adventures]]'' | Alfred Pennyworth (voice) | {{cRecurring}} | {{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}}<ref name="btva" /> |- | 1998 | ''Gemstones of America'' | Himself | Host | |- | 1999 | ''A Year to Remember'' | Himself | Host | |- | 2001 | ''The First Day'' | Benjamin Hart | Television film |{{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}} |- | 2003 | ''[[Static Shock]]'' | Alfred Pennyworth (voice) | Episode: "Hard as Nails" |{{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}}<ref name="btva" /> |- |2003–2004 | ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]'' | Alfred Pennyworth (voice) | 3 episodes | {{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}}<ref name="btva" /> |- | rowspan="2" |2004 | ''Batman: Behind the Mystery'' | Himself | | |- |''TVLand Moguls'' | Himself | | |- | 2007 | ''The Brothers Warner'' | Himself | [[Historical film]] directed by Cass Warner (credited as Cass Warner Sperling). | <ref>{{cite book|last1=Sperling|first1=Cass Warner|last2=Millner|first2=Cork|title=Hollywood Be Thy Name|publisher=[[Prima Publishing]]|year=1994|isbn=978-0-8131-0958-9}}</ref> |- |}
===Video games=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! scope="col"|Year ! scope="col"|Title ! scope="col"| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Refs |- | 1993 | ''[[Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers]]'' | Wolfgang |<ref name="btva" /> |- | 2000 | ''[[Spider-Man (2000 video game)|Spider-Man]]'' | Doctor Octopus |<ref name="btva" /> |- | 2001 | ''[[Batman: Vengeance]]'' | Alfred Pennyworth | {{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}}<ref name="btva" /> |- |}
===Video=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! scope="col"|Year ! scope="col"|Title ! scope="col"| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Refs |- | 1983 | ''The Tempest'' | Prospero | Directed by William Woodman. | {{sfn|Coursen|2010|p=127}} |- |}
==Theatre== {| class="wikitable" ! scope="col"|Opening date ! scope="col"|Closing date ! scope="col"|Title ! scope="col"|Role ! scope="col"|Theatre !scope="col"| Refs |- | scope="row"| Nov 10, 1945 | Jan 19, 1946 | ''The Rugged Path'' | Gil Hartnick | Plymouth | <ref name="Path">{{cite web|title=The Rugged Path|url=http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=21805|website=IBDB|publisher=The Broadway League|access-date=1 June 2014}}</ref>{{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}} |- | scope="row"| Nov 6, 1946 | Feb 21, 1947 | ''[[Henry VIII (play)|King Henry VIII]]'' | Duke of Suffolk | International Theatre |{{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}}<ref>{{cite web|title=King Henry VIII|url=http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=1476|website=IBDB|publisher=The Broadway League|access-date=1 June 2014}}</ref> |- | scope="row"|Nov 8, 1946 | Feb 15, 1947 | ''[[What Every Woman Knows (play)|What Every Woman Knows]]'' | A Butler, Ensemble | International Theatre | {{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}}<ref>{{cite web|title=What Every Woman Knows|url=http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=1478|website=IBDB|publisher=The Broadway League|access-date=1 June 2014}}</ref> |- | scope="row"| Dec 19, 1946 | Feb 22, 1947 | ''A Pound on Demand<br />[[Androcles and the Lion (play)|Androcles and the Lion]]'' | Secutor | International Theatre |{{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}}<ref>{{cite web|title=A Pound on Demand / Androcles and the Lion|url=http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=1493|website=IBDB|publisher=The Broadway League|access-date=1 June 2014}}</ref> |- | scope="row"|Feb 27, 1947 | Mar 15, 1947 | ''Yellow Jack'' | Aristides Agramonte | International Theatre |{{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Yellow Jack|url=http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=1526|website=IBDB|publisher=The Broadway League|access-date=1 June 2014}}</ref> |- | scope="row"|May 1, 1947 | Nov 1, 1947 | ''The Telephone<br />The Medium'' | (producer) | [[Ethel Barrymore Theatre]] |<ref>{{cite web|title=The Telephone/The Medium|url=http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=1549|website=IBDB|publisher=The Broadway League|access-date=1 June 2014}}</ref> |- | scope="row"| Feb 24, 1948 | Mar 6, 1948 | ''[[Hedda Gabler]]'' | Eilert Lovborg | [[James Earl Jones Theatre|Cort Theatre]] | {{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Hedda Gable|url=http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=1662|website=IBDB|publisher=The Broadway League|access-date=1 June 2014}}</ref> |- | scope="row"|Dec 7, 1948 | Jan 9, 1949 | ''The Telephone'' | (producer) | City Center |<ref>{{cite web|title=The Telephone|url=http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=475876|website=IBDB|publisher=The Broadway League|access-date=1 June 2014}}</ref> |- | scope="row"| Dec 7, 1948 | Jan 9, 1949 | ''The Medium'' | (producer) | City Center |<ref>{{cite web|title=The Medium|url=http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=475860|website=IBDB|publisher=The Broadway League|access-date=1 June 2014}}</ref> |- | scope="row"|Mar 15, 1950 | Nov 4, 1950 | ''[[The Consul]]'' | (producer) | Ethel Barrymore Theatre |<ref name="Consul">{{cite web|title=The Consul|url=http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=2137|website=IBDB|publisher=The Broadway League|access-date=1 June 2014}}</ref> |- | scope="row"| Jan 17, 1956 | Aug 11, 1956 | ''Fallen Angels'' | Maurice Duclos | Playhouse |{{sfn|Monush|2003|p=816}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Fallen Angels|url=http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=2396|website=IBDB|publisher=The Broadway League|access-date=1 June 2014}}</ref> |- | scope="row"|Oct 16, 2004 | Nov 7, 2004 | ''Night of the Iguana'' | Nonno | Rubicon Theatre Company |<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brandes |first1=Phillip |title=Zimbalist Night of the Iguana 2004 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25555384/zimbalist_night_of_the_iguana_2004/ |access-date=November 20, 2018 |work=Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com |date=October 20, 2004}}{{free access}}</ref> |- |- | scope="row"|Apr 26, 2007 | May 20, 2007 | ''Hamlet'' | The Player King | Rubicon Theatre Company |<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hill |first1=Bojana |title=Hamlet at the Rubicon Theatre |url=https://www.independent.com/news/2007/may/03/hamlet-rubicon-theatre/ |access-date=November 20, 2018 |work=Santa Barbara Independent |date=May 3, 2007}}</ref> |}
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