| tv movie | 2013 | MR James: Ghost Writer as Archdeacon Haynes |
| tv movie | 2011 | Elizabeth Taylor: A Tribute as Himself |
| tv movie | 2011 | When TV Goes to War as Himself - Narrator |
| movie | 2009 | Building Sandal's Castles as The Chronicle |
| tv movie | 2009 | Ghosts in the Machine as Narrator |
| tv movie | 2009 | Margaret as Willie Whitelaw |
| movie | 2009 | Old Harry as Old Harry |
| movie | 2008 | Framed as Provost |
| tv movie | 2007 | Elementary My Dear Viewer as Himself |
| movie | 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as Cornelius Fudge |
| tv movie | 2007 | There's Something About... Morse as Himself |
| movie | 2006 | Goodbye Mr Snuggles as Mr. Stiles |
| movie | 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Cornelius Fudge |
| movie | 2005 | Lassie as Judge Murray |
| movie | 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as Cornelius Fudge |
| movie | 2004 | Making Waves as Father Parry |
| tv movie | 2003 | Lucky Jim as Professor Neddy Welch |
| tv movie | 2003 | The Crimean War: A Most Desperate Undertaking as Narrator |
| movie | 2003 | The Gathering as The Bishop |
| tv movie | 2002 | Bertie and Elizabeth as President Roosevelt |
| movie | 2002 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as Cornelius Fudge |
| tv movie | 2002 | Shackleton as Sir James Caird |
| tv movie | 2002 | The Falklands Play as Sir Anthony Parsons |
| movie | 2002 | Thunderpants as Doctor |
| tv movie | 2001 | The Lost World as Prof. Illingworth |
| movie | 2000 | An Ideal Husband as Lord Caversham |
| tv movie | 2000 | Justice in Wonderland as Mr. Justice Morland |
| tv movie | 1999 | Nancherrow as Viscount Berryann |
| tv movie | 1999 | The People's Passion as Pontius Pilate |
| movie | 1998 | Sibirskiy tsiryulnik as Forsten |
| movie | 1998 | The Tichborne Claimant as Lord Rivers |
| movie | 1997 | Castle Ghosts of Wales as Himself - Host |
| movie | 1997 | Mrs Dalloway as Sir William Bradshaw |
| tv movie | 1996 | Auntie's All-Time Greats as Himself - Presenter |
| movie | 1996 | Castle Ghosts of Ireland as Himself - Host |
| movie | 1996 | Castle Ghosts of Scotland as Himself - Host |
| tv movie | 1996 | Gulliver's Travels as Dr. Parnell |
| tv series | 1996 | Decisive Weapons |
| movie | 1995 | Castle Ghosts of England as Himself - Host |
| movie | 1995 | Sense and Sensibility as Sir John Middleton |
| tv series | 1995 | Look at the State We're In! as Judge Sutcliffe |
| movie | 1994 | A Feast at Midnight as Headmaster |
| movie | 1994 | Frankenstein as Professor Krempe |
| tv movie | 1989 | A Night of Comic Relief 2 as Russell Spam |
| tv movie | 1989 | A Royal Gala as Himself |
| tv movie | 1989 | Bomber Harris as Winston Churchill |
| tv movie | 1988 | Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair as Dr. Price |
| movie | 1988 | Paris by Night as Adam Gillvray |
| tv movie | 1988 | The Woman He Loved as Winston Churchill |
| tv movie | 1987 | The Death of a Heart as Major Brutt |
| tv movie | 1985 | Jenny's War as Klein |
| movie | 1985 | The Shooting Party as Lord Bob Lilburn |
| tv movie | 1984 | The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood as King Richard |
| tv movie | 1982 | The Variety Club Awards for 1981 as Himself - Winner: ITV Personality of 1981 |
| tv movie | 1981 | The Pied Piper of Hamelin as Narrator |
| tv movie | 1980 | Twelfth Night as Sir Toby Belch |
| tv movie | 1977 | Owner Occupied as Major Friedrich Schmidt |
| video movie | 1976 | Meetings, Bloody Meetings as Judge |
| movie | 1976 | Yellow Dog as Alexander |
| tv movie | 1975 | Caesar and Claretta as Benito Mussolini |
| tv movie | 1975 | The Secret Agent |
| movie | 1974 | La gifle as Robert |
| tv movie | 1974 | The Gathering Storm as Joachim von Ribbentrop |
| movie | 1973 | Dark Places as Edward Foster |
| movie | 1973 | Gawain and the Green Knight as Sir Bertilak |
| movie | 1973 | Le silencieux as The Assistant |
| movie | 1973 | Psychomania as Chief Inspector Hesseltine |
| movie | 1972 | Demons of the Mind as Zorn |
| tv movie | 1972 | The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night as Robert Baldick |
| movie | 1972 | Young Winston as Headmaster |
| movie | 1971 | 10 Rillington Place as Old Bailey: Malcolm Morris |
| tv movie | 1971 | The Stalls of Barchester as Archdeacon Haynes |
| movie | 1967 | Berserk as Detective Supt. Brooks |
| tv movie | 1967 | Henry Moore as Himself - Commentator |
| movie | 1967 | How I Won the War as British General |
| movie | 1967 | The Rime of the Ancient Mariner as Narrator |
| movie | 1965 | The Spy Who Came in from the Cold as Dick Carlton |
| tv movie | 1961 | Rashomon as The Husband |
| tv movie | 1959 | A Midsummer Night's Dream as Oberon |
| tv movie | 1958 | The Veil as George Bosworth |
| movie | 1958 | Torpedo Run as Lt. Redley |
| tv movie | 1957 | Twelfth Night as Orsino |
| tv movie | 1955 | Othello as Cassio |
| movie | Snapshot Wedding as Donald |