Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
| 1974 | Benji | Bill | |
| 1969 | Angel in My Pocket | ||
| 1967 | Welcome to Hard Times | Brown | |
| 1966 | Gunpoint | Bull | |
| 1965 | The Man from Button Willow | Sorry | voice |
| The Rounders | Vince Moore | ||
| 1963 | Move Over, Darling | Judge Bryson | |
| McLintock! | Bunny Dull | ||
| A Ticklish Affair | Captain Martin | ||
| Donovan's Reef | Boston Attorney | ||
| 1962 | Ride the High Country | Judge Tolliver | |
| Devil's Partner | Don Lucas | ||
| 1961 | The Comancheros | Judge Thaddeus Jackson Breen | |
| Tammy Tell Me True | Judge Carver | ||
| 1960 | Cimarron | Judge Neal Hefner | |
| Chartroose Caboose | Woody Watts | ||
| Four Fast Guns | Dipper | ||
| 1959 | Hound-Dog Man | Doc Cole | |
| Edge of Eternity | Sheriff Edwards | ||
| It Started with a Kiss | Congressman Tappe | ||
| King of the Wild Stallions | Idaho | ||
| Stump Run | Buck Gaskin | ||
| 1958 | The Sheepman | Milt Masters | |
| Day of the Bad Man | Sam Wyckoff | ||
| 1957 | Spoilers of the Forest | Tom Duncan | |
| 1956 | Come Next Spring | Mr. Canary | |
| 1955 | Wichita | Doc Black | |
| The Lonesome Trail | Dan Wells | ||
| The Silver Star | Will 'Bill' Dowdy | ||
| Rage at Dawn | Judge | ||
| 1954 | Destry | The Honorable Hiram J. Sellers, Mayor | |
| Dawn at Socorro | Sheriff Cauthen | ||
| Human Desire | Alec Simmons | ||
| Make Haste to Live | Sheriff Lafe | ||
| She Couldn't Say No | Ed Meeker | ||
| 1953 | Shane | Fred Lewis | |
| It Happens Every Thursday | Jake | ||
| 1952 | Toughest Man in Arizona | Jim Hadlock | |
| Wild Stallion | John Wintergreen | ||
| Flaming Feather | Sgt. O'Rourke | ||
| The Big Trees | Walter 'Yukon' Burns | ||
| 1951 | Silver City | Dutch Surrency | |
| Cave of Outlaws | Dobbs | ||
| Rawhide | Sam Todd | ||
| The Great Missouri Raid | Dr. Samuels | ||
| 1950 | Devil's Doorway | Zeke Carmody | |
| The Big Hangover | Uncle Fred Mahoney | ||
| Cargo to Capetown | Sam Bennett | ||
| Cheaper by the Dozen | Dr. Burton | ||
| 1949 | Any Number Can Play | Ed | |
| Lust for Gold | Wiser | ||
| Red Canyon | Jonah Johnson | ||
| The Walking Hills | Old Willy | ||
| 1948 | The Untamed Breed | John Rambeau | |
| The Man from Colorado | Doc Merriam | ||
| Coroner Creek | Sheriff O'Hea | ||
| The Black Arrow | Lawless | ||
| Best Man Wins | Jim Smiley | ||
| Adventures in Silverado | Dr. Hendersonn, aka The Monk | ||
| The Wreck of the Hesperus | George Lockhart | ||
| The Swordsman | Angus MacArden | ||
| 1947 | Framed | Jeff Cunningham | |
| The Sea of Grass | Jeff, Cook on Brewton Ranch | ||
| 1946 | If I'm Lucky | Darius J. Magonnagle | |
| Renegades | Kirk Dembrow | ||
| The Walls Came Tumbling Down | George Bradford | ||
| Perilous Holiday | George Richards | ||
| The Bandit of Sherwood Forest | Friar Tuck | ||
| Abilene Town | Sheriff 'Bravo' Trimble | ||
| The Fighting Guardsman | Pepe, bandit-valet | ||
| 1944 | Strange Affair | Lt. Washburn | |
| The Impatient Years | Judge | ||
| Bride by Mistake | Jonathan Connors | ||
| Buffalo Bill | Sergeant Chips McGraw | ||
| 1943 | Destroyer | Kansas Jackson | |
| Good Luck, Mr. Yates | Jonesey Jones | ||
| The Desperadoes | Uncle Willie McLeod | ||
| City Without Men | Michael T. Mallory | ||
| 1942 | The Talk of the Town | Sam Yates | |
| Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die | Curly Bill Brocious | ||
| 1941 | You Belong to Me | Billings, Groundskeeper | |
| Texas | Buford 'Doc' Thorpe | ||
| The Richest Man in Town | Pete Martin | ||
| Her First Beau | Elmer Tuttle | ||
| Penny Serenade | Applejack Carney | ||
| 1940 | Arizona | Judge Bogardus | |
| When the Daltons Rode | Narrator/Old-timer | uncredited | |
| The Seahawk | Ben Rollins | uncredited | |
| The Doctor Takes a Wife | Doorman | uncredited | |
| Escape to Glory | Charles Atterbee | ||
| Tear Gas Squad | Cousin Andy, a Policeman | ||
| Three Cheers for the Irish | Party Guest | uncredited | |
| Too Many Husbands | Det. Adolph McDermott | ||
| 1939 | My Son Is Guilty | Dan, Bartender |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
| 1973 | Love, American Style | Segment: Love and the Family Hour | |
| 1972 | The Partridge Family | Episode: M is for Many Things | |
| 1971–1972 | Cade's County | J.J. Jackson | |
| 1971 | Yuma | Mules McNeil | |
| The Virginian | Teddy Birdwell | Episode: The Legacy of Spencer Flats | |
| 1963–1970 | Petticoat Junction | Joseph P. 'Uncle Joe' Carson | |
| 1970 | The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again | Jason Fitch | |
| The Mod Squad | Hargis | Episode: Welcome to the Human Race, Levi Frazee! | |
| The Name of the Game | Felson | Episode: Little Bear Died Running | |
| 1965–1969 | Green Acres | Uncle Joe Carson | There were many crossovers from Petticoat Junction castmembers in the series |
| 1969 | The Over-the-Hill Gang | Jason Fitch | |
| 1968 | The Beverly Hillbillies | Uncle Joe Carson | Episode: Granny Goes to Hooterville List of The Beverly Hillbillies episodes#Season 7: 1968-1969|Episode: The Thanksgiving Story List of The Beverly Hillbillies episodes#Season 7: 1968-1969|Episode: Christmas in Hooterville |
| Something for a Lonely Man | Old Man Wolenski | ||
| 1965 | Luke and the Tenderfoot | Luke Herkimer | |
| 1957–1963 | Leave It to Beaver | William 'Uncle Billy' Cleaver List of Leave It to Beaver cast members#Recurring cast|William 'Uncle Billy' Cleaver |
Episode: Captain Jack List of Leave It to Beaver episodes#Season 4: 1960-1961|Episode: Uncle Billy List of Leave It to Beaver episodes#Season 6: 1962-1963|Episode: Uncle Billy's Visit |
| 1962, 1963 | Dr. Kildare | Steve Devitt Judge Manning |
Episode: The Administrator Episode: To Each His Own Prison |
| Gunsmoke | Dan Witter Dan York |
Episode: Old Dan Episode: Old York | |
| The Lloyd Bridges Show | Doc Tyree |
Episode: Just Married Episode: Tyrees of Capitol Hill | |
| 1960–1962 | Laramie |
Tully Casper | |
| 1958, 1962 | Perry Mason | Andy Templet Judge Edward Daley |
Episode: The Case of the Perjured Parrot List of Perry Mason episodes#Season 6|Episode: The Case of the Lurid Letter |
| 1962 | Dennis the Menace | Mr. Meekin | Episode: Dennis and the Hermit |
| The Wide Country | Uncle Walt Guthrie | Episode: Good Old Uncle Walt | |
| Have Gun — Will Travel | Cardiff | Episode: Man in an Hourglass | |
| Stoney Burke | Dawes | Episode: Fight Night | |
| Alcoa Premiere | Crab Holman | Episode: Flashing Spikes | |
| Thriller | Doc O'Connor | Episode: 'Til Death Do Us Part | |
| The Twilight Zone | Doc Bolton | Episode: The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank | |
| 1958–1961 | The Rifleman | Doc Burrage Grandpa Fogarty |
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| Maverick | Buddy Forge Jed Colonel Hamilton Red Daniels |
Episode: Island in the Swamp List of Maverick episodes#Second season (1958-1959)|Episode: Duel at Sundown List of Maverick episodes#Third season (1959-1960)|Episode: Easy Mark List of Maverick episodes#Fourth season (1960-1961)|Episode: Hadley's Hunters List of Maverick episodes#Fourth season (1960-1961)|Episode: The Cactus Switch | |
| 1957–1961 | Tales of Wells Fargo | Bob Dawson | |
| 1960, 1961 | Bonanza | Hallelujah Hicks John Henry Hill |
Episode: The Trail Gang Episode: Sam Hill |
| 1961 | The Andy Griffith Show | Henry Wheeler | Episode: Aunt Bee's Brief Encounter |
| Bus Stop | Judge Neal | Episode: The Man from Bootstrap | |
| The New Bob Cummings Show | Episode: The Oxtail Incident | ||
| The Tall Man | Archie Keogh | Episode: The Judas Palm | |
| The Barbara Stanwyck Show | Judge Franklin | Episode: A Man's Game | |
| National Velvet | Grandpa Harwell | Episode: Grandpa Episode: Grandpa Returns | |
| Klondike | Sam Perkins | Episode: The Golden Burro | |
| 1957, 1960 | Wagon Train | The Tramp Ben Mattox |
Episode: The John Darro Story Episode: The Jane Hawkins Story |
| 1960 | Riverboat | Brian Cloud | Episode: Duel on the River |
| Route 66 | Jack McConkle | Episode: The Beryllium Eater | |
| The Outlaws | Nulty | Episode: Starfall (1) Episode: Starfall (2) | |
| Stagecoach West | Lum Jensen | Episode: Red Sand | |
| Assignment: Underwater | Charlie Noble | Episode: Charlie Noble's Pearl | |
| Bat Masterson | Cactus Charlie | Episode: Debt of Honor | |
| Bronco | Pop Owens | Episode: Winter Kill | |
| 1958, 1959 | The Californians | Dutch Major |
Episode: The Golden Bride Episode: One Top of Peppercorns |
| 1955–1959 | General Electric Theater | ||
| 1959 | The Deputy | Isbel | Episode: Man of Peace |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Pops | Episode: Coyote Moon | |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Pop Michaels Chester Blake |
Episode: Railroaded Episode: Amos Carter | |
| Trackdown | Tully Saxon | Episode: The Trick | |
| Lawman | Jess Miller | Episode: The Captives | |
| 1958 | Cimmarron City | Shanty | Episode: Kid on a Calico Horse |
| 26 Men | Episode: Cross and Doublecross | ||
| The Gale Storm Show | Jasper Stokes | Episode: Hayride Ahoy | |
| Studio One | Dan Ferris | Episode: Birthday Present | |
| The Restless Gun | Ethan Greenfield Sheriff Gabe Starns |
Episode: Aunt Emma Episode: The Gold Star | |
| The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Ringtail | Episode: Deaf Smith | |
| 1957 | Climax! | Spencer |
Episode: Avalanche at Devil's Pass Episode: Deadly Climate |
| The Christophers | John Augustus | Episode: Sentence Deferred | |
| Whirlybirds | Burton | Episode: The Perfect Crime | |
| 1956 | Crossroads | Bart Alden | Episode: The Lamp of Father Cataldo |
| Strange Stories | Episode: Con Game | ||
| Judge Roy Bean | Judge Roy Bean | ||
| 1953, 1955 | Cavalcade of America | Horace Greeley Horace Greeley Doc Mathew |
Episode: The Tenderfoot Episode: One Nation Indivisible Episode: Petticoat Doctor Episode: Stay On, Stranger |
| 1955 | Screen Directors Playhouse | Sub Royal | Episode: The Bush Roper |
| Ford Theatre | Papa Mumby | Episode: The Mumbysa | |
| 1952–1954 | Hopalong Cassidy | Red Connors | |
| 1954 | Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson | Uncle Harry | Episode: Uncle Harry |
| 1953 | Make Room for Daddy | Captain Chris | Episode: The Sea Captain |