In 1947, made his stage debut at age 6 in a school production of Jean Anouilh's Antigone
Spent his junior year of college at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he worked with the American Actors Workshop and studied under blacklisted Hollywood director John Berry
Has become closely associated with the role of Abraham Lincoln, whom he's portrayed on stage and screen, notably in the 1988 NBC miniseries Gore Vidal's Lincoln and in the 1993 Lincoln Center Theater production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Featured in a national advertising campaign for brokerage firm TD Ameritrade
Awards
2003Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:nominated
2001Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:nominated
2000Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:nominated
2000Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series:nominated
1999Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:nominated
1999Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series:nominated
1998Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:nominated
1998Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series:winner
1997Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series:nominated
1997Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:nominated
1997Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series:nominated
1996Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:nominated
1996Emmy-Outstanding Informational Series:winner
1995Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:nominated
1995Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama:nominated
1994Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:nominated
1993Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama:winner
1993Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series:nominated
1992Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama:nominated
1992Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series:nominated
1985BAFTA Film Awards-Best Actor:nominated
1985Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama:nominated
1984Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:nominated
1975Golden Globe-New Star of the Year - Actor:nominated
1975Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:nominated