| Year
|
Title
|
Role
|
Notes
|
| 1980
|
Breaking Glass
|
Station Porter
|
|
| 1981
|
The Dogs of War
|
Film crew
|
|
| 1981
|
Time Bandits
|
Compere
|
|
| 1982
|
Bird of Prey
|
DI Richardson
|
|
| 1982
|
Birth of a Nation
|
Geoff Fig
|
|
| 1983
|
The Black Adder
|
Don Speekingleesh
|
|
| 1983–1991
|
Only Fools and Horses
|
Det. Chief Insp. Roy Slater
|
Television Series: 3 Episodes
|
| 1985
|
Brazil
|
Dr. Jaffe
|
|
| 1985
|
The Good Father
|
Roger Miles
|
|
| 1985
|
Happy Families
|
Dalcroix
|
Television Series: 3 Episodes
|
| 1987
|
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
|
Jean Pierre Dubois
|
|
| 1988
|
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
|
Prince Albert
|
Television Special
|
| 1989
|
Revolution!!
|
Wallace
|
Television Film
Also Writer
|
| 1989
|
Erik the Viking
|
Ernest the Viking
|
|
| 1990
|
Life Is Sweet
|
Andy
|
|
| 1991
|
Gone to the Dogs
|
Jim Morley
|
|
| 1992
|
A Sense of History
|
The 23rd Earl of Leete
|
Television Film
Also Writer
|
| 1992
|
Enchanted April
|
Frederick Arbuthnot
|
|
| 1992
|
The Crying Game
|
Col
|
|
| 1993
|
Prince Cinders
|
Ugly Brother
|
|
| 1994
|
Bullets Over Broadway
|
Warner Purcell
|
|
| 1994
|
Princess Caraboo
|
Mr. Worrall
|
|
| 1994
|
Widows' Peak
|
Con Clancy
|
|
| 1995
|
Richard III
|
The Duke of Buckingham
|
|
| 1995
|
The Last Englishman
|
Col. Alfred D. Wintle
|
|
| 1996–2000
|
Percy the Park Keeper
|
Percy
|
Voice for animated children's series
|
| 1997
|
The Borrowers
|
Pod Clock
|
|
| 1997
|
Smilla's Sense of Snow
|
Dr. Lagermann
|
|
| 1998
|
The Avengers
|
Mother
|
|
| 1998
|
Little Voice
|
Mr. Boo
|
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
|
| 1999
|
Topsy-Turvy
|
W. S. Gilbert
|
|
| 1999
|
Doctor Who: Curse of Fatal Death
|
Unofficial Eleventh Doctor
|
Television Special
|
| 2001
|
Bridget Jones's Diary
|
Colin Jones, Bridget's father
|
|
| 2001
|
Moulin Rouge!
|
Harold Zidler
|
|
| 2001
|
Iris
|
John Bayley
|
|
| 2002
|
The Gathering Storm
|
Desmond Morton
|
|
| 2002
|
Gangs of New York
|
Boss Tweed
|
|
| 2002
|
Nicholas Nickleby
|
Mr. Wackford Squeers
|
National Board of Review Award for Best Cast
|
| 2003
|
Bright Young Things
|
Drunk Major
|
|
| 2003
|
The Young Visiters
|
Alfred Salteena
|
|
| 2004
|
Around the World in 80 Days
|
Lord Kelvin
|
|
| 2004
|
Pride
|
Eddie
|
Voice Role
Television Film
|
| 2004
|
Vanity Fair
|
Mr. Osborne
|
|
| 2004
|
Vera Drake
|
Judge
|
|
| 2004
|
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
|
Colin Jones, Bridget's father
|
|
| 2005
|
Robots
|
Madame Gasket
|
Voice Role
|
| 2005
|
Valiant
|
Sergeant
|
Voice Role
|
| 2005
|
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
|
Professor Kirke
|
|
| 2006
|
Free Jimmy
|
Igor Stromowskij
|
Voice Role for 2008 English version
|
| 2006
|
The Street
|
Stan McDermott
|
|
| 2006
|
Longford
|
Lord Longford
|
|
| 2006
|
Art School Confidential
|
Jimmy
|
|
| 2007
|
Hot Fuzz
|
Inspector Frank Butterman
|
|
| 2007
|
And When Did You Last See Your Father?
|
Arthur Morrison
|
|
| 2008
|
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
|
Dean Charles Stanforth
|
|
| 2008
|
Einstein and Eddington
|
Sir Oliver Lodge
|
Television Film
|
| 2008
|
Inkheart
|
Fenoglio
|
|
| 2009
|
The Young Victoria
|
King William IV
|
|
| 2009
|
The Damned United
|
Sam Longson
|
Nominated — British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
|
| 2009
|
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
|
Horace Slughorn
|
|
| 2009
|
Perrier's Bounty
|
Jim McCrea
|
|
| 2010
|
Another Year
|
Tom
|
|
| 2010
|
Animals United
|
Winston
|
|
| 2010
|
Any Human Heart
|
Logan Mountstuart (older)
|
|
| 2011
|
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
|
Horace Slughorn
|
|
| 2011
|
Exile
|
Sam Ronstadt
|
Television Series: 3 Episodes
|
| 2011
|
Arthur Christmas
|
Santa
|
Voice Role
|
| 2011
|
The Iron Lady
|
Denis Thatcher
|
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
|
| 2012
|
Cloud Atlas
|
Captain Molyneux
Vyvyan Ayrs
Timothy Cavendish
Korean Musician
Prescient 2
|
|
| 2013 |
Postman Pat: The Movie — You Know You're The One |
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|
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