| Year | Film | Role | Awards |
| 1952 | Viva Zapata! | Eufemio Zapata | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1956 | Lust for Life | Paul Gauguin | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture |
| 1957 | Wild Is the Wind | Gino | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor |
| 1962 | Lawrence of Arabia | Auda abu Tayi | Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama |
| 1964 | Zorba the Greek | Alexis Zorba | National Board of Review Award for Best Actor Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama |
| 1969 | The Secret of Santa Vittoria | Italio Bombolini | Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
| 1987 | - | - | Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award |
| 1992 | Mobsters | Joe Masseria | Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor |
| 1996 | Gotti | Aniello Dellacroce | Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film |