Historical clue formulations

• Actor in "Elf" and "Up" — 2023-11-15
• Much-awarded actor whose name is an anagram of ENDEARS — 2021-02-24
• Player of Warren Buffett in "Too Big to Fail" — 2021-02-12
• Voice actor for Carl in "Up" — 2020-07-16
• Portrayer of Warren Buffett in HBO's "Too Big to Fail" — 2018-05-26
• Santa player in "Elf" — 2016-12-19
• Santa Claus portrayer in 81-Across — 2015-12-27
• He voiced Carl in "Up" — 2015-11-11
• Santa Claus player in a 2003 comedy — 2015-07-26
• One of the voices in "Up" — 2014-05-22
• "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" co-star — 2013-09-10
• "Elf" co-star, 2003 — 2012-02-02
• "Rich Man, Poor Man" Emmy winner — 2010-08-05
• Santa Claus player in a 2003 comedy — 2009-01-03
• Mary Tyler Moore co-star — 2008-02-03
• Emmy winner for "Roots" — 2007-12-02
• Lou Grant portrayer — 2007-05-07
• Mary Tyler Moore co-star — 2005-07-25
• "Roots" Emmy winner — 2005-02-13
• "The Bronx Zoo" star — 2005-01-14
• Star of "The Bronx Zoo" — 2003-11-29
• Actor who made his film debut in "Kid Galahad," 1962 — 2003-05-16
• Lou Grant portrayer — 2003-04-22
• He played Captain Davies on "Roots" — 2002-12-28
• He played Mary Richards's boss — 2001-12-14
• Seven-time Emmy winner — 2000-05-26
• "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" co-star — 1998-12-14
• "Roots" Emmy winner, 1977 — 1997-07-04
• Actor who's a crossword fan — 1997-02-15
• "The Gathering" star — 1996-02-28
• "The Gathering" star — 1994-12-23
• Six-time Emmy-winning actor — 1994-06-30
• Activist actor — 1994-06-02
• Mary Tyler Moore's old boss — 1993-12-29