Bedford appeared with James Garner in the 1966 film "Grand Prix", and in 1967 he was a regular on the short-lived CBS series "Coronet Blue". He provided the voice of the title character in the 1973 Disney film "Robin Hood". In 1988 he appeared as Mr. Stone, the head of the consortium that owns "Cheers", and would later appear (as a different character) in its spin-off, "Frasier", in 2000. In 1997 Bedford was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame. Other honours include the Obie Award, the Outer Circle Critics Award, the Drama Desk Award, and the L.A. Drama Critics Award.