Actor. Born in Washington D.C., he was noted performer who played character roles on stage, television and the screen. He began his career appearing on the stage in several New York Shakespeare Festival productions before securing a role in the TV series "Gunsmoke" in 1961. His many other TV appearances include "Ben Casey", "Kojak", Ryan's Hope", "Law & Order" and "Spenser for Hire". For feature films, he appeared in "Valdez is Coming" (1971), "The Exorcist" (1973), California dreaming" (1979), "Bum Rap" (1988), "Awakening" (1990), "Dead Man Walking" (1996), among others. He dies at age 59 in New York City.
Actor. Born in Washington D.C., he was noted performer who played character roles on stage, television and the screen. He began his career appearing on the stage in several New York Shakespeare Festival productions before securing a role in the TV series "Gunsmoke" in 1961. His many other TV appearances include "Ben Casey", "Kojak", Ryan's Hope", "Law & Order" and "Spenser for Hire". For feature films, he appeared in "Valdez is Coming" (1971), "The Exorcist" (1973), California dreaming" (1979), "Bum Rap" (1988), "Awakening" (1990), "Dead Man Walking" (1996), among others. He dies at age 59 in New York City.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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