| Grew up in Manhattan |
1957 | Moved to Cornwall, NY |
1969 | Made tage debut at Westport Playhouse |
1971 | Debuted off-Broadway opposite Hal Holbrook in Steve Tesich's "Lake of the Woods" |
1974 | Landed bit part as wedding guest in "The Lords of Flatbush" |
1974 | Played Johnny McGee on NBC daytime soap "How to Survive a Marriage" |
1975 | Played Dr. Michael Powers on NBC soap opera "The Doctors" |
1976 | Appeared on Broadway in "The Comedians" |
1977 | Portrayed Tybalt in Circle in the Square production of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" |
1978 | First major film, "Paradise Alley" |
1978 | TV miniseries debut, "Harold Robbins' "The Pirate" (CBS) |
1980 | Had first film success in "Private Benjamin" opposite Goldie Hawn |
1981 | Returned to Broadway as Emperor Napoleon I in Edward Sheehan's "Kingdoms" |
1982 | Starred as plausibly macho and ruggedly sexy Mike Hammer in "I, the Jury" |
1983 | Played a dashing concert violinist in "Unfaithfully Yours" |
1985 | Portrayed Lesley Ann Warren's contractor husband in opulent six-hour, three-part miniseries "Evergreen" (NBC), based on Belva Plain's romantic bestseller |
1986 | Outfitted with long hair, beard, and nifty period garb while playing title role of "Belizaire the Cajun," an independent film depicting persecution of Cajuns by Louisiana land owners in 1850s |
1987 | Reprised Napoleon in ABC romantic miniseries "Napoleon and Josephine" |
1989 | Received Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for portrayal of Richard Mansfield in two-part CBS miniseries "Jack the Ripper" |
1990 | Offered letter-perfect performance as Latin gangster Bobby Texador in Sidney Lumet's "Q & A" |
1991 | Acted part of Bugsy Siegel in "The Marrying Man" |
1992 | Accompanied Columbus (Gerard Depardieu) in Ridley Scott's sinking ship "1492: Conquest of Paradise" |
1992 | Played a Cuban skirt-chasing singer in "The Mambo Kings," adapted from Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Oscar Hijuelos Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love |
1993 | Showed unexpected flair for farce as cop-lawyer targeted for murder by his wife and her lover in film noir spoof "Fatal Instinct" |
1995 | Replaced Christopher Reeve in role of imprisoned expatriate Alan Breck Stewart in Family Channel miniseries "Kidnapped," based on Robert Louis Stevenson novel |
1995 | Reteamed with Stallone (from "Lords of Flatbush" and "Paradise Alley" days) for sci-fi actioner "Judge Dredd" |
1996 | Delivered Emmy-winning performance as reputed Gambino crime boss John Gotti in HBO drama "Gotti" |
1997 | Portrayed Odysseus in NBC's two-part adaptation of Homer's "The Odyssey" |
1999 | Starred in drama feature "Looking for an Echo" |
2001 | Co-starred in drama thriller "After The Storm" |
2002 | Cast as Mr. Smooth on mystery television series "Push, Nevada" (ABC) |
2005 | Starred in "Citizen Verdict" with Jerry Springer and Roy Scheider |
2006 | Landed recurring guest role on "ER" (NBC) |
2007 | Co-starred in "Funny Money," a film adaptation of 1994 play written by Ray Cooney |
2007 | Played supporting role in Ridley Scott's crime drama "American Gangster" |
2013 | Cast opposite Colin Farrell in neo-noir crime thriller "Dead Man Down" |
