2006 | Played Vice President Walker, opposite Mariel Hemingway in "In Her Line of Fire" |
2004 | Cast as Hilary Duff's father in the teen drama "Raise Your Voice" |
2003 | Played boxer Jack 'The Devil' Murdock, father of the comic book superhero "Daredevil" |
2002 | Starred in the Sci-Fi original telepic "Sabretooth," about a genetically engineered prehistoric tiger |
2002 | Appeared in the indie road drama "World Traveler" |
2002 | Played a detective in the ABC televison remake of Steven King's "Carrie" |
2001 | Had supporting role in "Behind Enemy Lines" |
2000 | Portrayed Captain Hardigan in "Men of Honor", starring Robert De Niro and Cuba Gooding Jr |
2000 | Co-starred as a gung ho Marine leading a mission to capture spy secrets from a German submarine in "U-571" |
1998 | Appeared as a sleazy photographer leading a double life in HBO's disappointing "Poodle Springs"; Bob Rafelson directed from Tom Stoppard's adaptation of the Robert Parker novel which plumped an aging Phillip Marlowe smack in the middle of the 1960s |
1996 | Co-starred in ABC police drama "High Incident", executive produced by Steven Spielberg |
1996 | Returned from hell after his death-row execution to avenge his wife in "Judge and Jury" |
1995 | Played the miniature cowboy Boone in the family film "The Indian in the Cupboard" |
1994 | Portrayed Jim Bowie in ABC miniseries "James Michener's Texas" |
1993 | Starred in the ABC movie "Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica" |
1992 | Helmed music video for Patty Loveless' "Blame It on Your Heart" |
1991 | Starred as Southern con man Arlo Weed in NBC sitcom "Flesh 'n' Blood"; also co-wrote (with Leon Russell) theme song and provided background vocals |
1990 | Acted in the disappointing sequel to "Chinatown", "The Two Jakes", directed by and starring Jack Nicholson |
1989 | Played title role in CBS miniseries "Guts & Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North" |
1988 | Portrayed Elvis Presley in "Heartbreak Hotel"; also credited as song performer |
1988 | Helmed "The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck"; also co-starred |
1987 | Directorial debut, "The Curse" |
1987 | Starred as psycho husband of Cathy Moriarity in Donald Cammell's bizarre thriller "White of the Eye"; first credit as song performer |
1986 | Acted in two plays in his native Tennessee, "Geater Tuna" and "Bus Stop", the latter at his alma mater |
1985 | Returned to the stage, portraying Duane Wilson in Colorado and Connecticut productions of "Harvey" |
1984 | Headlined all-star cast (including Oscar-winners George C Scott, Art Carney and Louise Fletcher) in "Firestarter", based on the Stephen King novel |
1983 | Starred as a senior asked to keep an eye on first black cadet (played by pro boxer Mark Breland) who is being systematically tortured by a secret society called 'The Ten' in "The Lords of Discipline", based on the Pat Conroy novel; set in 1964 South Carolina in a military school patterned after The Citadel |
1982 | Breakthrough screen role, the suicidal naval officer Sid Worley in "An Officer and a Gentleman" |
1980 | Starred opposite Stephanie Zimbalist in NBC miniseries, "The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story" |
1980 | Supported Robert Redford in prison-themed "Brubaker" |
1979 | TV-movie debut in the award-winning "Friendly Fire" (ABC) |
1979 | Registered strongly in his feature debut, "The Rose", as a soldier-cum-bodyguard for star Bette Midler's character; also acted in that year's "The Great Santini", adapted from the novel by Pat Conroy |
1979 | Debut as series regular, "Co-Ed Fever" (CBS) |
1978 | TV debut, guest appearance as Fred Collins on episode of "Happy Days" (ABC) |
1977 | Played Scotty in "Red Bluegrass Western Flyer Show", a country-western musical at Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, Connecticut |
| Moved to NYC |
| While in college, became member of school's Clarence Brown Company; earned Equity card |