Biography
His imposing height, fierce squint and effortlessly intimidating demeanor made him a natural for playing authority figures of both the benign and malevolent variety, and his near constant output yielded a number of unforgettable film performances, from the sadistic yet ultimately honorable Captain Knauer in Robert Aldrich's "The Longest Yard" (1974), to Maloney, the arsonist-turned-gas station owner in Hitchcock's final film, "The Family Plot" …
Latest Tv Credits
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Career Milestones
2012 | Cast opposite Clint Eastwood in baseball drama "Trouble with the Curve" |
2011 | Cast in the critically acclaimed black-and-white, nearly silent film "The Artist" |
2008 | Guest starred on ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" |
2007 | Played a priest opposite Jim Carrey in mystery thriller "The Number 23" |
2005 | Appeared in "The Longest Yard," starring Adam Sandler |
1998 | Landed recurring role on NBC medical drama "ER" |
1996 | Joined ensemble cast that included Nick Nolte, Melanie Griffith, and Jennifer Connelly in "Mulholland Falls" |
1995 | Played a mobster in "Leaving Las Vegas" |
1993 | Cast in Tony Scott's "True Romance" |
1991 | Landed a lead role in "Stephen King's Golden Years," a CBS miniseries |
1990 | Played a supporting role in "My Blue Heaven" |
1987 | Cast as Buzz Mussinger in "Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise" |
1986 | Cast opposite Rob Lowe, Cynthia Gibb, and Patrick Swayze in "Youngblood" |
1985 | Played the father of Sarah Jessica Parker's character in "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" |
1983 | Acted alongside Gene Hackman and Mickey Rourke in "Eureka" |
1979 | Played the recurring role of a corrupt cop on the comedy adventure series "B.J. And the Bear" (NBC) |
1975 | Played first starring role in a TV-movie in "Last Hours Before Morning" (NBC), a detective drama set in the 1940s |
1973 | TV-movie debut, "Class of '63" (ABC) |
1972 | Made feature debut in two films released at roughly the same time, "The New Centurions" and "The Magnificent Seven Ride!" |