Biography
The Texas native left college in the late 1960s to work in local theater companies, eventually moving to California in the mid-70s. Once there, he did bits on shows like "Starsky and Hutch" and "Charlie's Angels" while keeping up his theater work, playing Shakespearean roles in Los Angeles companies.
He began playing small roles in TV movies such as "The Runaway Barge" (NBC, 1975), "The Summer of My German Soldier" (NBC, 1978) and "Fog" (CBS, …
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Career Milestones
2001 | Had one of the leads in the Off-Broadway musical "Roadside" | |
1996 | Cast as father "Big Jim" on sitcom "The Jeff Foxworthy Show" (NBC) | |
1992 | Returned to Southwest Texas State University (worked as artist-in-residence after 1996 graduation) | |
1984 | Played Lt. Harris in the first of five "Police Academy" movies | |
| Had recurring role as Private Luther Rizzo on "M*A*S*H" (CBS) | ||
1981 | First leading role in a TV-movie, as police captain in "Hardcase" (NBC) | |
1979 | Feature debut, "A Force of One" | |
1975 | Moved to California, made TV movie debut in "The Runaway Barge" (NBC) | |
1968 | Left college to become artistic director at the Lubbock (Texas) Theater Center | |
Awards
2010 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in The Closer |
2009 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in The Closer |
2008 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in The Closer |
2006 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in The Closer |