| Attended college on a basketball scholarship, intending to become an architect, but an injury forced him to leave school |
| Raised in Thomasville, GA |
| Spent five years working in various stage productions, often in the Los Angeles area (dates approximate) |
1962 | Moved to Los Angeles, where he enrolled in an acting class on a bet (date approximate) |
1967 | Made feature film debut in "In the Heat of the Night", which had given him his first interview for a film acting job in 3 1/2 years |
1967 | Played first leading role in a feature in "In Cold Blood" |
1976 | Acted in first non-US production, the Israeli-made "The Passover Plot" |
1986 | Made rare episodic TV series appearance on "Quarantine", a segment, directed by Martha Coolidge, which was part of an episode of CBS's revamp of the supernatural anthology drama series, "The Twilight Zone" |
1988 | Earliest TV-movies roles included that of Red Jack Stillwell in the HBO film, "The Tracker" |
1991 | Appeared in the Comedy "Pure Luck," with Martin Short and Danny Glover |
1993 | Was seen in the film "Flesh and Bone" |
1995 | Appeared in the award winning "Dead Man Walking," directed and written by Tim Robbins |
1998 | Portrayed Sheriff Mooney in the film "Clay Pigeons" |
2001 | Had a small role in the blockbuster "Pearl Harbor," starring Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett |
2003 | Also seen in Edward Zwick's "The last Samurai," starring Tom Cruise |
2003 | Featured in "Monster" with Charlize Theron |
2005 | Co-starred in the southern drama "Junebug"; Premiered at Sundance |
2006 | Cast opposite Timothy Olyphant in Victor Nunez' "Coastlines" (lensed 2001) |
2006 | Co-starred with Ashley Judd in Joey Lauren Adams' screenwriting and directing debut, "Come Early Morning" |
