his film career included roles in "plaza suite" (1971), "serpico" (1973), "the formula" (1980), "" (1983), "thief of hearts" (1984), "highlander" (1986), "act of vengeance" (1986), "billy galvin" (1986), "the fourth protocol" (1987), "lean on me" (1989), "see no evil, hear no evil" (1989), "glory" (1989) and "the long kiss goodnight" (1996). on television, he played captain ed hocken in the 1982 television series "police squad!". he also appeared on the soap opera another world in the recurring role of captain sean delaney from 1984-1988. his last stage performance was in 1999 in "lake hollywood".