- 2006: Played vicious crime boss co-defendant Nick Calabrese in Sidney Lumet's "Find Me Guilty" starring Vin Diesel
- 1999: Offered a deadpan turn as the Chief of the Kumquat Nation in "Dudley Do-Right"
- 1994: Played a regular on the fleeting Fox sitcom "The George Carlin Show"
- 1991: Cast in the short-lived series "Sibs"
- 1989: Co-starred in the acclaimed short-lived sitcom, "The Famous Teddy Z"; earned Emmy Award
- 1977: TV miniseries debut, "Harold Robbins' 79 Park Avenue"
- 1975: Starred in the short-lived TV series "Three For the Road"
- 1973: TV-movie debut, "Portrait: Legend in Granite: The Vince Lombardi Story"
- 1972: Cast as Moe Green in "The Godfather"
- 1965: Feature acting debut in Russ Meyer's "Motor Psycho"
- 1965: Professional acting debut as a thug on an episode of "Batman" (date approximate)
- 1963: Moved to Los Angeles
- Raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Had recurring role as Nancy McKeon's father on the sitcom "The Facts of Life"




