- 2006: Reprised role of Paulie in "Rocky Balboa," the sixth film in the Rocky series
- 2005: Starred opposite Felicity Huffman in the indie-drama "TransAmerica"
- 2005: Reunited with Sylvester Stallone for the reality series "The Contender"
- 2000: Had recurring role in the HBO series "The Sopranos"
- 1999: Sixth film with Caan, "Mickey Blue Eyes"
- 1998: Narrated HBO documentary, "City Dump: The Story of the 1951 CCNY Basketball Scandal"
- 1997: Portrayed Mr. Ippolito in "Before Women Had Wings", an ABC movie aired under the banner 'Oprah Winfrey Presents'
- 1997: Played yet another gangster in the CBS miniseries "The Last Don"
- 1997: Co-starred in "She's So Lovely"
- 1996: Fifth film with Caan, "North Star"
- 1993: Reprised his role in the sequel "Vendetta II: The New Mafia" (syndicated)
- 1991: Appeared in the syndicated miniseries "Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride"
- 1990: Reteamed again with Shire as her brother in "Rocky V"
- 1989: Played Big Joe in "Last Exit to Brooklyn"
- 1988: Wrote, directed and starred in the one-man stage production "S.O.S."
- 1987: Created and co-starred in the short-lived NBC sitcom "Roomies"; played a forty-something former drill sergeant returing to college who rooms with a teenage genius
- 1986: Co-starred on stage with Robert De Niro in "Cuba and His Teddy Bear"
- 1985: Had a fourth go at Paulie in "Rocky IV"
- 1984: Portrayed Bedbug Eddie in "The Pope of Greenwich Village"
- 1982: Again played Paulie in "Rocky III"
- 1979: Reprised his role of Paulie in "Rocky II"
- 1978: Wrote and starred in the CBS TV-movie "Daddy, I Don't Like It Like This"
- 1978: Sole film as writer, "Uncle Joe Shannon"; also starred
- 1976: Breakthrough screen role as Talia Shire's brother in "Rocky"; received Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actor
- 1975: Had featured role in support of Jill Clayburgh and Lee Remick in "Hustling" (ABC)
- 1974: Second film with Caan, "The Gambler"
- 1974: Played Curly in Roman Polanski's "Chinatown"
- 1973: Portrayed Master-At-Arms in second feature, "Cinderella Liberty", starring James Caan
- 1973: Early TV-movie credit, "The Connection" (ABC)
- 1971: Film acting debut in "The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight"
- 1957: Served in the US Marine Corps
- Had recurring role on "Walker, Texas Ranger" (CBS)
- Appeared as Robert Blake's brother in episodes of "Baretta" (ABC); wrote first teleplay for the series
- Worked first as a carpet cleaner, then as a carpet salesman and installer in the 1960s




