A high-ranking black belt in judo and other martial arts, he was inducted into the Martial Arts Masters Hall of Fame on August 8, 2009.
Chairman of the board and CEO of Motion Picture Group of America from 1984-1994. CEO of MagicQuest Entertainment from 1994 to present.
He was television's highest-paid actor for his reprisal of Buford Pusser in the television series "Walking Tall" (1981). Only Johnny Carson was making more than he was at the time.
Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1976" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 28.
Ph.D. candidate in Meta-Physics at UCLA 1970-1974.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps 1959-1965.
Speaker and lecturer on topics such as how to convey one's personality in an engaging manner in order to shine in one's private life as well as on stage and camera.
Three daughters: Pia, Maja and Mia.
U.S. Armed Forces Far East Heavyweight Division Judo Champion (1961).
Won silver in the 2009 USA Judo National Championships despite three broken ribs suffered days earlier.