Originally selected to play "Arthur Carlson" on "WKRP in Cincinnati" (1978), but was replaced with Gordon Jump.
Played famed police detective Eddie Egan in an unsold pilot for a TV series based on him, which was produced in the mid-'70s after The French Connection (1971) was a hit.
Trained for the stage at the Actors Workshop in San Francisco.
Wrote a book of short stories chronicling people he has met during his life.