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Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
The Cleveland Show (2009)
Guest starring as Additional Voices
- Episode 2x15: The Blue and the Grey and the Brown (Mar 6, 2011)
First Monday (2002)
Starring as Justice Michael Bancroft
(13 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Family Secrets (May 3, 2002)
- Episode 1x12: Showdown (Apr 22, 2002)
- Episode 1x11: Strip Search (Apr 19, 2002)
- Episode 1x10: Unprotected Speech (Apr 12, 2002)
- Episode 1x09: Secrets and Lies (Apr 5, 2002)
- Episode 1x08: Court Date (Mar 29, 2002)
- Episode 1x07: Right to Die (Mar 8, 2002)
- Episode 1x06: Dangerous Words (Mar 1, 2002)
- Episode 1x05: Family Affairs (Feb 8, 2002)
- Episode 1x04: Crime and Punishment (Feb 1, 2002)
- Episode 1x03: The Price of Liberty (Jan 25, 2002)
- Episode 1x02: Age of Consent (Jan 18, 2002)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Jan 15, 2002)
NightMan (1997)
Guest starring as Secretary of Defense Laughton
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (1) (Sep 19, 1997)
The Practice (1997)
Guest starring as Judge M. Knapp
(3 episodes)
- Episode 5x13: The Thin Line (Feb 4, 2001)
- Episode 5x12: Payback (Jan 14, 2001)
- Episode 2x22: Another Day (Mar 9, 1998)
Dark Skies (1996)
Guest starring as Harry Carruthers
- Episode 1x18: To Prey in Darkness (Mar 15, 1997)
JAG (1995)
Guest starring as Former COMSUBPAC
- Episode 8x07: Need to Know (Nov 5, 2002)
Guest starring as Senator Barrington
- Episode 5x23: Real Deal SEAL (May 9, 2000)
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
Guest starring as Senator
- Episode 9x05: The Winds of Change (1) (Nov 4, 2000)
Melrose Place (1992)
Guest starring as Judge Mike Thomas
- Episode 3x02: It's a Bad World After All (Sep 19, 1994)
Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
Guest starring as Minister
(2 episodes)
- Episode 8x32: The Wedding (2) (May 20, 1998)
- Episode 8x31: The Wedding (1) (May 20, 1998)
The New Lassie (1989)
Guest starring as Officer Stanley
- Episode 1x06: Halloween (Oct 14, 1989)
Guest starring as Director
- Episode 2x15: The Commercial (Dec 7, 1991)
Jake and the Fatman (1987)
Guest starring as Mayor
- Episode 1x02: Fatal Attraction (1) (Sep 29, 1987)
Sledge Hammer! (1986)
Guest starring as Governor Fritz La Chatte
- Episode 2x17: The Secret of My Excess (Jan 29, 1988)
L.A. Law (1986)
Guest starring as Dr. Everett Kyle
- Episode 5x16: Good to the Last Drop (Mar 21, 1991)
MacGyver (1985)
Guest starring as Robert Sanborn / Papillon
- Episode 4x10: Fraternity of Thieves (Feb 13, 1989)
Charles in Charge (1984)
Guest starring as Austin Miller
- Episode 5x05: There's a Girl in My Ficus (Jan 27, 1990)
Three's a Crowd (1984)
Guest starring as Dr. Richard Kimberly
- Episode 1x05: Jack's Problem (Oct 30, 1984)
The Powers of Matthew Star (1982)
Starring as Mr. Wymore
(7 episodes)
- Episode 1x20: Road Rebels (Mar 25, 1983)
- Episode 1x18: Brain Drain (Mar 4, 1983)
- Episode 1x17: The Quadrian Caper (Feb 25, 1983)
- Episode 1x16: Thirty-Six Hours (Feb 18, 1983)
- Episode 1x15: Dead Man's Hand (Feb 11, 1983)
- Episode 1x14: The Racer's Edge (Jan 28, 1983)
- Episode 1x13: Matthew Star: D.O.A. (Jan 21, 1983)
Dynasty (1981)
Guest starring as Avril Dawson
(2 episodes)
- Episode 5x02: The Mortgage (Oct 10, 1984)
- Episode 4x25: The Engagement (Apr 18, 1984)
Dallas (1978)
Guest starring as Elton Lawrence
(3 episodes)
- Episode 6x15: The Reckoning (Jan 14, 1983)
- Episode 6x13: Mama Dearest (Dec 31, 1982)
- Episode 6x12: Barbecue Three (Dec 17, 1982)
The Invisible Man (1975)
Guest starring as Hotel Manager
- Episode 1x02: The Klae Resource (Sep 8, 1975) [Co-Star]
The Jeffersons (1975)
Guest starring as Herbert Purcell
- Episode 7x14: Sorry, Wrong Meeting (Feb 15, 1981)
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Guest starring as Nathan Lassiter
- Episode S09 Special: The Last Farewell (Feb 6, 1984)
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
Guest starring as Wingfield
- Episode 8x23: Love Thy Neighbor -- Take His Wife (Feb 26, 1976)