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Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Mad About You (1992)
Guest starring as Gus Stemple
(3 episodes)
- Episode 3x14: Mad About You (2) (Feb 2, 1995)
- Episode 3x13: Mad About You (1) (Feb 2, 1995)
- Episode 3x08: Giblets for Murray (Nov 17, 1994)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Guest starring as Superintendent Arthur Joyce
(2 episodes)
- Episode 12x07: Nan's Ghost (2) (Nov 9, 1995)
- Episode 12x06: Nan's Ghost (1) (Nov 2, 1995)
Guest starring as Patrick MacNair
- Episode 8x17: To the End Will I Grapple with Thee (Mar 15, 1992)
Guest starring as Lt. Martin McGinn
- Episode 6x03: The Grand Old Lady (Oct 8, 1989)
Finder of Lost Loves (1984)
Guest starring as Doctor Arthur Barwell
- Episode 1x21: Final Analysis (Mar 30, 1985)
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1983)
Guest starring as Adam Simon
- Episode 3x21: Green Lipstick (May 6, 1987)
Herman Wouk's The Winds of War (1983)
Guest starring as Ed
- Episode 1x07: Into the Maelstrom (Feb 12, 1983)
Cagney & Lacey (1982)
Starring as Harvey Lacey
(119 episodes)
- Episode 7x22: A Fair Shake (2) (May 16, 1988)
- Episode 7x21: A Fair Shake (1) (May 16, 1988)
- Episode 7x20: Yup (May 2, 1988)
- Episode 7x19: Friendly Fire (Apr 5, 1988)
- Episode 7x18: Amends (Mar 29, 1988)
- Episode 7x17: Button, Button (Mar 22, 1988)
- Episode 7x16: A Class Act (Mar 15, 1988)
- Episode 7x15: Land of the Free (Feb 23, 1988)
- Episode 7x14: School Daze (Feb 16, 1988)
- Episode 7x13: Hello Goodbye (Feb 9, 1988)
- Episode 7x12: Shadow of a Doubt (Jan 26, 1988)
- Episode 7x11: Trading Places (Jan 19, 1988)
- Episode 7x10: Old Flames (Jan 12, 1988)
- Episode 7x09: Do I Know You? (Jan 5, 1988)
- Episode 7x08: Secrets (Nov 23, 1987)
- Episode 7x07: Greed (Nov 16, 1987)
- Episode 7x06: Video Verite (Nov 9, 1987)
- Episode 7x05: You've Come a Long Way, Baby (Oct 26, 1987)
- Episode 7x04: Different Drummer (Oct 19, 1987)
- Episode 7x03: Loves Me Not (Oct 5, 1987)
- Episode 7x02: The City is Burning (Sep 28, 1987)
- Episode 7x01: No Vacancy (Sep 21, 1987)
- Episode 6x22: Turn, Turn, Turn (2) (Mar 30, 1987)
- Episode 6x21: Turn, Turn, Turn (1) (Mar 30, 1987)
- Episode 6x20: Happiness is a Warm Gun (Mar 23, 1987)
- Episode 6x19: Special Treatment (Mar 16, 1987)
- Episode 6x18: Right to Remain Silent (Mar 9, 1987)
- Episode 6x17: Divine Couriers (Feb 23, 1987)
- Episode 6x16: To Sir, with Love (Feb 16, 1987)
- Episode 6x15: Easy Does It (Feb 9, 1987)
- Episode 6x14: Ahead of the Game (Feb 2, 1987)
- Episode 6x13: Favors (Jan 26, 1987)
- Episode 6x12: Waste Deep (Jan 19, 1987)
- Episode 6x11: Cost of Living (Jan 12, 1987)
- Episode 6x10: To Thine Own Self Be True (aka The Rapist II) (Dec 15, 1986)
- Episode 6x09: Revenge (Dec 8, 1986)
- Episode 6x08: Rites of Passage (Dec 1, 1986)
- Episode 6x07: The Marathon (Nov 24, 1986)
- Episode 6x06: The Zealot (Nov 10, 1986)
- Episode 6x05: Role Call (Nov 3, 1986)
- Episode 6x04: Disenfranchised (aka Incest) (Oct 27, 1986)
- Episode 6x03: Sorry, Right Number (Oct 20, 1986)
- Episode 6x02: Culture Clash (Oct 6, 1986)
- Episode 6x01: Schedule One (Sep 29, 1986)
- Episode 5x24: Parting Shots (May 26, 1986)
- Episode 5x23: Model Citizen (May 25, 1986)
- Episode 5x22: A Safe Place (May 12, 1986)
- Episode 5x21: Extradition (May 5, 1986)
- Episode 5x20: Capitalism (Apr 7, 1986)
- Episode 5x19: Exit Stage Centre (Mar 10, 1986)
- Episode 5x18: The Man Who Shot Trotsky (Mar 3, 1986)
- Episode 5x17: Post Partum (Feb 17, 1986)
- Episode 5x16: Family Connections (Feb 10, 1986)
- Episode 5x15: The Gimp (Jan 27, 1986)
- Episode 5x14: DWI (Jan 20, 1986)
- Episode 5x13: Act of Conscience (Jan 13, 1986)
- Episode 5x12: The Rapist (Jan 6, 1986)
- Episode 5x11: Play It Again, Santa (Dec 23, 1985)
- Episode 5x10: Power (Dec 16, 1985)
- Episode 5x09: Old Ghosts (Dec 9, 1985)
- Episode 5x08: Filial Duty (Dec 2, 1985)
- Episode 5x07: Mothers & Sons (Nov 25, 1985)
- Episode 5x06: The Clinic (Nov 11, 1985)
- Episode 5x05: Entrapment (Nov 4, 1985)
- Episode 5x04: Lottery (Oct 28, 1985)
- Episode 5x03: The Psychic (Oct 21, 1985)
- Episode 5x02: Ordinary Hero (Oct 7, 1985)
- Episode 5x01: On the Street (Sep 30, 1985)
- Episode 4x22: Organized Crime (Apr 8, 1985)
- Episode 4x21: Violation (Mar 18, 1985)
- Episode 4x20: Con Games (Mar 11, 1985)
- Episode 4x18: Lost and Found (Feb 25, 1985)
- Episode 4x17: Who Says It's Fair (2) (Feb 18, 1985)
- Episode 4x16: Who Says It's Fair (1) (Feb 11, 1985)
- Episode 4x15: Stress (Feb 4, 1985)
- Episode 4x14: Rules of the Game (Jan 28, 1985)
- Episode 4x13: Happily Ever After (Jan 14, 1985)
- Episode 4x12: American Dream (Jan 7, 1985)
- Episode 4x11: Out of Control (Dec 31, 1984)
- Episode 4x10: Lady Luck (Dec 17, 1984)
- Episode 4x09: Hooked (Dec 10, 1984)
- Episode 4x08: Thank God It's Monday (Dec 3, 1984)
- Episode 4x07: Unusual Occurence (Nov 26, 1984)
- Episode 4x06: Taxi Cab Murders (Nov 19, 1984)
- Episode 4x03: Insubordination (Oct 29, 1984)
- Episode 4x02: Heat (Oct 22, 1984)
- Episode 4x01: Child Witness (Oct 15, 1984)
- Episode 3x06: Partners (May 7, 1984)
- Episode 3x05: Baby Broker (Apr 30, 1984)
- Episode 3x04: The Bounty Hunter (Apr 23, 1984)
- Episode 3x03: Victimless Crime (Apr 16, 1984)
- Episode 3x01: Matinée (Mar 19, 1984)
- Episode 2x22: The Informant (May 9, 1983)
- Episode 2x21: A Cry for Help (May 2, 1983)
- Episode 2x20: The Gang's All Here (Mar 28, 1983)
- Episode 2x19: Let Them Eat Pretzels (Mar 21, 1983)
- Episode 2x18: Chop Shop (Mar 14, 1983)
- Episode 2x17: Burn Out (Mar 7, 1983)
- Episode 2x15: Jane Doe #37 (Feb 14, 1983)
- Episode 2x14: Open and Shut Case (Jan 31, 1983)
- Episode 2x13: Affirmative Action (Jan 24, 1983)
- Episode 2x12: The Grandest Jewel Thief of Them All (Jan 17, 1983)
- Episode 2x11: Hopes and Dreams (Jan 10, 1983)
- Episode 2x10: Recreational Use (Dec 27, 1982)
- Episode 2x09: I'll Be Home for Christmas (Dec 20, 1982)
- Episode 2x08: Conduct Unbecoming (Dec 13, 1982)
- Episode 2x07: Mr. Lonelyhearts (Dec 6, 1982)
- Episode 2x06: Internal Affairs (Nov 29, 1982)
- Episode 2x05: Hot Line (Nov 22, 1982)
- Episode 2x04: High Steel (Nov 15, 1982)
- Episode 2x03: Beauty Burglars (Nov 8, 1982)
- Episode 2x02: One of Our Own (Nov 1, 1982)
- Episode 2x01: Witness to an Incident (Oct 25, 1982)
- Episode 1x06: Better Than Equal (Apr 29, 1982)
- Episode 1x05: Suffer the Children (Apr 22, 1982)
- Episode 1x04: Street Scene (Apr 15, 1982)
- Episode 1x03: Beyond the Golden Door (Apr 8, 1982)
- Episode 1x02: Pop Used to Work Chinatown (Apr 1, 1982)
- Episode 1x01: You Call This Plain Clothes? (Mar 25, 1982)
American Playhouse (1982)
Guest starring as Reverend Walker
- Episode 2x02: Miss Lonelyhearts (Jan 25, 1983)
Fame (1982)
Guest starring as Detective Kessler
- Episode 1x03: Tomorrow's Farewell (Jan 21, 1982) [Co-Star]
Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
Guest starring as Marty
- Episode 2x14: A Case of the Crazies (Mar 29, 1981)
Vega$ (1978)
Guest starring as Geddes
- Episode 3x16: Out of Sight (Mar 18, 1981)
Guest starring as Eddie Stolvak
- Episode 2x09: The Day the Gambling Stopped (Dec 12, 1979)
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
Guest starring as Rocky McQue
- Episode 2x13: The Lady on Thursday at Ten (Jan 1, 1978)
The Feather and Father Gang (1976)
Guest starring as Benton
- Episode 1x11: Welcome Home, Vince (Jun 18, 1977)
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
Guest starring as Agent Brice
(2 episodes)
- Episode 6x09: Dear Mummy (Jan 21, 1981)
- Episode 5x05: Hot Ice (Oct 18, 1979)
Guest starring as Sgt. Alistair Adams
- Episode 4x20: Semper-Fidelis (Mar 15, 1979)
Starsky & Hutch (1975)
Guest starring as Deputy D.A. Stanton
- Episode 4x14: Ballad for a Blue Lady (Jan 23, 1979)
The Rockford Files (1974)
Guest starring as Leo
- Episode 5x02: Rosendahl and Gilda Stern are Dead (Sep 29, 1978)
Kojak (1973)
Guest starring as Hicks
- Episode 5x16: The Captain's Brother's Wife (Feb 4, 1978)
Guest starring as Pinky
- Episode 1x02: Web of Death (Oct 31, 1973)
Police Story (1973)
Guest starring as Detective #1
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: Slow Boy (2) (Mar 20, 1973)
- Episode 1x01: Slow Boy (1) (Mar 20, 1973)
Guest starring as Shep
- Episode 4x22: Prime Rib (Apr 5, 1977)
Guest starring as Rush
- Episode 2x12: Incident in the Kill Zone (Jan 7, 1975)
Barnaby Jones (1973)
Guest starring as Johnny Alban
- Episode 7x07: A Frame for Murder (Nov 16, 1978)
Guest starring as Easy Eddie
- Episode 6x15: The Scapegoat (Jan 5, 1978) [Co-Star]
The ABC Afterschool Special (1972)
Guest starring as Joe Farrell
- Episode 17x01: Date Rape (Sep 15, 1988)
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
Guest starring as Nat Reeves
- Episode 5x05: No Minor Vices (Nov 4, 1976)
Guest starring as Vernon
- Episode 4x01: Poisoned Snow (Sep 11, 1975)
The Waltons (1972)
Guest starring as Rev. Ezekiel L. Henshaw
- Episode 5x04: The Baptism (Oct 14, 1976)
Medical Center (1969)
Guest starring as Danny Taggert
- Episode 7x04: No Hiding Place (Sep 29, 1975)
Guest starring as Frank Crane
- Episode 4x17: Judgement (Jan 17, 1973)
The Mod Squad (1968)
Guest starring as Johnny Wexford
- Episode 5x14: Belinda -- End of Little Miss Bubble Gum (Dec 7, 1972)
Mannix (1967)
Guest starring as Hood #1
- Episode 8x19: Quartet for Blunt Instrument (Feb 23, 1975) [Co-Star]
Dark Shadows (1966)
Starring as Willie Loomis
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1967-04-17: DS-210 (Apr 17, 1967)
- Episode 1967-04-14: DS-209 (Apr 14, 1967)
- Episode 1967-04-13: DS-208 (Apr 13, 1967)
- Episode 1967-04-12: DS-207 (Apr 12, 1967)
- Episode 1967-04-11: DS-206 (Apr 11, 1967)
Starring as Carl Collins
Starring as William H. Loomis
Starring as Desmond Collins
Starring as Kendrick Young
Route 66 (1960)
Guest starring as member of Packy's gang
- Episode 2x12: And the Cat Jumped Over the Moon (Dec 15, 1961) [Uncredited]