His first appearances on the small screen date to the early days of live television, and "Studio One" and "Kraft Television Theatre." He performed on the series "Ben Casey," "Gunsmoke," "The Defenders" and "The Andy Griffith Show." Films include "The Conversation,""The Stepford Wives," "The Seduction of Joe Tynan," "The Black Stallion,""Staying Alive," "Rumble Fish," "1918," "Death Becomes Her," "State and Main," "School Ties" and the recent "Synecdoche, New York."