Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the villainous Peter McAllister in "Lethal Weapon" (1987). Born into a middle-class family, the son of a writer and a novelty salesman, after serving in the United States Army during the Korean War, upon returning to civilian life following the end of the war, he attained his degree in theatrical arts under the G.I. Bill at the Actors Studio. Upon being introduced to director Arthur Ripley while attending a seminar at the Barter Theater in Abingdon, Virginia, he was so impressed by his dark good looks, manly physique, and distinctive voice, that he took notice of his potential and arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him appearing under his supervision per a supporting role in "Thunder Road" (1958). From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 135 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, blue-collared guys, love interests, doctors, businessmen, landlords, neighbors, eccentrics, curmudgeons, policemen, city slickers, cowboys, sheriffs, detectives, reporters, historical or mythical figures, soldiers, military men, sergeants, lieutenants, authority figures, aristocrats, judges, politicians, lawyers, ministers, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "Monte Walsh" (1970), "Chandler" (1971), "The Honkers" (1972), "High Plains Drifter" (1973), "Magnum Force" (1976), "Penalty Phase" (1986), "Winter People" (1989), "Aces: Iron Eagle III" (1992), "The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them" (1993), "Blue Sky" (1994), "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers" (1995), "Ed" (1996), "Liar Liar" (1997), "Making Contact" (1999), and "Love for Rent" (2005). On television, he appeared in numerous guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Armstrong Circle Theater," "Brenner," "Naked City," "General Hospital," "Dark Shadows: The Vampires Curse," "Coronet Blue," "N.Y.P.D.," "The High Chaparral," "O'Hara, U.S. Treasury," "The Streets of San Francisco," "Chase," "Cannon," "Barnaby Jones," "The Rockford Files," "Baretta," "Executive Suite," "Most Wanted," "Having Babies," "The Chisholms," "High Performance," "Hart to Hart," "Dallas," "Hotel," "Hardcastle and McCormick," "Fatal Vision," "Riptide," "Hot Pursuit," "The A-Team," "North & South," "All My Children," "St. Elsewhere," "Favorite Son," "Star Trek: The Next Generation," "Mission: Impossible," "Hardball," "Santa Barbara," "Jake and the Fatman," "L.A. Law," "Who's the Boss?," "Hunter," "The Golden Girls," "In a Child's Name," "Matlock," "Civil Wars," "2000 Malibu Road," "Walker, Texas Ranger," "NYPD Blue," "Renegade," "One West Waikiki," "Murder, She Wrote," "The Single Guy," "Champs," "Wings," "Dark Skies," "The Practice," "Dharma & Grey," "The West Wing," "Justice League," "The Drew Carey Show," and "Smartphone Theatre." During his career, he was an honorary member of Actors Equity, was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, presided on his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Boys & Girls Clubs, had been a regular parishioner of the Catholic church, was supportive of the California State Democratic Committee, had been one of the founding members of the Canyon Theater Guild, served on the board of directors for the SAG Foundation, had been a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, and he was married to commonwealth supervisor Lynda Morse from 1972 to 1982 and later network executive Barbara Albertine from 1998 to 2022 (his first union ended in divorce and produced three children and his second union ended upon his death). He died after appearing in what would be his final role in "Valley of the Shadows" (2022).