He made guest appearances on both of the longest running prime time dramas in US television history: Gunsmoke (1955) and Law & Order (1990).
He was an associate artist of The Old Globe Theatre, and performing guest of the Williamstown Theatre Festival.
Veteran character actor well known for playing the title character of the now defunct restaurant eatery's "Beefsteak Charlie's" in their series of television commercials that aired during the 1980s.