Received a degree in Economics from Temple University. Later worked as
a bookkeeper with the Federal Reserve Bank while taking acting classes
at the American Theatre Wing in New York.
Got into acting via a a scholarship to New York's American Theatre Wing through a TV talent contest.
Appeared on Broadway in "A View From the Bridge, " "Glengarry, Glen
Ross" (Tony nomination for Featured Actor) and "A Walk In the Woods"
(Tony nomination for Best Actor).
Was twice nominated for Broadway's Tony Award: in 1984, as Best Actor
(Featured Role - Play) for David Mamet's "Glengarry Glen Ross," and in 1988
as Best Actor (Play) for "A Walk In the Woods."
He was nominated for a 1984 Joseph Jefferson Award For Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for "Glengarry Glen Ross" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
His stage work included portraying Juror #3 in the Washington D.C. production of "Twelve Angry Men". His cast-mates included Roy Scheider as Juror #8, and Rene Auberjonois as Juror #5.