Acting · East Los Angeles, California, USA · Born June 12, 1928
Solid character actor that for various reasons never became a star. He is perhaps best known for his role as the tough police captain in the hit 1970s television series, "Starsky and Hutch." Other notable credits include Luis Buñuel's English-language film, "The Young One" (1960) where he plays a jazz musician who flees a lynch mob, and "One Potato, Two Potato" (1964), where he got a chance to show a softer side as a man fighting to obtain parental rights of his stepdaughter.
MovieFull Moon High
1981
as Hijacker #2
TVGalactica 1980
1980
as Police Chief
TVStarsky & Hutch
1975
as Harold Dobey
MovieBucktown
1975
as Harley
TVThat's My Mama
1974
TVThe Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Lt. Dobbs
MovieScream Blacula Scream
1973
as Ragman
TVPolice Story
1973
MovieHammer
1972
as Davis
TVSanford and Son
1972
MovieThe Organization
1971
as Lt. Jessop
MovieTarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
1971
as Shambu
TVAll in the Family
1971
as Walter
TVThe Bold Ones: The Senator
1970
as Dr. Benjamin Edwards
MovieWalk the Walk
1970
as Mike
MovieThe Losers
1970
as Capt. Jackson
MovieA Clear and Present Danger
1970
as House
MovieThe Lost Man
1969
as Reggie Page
TVThe Name of the Game
1968
as Doc Cullen
MovieThe Swimmer
1968
as Chauffeur
MovieTarzan and the Four O'Clock Army
1968
as Chaka
MovieStranger on the Run
1967
as Dickory
TVJudd, for the Defense
1967
MovieSullivan's Empire
1967
as Amando
TVIronside
1967
TVRun, Buddy, Run
1966
TVTarzan
1966
TVRun for Your Life
1965
as J.C.
MovieSynanon
1965
as Pete
MovieOne Potato, Two Potato
1964
as Frank Richards
TVThe Great Adventure
1963
as Wilbur Jones
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
MovieCaptain Sindbad
1963
as Quinius
TVThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Convict #2
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Ransome Kiley
Movie13 West Street
1962
as Negro
MovieThe Devil at 4 O'Clock
1961
as Charlie
TVThe Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
as Nelson
TVBen Casey
1961
TV87th Precinct
1961
as Officer Kendal
TVCain's Hundred
1961
as Willie Carter
MovieUnderworld U.S.A.
1961
as Investigator
MovieLet No Man Write My Epitaph
1960
as Goodbye George
MovieThe Young One
1960
as Traver
MovieTake a Giant Step
1959
as Bar Sharpie
TVThe Twilight Zone
1959
as Coley
MovieCry Tough
1959
MovieUp Periscope
1959
as Seaman Weary
MovieThe Girl He Left Behind
1956
as Corporal West
MovieCongo Crossing
1956
as Pompala
MovieKismet
1955
as Pearl Merchant (uncredited)
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Dawson
TVJungle Jim
1955
MovieCarmen Jones
1954
as Reporter
MovieJungle Man-Eaters
1954
as Zuwaba
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Christy
MovieMysterious Island
1951
as Neb
MovieBright Victory
1951
as Soldier (uncredited)
MovieThe Harlem Globetrotters
1951
as Higgins
MovieThe Jackie Robinson Story
1950
as Ernie
