Emerging from a New York upbringing as the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants, he served in the Navy, pursued studies at City College, Columbia and NYU, and earned a doctorate in psychology before turning to acting and writing. Over a six-decade career he appeared in more than 180 films, many of them low-budget productions for Roger Corman that later connected him with directors such as Joe Dante, J… Read more
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
Known for The Terminator 1984 Gremlins 1984 Gremlins 2: The New Batch 1990 Small Soldiers 1998 Series ★ 8 Combat! 1962
Young Soldier Series ★ 7.9 Police Squad! 1982
Vic Series ★ 7.6 Moonlighting 1985
Pickup Guy Series ★ 7.5 Eerie, Indiana 1991
Al Series ★ 7.4 The Flash 1990
Fosnight Series ★ 7.4 V: The Final Battle 1984
Dan Pascal Series ★ 7.3 Taxi 1978
Ernie the Waiter Series ★ 7.2 Tales from the Darkside 1984
Seymour Furman Series ★ 7.2 McCloud 1970
Series ★ 7.1 NYPD Blue 1993
Carl Bode ★ 7.1 Targets 1968
Stefan (archive footage) (uncredited) Series ★ 7 Dragnet 1967
Harry Johnson Series ★ 6.9 Mannix 1967
Fashion Photographer (uncredited) ★ 6.8 Night of the Creeps 1986
Walt Series ★ 6.8 Fame 1982
★ 6.7 Matinee 1993
Herb ★ 6.7 Elvira: Mistress of the Dark 1988
Sgt. Neill ★ 6.7 The Grissom Gang 1971
Reporter ★ 6.6 Motorama 1991
Horseshoe Player ★ 6.6 White Dog 1982
Animal Trainer ★ 6.6 X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes 1963
John Trask (uncredited) ★ 6.6 A Bucket of Blood 1959
Walter Paisley Series ★ 6.6 Wagon Train 1957
Michel ★ 6.5 New York, New York 1977
Palm Club Owner ★ 6.5 Truck Turner 1974
Fogarty ★ 6.5 Executive Action 1973
Rifleman - Team B Series ★ 6.5 The Virginian 1962
Jon Blake Series ★ 6.5 Dragnet 1951
Series ★ 6.4 Clueless 1996
Ralph ★ 6.4 Used Cars 1980
Man In Bed Series ★ 6.4 Police Woman 1974
Matt ★ 6.3 Unlawful Entry 1992
Impound Clerk ★ 6.3 Explorers 1985
Charlie Drake ★ 6.3 Rock 'n' Roll High School 1979
Police Chief ★ 6.3 I Wanna Hold Your Hand 1978
Sergeant Brenner ★ 6.3 The St. Valentine's Day Massacre 1967
Gangster Dressed as a Cop (uncredited) ★ 6.3 The Premature Burial 1962
Mole ★ 6.2 Project X 1987
Max King ★ 6.1 The Second Civil War 1997
Eddie O'Neill ★ 6.1 Get Crazy 1983
Susie's Dad ★ 6.1 White Line Fever 1975
Birdie ★ 6 The Legend of Lylah Clare 1968
Reporter at Press Party ★ 5.9 Amazon Women on the Moon 1987
Danny Clayton (segment "The French Ventriloquist's Dummy") (uncredited) ★ 5.9 Heart Like a Wheel 1983
Mickey White ★ 5.9 Capone 1975
Joe Pryor ★ 5.8 The Hole 2009
Pizza Delivery Guy ★ 5.8 Chopping Mall 1986
Walter Paisley ★ 5.8 All the Right Moves 1983
Teacher in Auditorium ★ 5.8 The Trip 1967
Cash ★ 5.7 Big Bad Mama 1974
Bonney ★ 5.7 Not of This Earth 1957
Joe Piper ★ 5.6 Burying the Ex 2014
Grumpy Cop ★ 5.6 Swing Shift 1984
Wallflower at the Swing Shift Jamboree (uncredited) ★ 5.6 The Lady in Red 1979
Patek ★ 5.6 Cannonball 1976
Bennie Buckman ★ 5.6 Hollywood Boulevard 1976
Walter Paisley ★ 5.6 Crazy Mama 1975
Wilbur Janeway ★ 5.5 Far from Home 1989
Sheriff Bill Childers ★ 5.5 Corvette Summer 1978
Mr. Lucky ★ 5.5 Mr. Billion 1977
Bernie ★ 5.5 The Wild Angels 1966
Oil Rigger ★ 5.4 Angel III: The Final Chapter 1988
Nick Pellegrini ★ 5.2 War of the Satellites 1958
Dave Boyer ★ 5.1 Trapped Ashes 2006
Max (segment "Wraparound") ★ 5.1 Route 666 2001
Bartender ★ 5.1 Armed Response 1986
Steve ★ 5.1 The Terror 1963
Stefan ★ 5 Evil Toons 1992
Burt Wentworth ★ 5 Vigilante Force 1976
Pianist (uncredited) ★ 4.8 A Time for Killing 1967
Zollicoffer ★ 4.8 It Conquered the World 1956
Sgt. Neil ★ 4.6 Space Raiders 1983
Crazy Mel ★ 4.5 Heartbeeps 1981
Factory Watchman ★ 4.5 Candy Stripe Nurses 1974
Spectator ★ 4.5 The Undead 1957
The Leper ★ 4.3 Gunslinger 1956
Jimmy Tonto ★ 4.2 The Aftermath 1982
Broadcaster (voice) ★ 3.5 National Lampoon's Movie Madness 1982
Dr. Hans Kleiner ("Success Wanters") ★ 3.5 The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood 1980
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