Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the staunch Marty Baines in "Back to the Future" (1985). After beginning his career as a leading man on the stage in stock companies, he was introduced to director Dan Curtis while vacationing in the Poconos. Impressed by his dark good looks, slim physique, and articulate voice, 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 "House of Dark Shadows" (1970). From there, he would go on to appear as a notable character actor appearing in over 130 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, relatives, bachelors, grandfathers, landlords, neighbors, curmudgeons, eccentrics, patrolman, policemen, sergeants, lieutenants, authority figures, surgeons, waiters, chauffeurs, white-collared workers, therapists, artists, sugar daddies, immigrants, foreigners, businessmen, managers, restaurateurs, city slickers, reporters, detectives, historical or literary figures, district attorneys, lawyers, politicians, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "Going Home" (1971), "Across 110th Street" (1972), "Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue" (1974), "Las Vegas Lady" (1975), "The Choirboys" (1977), "The Frisco Kid" (1979), "The Ninth Configuration" (1980), "McClain's Law" (1981), "Breach of Contract" (1983), "The Longshot" (1986), "Walk Like a Man" (1987), "18 Again!" (1988), "Sing" (1989), "The Exorcist III" (1990), "Gypsy Eyes" (1992), "Lesser Prophets" (1997), and "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints" (2006). On television, he appeared in numerous guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Doc Elliot," "Chase," "The Blue Knight," "Ironside," "Barnaby Jones," "Kung Fu," "Gunsmoke," "Cannon," "Baretta," "The Streets of San Francisco," "Aspen," "Space Sentinels," "The Waltons," "Police Story," "Hawaii Five O," "Blackstar," "McClain's Law," "Dynasty," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "Equal Justice," "Jake and the Fatman," "Joe's Life," "Murder, She Wrote," "NYPD Blue," "Law & Order," "Wonderland," and "Judging Amy". 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, had been a supportive of the California State Democratic Committee, was a regular parishioner of the Catholic church, had been a high-demand audiobook reader, was a theatrical instructor for the Neighborhood Playhouse, presided on his local charters of the American Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity, was a celebrity spokesman for Olive Garden Restaurants and Napa Valley Wine, had been a mentor for Milton Katselas, and he was married to character actress Donna Artz from 1999 until his death (their union produced no children). Following his 2006 retirement, he spent the remainder of his life being a regular attendee at autograph conventions and dividing time between his homes in Pennsylvania and Connecticut until his death.