In addition to film and stage work as an actor, he has been for fifty years one of the most respected directors in New York's Off-Off Broadway theatre world. He has directed plays by Lanford Wilson, Robert Patrick (III), and Bob Heide, as well as the original Caffe Cino production of "Dames at Sea," and many other award-winning works. On May 25, 2007, he was presented with an award as "The Father of Off-Off Broadway.".