In two years time, from 1967 and 1968, he appeared in a movie, each starring a brother from the legendary film On The Waterfront: Marlon Brando in A Countess From Hong Kong and The Sergeant starring Rod Steiger.
Resembled actor Don Penny (Gary Lockwood's sidekick on The Lieutenant).
His career as actor, producer and writer ended around the same time, the early 1990's. His peak in producing was the sitcom 227.