Career
His earlier portrayals in serials were playwright David Allen on the National Broadcasting Company"s From These Roots from 1958 to 1961 and businessman Sam Reynolds on Search for Tomorrow from 1965 to 1970. He also appeared on Broadway in the 1970 musical Applause. He also guest-starred in an episode of the western series Sara in 1976.
He played Mr.
Kirby in the 1979 National Broadcasting Company television adaptation of You Can"t Take it With You and the ineffective but well-meaning Colonel Fielding on the 1981 television adaptation of Private Benjamin
Roles in two movies in 1982 were Zapped! as Walter J. Coolidge and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas as Senator Charles Wingwood. In 1984 he played James Bradford on American Broadcasting Company"s Three"s a Crowd opposite John Ritter and in 1986 as Peace Corps member Doctor Bruce Gaines, who married Mistress Garrett (played by Charlotte Rae) in her final episodes on The Facts of Life.
He also appeared as Steven in the 1990 episode of The Golden Girls entitled "Great Expectations". with Children in the episode "The Doctorate"Arcy Files" (1994).