A former Westbeth Artist Housing resident, he appeared in films such as Nothing But a Man (1964), Shaft (1971), Shaft's Big Score (1972), Aaron Loves Angela (1975), Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975), Remember My Name (1978), Ragtime (1981), The Neverending Story (1984), Certain Fury (1985), Leonard, Part 6 (1987), Dixie Lanes (1988), and The Luckiest Man in the World (1989).