Although he began his career playing heavies--often trigger-happy
cowboys (i.e., The Wild Bunch (1969)) or sadistic rednecks--he
graduated into more "law-abiding" roles as he got older, and in the
1980s and 1990s especially was often cast as a small-town sheriff.
Profiled in "Names You Never Remember, With Faces You Never Forget" by Justin Humphreys (BearManor Media).
In March 2013 he attended the Western Film Festival in Williamsburg, VA.
Did a private signing with Rocky & Brenda Whitehead in Tucson, AZ, ,
on 7/9/2000, where he signed 60 of the Limited Edition American Graffiti (1973) 1951 Mercury Coupe 1:18 scale Ertl American Muscle Diecast cars.