Usually cast as a heavy, Tierney has appeared in over 80 films, and has enjoyed a career renaissance since the mid-1980s with roles for directors including John Huston ("Prizzi's Honor" 1985), John Sayles ("City of Hope" 1991) and Quentin Tarantino ("Reservoir Dogs" 1992). Tierney's extensive TV credits include guest spots in over 100 series, ranging from "Hunter" to "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "Seinfeld". In 1991, he fittingly acted in the TV-movie "Dillinger" but this time appeared as a sheriff. Tierney was also Casper Buttafuoco, Joey's father, in one of the three TV-movies made about the Amy Fisher case, "Casualties of Love: The 'Long Island Lolita' Story" (1993). Brother of actor Scott Brady, whom, not surprisingly, he very closely resembled.