Directors Guild of America Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series, Night "Into That Good Night" episode of "ER" 1994
2003 Directed an episode of the ABC drama "Karen Sisco"
2001 Helmed the pilot for the CBS series "Big Apple"; also served as an co-executive producer of the series
2000 Directed the CBS miniseries "Sally Hemings: An American Scandal"
1999 Had rare acting role in a feature an ambitious bishop in "The Third Miracle"
1997 Helmed the TNT original "Buffalo Soldiers"
1996 Directed pilot and episodes of "High Incident", an ABC police drama
1995 Directed pilot of Bochco's "Murder One" (ABC); earned Emmy nomination
1994 Feature directing debut, "Iron Will", a period adventure about a dog-sled marathon
1992 TV-movie directing debut, "In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion"
1990 Served as a producer and occasional director on the short-lived musical cop show, "Cop Rock"
1987 Feature producing debut as executive producer of "Square Dance/Home is Where the Heart Is"
1986 Hosted a PBS documentary/forum entitled "A Program for Vietnam Veterans . . . And Everyone Else Who Should Care"
1984 TV debut as a producer, "Children in the Crossfire", an NBC TV-movie dealing with conflicts in Ireland (also acted)
1981 - 1987 Played signature role of Officer Andy Renko, a regular on the acclaimed police drama "Hill Street Blues" (produced by Stephen Bochco)
1977 Feature debut, "The Choirboys"
1976 Cast as a regular on "Delvecchio", a cop show
1975 Debut as a TV series regular, "Kate McShane", as the Jesuit priest brother of the lawyer protagonist
1974 TV-movie debut, "Things in Their Season", a CBS melodrama
1972 NY stage debut, "Elizabeth the First"
1971 Co-produced original NY production of "Godspell"
Raised in a suburb of San Francisco
Attended high school with future music luminaries Grace Slick, Jerry Garcia, and Joan Baez
Served in the US Naval Submarine Corps stationed in Southeast Asia
Began acting in college productions
Had first big hit as producer of the musical "Godspell" which was then a friend's senior project in college
Acted with the American Conservatory Theater, the San Diego National Shakespeare Festival, the New York Shakespeare Festival, and the American Shakespeare Festival
Directed episodes of the ABC sitcom "Doogie Howser, M.D." (produced by Bochco)
Was co-executive producer of the short-lived CBS series "Buddy Faro"; also directed episodes
