1998 Hosted the PBS series "Going Places"
1994 Did narration for "Midnight Ramble", a documentary special on PBS's "The American Experience" about the African-American independent film movement between 1910 and 1940
1991 Reprised the role of Shredder for the animated special, "Planet of the Turtleoids"
1991 Provided the voice of Midnight Rider for the failed John Travolta rock'n'roll vehicle, "Shout"
1988 Played a recurring role on the CBS fantasy romance series, "Beauty and the Beast"
1987 Returned to features for his second screen credit, "Three for the Road"
1986 Provided a voice for the animated "Rambo" series
1985 TV miniseries debut, "James A. Michener's 'Space'"
1985 TV-movie debut, "Kicks"
1984 TV series debut, a voice on the animated children's series "Going Bananas"
1980 Feature debut, "The Stunt Man"
1968 - 1969 Served in Vietnam
Attended high school in his native Atlantic City, New Jersey
Enlisted in the Navy upon graduation
Settled in San Diego
Awarded scholarship to the University of California at San Diego, where he intended to study philosophy and English literature
Tried out for a school play on the suggestion of an English teacher
Wrote poetry and TV scripts for public TV
After graduating from college, awarded a fellowship to study in London
Moved to Oregon; worked with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland
Moved to L.A.
Provided the voice of Junkyard Dog for "Hulk Hogan's Rock'N' Wrestling" cartoon series
Provided a voice for "Scooby's Mystery Funhouse"
Voiced the villainous Shredder on the popular syndicated cartoon series "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"
Played the recurring role of Reverend Crawford on the NBC sitcom, "Amen"
Played a recurring role on the NBC drama series, "L.A. Law"
Debut as a live-action TV series regular, "FM", an NBC sitcom in which he played the role of Quentin Lamoreaux
Cast as Phillip Banks, a regular on the popular NBC sitcom, "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"
Starred as patriarch of a family of lawyers on the UPN sitcom "Sparks"
