Best known by the public for his role as Paramedic Roy DeSoto on Emergency! (1972).
He alongside Randolph Mantooth had attended the memorial of his ex-Emergency! (1972) co-star, Bobby Troup, at Moonlight Tango Cafe in Encino, California, on 28 February 1999, to honor his life.
Before he starred in Emergency! (1972), that featured Julie London, he was a lifelong fan of hers, by listening to her music.
He was awarded the 2010 Back Stage Garland Award for Performance in a Play for "Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo" at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles, California.