Among his acting roles are bank robber Reed in
Dillinger (1973), as Steamer Riley in
Walking Tall Part 2 (1975), a shouting police captain named Haden in
48 Hrs. (1982), a role he later parodied in
Last Action Hero (1993) and
Loaded Weapon 1 (1993); the history teacher, Mr. Teasdale, in
Red Dawn (1984);
James Bond's friend Sharkey in
Licence to Kill (1989); and former professional
boxing champion Harry Noble in
Batteries Not Included (1987). He also appeared opposite
Sylvester Stallone in 4 films:
F.I.S.T. (1978),
Paradise Alley (1978),
Rocky II (1979), and
Lock Up (1989), as well as a protective trucker in
The Wizard (1989). He made an effective pairing with
John Candy as two bumbling subordinates; first as two tank soldiers (under an equally bumbling Sgt. Frank Tree played by
Dan Aykroyd) in the film
1941 (1979), and later as a "Walley World" security guard in ''
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983). He further showed his comedic abilities as Jim the clumsy mechanic in the cult classic Used Cars (1980). His last role was Cookie in the Hallmark Channel original films Love's Long Journey and Love's Abiding Joy''. ==Death==