Raised in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, New York

Was a member of the Green Mansions Resorts resident acting company

Broadway debut in "Damn Yankees", replacing James Komack in the role of Rocky

Served with the US Army; performed in military shows in an 11-month tour (often singing "Heart" from "Damn Yankees"); won an All-Army Entertainment Contest for performance in the revue "Rolling Along"

Appeared in the NYC revue "Chic"

Joined Second City troupe in NYC, appearing alongside Severn Darden, Barbara Harris and Avery Schreiber

Began directing career at Second City

Was a regular on the TV news satire, "That Was the Week That Was" (NBC)

Starred opposite Liza Minnelli in the Kander & Ebb musical "Flora, the Red Menace"

Made feature film debut in "The Tiger Makes Out"

Reprised stage role of Rocky in a NBC-TV adaptation of the Broadway musical "Damn Yankees"

Starred on Broadway in Herb Gardner's short-lived play "The Goodbye People"

Billed as 'Robert Dishy' for his role in the feature comedy about the plans surrounding a wedding, "Lovers and Other Strangers"

Performed as a regular on the syndicated children's anthology, "Story Theater"

Guest starred in the pilot episode of "Maude" (CBS)

TV-movie debut in "It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy" (1974)

Starred in the title role of the unsuccessful ABC pilot "Ace", about an eccentric private investigator

Played first top-billed role in films in "I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?"

Garnered praise for his supporting turn in the Broadway comedy "Sly Fox", Larry Gelbart's modern take on "Volpone"

Played Dr Friedman in the short-lived ABC sitcom "A.E.S. Hudson Street"

Had first dramatic stage role in Jules Feiffer's "Grown-Ups"

Appeared on the short-lived CBS comedy series, "The Comedy Zone"

Cast as the father in the screen adaptation of Neil Simon's autobiographical play "Brighton Beach Memories"

Performed off-Broadway in "Cafe Crown" (playing a waiter alongside Fyvush Finkel) and on Broadway in the revival of "The Tenth Man", featuring Phoebe Cates

Began playing recurring role of defense attorney Lawrence Weaver on NBC's "Law & Order"

Acted in first primetime network TV-movie in over a decade, "Thicker Than Water: The Larry McLinden Story"

Originated the role of Simon in "Blue Light", a stage adaptation of Cynthia Ozick's "The Shawl", directed by Sidney Lumet

Reprised role of Simon in "The Shawl", a revised version of the 1994 play

Co-starred as the school principal in the independent feature "Judy Berlin", screened at the Sundance Film Festival

Returned to Broadway as co-star of a revival of Arthur Miller's "The Price", staged by James Naughton