Acted on Broadway in "The Pleasure of His Company" and "Girls of Summer"

Earliest TV roles included a part in the CBS drama special, "Bang the Drum Slowly", starring Paul Newman

Made feature film debut in "The Strange One"

Played first leading roles in features in "Home from the Hill" and "The Subterraneans"

First received top billing in a feature in "The Carpetbaggers"

Played Thomas Banacek on the NBC detective series, "Banacek"

Played Dr. Jake Goodwin on the NBC drama series, "Doctors' Hospital"

Made feature directorial debut, "Five Days from Home"

Played last feature lead in the Italian-French-Spanish co-production, "From Hell to Victory"

Starred as John "Hannibal" Smith on the popular NBC-TV action series, "The A-Team"

Toured in "The Lion in Winter", January-February

Last feature film, the German-made erotic psychodrama, "The Tigress"

Underwent biopsy for small benign lung tumor in February; tumor removed May 4

Last TV appearance, a guest spot on the March 3rd episode of "Matlock"