Feature acting debut, Jonathan Demme's "Last Embrace"

TV-movie debut, portrayed Dr. Mengele in "Playing for Time", an acclaimed CBS docudrama scripted by Arthur Miller and starring Vanessa Redgrave

Debut as a TV series regular, "Buffalo Bill", a superior sitcom starring Dabney Coleman

Cast as a regular on "Misfits of Science", a sci-fi comedy adventure series

Cast as a regular on "Code Name: Foxfire", a short-lived adventure series

Cast in his best known role, Willie Tanner, the father of the suburban family that takes in the quirky space alien "ALF" in the long-running NBC sitcom

Cast as a regular on "Dudley", a short-lived sitcom vehicle for Dudley Moore

Returned to Broadway as co-star of "Ivanov"; earned raves for his performance

Had regular role on the ABC sitcom "Norm"