Worked as a stage actor in NYC and in regional theaters

Feature debut in "Boxcar Bertha"; first of six appearances (to date) under Martin Scorsese's direction

Appeared in "Mean Streets"; first of 11 film appearances (to date) alongside Harvey Keitel; film directed by Scorsese

TV-movie debut in "Smile Jenny, Your Dead", the pilot for the ABC series "Harry-O"

Appeared as a deli owner in "Taxi Driver"

Played featured role in the Bette Midler vehicle "The Rose"

Co-starred in the HBO film "Florida Straits"

Portrayed the Apostle Peter in the controversial Scorsese-directed "The Last Temptation of Christ"

Debut as regular in short-lived drama series, "Dream Street" (NBC)

Appeared as a detective in Woody Allen's "Crimes and Misdemeanors"

Last screen work with Scorsese to date, the "Life Stories" segment of the omnibus film "New York Stories"

First of four features (to date) under the direction of Abel Ferrara, "King of New York"

Had featured role in the syndicated TV miniseries "Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride"

Co-starred in "Household Saints", directed by Nancy Savoca

Played the owner of a Brooklyn cigar store in "Smoke" and its follow-up "Blue in the Face"

Reteamed with director Nancy Savoca on the ABC TV-movie "Dark Eyes"

Again worked under the direction of Abel Ferarra in "The Funeral"

Cast as an aging gangster in "Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai"

Played the skeptical buddy of a older man who answers a personal ad in "Fast Food, Fast Women", directed by Amos Kollek

Cast as the heroine's father in "Angel Eyes", starring Jennifer Lopez

Reteamed with Kollek to play the romantic lead in "Queenie in Love"; screened at Cannes