Was formerly a champion figure skater and Olympic boxing contender
Received classical Shakespearean stage training in Canada before leaving for Hollywood in 1980
Is the author of a number of books of paintings, drawings and poetry, such as Dragon's Eye: An Artist's View, and Presence: Other Selves, Other Lives, Other Loves, Other Souls
One of his best-known roles was Don Diego De La Vega and his alter ego, the swashbuckling hero, Zorro, on the Zorro series which ran for 88 episodes from 1990 to 1993
Is also an accomplished artist with several of his artworks hanging in significant private collections and exhibited internationally