His first Broadway credit was in a 1964 production of Jean Kerr's "Poor Richard," in which he was the understudy for the lead, Alan Bates
Best known as a stage actor and for his role as the Butler in "Meet Joe Black․"
His Broadway appearances include "Saint Joan," "Cyrano de Bergerac," "Arcadia," and "Taking Sides," among others
He often worked with the Lincoln Center where he would get roles as a butler or detective, such as in the plays "Racing Demon" and "Six Degrees of Separation․"
He played British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, whom he greatly resembled, in the 1990 miniseries "The Kennedys of Massachusetts․"
Made one of his final appearances on stage in "The Hiding Place" in January 2004, at which point he was nearly blind
He was part of the original Broadway cast of "The Elephant Man" in the role of Carr Gomm, whom he also played in the 1982 TV movie adaptation