Biografie

Frequently cast as drunk or homeless characters.

Often cast by John Carpenter in movies Carpenter directs.

Helped launch Robert Z'Dar's career as an actor.

Was raised on a cattle ranch in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon.

Has been in three movies about alien visitation: Starman (1984), John Carpenter's Sie leben (1988), Mick... mein Freund vom anderen Stern (1988).

[on being typecast as bums and drunks] Probably because I look like a dirty drunk and a drifter. They say we play best what we are. God! I hope that's not true.

I wish to work for any director willing to hire me.

Maybe the film industry has changed. I'm not so sure. I do know that most of the people I didn't piss off are no longer in power.

[on John Carpenter] John is a very special filmmaker. He has already shot every single angle of the movie inside his head prior to arriving on the set. He is also a master of communication. If one doesn't know what's going on at all times during a Carpenter shoot, one wasn't paying attention. He is also very quiet for the most part. John knows he's the director and seems to feel there is no reason to remind people of that fact.

[on being frequently cast as drunken bums] I've done that character so many times that when somebody says "Saw you do a drunk on a park bench," I have no idea what movie they're talking about.