To Canadian parents, he was raised on the island until he was 10 years old, when, in 1946, his parents relocated to Saginaw, Michigan, and later, in 1950, they moved again, this time to Toronto, Canada.
Known to the Canadian audience for the roles of Adam Cunningham on “Traders“, The father of the groom in the comedy”My big greek wedding”And the role of Judge JE Reilly in the novel “Passions”, Began his career in the 1960s.
Among his works for the big screen, we can mention titles such as “Two clueless hounds”, Comedy that had Dan Aykroyd Y Tom Hanks as protagonists, “Yesterday, today and forever“,”Intimate and personal“, with Robert Redford Y Michelle pfeiffer, “Spy as you can”, In which he worked together with Leslie nielsen Y Nicollette Sheridan, “The peacemaker“,”SWAT: Harrelson’s Men“,”The groom’s mother“, with Jennifer Lopez Y Jane fonda, “I’m still like god” Y “Is It Just Me?“, among others.
On television, he has been a guest actor in countless programs, among which we can mention, of the best known, “Melrose place“,”Murder, She Wrote“,”The Outer Limits“,”JAG“,”The Division“,”Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service“,”open case“,”Emergencies“,”Las Vegas“,”Judging Amy“,”Criminal minds“,”Big love“,”Medium”, Where he played the father of Joe, Y “Falling Skies”Science fiction series produced by Steven Spielberg in which he can be seen since 2011 in the role of the Uncle Scott.
The actor, who also worked on a few films made especially for television, attended his secondary studies at the Humberside Collegiate Institute, where he was an honorary student, and later graduated from the University of Toronto.