After years as a professor, he became a full-time actor in 1961. The big time arrived in 1972 with "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," playing the father of Rhoda, a part he expanded in the spin-off. Film fame came in 1973 as Kid Twist in The Sting. New generations know him as Lindsay Lohan's grandpa in 2003's Freaky Friday.
| BA English and Social Studies New York College of Teachers |
1952 |
1961 |
1973 |
1974 |
2003 |
| PhD Theatre Arts Cornell University |
Launched TV and film career numerous roles |
Co-starred with Paul Newman in The Sting |
Starred in hit |
Played "Grandpa" with Lindsay Lohan In Freaky Friday |
