Il est né le 2 juin 1954, à San Mateo, Californie, USA. Il a deux enfants (un garçon, Charles, et une fille).

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Filmographie :

- Hire: Ticker, The (2002) (uncredited) .... FBI Agent
- Far from Heaven (2002) .... Raymond Deagan
- "24" (2001) TV Series .... David Palmer
- Love & Basketball (2000) .... Zeke McCall
- What's Cooking? (2000) .... Ronald Williams
- Random Hearts (1999) .... Detective George Beaufort
- "Now and Again" (1999) TV Series .... Dr. Theodore Morris
- Thirteenth Floor, The (1999) .... Detective Larry McBain
- Minus Man, The (1999) .... Detective Graves (flashback scenes)
- Major League: Back to the Minors (1998) .... Pedro Cerrano
- How to Make the Cruelest Month (1998) .... Manhattan Parks
- Standoff (1998) .... Ty 'Bama' Jones
- Absolute Power (1997) .... Tim Collin, Secret Service
- Insomnia (1996) .... Arthur
- Amanda (1996)
- Widow's Kiss (1996) (TV) .... Eddie Costello
- Waiting to Exhale (1995) .... Kenneth Dawkins
- Heat (1995) .... Donald Breedan
- Writing on the Wall, The (1994/I) (TV) .... Sullivan
- Major League II (1994) .... Pedro Cerrano
- Hallelujah (1993) (TV) .... Rev. Oliver Crawford
- "Return to Lonesome Dove" (1993) (mini) TV Series .... Cherokee Jack Jackson
- Suture (1993) .... Clay Arlington
- "Queen" (1993) (mini) TV Series .... Davis
- Love Field (1992) .... Paul Cater
- Mr. Baseball (1992) .... Max 'Hammer' Dubois
- K-9000 (1991) (TV) .... Nick Sanrio
- Navy SEALS (1990) .... Chief Billy Graham
- Major League (1989) .... Pedro Cerrano
- "Just the Ten of Us" (1988) TV Series .... Duane Johnson (1988-1989)
- Summer to Remember, A (1985) (TV)
- "Off the Rack" (1984) TV Series .... Cletus Maxwell
- Return of Marcus Welby, M.D., The (1984) (TV) .... Dr. Beaumont
- Grambling's White Tiger (1981) (TV) .... James 'Shack' Harris
- "Code Red" (1981) TV Series .... 'Stuff' Wade
- Code Red (1981) (TV) .... Stuff Wade