Trivia

A former Golden Gloves boxer.

Has resided in a Motion Picture & Television Fund long-term nursing home since suffering a massive stroke in 2004.

He made guest appearances on both of the longest running prime time dramas in US television history: La ley del revólver (1955) and La ley y el orden (1990).

Was originally a journalist who worked his way up from copy boy to sports reporter for "The Newark Star Ledger" and worked as a staff writer for Australia's "Sunday Morning Herald".

Suffered a massive stroke before filming the mystery thriller La última puerta (1999).

He passed away on the same day of Francis Ford Coppola's 81st birthday. They both collaborated in La conversación (1974), Una del corazón (1981) and El Cotton Club. Centro de la mafia (1984).

Studied acting with both Lee Strasberg and Elia Kazan.

Favorite personal film was La conversación (1974).

Studied acting at The Beverly Hills Playhouse

His only lead role was in the sports drama Skateboard (1978), although most people went to see the movie because of his teenage co-star Leif Garrett.

Son of Alice (Lavroff) and Philip Goorwitz.