Played the Mayor of New York City twice (and bears an uncanny resemblance to NYC Mayor Ed Koch) and the Mayor of Gotham City (which is based upon NYC) once.
He was a lifelong liberal Democrat.
He graduated from Seward Park High School and attended NYU, then studied with acting teacher Michael Howard for seven years after a stint in the U.S. Army.
Upon his death, he was buried at Kenisco Cemetery in Valhalla, New York.
