American actor born on 28 November 1923 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, US. He studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse and was taught by Sanford Meisner. His most notable works include The Return of the Living Dead (1985), Mulholland Drive (2001), Poltergeist (1982), and The Pursuit of Happyness (2006). He died on 23 October 2018 in Los Angeles, California, US.