Trivia

Started out his career as a stand-up comedian who made it all the way to The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962).

Has done 9 films with director Albert Pyun.

Served together with the late actor Brion James as cooks in a tank company while in the Army Reserve in California.

Veteran tough guy actor of "B" sci-fi thrillers and violent action, portraying both virile anti-heroes and heavies.

Studied at the Stella Adler Conservatory for four years.

In a candy commercial, he played the Blur, obviously based on the Flash. He also played the Flash's brother on TV.

Has starred in two different Jekyll/Hyde movies: "Jekyll and Hyde...Together Again" (1982) and "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (2006).

Although he played M. Emmet Walsh's son in Pilot (1990), he is only eleven years his junior in real life.

Has appeared in four movies taking place during the Vietnam war: Uncommon Valour (1983), Volunteers (1985), Air America (1990) and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998).

Two featured characters in Norman Lear's "All That Glitters" television series were Eileen Brennan as Ma Packer and her lazy son, Sonny Packer, played by Tim Thomerson. Sonny's (Thomerson's) role idol and wannabe impersonation of an Elvis Presley character, always strumming his guitar, practicing swinging hips and rock movements was diligently encouraged by his Ma (Eileen Brennan) Packer. Their principal abode was a run down farm shack. In preparation for the first introduction of the outlandish pair, director Herb Kenwith and Eileen requested the littered straw and dirt studio set floor be inhabited with a small pot bellied pig and a dozen chickens. The first day to video-tape Ma and Sonny Packer's introduction in the series, Eileen picked up one of the hens, holding the chicken in her arms like a pet cat, petting and soothing the clucking hen while performing her character's motherly role. The entire week of staged scenes, Eileen carried the same hen in her arms, with the chickens pecking seeds from the straw on the ramshackle shack floor. The following week, the "All That Glitters" staff of women producers decided to cancel Eileen's on-set chicken wrangler and his livestock. Arriving early on the ramshackle set for rehearsal, Eileen and Herb confronted the dull witted lady producers. Where were the Chickens? Canceled to save money on a chicken wrangler and his flock of hens! The cast and crew waited for one hour while the wrangler and his flock of hens could arrive. Thereafter, Eileen, her chicken-hen co-star, with the floor flock of hens were featured until Ma moved uptown, with Sonny becoming a full fledged rock star on a local television station talent show, landing a gig at a local Western bar and stardom! Ma Packer, now a sexy glamorous theatrical agent, became a music-rock group phenomena.

Born on the same date as Stuart Pankin.