American actor
Following his work on The Bridge on the River Kwai , MGM briefly considered him for a lead role in its 1959 re-make of Ben-Hur , the roles which were ultimately filled by Charlton Heston , portraying Judah Ben-Hur, and Stephen Boyd , portraying Messala, and like in "Kwai," would also have been co-starring with Jack Hawkins.
Three adopted children with Collin Wilcox Paxton.
Has been a member of the Actors Studio since 1956.
Started studying with Lee Strasberg in 1954.
Worked as a dialogue director on a few movies in the 1970s.
Educated in a succession of private schools, he studied at the University of California at Berkeley.
Born in Argentina, his father was an executive with Standard Oil, and according to his official bio for the New York Campus of the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute (where he is still listed as an official member of the teaching faculty as of April 2016), he was raised in Cuba.
Teaches acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute in NYC.
