His first acting credit was in the western television series "The Big Valley" (starring Barbara Stanwyck, along with Lee Majors and Linda Evans). He appeared in the films "Leaving Las Vegas", "Blues Brothers 2000", and "Angel, Angel, Down We Go". He had a role and sang in "Lookin' Italian" (1994), an independent film about the mafia. He had a supporting role in "Baywatch Nights". He was a guest host on "Jazz Central", a television program that was broadcast on the BET channel. He was also in an episode of Mannix (with Mike Connors) - Episode 21 - 'Lifeline' in Season 5.