In 1982, Sinise's career began to take off when he directed and starred in Steppenwolf's production of "True West". In 1983, he earned an Obie Award for his direction, and a year later appeared with John Malkovich in the PBS' "American Playhouse" production of the play. In 1988, Sinise directed "Miles from Home", a film starring Richard Gere, about two brothers' fight against the foreclosure of the family farm. Sinise collaborated with fellow actor Tom Hanks three times, including "Forrest Gump", "Apollo 13", and "The Green Mile". Other noteworthy films in which Sinise has appeared include "Of Mice and Men" (which he directed), "Reindeer Games", "Snake Eyes", "Ransom", "Mission to Mars", "The Stand" and "Impostor". He narrated the audiobooks for John Steinbeck's "Travels with Charley".