Trivia

He has appeared in four films adapted from Stephen King's work: The Shawshank Redemption (1994), The Green Mile (1999), The Mist (2007) and Salem's Lot (2024). All but the last were directed by Frank Darabont.

Has been featured as the Grim Reaper three times in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991), Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020) and Tales from the Crypt (1989).

The Mist (2007) is not his first experience with the story as he played the main character, David Drayton, in the audio-book version.

Attended and graduated from Orchard Park High School in Orchard Park, New York, a suburb of Buffalo.

Attended SUNY Geneseo as an undergraduate (Bachelor of Arts, 1972) and Cornell University as a graduate student (Master of Fine Arts, 1974).

Has English, Scottish, and a small amount of German, ancestry. Three of his grandparents were immigrants (one from England, and two from Scotland).

He played Shia LaBeouf's father in both The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003) and Eagle Eye (2008).

He has appeared with Jeffrey DeMunn in three films: The Shawshank Redemption (1994), The Green Mile (1999) and The Mist (2007).

Father of Sadler Colley Bakst.

Born on the same day as Ron Perlman (they have appeared together in the stage play "The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui").