Born in San Diego, CA; educated at Notre Dame (B.A., M.A.). He began his film career in 1963, playing Frank Sinatra's naive kid brother in COME BLOW YOUR HORN and lated portrayed pleasant but insipid juveniles and young leads in other Hollywood productions. In the early 1970s he ventured into production, scoring a box-office hit with THE STING (1973). He made yet another successful transition in 1980, when he turned out his first film as a director, MY BODYGUARD. All along, he continued acting, in TV as well as in films. Notable (non-nominated) credits: As producer -- STEELYARD BLUES (1973), HARRY AND WALTER GO TO NEW YORK (1976, executive producer), THE LITTLE DRAGONS (1980, also actor), UNTAMED HEART (1993, also director), IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES (2001), and the made-for-TV movies "Beyond the Call" (1996, also director), "The Fixer" (1998, also actor) and "Last Call" (2002). As director -- SIX WEEKS (1982), FIVE CORNERS (1987), CRAZY PEOPLE (1990), A HOME OF THEIR OWN (1993), and several made-for-TV movies and episodes for TV series. As actor -- SOLDIER IN THE RAIN (1963), NONE BUT THE BRAVE and MARRIAGE ON THE ROCKS (both 1965), YOU'RE A BIG BOY NOW, NEVER A DULL MOMENT and ICE STATION ZEBRA (all 1968), CASTLE KEEP (1969), FLAP (1970), SHAMPOO (1975), LAS VEGAS LADY (1976), HEART BEAT (1980), PEE-WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE (1985), LESS THAN ZERO (1987), BARB WIRE (1996) and LYING IN WAIT (2000), MUST LOVE DOGS (2005), and several made-for-TV movies and TV series guest appearances.  Best Picture 1973: THE STING - producer at Bill/Phillips-Hill (w. Michael Phillips & Julia Phillips) 1 nomination, 1 Award