Born in New York City. Produced mostly for television, but his two features made quite an impact on the business: BULLIT (1968) and THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971). He produced and directed the 1973 feature film THE SEVEN-UPS, which featured Roy Scheider, Victor Arnold, Jerry Leon and Ken Kercheval.  Best Picture 1971: THE FRENCH CONNECTION - Producer at D'Antoni-Schine-Moore 1 nomination, 1 Award