While at Yale, Bob landed a role in Leonard Bernstein's "Mass," a musical theater piece originally commissioned for the 1972 opening of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. In 1974, armed with a B.A. in Drama from Yale, he enrolled at the Circle in the Square Professional Theater Workshop (fellow alumni include Kevin Bacon and Ken Olin). He waited tables for a couple of years, and then his theatrical work prospered (in 1976) when he appeared in the David Mamet play "Sexual Perversity in Chicago," and with Diane Keaton in "The Primary English Class."

In 1977, Bob made his Broadway debut in the leading role in the comedy hit "Gemini" with Danny Aiello (picture from "Gemini"). He went on to co-star with Jack Lemmon (picture of Bob and Jack Lemmon) in Bernard Slade's "Tribute" in 1978 on Broadway (picture of Bob and Catherine Hicks in "Tribute") and in a west coast run which brought him to Los Angeles, where he decided to try out film and TV. His work in theater also includes "Beyond Therapy" and "Geniuses" at the Los Angeles Public Theater, and "The Normal Heart" at the Berkeley Repertory Theater, for which he won a Drama-Logue Award (picture of Bob and James Carpenter).

The awards and recognition continued as Bob became involved in television. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his role as Mr. Cutlip on the ABC series The Wonder Years. Furthermore, Bob was awarded the Viewers For Quality Television Founder's Award for his outstanding performances in "The Wonder Years" and as military surgeon Dr. Dick Richard (picture of Bob and Dana Delany) on China Beach.

Bob's extensive television work has included a starring role opposite Helena Bonham-Carter in NBC's movie-of-the-week "Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald", the HBO movie "White Mile", and the NBC mini-series "Deadly Matrimony". He had recurring roles on HomeImprovement, "L.A. Law," and "Alice," and he has guest-starred in such series as "Ally McBeal," "Outer Limits," "Early Edition," "ER," "Tales From The Crypt," "Amazing Stories," "Benson," and "Taxi." Bob recently appeared in the feature film "Small Soldiers," the HBO feature "The Second Civil War," and the Showtime movie "Menno's Mind," and he starred in the feature film "Wagons East." For a listing of his many other film and television appearances, go to his filmography.

Bob resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Linda, and two daughters.