the father of a murder victim in the television film Murder In Texas (1981) http://www.youtube.com/v/qY8yNfvhFaQ?fs=1&hl=en_US and won further acclaim for his role as a homicidal villain in the television film Murder in Coweta County (1983) http://www.youtube.com/v/9R6N8yDBdRk?fs=1&hl=en_US , co-starring music legend Johnny Cash as the sheriff. He also proved to be a