He was awarded the 1975 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Actor in a
Supporting Role for his performance as Pap in "Huckleberry Finn 1" at the Organic Theater in Chicago, Illinois.
He was nominated for a 1973 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Actor in A Principal Role for his performance in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
at the 11th St. Theatre in Chicago.
He was nominated for the 1975 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for his performance in "The Seahorse" at the Orphans Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.
He was nominated for a 1977 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a
Principal Role for his performance in "Who's Happy Now?" at the Body Politic Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
He was nominated for a 1981 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a
Principal Role in a play, "Ties", at the Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago, Illinois.