▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁Golden ▁Glo be ▁Award ▁as ▁Most ▁Prom ising ▁New com er , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁B AF TA ▁Award ▁as ▁Most ▁Prom ising ▁New com er ▁to ▁Le ading ▁Film ▁R oles . ▁Gr imes ▁then ▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁sequ el ▁Class ▁of ▁' 4 4 ▁( 1 9 7 3 ), ▁which ▁followed ▁his ▁character ▁to ▁college . ▁ ▁Gr imes ' ▁other ▁film ▁cred its ▁include ▁C ah ill ▁U . S . ▁Marsh al ▁( 1 9 7 3 ) ▁alongside ▁John ▁Wayne , ▁The ▁Sp ikes ▁Gang ▁( 1 9 7 4 ) ▁with ▁Lee ▁Mar vin ▁and ▁Ron ▁Howard ▁and ▁the ▁cult ▁Disney ▁film ▁G us ▁( 1 9 7 6 ), ▁about ▁a ▁m ule ▁that ▁k icks ▁field ▁goals . ▁He ▁was ▁offered ▁a ▁TV ▁series ▁during ▁that ▁time ▁period , ▁but ▁turned ▁it ▁down . ▁ ▁Gr imes ▁appeared ▁in ▁only ▁six ▁films , ▁and ▁largely ▁retired ▁from ▁show ▁business ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁( except ▁for ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁Matt ▁Houston ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ). ▁He ▁still ▁lives ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁has ▁remained ▁out ▁of ▁public ▁view ▁since ▁that ▁time , ▁working ▁for ▁a ▁char itable ▁organization . ▁" I ▁got ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁where ▁the ▁work ▁wasn ' t ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁quality ▁that ▁I ▁wanted ," ▁Gr imes ▁told ▁American ▁Profile ▁magazine ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁" I '