ɪn mˈuːvɪz, hiː ɐtʃˈiːvd fˈeɪm ɹˈɛlətˌɪvli ˈɜːli ɪn hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ, stˈɑːɹɹɪŋ ɔːɹ hˌævɪŋ sɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt ɹˈoʊlz ɪn sˈʌtʃ fˈɪlmz æz wˈʌns ɐ θˈiːf nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv, ðɪ ˈɪnsɪdənt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən, ðə dɪtˈɛktɪv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt ænd ðə lˈæst ɹˈʌn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn, ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ ɪn ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ɪtˈæliən pɹədˈʌkʃənz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə mˈɜːsənˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt, mˈɛɾi, jˈuːnə sˈiəɹə ɐ sˈiːnə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn ænd ðə bˈɜːd wɪððə kɹˈɪstəl plˈuːmɪdʒ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti.
In movies, he achieved fame relatively early in his career, starring or having significant roles in such films as Once a Thief (1965), The Incident (1967), The Detective (1968) and The Last Run (1971), and also in a number of Italian productions, including The Mercenary (1968), Metti, una sera a cena (1969) and The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970).