Actor. He will be best remembered for his role as 'Max' in the teen comedy film, "The Heavenly Kid" (1985). The film which was directed by Cary Medoway, and which also stars Richard Mulligan, Harold Bergman, Lewis Smith, Mark Metcalf, Jane Kaczmarek, Jason Gedrick, and Anne Sawyer, tells the story of a hip guardian angel named Bobby Fantana, who died in a car race in the 1960s, who reluctantly agrees to watch over a lonely 1980s high schooler who needs guidance on how to become cool. He is also best remembered for a few appearances he made in different roles in the Philip Michael Thomas and Don Johnson television police series, "Miami Vice" from 1984 to 1989. He was born one of two children as Willis Newton Knickerbocker Jr. in Waterbury, Connecticut, to Willis Newton Knickerbocker Sr. and his wife Bernice Matasavager Knickerbocker on August 19, 1939. He made his actual debut playing the role of 'Bill' in the horror film, "Barracuda" (1978), which also starred Jason Evers, and Bert Freed. Besides, "Barracuda" (1978), and "The Heavenly Kid" (1985), his many other film credits include, "Angel City" (1980), "The Pilot" (1980), "Island Claws" (1980), "Nobody's Perfekt" (1981), "Porky's" (1981), "Porky's II: The Next Day" (1983), "Jaws 3-D" (1983), "Smokey And The Bandit Part 3" (1983), "A Night In Heaven" (1983), "Harry & Son" (1984), "Wet Gold" (1984), "Dalton: Code Of Vengeance II" (1986), "From The Hip" (1987), "Chains Of Gold" (1990), "Popcorn" (1991), "Cape Fear" (1991), "Folks!" (1992), "Traces Of Red" (1992), "Miss America: Behind The Crown" (1992), "Nick's Game" (1993), and "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" (1994). Besides, "Miami Vice" (1984-1989), his many other television credits include, "21 Jump Street," "The 100 Lives Of Black Jack Savage," "Only Fools And Horses," and "Key West." His last role was as 'Officer Bill O'Fee' in the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence action film, "Bad Boys" (1995), which was released after his death. He was married twice, first to Suzan L. Miles Knickerbocker in Oxford, Connecticut, on February 15, 1964, but they divorced on August 31, 1971, and second to Cathy Lee Young Knickerbocker in Deerfield Beach, Florida, from December 31, 1989, until his death on November 7, 1994. He passed away in Deerfield Beach, Florida, on November 7, 1994, at the age of 55, and he was cremated through the Cremation Society of South Florida in North Miami, Florida, and his ashes were given to his family.