All of his physical mannerisms worked with his execution of dialog to perfection.
RIP
He was great on Rockford Files
Exactly right.
He came across as very believable and entertainingly humorous without ever detracting from the story line (like the character Fonz eventually evolved into in Happy Days). ... Angel Martin ... the loser whose connections, the pay day, big break was just always around the corner, and he would even sell out his friends to get it. And his break never came, in some cases he was only lucky to remain alive.
RIP