Stocky, gritty-looking character player with a shock of wavy hair, bushy eyebrows and strong, lined features. After serving in the Navy in WWII and receiving a Purple Heart, Remsen studied acting at Ithaca College and the Neighborhood Playhouse. During his tenure at the latter in the early 1950s, he performed on Broadway in "The Rainmaker" and in Mae West's revival of her legendary 20s success "Diamond Lil". Remsen also acted on TV in NY-based anthology dramas, including the acclaimed "U.S. Steel Hour" presentation of "Bang the Drum Slowly" (1956) with Paul Newman. Stage tours brought him to
Served with the US Navy during WWII; was decorated with a Purple Heart
While studying at the Neighborhood Playhouse, acted on Broadway in supporting roles with Mae West in her revival of her play "Diamond Lil", and also in "The Rainmaker", which starred Geraldine Page and Darren McGavin
Also acted in early New York-based TV, including the anthology drama programs, "Playwrights '56" and "Kraft Theatre"; one of most notable appearances was in the acclaimed presentation, "Bang the Drum Slowly" (1956), which starred Paul Newman and aired on the "U.S. Steel Hour"
Acted in touring stage shows in the later 1950s, including "The Rainmaker" in Chicago and "Finian's Rainbow" in the South and in Puerto Rico; then settled in Hollywood
