Became a seaman and stevedore, then a NYC radio actor and stooge for the Marx Brothers

London stage debut as football player in "She Loves Me Not"

Broadway debut in "Point Valaine" starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne

Performance on stage in "Punches and Judy" won him a film contract with Samuel Goldwyn

Film debut, "Woman Chases Man"

Left Hollywood for stage; starred on Broadway as Lennie in "Of Mice and Men"

Joined Army Air Force and served overseas for 18 months, fighting in the Battle of the Bulge

TV debut on Video Theatre's "Hunt the Man Down"

TV series debut as Chief Dan Matthews on "Highway Patrol"

Starred on TV series, "The Interns"