Adopted by Holliman family when one week old

At age 13, waited tables at Louisiana cafe for $7 per week

Hitchhiked to Hollywood; stayed one week and returned home; enlisted in Navy and sent to radio school

The Navy discovered his real age; sent home; worked in oil fields

Made film debut with one line in "Scared Stiff"

Won Golden Globe for his work in "The Rainmaker"

Made TV debut on "Playhouse 90"

Sang on "Kraft Theatre"; earned recording contract with Capitol Records

Starred in pilot for "The Twilight Zone"

Starred in first TV series, "Hotel De Paree" (CBS)

Starred in series "The Wide Country" (NBC)

Made TV-movie debut in "Tribes" (ABC)

Co-starred as Lt. Crowley on "Police Woman" (NBC)

Had one of his favorite roles in "The Solitary Man" (CBS)

Co-starred on "The Thorn Birds" miniseries (ABC)

Was regular onseries "P.S.I. Luv U" (CBS)

Co-starred on series "Delta" (ABC)