Began acting on CBC TV at age 17

Signed contract with Universal

First American TV appearances, the TV-movie "The Doomsday Flight" (NBC) and episodes of "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theater"

Feature debut in "Gunfight in Abilene"

Won acclaim as co-star of "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?"

Starred as the Creature in NBC miniseries "Frankenstein: The True Story"