- When World War II broke out he joined the US Navy, where he served as a pilot. He later transferred to the army and served with Gen. George S. Patton's 3rd Army in Europe.
- Graduate of Stanford University with a B.A. in psychology.
- Infrequently appeared on Broadway from 1938 to 1964.
- Was in three Oscar Best Picture nominees : Sunset Boulevard (1950), A Place in the Sun (1951), and Auntie Mame (1958).
- Character actor seen in many movies and TV shows. Notable as the stuffy executor of Auntie Mame's brother's will in Auntie Mame (1958).
- Body Cremated and Ashes scattered at sea.
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