He made his Broadway debut playing opposite Gloria Swanson
On Broadway, he took over the role of Don Baker from Keir Dullea, in the original stage production of "Butterflies are Free", while Gloria Swanson took over the role of Mrs. Baker from Eileen Heckart, who would later win an Oscar for reprising her role in the film version,
Was an actor from San Diego's famous "Old Globe Theater" who was murdered in Balboa Park (where the Theater is located), after chasing a thief into a nearby canyon. The crime was later solved.