WWII - Guadalcanal (2nd Marines), Tarawa (6th Marines), Iwo Jima (5th Marines). Was severely wounded in the Battle of Iwo Jima on March 10, 1945, by a machine gun

Actor - All About Eve, Twelve O'Clock High, Slattery's Hurricane, Where The Sidewalk Ends, The Frogmen, Phone Call From A Stranger, Mysterious Island, Clambake, many TV guest-starring roles (1953-1980). Married to actress Bette Davis (1950-1960)