| Made his feature film debut in 1951's China Corsair. |
| Spent 10 years in the U.S. Navy, getting out in 1945 with the rank of Gunner's Mate 1st Class. |
| When Hollywood Squares debuted in 1966, he was the first center square. |
| Made his Broadway debut in 1949 playing a male nurse in Harvey. |
| In ex-wife Ethel Merman's 1978 autobiography, she devoted one blank page to their marriage, which lasted 32 days, athough it was a year before they were officially divorced. |
| Is the only actor to have roles in all four Dirty Dozen films. |