- Suffered a stroke in 1977, which almost stopped him from voicing Rabbit in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977), but he managed to recover in time to do it.
- Other than providing the voice of Rabbit for Winnie the Pooh movies, he also used his voice for a radio version of Pooh before the movies came out.
- Often worked with Sterling Holloway.
- Did voices for many radio shows and specials from 1920s to 1930s, all the way to 1956.
- Was a very popular radio & movie actor, appearing in over 50 radio specials and radio shows as a guest or regular.
- Was originally a profolic theater and stage actor, finding success there, but later became a movie star, starring in a number of popular films such as The Lineup (1958), A Summer Place (1959), Half Angel (1951) and Black Angel (1946). He was also a prolific radio actor.
- Portrayed Wichita on CBS Radio's "Luke Slaughter of Tombstone" (1958).
- He was a private in World War I before becoming an actor.
- Often worked with Martha Wentworth.
- He often worked with Karl Swenson (1908-1978).
- Played Grandpa on the radio soap opera "David Harum".
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