- He served as the navigator of a B-17 during World War II, and was shot down over France. During 2-1/2 years as a POW, he helped prepare the escape depicted in the film The Great Escape (1963) - though he was transferred to another camp before the escape took place.
- He was nominated for a 1974 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Actor in a Principal Role for his performance in "The Prisoner of Second Avenue" at the Candlelight Forum Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
- Portrayed Ronald McDonald in the McDonalds commercial ads from 1968 to 1970.
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