Anecdotes

Served in the US Army Air Force during World War II.

Voice of Hal Jordan/Green Lantern in the 1960s "The New Adventures of Superman" and "Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure" cartoons - both the Green Lantern episodes and the Justice League of America episodes.

Played the piano in various episodes of Foreign Intrigue (1951) and is credited as being the composer of "The Frontier Theme" featured in the episode "The Confidence Game". He can also be heard playing the melody in other episodes.

Despite looking a little too much like Humphrey Bogart, he was cast alongside him, literally, in one scene in Sirocco (1951). On a radio series he also played the private eye Bogart essayed in Le grand sommeil (1946)--Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe.

Was one of seven actors to portray "The Lone Wolf" in mystery B-movies. Others included Melvyn Douglas, Warren William,Francis Lederer, and Ron Randell. The television "Lone Wolf" was played by Louis Hayward.

Extremely prolific as member of stock company for radio shows such as "Academy Award" and "Hallmark Playhouse", appearing in scores of roles in each.

He can be heard singing 3 songs, "My Darling Clementine," "Oh, I Killed A Man" and "Aura Lee," in Rendezvous at Red Rock (1956).

Before his role on television's Foreign Intrigue (1951), he held the little-known distinction of having played Philip Marlowe and Johnny Dollar on the radio. He also narrated both the radio and television episode introductions for "The Lone Ranger".

Perhaps the only person to voice a character from both DC Comics and Marvel Comics. Besides being the voice of Green Lantern (DC) he was the voice of Reed "Mr. Fantastic" Richards (Marvel) in Hanna-Barbera's Les quatre fantastiques (1967) animated series.

Played various roles (including Doc Holliday) on Maverick (1957) & Tombstone Territory and was the radio voice of "Detective Boston Blackie".

A biographical page is devoted to him in the book "Best of the Badmen" (2005) by Boyd Magers, Bob Nareau and Bobby Copeland.