Anecdotes

Second husband/widower of Sarah Marshall.

Son-in-law of Herbert Marshall and Edna Best.

He has a daughter born in 1959, Kimberley Jean, from his first marriage.

Speaks fluent german.

Played Perry Mason's legal aide David Gideon in nine episodes of the series. His character was not well received by audiences and was written out of the show during season five.

Had to study German. His parents had given up talking to him in German when he was six years old.

Stepfather of Timothy M. Bourne.

Best known on screen as 'Garth' in three seasons of the soap Falcon Crest.

Of German and Austrian ancestry.

Studied engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ, for one year and then joined the army, serving in Korea. Upon his discharge in 1954, he had a desire to become an actor, so he majored in drama at Penn State, where he graduated magna cum laude. He went on to get a master's degree in drama from Purdue University.

Signed by Warner Brothers to a seven year contract in 1963.