Biographie

17 août 1923 · Philadelphie, Pennsylvanie, États-Unis

17 octobre 2004 · Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, Californie, États-Unis (insuffisance cardiaque)

1,92 m

Deep voice and menacing appearance.

Towering height and heavy frame

Shaved head

Served as a United States Army medic in World War II.

Did the train fight in Vivre et laisser mourir (1973) without a stuntman double.

Prior to acting, he worked as an orderly, then as a nurse before moving to New York City.

[interview for the "making of" documentary about Vivre et laisser mourir (1973)] I was going to meet [director] Guy Hamilton. At the meeting he said to me, "What kind of a weapon would you like to have in the movie?" I knew there at the time that I had it. [I said] "I used so many guns, so many knives so why don't you give me something unusual, like a hook?"