Was painter before becoming an actor. Works are posessed by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the New York Museum of Modern Art and numerous other collections
Was the first actor to play CIA Agent Felix Leiter in the "official" James Bond films, beginning with Dr. No (1962). His real name, John Patrick Ryan, is also the name of the CIA Agent hero of Tom Clancy's novels. Both characters first appeared on film opposite Sean Connery.
