He acted in George Furth's play, "Twigs," in a John Lane presentation at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Ogunquit, Maine with Herbert Nelson, Mark Dawson, James Noble, Macintyre Dixon, Walter Klavun, Ned Farster and Sada Thompson in the cast. Bud Coffey was director. William Haviland was lighting designer. T.L. Boston was production stage manager.
Jack endeared himself to youngsters who lived within the range of KTVI Channel 2 in St. Louis from August 1965 till August 1966, His TV horror host role as Kronos on Zone 2 had us kids rushing to TV after school for the latest B-horror movies and slapstick comedy. A pie to the face from an aluminum foil covered box was always appreciated.