- In appreciation for his over 500 performances of the highly recognizable Mr. Whipple character, Procter & Gamble provided Wilson with a free lifetime supply of Charmin toilet tissue.
- Appeared in 18 episodes of Bewitched - seven times playing a drunk. He said in real life he never took a drink in his life.
- Probably best known for his portrayal of "Mr. Whipple" for 25 years in Charmin commercials.
- Served in the Royal Canadian Airforce in WWII.
- Born in England to a vaudeville entertainer and a singer. Moved to Canada as a child.
- He started out as a radio announcer when he was a teenager. He went on to build a considerable resume as a character actor on radio, stage, film, and TV.
- Became a comic dancer in vaudeville before enlisting in the Royal Canadian Air Force early in World War II and serving as a fighter pilot against the German Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain in 1940.
- Moved to the United States after the war and became an American citizen in 1954.
- He studied sculpture and graduated from the Ontario College of Art in Toronto.
- Employed as an acrobatic vaudeville dancer in New York City before heading to California in 1954 for movie and TV work.
- Father of Stuart, Wendy, and actress Melanie Wilson. Grandfather of three.
- Born in England and raised in Canada, he got his start in show business with a part-time job at CHML radio in Hamilton, Ontario, at age fifteen and later graduated from the Ontario College of Art & Design.
- His father starred in a vaudeville minstrel show and his mother was a singer.
- He became a US citizen in 1954.
- Buried at Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California. Plot Enduring Faith section, Map #D04, Lot 822, Single Ground Interment Space 1.
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