- Met and married Jeanette Nolan in 1935 while appearing together on radio. They went on to play roles on film and television usually older than they were.
- Replaced the lead actors in two highly-successful western TV series after they passed away during production. He replaced Ward Bond as the wagon master on Wagon Train (1957) after Bond's death in 1960, and remained with the series until it ended in 1965. In 1968, he replaced Charles Bickford as the owner of the Shiloh Ranch on The Virginian (1962) after Bickford's death in 1967, and remained with the series until 1970.
- Father-in-law of Charles Wright.
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