Dry Road To Nowhere, April 3, 1965 Written by Harry Kronman, Directed by Vincent McEveety, Guest Cast: James Whitmore, Julie Sommars, John Saxon, L.Q. Jones, Reed Morgan, Carol Brewster, Steven McEveety

The Reward, November 6, 1965 Written by Scott Hunt & Beth Keele, Story by Gil Ralston, Directed by Marc Daniels, Guest Cast: James Whitmore, David Ladd, Fred J. Scollay, Julio Medina, Gil Rankin, Peter Whitney, Berkeley Harris, Normann Burton.

Women For Sale (Part One), September 10, 1973 Written by Jim Bymes, Directed by Vincent McEveety, Narrated by William Conrad, Guest Cast: James Whitmore, Shani Wallis, Nicholas Hammond, Kathleen Cody, Sally Kemp, Larry D. Mann, Dan Ferrone, Gregory Sierra, Dawn Lyn, Lieux Dressier, Robert Manning, Francesca Jervis, Gilbert Escandon, Edgar Monetathchi

Women For Sale (Part Two), September 17, 1973 Written by Jim Bymes, Directed by Vincent McEveety, Narrated by William Conrad, Guest Cast: James Whitmore, Shani Wallis, Nicholas Hammond, Kathleen Cody, Sally Kemp, Larry D. Mann, Dan Ferrone, Gregory Sierra, Dawn Lyn, Lieux DressIer, Robert Manning, Francesca Jervis, Gilbert Escandon, Edgar Monetathchi

He was one of the most well known and popular character actors of his day and was "on the cusp" between character and lead roles. Short, very stocky and solid with wavy hair, a kindly looking face and intense but pensive eyes. He was born on October 1, 1921 in White Plains, New York and grew up there. He attended Yale University where he joined the Yale Drama School Players. Stung by the acting bug, he performed in many school dramas and even helped found the Yale radio station. After graduation he served with the marines in World War II. He worked in various stock theatre companies after the war and made his Broadway debut in 1937 and his film debut came 12 years later in the film "Undercover Man" (1949) as George Pappas. His other film credits include: the film classic "Battleground" (1949) with Van Johnson and a stellar cast, as Kinnie, for which he received an Oscar nomination; "The Next Voice You Hear" (1950) with Nancy Davis [Reagan], as Joe Smith; "The Asphalt Jungle" (1950) as Gus Minissi; "The Red Badge of Courage" (1951) uncredited as the Narrator; "All the Brothers Were Valiant" (1953) as Fetcher; "Kiss Me Kate" (1953) as Slug; "Oklahoma!" (1955) as Carnes; "The Eddy Duchin Story" (1956) as Lou Sherwood; "The Restless Years" (1958) as Ed Henderson; "Black Like Me" (1964) as John Finley Horton; "Chuka" (1967) as Trent; "Waterhole # 3" (1967) as Capt. Shipley; "Tora! Tora! Tora!" (1970) as Adm. William F. Halsey; "Where the Red Ferns Grow" (1974) as Grandpa; "Give 'em Hell, Harry!" (1975) as Harry S. Truman, in a terrific one-man performance; "Nuts" (1987) as Judge Stanley Murdoch; "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994) an awesome film and one of his best roles as Brooks Hatlen; "The Relic" (1997) as Dr. Albert Frock and "Old Hats" (1999) as Gus Corley. On TV he was a regular on the series: "The Law and Mr. Jones" (1960-62) as Abraham Lincoln Jones; "Survival" (1964) as Narrator; "My Friend Tony" (1969) as Prof. John Woodruff; "Temperatures Rising" (1972-73) as Dr. Vincent Campanelli; "The Word" (1978) a mini-series as George Wheeler; "Comeback" (1979) as Host and "Celebrity" (1984) a mini-series as Clifford Casey. He also appeared in TV movies including: "The Challenge" (1970); "I Will Fight No More Forever" (1975) and "Rage!" (1980). He also guest starred on such series as: "Wagon Train"; "Rawhide"; "Ben Casey"; "Combat"; "Gunsmoke"; "The White Shadow" and "The Practice." He was married to the late actress Audra Lindley from 1972-79 and later was divorced. Of late he has appeared in commercials for plant products.