Instantly recognizable American character actor with bulbous nose and heavily lined face, who could convey integrity or menace to equal effect. He first came to prominence on radio as .
Buried at Mt. Sinai Memorial Park 5950 Forest Lawn Drive, Los Angeles, California. Borders the city of Glendale and Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Memorial Park.
Portrayed both Gen. George S. Patton and Gen. Omar N. Bradley , who served together in North Africa, Italy, France and Germany.
Before he became an actor he had been a professional baseball player.
He struggled for years with the emotional effect of the horrors he had seen while serving in World War II.
Didnt start acting until he was thirty-eight years old.
