Trivia

Fought at the Battle of the Bulge during WWII and was wounded and captured by the Germans. It was those experiences that helped set up many of the tough, eccentric characters he played.

Orphaned as a teenager, he lived in abject poverty during the Depression era.

Along with Roddy McDowall, Norman Burton and Eldon Burke, he is one of only four actors to appear in both Planet of the Apes (1968) and Planet of the Apes (1974).

Almost entirely on Broadway or regional stage in the late 1940s and '50s. Turned to TV and film in the 1960s.

Father of Adam Parfrey.