He was the first person to play "James Bond" in a visual sense (others
have played him on radio); he appeared as "Card Sense Jimmy Bond" in an
American TV adaptation of "Casino Royale" on the TV series
Climax! (1954).
Was nominated for Broadway's 1978 Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical)
for "The Act."
Is buried in the Greenwood Cemetery in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Graduate of the University of California at Berkeley in 1941.
He and second wife Nansi maintained homes both in New York and
France.
Was a lifelong Republican and conservative.
Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Actors
Branch).
