Actor. He is best remembered for his reoccurring portrayal of the savvy Lincoln Vail on the television series "Everglades!". After attaining his degree in foreign relations from Stamford University, he spent a year and a half as a Marine Lt. in the Korea War. After the war, he settled in the San Jose, California, and worked for KSJO Radio where he was discovered by actor Joseph Cotten. Impressed by his blonde good looks and articulate voice, he arranged for him to begin a newfound career in the television industry beginning with him appearing on a supporting role on his own show. From there, he went on to enjoy a successful career as a prolific character actor often typecast as husbands, fathers, playboys, aristocrats, medics, doctors, seamen, astronauts, aviators, retail clerks, businessmen, lawyers, politicians, policemen, guards, detectives, reporters, historical figures, neighbors, best friends, sidekicks, sherries, cowboys, adventures, blue-collared guys, soldiers, philanthropists, heroes, villains, and, in his later years, patriarchs. He became a household name on television appearing in numerous guest spots on such sitcoms as "M Squad," "Maverick," "Bronco," "Cheyenne," "The Lineup," "Wanted: Dead or Alive," "The Texan," "Hotel de Paree," "Wichita Town," "Tombstone Territory," "Tales of Wells Fargo," "The Rifleman," "Shotgun Slade," "Bat Masterson," "Sea Hunt," "Two Faces West," "Rawhide," "Alcoa Premier," "Temple Houston," "Arrest and Trial," "The Littlest Hobo," "Ripcord," "The Virginian," "Wagon Train," "The Outer Limits," "Flipper," "A Man Called Shenandoah," "The Magical World of Disney," "Ironside," "Mod Squad," "Bonanza," "Lassie," "Gunsmoke," "Hawaii Five-O," "Baretta," "Cannon," "The Bionic Woman," "Barnaby Jones," "Dallas," "The A-Team," and "General Hospital". He appeared in leading roles in such films as "Zero to Sixty" (1978), "Death Wish 3" (1985), and "Say Yes" (1987). During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, presided as a chairman for Wilderness World, was an honorary member of the Sierra Club, served as a chairman for his local charters of Habitat for Humanity and the American Red Cross, was one of the principal founders of Earth Day, was a regular parishioner of the Methodist church, supported the California State Democratic Committee, and he was married to actress Betty Endicott from 1964 to 1974 (their union ended in divorce). In 1988, he retired from acting and spent the decades of his life painting in oils, being a regular attendee at autograph conventions, and being an environmental activist until his death from complications of subdural hematoma per the result of a fall.