Born April 16, 1917· San Francisco, California, USA
† Died April 7, 2007
22Roles★ 6.8Average rating
Born to Norwegian immigrants in San Francisco, he attended high school in Oakland and graduated from UC Berkeley in 1941, where he cut his teeth in student productions and earned tuition by acting on local radio. After college he signed with MGM, debuting as Paul Clark in Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) and appearing in the noir Johnny Eager (1942). Wartime service led to his Broadway debut in Moss…
