Emerging from Milwaukee’s vibrant playhouse circuit, the actor of Polish-Slovene heritage first served in the Air Force before resuming his craft, debuting on Broadway in 1963 and later co-founding the American Conservatory Theater where he tackled more than forty roles, from Hamlet to Oedipus Rex. Television brought him portrayals of iconic figures such as Orson Welles and Florenz Ziegfeld, while…
