1. He appeared in smaller, uncredited roles in several films throughout the 1950s, most notably ''The Men'' (1950), ''House of Bamboo'' (1955, with [[Biff Elliot]]) and ''The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit'' (1956, with [[John Crawford]] and [[Kenneth Tobey]]). He did, however, have a larger, supporting role in the 1955 film noir ''Illegal'', co-starring future ''[[Star Trek]]'' alumni [[Robert Ellenstein]] and [[Lawrence Dobkin]].

Früh sang er in dem Kirchenchor seines Vaters und hatte sehr früh einige Gesangsauftritte im lokalen Atlantaer Radio.