A character actor who was well known in the Alcoholics Anonymous movement in Los Angeles. He turned to AA in 1971. Although those who work in the recovery movement generally maintain anonymity, he was a familiar figure and sponsor in the community.
Was a high school drama teacher in New Rochelle, New York, and an English professor at Ohio Northern University before moving to California in the late 1960s.
Graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1952.