Character heavy primarily from Broadway who won two New York Drama Critics awards and produced and directed several plays on the summer theater circuit.
Disney film fans will remember him as the dumbstruck police officer and unwitting witness to the incredulous going-ons in several of their most popular comedy slapstick: The Shaggy Dog (1959), The AbsentMinded Professor (1961) and Son of Flubber (1963).
Played tough, blue-collar types, often cops, bartenders or thugs. His best-remembered film role is probably that of "Big Mac" in the classic On the Waterfront (1954).
Spent a large part of his career on the stage, not only as actor, but as set designer, producer and director. He won two New York Drama Critics Awards for acting.
Wife Fay Tracey was an actress.