Brother of Charles Joseph Stone.
In 1961, he sold his residual rights of "Gunsmoke" (1955) to CBS for $100,000.
Inducted (as a cast member of "Gunsmoke" (1955)) into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1981.
Nephew of Fred Stone, cousin of Paula Stone.
Was at one time a singer with Harry James and His Orchestra.
Wife Jane Garrison: b. 23 November 1912, Hutchinson, Kansas, USA; d. 20 October 2002, Rancho Santa Fe, California, USA.