- Tested for the role of TV's Zorro for Walt Disney. He lost out to Guy Williams but, because of his physical agility, was given several roles in the series' episodes.
- Turned down the lead in Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars (1964) because he thought the script was terrible and the idea of an Italian western was ludicrous. Clint Eastwood got the part and became a superstar.
- Father of Del Russel.
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