For the "Steve Canyon" TV series, bleached his hair blond in order to more closely resemble the comic-strip hero.
Enlisted as a private in the U.S. Army Cavalry on 31 October 1942 during World War II.
Although best known as the blond-haired Steve Canyon, he played many Native Americans in Western movies and television shows, with character names ranging from Comanche Chief, Crowfeather, Greywolf, Great Bear, Spotted Wolf, Komawi and Niskitoon.