Held the honorary rank of Commodore in the U.S. Coast Guard.
After he retired from the film industry, he became the executive director of the El Camino Playhouse in California, in which capacity he wrote, acted in and directed plays.
His favorite hobby was marlin fishing off the coast of southern California.
Buried at El Camino Memorial Park, La Jolla, California.
Was a professional wrestler.
On Aug. 15, 1958, he received the first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue, after being chosen in a draw.
Member of the Pennsylvania Grand Opera Company.
He married Gertrude Warren in 1925. They adopted a daughter named Stephanie.