- He died a year after the release of The Aristocats (1970), his final acting role.
- Served in the United States Navy during World War II.
- Had portrayed Horatio K. Boomer, Nick Depopoulous, the Old-Timer, Vodka, Uncle Dennis and Wallace Whimple on NBC Radio's "Fibber McGee and Molly" during the 1930s and 1940s. His character Whimple had the same voice as his later cartoon creation Droopy Dog.
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
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