When he was just a child he appeared in films such as Laura, Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloss; Jim Thorpe– All-American, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair, and more. He began his run with Father Knows Best in 1953. He is currently married to Helena Kallioniotes and co-owns BigRock Engineering which manufactures guitar picks and candleholders for jack-o-lanterns. He currently lives in Topanga, California and is raising efforts to reintroduce Class A bike racing.