Survived by his life partner Tom Nicoll with whom he had lived from 1961 until his death in 2007.
Dark, dexterous, handsome hero of adventure fantasies, costumers and
swashbucklers whose 50s and 60s career was bolstered by battling some
of Ray Harryhausen's famous animated creatures.
Attended Janesville High School in Janesville, Wisconsin, and Beloit
College, in Beloit, Wisconsin, where he learned fencing.
Was a teacher before getting into the acting field.