Billboard model for Viceroy Cigarettes.
Father of David Needham.
Former father-in-law of Connie Needham.
Served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper.
When he began directing, his films were usually blasted by the critics but did well at the box office. He once took out an ad in the trade papers quoting his negative reviews but showing a wheel barrel filled with money to sum up his career.