Attended The University of Texas at Austin in early '50s
Auditioned for the role of The Professor in "Gilligan's Island" (1964).
Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. Pg. 112-113. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
Diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) but took part in a clinical trial which remedied his sight from 20-400 to 20-40 in just a week. [2000]
Entered VMI (the prestigious Virginia Military Institute) in 1949 but wound up studying law at the University of Texas and then theater in New York.
Father of Quincy Coleman (born 1972). He also has three other children with ex-wife Jean Hale named Meghan, Randy Coleman and Kelly Johns.
His daughter, Quincy, released her first CD on September 30, 2003 called "Also Known As Mary".
Is a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity from the Texas Beta Chapter at the University of Texas.
Served 2 years in the Army's Special Services Division.
Was a cadet at the Virginia Military Institute as a member of the Class of 1953...left after two years.