A student under Jun Fan (Bruce) Lee, at his dojo of Chinese Gung Fu in California.
Daughter born on 2 January 1975
Ex-brother-in-law of William Wellman Jr..
Ex-son-in-law of William A. Wellman.
Ex-uncle-in-law of Cathy Wellman.
Fathered four daughters with Kathleen 'Kitty' Wellman (Jamie, Kellie, Corie and Jolie).
In 1959 Norman Lear produced a pilot for a situation comedy called "Band of Gold" in which James and Suzanne Pleshette played a different couple each week. The program was considered too "experimental" and was never broadcast.
Partners with Frederick H. Brogger in Omnibus Productions (founded in 1968).
Twice portrayed President John F. Kennedy, or a character directly based on him: The Greek Tycoon (1978) and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (1981) (TV).
Was cast as Brent in Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) because of his resemblance to Charlton Heston, star of Planet of the Apes (1968).
Was the first choice to play Dr. Kildare in the 1961 TV series, but he was committed to another series (that never materialized) so the producers went with Richard Chamberlain.