He got into the movies by reciting the poem "Gunga Din" from memory at the age of five before a huge crowd who were waiting for a boxer who failed to show up for his fight.
Jerry Schatz served aboard destroyer USS Sigsbee (DD-502) during WWII. He received permanent injury to his leg during a kamikaze attack on April 14, 1945.
Served in a Navy submarine during World War II. Episodes of "The Little Rascals" were among the films aired for the men during his tour of duty, but none of the other men ever knew he was one of the actors.