- He was seriously injured while filming King Kong (1933)--in which he played one of Carl Denham's crewmen--and didn't work for two years.
- Along with fellow cowboy actor Russell Hayden, he helped develop Pioneertown, a western movie set location in Southern California that was used for many film and TV westerns.
- Was suffering from lung cancer at the time of his death.
- Buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, CA.
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