1940 – Served as US Coast Guard.

1962 – He addressed "Barney Fife" as "Little Buddy" in January guest appearance as "Jeff Pruitt" on "The Farmer Takes a Wife" episode of the "The Andy Griffith Show". He used the same nickname for Gilligan 2 years later.

1964 – Married Naomi Hale.

1964 – 1967 – Starred in television series "Gilligan’s Island" This show made him more famous than any other TV show or movie.

       – He made his greatest mark on pop culture with his role as the Skipper on Gilligan’s Island.

1942 – 1989 – He was in about 30 movies, and guest starred in hundreds of TV series, mostly drama.

1990 – Died on the 2nd of January.