- Although he was a staunch conservative Republican, he was against the blacklist and joined liberals Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall in their fight against it.
- He'd intended a career in art or music but it was only by accident of a summer job as a singing waiter that he got into acting. He was seen by Elia Kazan and John Garfield, of the New York City's Group Theatre, who promptly offered him a scholarship at their school. After graduation he did some dozen or so plays before moving to Hollywood.
- Father of Mark Conte
- Featured in "Bad Boys: The Actors of Film Noir" by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry (McFarland, 2003).
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