Biografía

He and his wife, Kari Clark, were married on 7/7/77 in a ceremony that started at 7:00 pm. His address in Burbank, CA at that time was PO Box 7777.

When he was new to Hollywood, Ryan Seacrest went to Clark's office to talk to him about breaking into show business. Clark's secretary initially turned him away, but Clark stopped her, inviting Seacrest into his office. The two became good friends and Seacrest credits Clark for being his mentor and helping launch his career.

Was close personal friends with singer Connie Francis. Her music label was going to drop her if her last recorded song didn't sell. He played it, "Who's Sorry Now", on Bandstand (1952) and it became an instant hit. He stayed by her side even through her personal tragedies and she thanks him in every single one of her shows.

Rarely consumed alcoholic beverages, and every December 31, when he and his wife hosted "Rockin' New Year's Eve", she didn't drink, either.

In one of his few dramatic roles, he played against his nice guy image to portray the murderer in the final episode (airdate 5/2/66) of Perry Mason (1957). The episode was appropriately titled, The Case of the Final Fade-Out (1966). He also played against type as a nerdy guy who turns out to be a psycho killer in the film Tres asesinos (1968).