- Was married twice. Had four daughters, Teri-Ann, Topni, Cheryl and Bonnie, from his first marriage to Marjorie Hoover, a high-school sweetheart.
- Character actor and occasional lead of the 1940's and 50's. Owned 'The Swing' nightclub in Studio City, California, during the 1960's and 70's. In later years became a peace activist.
- Accomplished carpenter.
- Was once considered to replace Johnny Weissmuller in the Tarzan film series. He lost out to Lex Barker.
- Went into business running a Hollywood gym in the late 1940s with his friend and assistant, actor/stuntman Duke York. He later hoped to produce a series of two-reel comedies starring York it never got off the ground. The 43-year-old York committed suicide in 1952 by gunshot.
- Had a brother Harvey. Both were bodybuilders and started the Easton Gym in Hollywood, a name still used today.
- Was an avid nudist after his movie career was over, a member at several nudist colonies.
- Played football at Oakland (California) Junior College.
- According to Laura Wagner's article on Greg in Films of the Golden Age, Summer 2104 issue, Greg was awarded the title "The Body Beautiful of 1946" by the Pin-Up Girls of America, Inc. In later years he and second wife Joyce ran a swingers bar in Studio City called The Swing.
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