hiː wˈɜːkt ɪn sˌʌm fˈɪfti plˈeɪz ænd wˈʌn ɐn ˈoʊbi ɐwˈɔːɹd fɔːɹ hɪz wˈɜːk ɪn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən bˈʌfəlˌoʊ ænd ˈɜːnd ɐ tˈoʊni nˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks fɔːɹ hɪz ˈæktɪŋ ɪnðə mjˈuːzɪkəl pˈaɪp dɹˈiːm.
He worked in some 50 plays and won an Obie Award for his work in American Buffalo and earned a Tony nomination in 1956 for his acting in the musical Pipe Dream.