Worked in films and television as actor, writer, producer and director from the 1950s to the 1980s. As a writer, he worked mainly in television westerns ("Wagon Train", "Shotgun Slade", "Bonanza", "Bat Masterson", "Rawhide", "Daniel Boone"). His feature film credits (alone or in collaboration) include WILD HERITAGE (1958) and OPERATION PETTICOAT (1959).  Nominated for Writing (Best Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) 1959: OPERATION PETTICOAT (w. Joseph Stone, Stanley Shapiro & Maurice Richlin) 1 nomination