- Was a pharmaceutical sales rep by trade but pursued acting after being fired from his sales job in the late '70s.
- Served in Europe during WWII and performed on the local stage and in radio productions after the war.
- He was nominated for a 1980 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for his performance in "Buried Child" at the Northlight Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
- He was nominated for a 1991 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "The Sunshine Boys" at the National Jewish Theater in Chicago, Illinois.
- He was nominated for a 2001 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "2 1/2 Jews" at the Apple Tree Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
- Son of Rose (Marcus) and Fred Davis. His parents were Romanian Jewish immigrants.
- Father of Richard Davis and Andrew Davis.
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