In a widely publicized decision, he turned down the offer to play the role of the legendary Charles Lindbergh in the 1956 film ' The Spirit of St. Louis (1957) because he did not respect Lindbergh's sympathetic support of the Nazi regime in Germany prior to America's entry into World War II.
Returned to law school in the 1960s and received his J.D. from UCLA in
1970. He practiced law in Encino, California from 1970 until his retirement in 2000.
Won Broadway's 1954 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor
(Dramatic) for "Tea and Sympathy," a part that he recreated in the film
version of the same name, Tea and Sympathy (1956).
Has five children, including twin daughters (born May 29th, 1954), Rebecca Kerr and Jocelyn Kerr-Thantrakul, and son Michael from his first marriage, and two stepchildren from his second, Sharon and Chris Chu.
His singing in South Pacific was dubbed by Bill Lee of the Mellomen group.