Was part of the original cast of Rodgers and Hammerstein's hit Broadway musical "South Pacific" when it debuted in April of 1949. In the ensemble playing one of the marines, a short time later he successfully auditioned to replace
Ralph Meeker as the sailor Mannion in the hit comedy play "Mister Roberts" and left the musical. Also the understudy to the play's star
Henry Fonda, Alex never got to go on in the title role as Fonda never missed a performance.