- Recorded his dialogue for the evil rat Jenner in The Secret of NIMH (1982) before he actually saw the character design. After seeing Jenner's character design, he requested to re-record some of his dialogue so that he could get the performance just right.
- Served in the U.S. Air Force circa 1954-1957.
- Gained attention playing larger-than-life entertainment legends on 70s TV. Portrayed Orson Welles in the TV movie The Night That Panicked America (1975) and Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. in Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women (1978).
- Was a very good friend of Marsha Mason. They worked together on several ACT Productions. He was mentioned several times in the actress's autobiography, "Odyssey: A Personal Journey".
- Graduated from the University of Wisconsin.
- A founding member, actor, director, and teacher of the American Conservatory Theatre (ACT) in San Francisco, he played more than 40 roles there, including "Hamlet," "Oedipus Rex" and "Tiny Alice."
- He was of Polish, Slovenian, Turkish, Greek and Jewish descent.
- Was one of four brothers. He had an older brother (John) and two younger brothers (Michael and Marc).
- Made his Off-Broadway debut as 'Michael' in "Pullman Car Hiawatha" at the Circle in the Square in 1962.
- Made his Broadway debut as 'Brother Julian' in the production of "Tiny Alice" circa 1965.
- Father's name was Eugene Joseph Shenar; Mother's name was Mary Rosella Puhek-Shenar.
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