- Appeared uncredited as a waiter in both Citizen Kane (1941) and in Casablanca (1942), the only actor to appear in both films. He also appeared in three other legendary films: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), Gone with the Wind (1939) and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939).
- He appeared in three Best Picture Academy Award winners, the first two of which were in consecutive years: Gone with the Wind (1939), Rebecca (1940) and Casablanca (1942). He also appeared in Sunrise (1927), which won for Best Picture (Unique and Artistic Production) in 1927, as well as 15 other Best Picture nominees: A Farewell to Arms (1932), Viva Villa! (1934), One Night of Love (1934), Top Hat (1935), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), Dodsworth (1936), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), Foreign Correspondent (1940), The Great Dictator (1940), Kitty Foyle (1940), Citizen Kane (1941), The Talk of the Town (1942), Wilson (1944) and Three Coins in the Fountain (1954).
- Probably best known as the hot-tempered Italian opera singer who gets his revenge on The Three Stooges in Micro-Phonies (1945).
- Bore a strong resemblance to Billy Gilbert.
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