Veteran character actor best known for his role as Chief O'Hara on the television series Batman (1966). He became a wealthy man through a business partnership in a chain of car washes before his early death at age 56.
He suffered a fatal heart attack on November 5, 1974 while at the Hollywood Park racing track. After his death, his sister, a television writer, established the Stafford Repp Memorial Scholarship for alumni of his alma mater, Lowell High School.
His Irish brogue as Chief O'Hara on the television series Batman (1966) was not real. He developed the Irish brogue for the role.
Started his acting career in mid-life after his World War II stint in the United States Army Air Corps.
American character actor of 1950s Westerns and crime dramas who played many policemen during his career. Coincidentally, his brother was a real life
police officer.
His breakthrough came when he was hired to create sound effects during the "golden age" of television.