Proper performed as The Banana Man in the Broadway musical Jumbo, in the short film Seeing Red starring Red Skelton, and in the 1947 feature film Mother Wore Tights starring Betty Grable.
The actor who portrayed The Banana Man performed in the Broadway production of Jumbo, made a brief appearance in the short film Seeing Red starring Red Skelton, and had a notable role in the 1947 movie Mother Wore Tights alongside Betty Grable.