Groom portrayed Tom Eldridge in the CBS drama Our Private World (1965). Following the cancellation of that prime-time serial, he replaced Ronnie Welch as Lee Pollock on The Edge of Night before he replaced Joey Trent as Dr. Russ Matthews on Another World, and he played the title role in the syndicated television series Dr. Simon Locke (1971), and its spinoff, Police Surgeon. Groom appeared on Gunsmoke in 1972 and 1973 (episodes "No Tomorrow" and "The Child Between" respectively).
Groom played Tom Eldridge in CBS drama Our Private World (1965). After that series ended, he took over Lee Pollock on The Edge of Night from Ronnie Welch and later replaced Joey Trent as Dr. Russ Matthews on Another World. He also portrayed the title role in syndicated series Dr. Simon Locke (1971) and its spinoff Police Surgeon. Groom appeared in Gunsmoke episodes "No Tomorrow" and "The Child Between" in 1972 and 1973.