From 1937 to 1947, he hosted and directed the radio program "Silver Theater". He then hosted the popular TV game show "Celebrity Time" from 1948 to 1952 and the DuMont Television Network program "Broadway to Hollywood" from 1953 to 1954. In 1961, again on television but in an acting role, he made a guest appearance on the popular courtroom drama "Perry Mason", portraying the character Nathan Claver, an art collector and murderer, in the episode "The Case of the Torrid Tapestry".