(1961) Unsold pilot: Starred in the pilot for a proposed CBS TV sitcom called "The Rock" about a professional athlete who also wrote articles for a prominent sports magazine.
(1962) Unsold pilot: Co-starred with Ann B. Davis in a pilot for a proposed comedy series called "R.B. and Myrnalene". The plot revolved about two lonely people who meet in a boarding house.
(1965) Unsold pilot: Co-starred in a pilot for a proposed NBC sitcom called "Steptoe and Son", which was based on the British TV series of the same name (Steptoe and Son (1962)). The pilot never sold, but the concept, as reworked by Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin, became Sanford and Son (1972).