He was of Native-American heritage, the son of actress Gertrude Chorre and brother of actress Marie Chorre. After WW II, in addition to returning to an acting career, he was also a professional wrestler using the name of Suni Warcloud, which is also the name he is credited by (in one of his rare credited roles) in Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951), where he played "Wally Denny".