 His final role was as "Grandpa" in the 1980 film "Getting Wasted", shortly before his death from cancer.His most significant roles were three guest star appearances on television shows during the 1960s, starting with portraying Phillips in "Incident at Pawnee Gun," a 1962 episode of "Frontier Circus"; as Sheriff in "Four Alarm Wing Ding," a 1966 episode of "The Rounders"; and as Colonel Tim in "Howard, the Comedian," a 1967 episode from the 7th season of "The Andy Griffith Show".He also was on the radio program "Haynes at the Reins".