Won his first Oscar in 1956 for the supporting role as Ens. Frank Thurlowe Pulver in Mister Roberts.
2nd Oscar in 1974 as Harry Stoner in Save the Tiger.
Known for playing likeable but down on their luck characters
Often played average working class men trying to get ahead in life
Played in some great movies such as Some Like it Hot with Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis as two men fleeing from the mob disguised as women in an all female band.
The Odd Couple, The China Syndrome, JFK, Glengarry Glen Ross and Grumpy Old Men