American character actor who became a casting director following an accident, then returned to acting years later. The son of a New York policeman, Remsen lived a colorful life before turning to acting. He made his film debut in 1959 and was busy before the cameras in both film and television. Five years later, however, a collapsing crane on the set of the TV series "No Time for Sergeants" (1964) broke his back and nearly killed him. He recuperated for months and was able to walk aga ...[Read Story]