Met second wife Florence Eldridge when they both appeared in the play The Swan in 1927
Served as vice president of the Screen Actor's Guild in 1933
Tied with Jose Ferrer for the Best Actor award during the very first Tonys in 1947
Was offered the role of Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman during the original run of the show in 1949, but turned it down; eventually played the role in the 1951 film version
A theater at the University of Wisconsin (where he attended college for two years) is named after him
Awards
1965Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama:nominated
1961BAFTA Film Awards-Best Foreign Actor:nominated
1960Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama:nominated
1960Berlin Film Festival-Silver Bear for Best Actor:winner
1957Emmy-Best Single Performance by an Actor:nominated
1955Emmy-Best Actor in a Single Performance:nominated
1955BAFTA Film Awards-Best Foreign Actor:nominated
1953BAFTA Film Awards-Best Foreign Actor:nominated
1952Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama:winner
1952Venice Film Festival-Best Actor:winner
1951Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:nominated
1946Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:winner
1937Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:nominated