- Distinct, friendly, light gravelly voice that became familiar to television viewers in the 1970s from his Smucker's Jam commercials. These always ended with him saying, "With a name like Smucker's, it HAS to be good!"
- Famous on radio as the voice of the Kryptonite powered "Atom Man" on the "Superman" radio show in the 1940s.
- Earned a Masters degree from the University of Michigan.
- Hosted "HBO Mailbox" throughout the 1980s: a program which answered viewer letters about HBO service and programming.
- Two children: Betsy and Bill.
- Both a member and a teacher at the Neighborhood Playhouse.
- Provided the voice of Larry (Pepper) Young on NBC radio's "Pepper Young's Family" (1936).
- Provided the voice of Dr. Marlowe on CBS radio's "Big Sister" when it first aired in 1936.
- Acted on at least one episode of NBC's "X Minus One" radio program in the '50s.
- In F/X (1986) his character had the same last name as his own first name: Mason.
- He was featured on 48 episodes on the CBS Radio Mystery Theater.
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