He graduated from
Duke University with a Bachelor of Arts in English. He served with the
US Navy in a special operations unit called "Beach Jumpers" during
World War II, writing and transmitting false messages over
radio in order to deceive the
Nazis. After the war, he served stateside in
Hawaii. In 1956, he was married to Betty Jane Folker. Together they had four children: Kerry Scarvie, Diana Bullock, Courtney Bullock and Andy Bullock; and three grandchildren: Sean Bullock, Samantha Scarvie and Andrew Scarvie. In
DC Comics'
Batman series, a
police officer sharing Bullock's name was named as such as a tribute to Bullock. Bullock died at the age of 84 on April 24, 2006, due to age-related illness. == Awards and nominations ==