Born in
Somerset, Kentucky, he worked as a contract actor for most of the 1950s with
Universal-International. With many uncredited roles for the first few years of his Hollywood career, Fuller's first role was in
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943). Fuller was featured (uncredited) in several movies into the 1950s, including ''
Singin' in the Rain'' (1952). He co-starred in
Cattle Queen of Montana with
Ronald Reagan, in
Apache Woman with
Lloyd Bridges and was featured in
Ed Wood's The Bride and the Beast, and Universal's first color sci-fi film,
This Island Earth. He also appeared in
The Other Woman,
The She-Creature,
Pearl of the South Pacific and ''
God's Little Acre''. Like many actors once under contract to the studios, Fuller's film career stalled in the late 1950s. He moved into television, where he appeared on the shows
Bat Masterson,
The Rifleman,
77 Sunset Strip, in two episodes of
Maverick "
Island In The Swamp", plus "
The Cats of Paradise", in which he played a spoof of "Paladin" from
Have Gun, Will Travel opposite
James Garner and
Buddy Ebsen),
The Twilight Zone,
Tombstone Territory and others. He quit the business in 1962, after resisting several offers from Warner Brothers to star in his own series. In 1968, Fuller attacked a police officer in
Los Angeles, and was shot in the chest, leaving him in critical condition. Fuller recovered and in the early 1970s attempted a comeback and landed small roles in a few films and TV programs. His career ended much like it began, with many uncredited roles including
The Andromeda Strain (1971) and
Hustle (1975), which was his last acting role. Fuller was married to actress
Joi Lansing from 1951 to 1953. After a long illness he died in Los Angeles on December 22, 2001, aged 73. ==Partial filmography==