
Grimes was born in New York City. His acting career began at age seven, during the depression, when he helped earn money for his family. He appeared as Jackie Grimes in the Broadway play The Old Maid, which won a Pulitzer Prize and ran for 10 months in New York. It then went on tour for another 11 months. Grimes worked on radio, beginning with the CBS program Let's Pretend. He was also a regular on The Fred Allen Show, The Philip Morris Playhouse, Second Husband, CBS Radio Myster Theater, and Death Valley Days. By age 12, he was appearing on 35 to 40 radio shows a week. In 1944, he moved to California to work for Universal. His credits include Fairytale Murder, Lady on a Train, and Week-End at the Waldorf. In the early 1950s, he switched to television. His credits include Alcoa Presents, Love of Life, The Aldrich Family, Tom Corbett, Space Cadet, Maude, On the Rocks, as well as All in …
movieThe Car Acrobatic Team Saga
2024 · Sparky / Snake Oiler
movieThe Amazing Feats of Young Hercules
1997
movieThe Speed Racer Show
1992 · Chim-Chim / Sparky (voice)
On the Rocks
1975
tvStar Blazers
1974 · Galman General Gustaf
tvPolice Woman
1974
movieCold Turkey
1971 · TV Stage Manager
tvAll in the Family
1971 · Mr. Whitehead
moviePendulum
1969 · Artie
tvMayberry R.F.D.
1968 · Vince
tvIronside
1967
tvThe New Adventures of Superman
1966 · Jimmy Olsen (voice)
tvThe Detectives
1959
tvInner Sanctum
1954
tvRobert Montgomery Presents
1950 · William Burke Miller
The Aldrich Family
1949 · Homer Brown
movieRiver Gang
1945 · Goofy