He became a favorite actor of director Billy Wilder, starring in his films Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Irma La Douce, The Fortune Cookie, Avanti!, The Front Page and Buddy Buddy.
Hie war dem Regisseur Billy Wilder säi Liiblingsschauspiller, deen em a seng Filmer Some Like It Hot (beschte Schauspiller um Festival vu Cannes), The Apartment, Irma la Douce, The Fortune Cookie, Avanti!, The Front Page, a Buddy Buddy d'Haaptroll spille gelooss huet.