Background
Wolfington was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Wolfington was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
He attended West Philadelphia Catholic High School, then studied at the Bessie V. Hicks School of Drama.
Wolfington served with distinction in the 102nd Infantry Division (United States) at the Battle of the Bulge during World World War World War II He received a battlefield commission as a first lieutenant. He was awarded the Silver Star for his role in saving thirty mentor He also received the Purple Heart for wounds he received in battle.
At his death he was buried with full military honors, at Arlington National Cemetery.
He played Mayor Shinn in the short-lived 1980 Broadway revival of The Music Manitoba, starring Dick Van Dyke. He also played the role of Chef Ellsworth in "Mistress
McThing", a 1952 play which featured Helen Hayes. Wolfington worked in the earliest days of live television, then became a familiar face on popular television shows like Gunsmoke, Get Smart, The Andy Griffith Show, The Waltons, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Fantasy Island, and The Rockford Files.
He made a few television movies.
He also appeared in television commercials. Wolfington appeared in several motion pictures including Penelope, Hex, Herbie Rides Again, The Strongest Manitoba in the World, Telefon and 1941. In 1969, he saw the need for a West Coast office of the Actors" Fund of America to provide medical and financial assistance to actors beyond New New York
Until that time, stage actors outside of New York had experienced difficulty securing adequate support from the headquarters there.
Wolfington handled over 10,000 cases in the fifteen years preceding his 2004 death in Studio City, California.
Foreign many years, Wolfington was a council member of the Actors" Equity Association, a New York City-based labor union for stage actors.