Maharis as Buz, right; Martin Milner as Tod, left; in the popular 1960s tv series Route 66.
After leaving the show, he continued to act in movies and touring dinner theatre shows such as this one in 1967: Barefoot in the Park, written by Neil Simon.
He originally wanted to be a singer and the album below was the first in a series of Lps he made:
“Teach Me Tonight”, his first 45 single from the above album was a top ten hit.
Maharis also wanted to be a painter as early as Route 66 and he ended up having exhibitions of his artworks.