Though born in New York City, Ty was raised in Texas and, after military service during the Korean War, took some classes at Texas A&M. He then moved west to California and won some minor roles in B movies. When TV's Clint Walker insisted on improvements in his Cheyenne (1955) contract, Warner Brothers countered by bringing in Ty as a possible replacement. Soon, Ty had his own show, Bronco (1958), which ran from 1958 to 1962. From here, he moved into a brief flurry of film activity: L'urlo della battaglia (1962) and Sessualità (1962) in 1962, Pt 109 posto di combattimento (1963), Il muro dei dollari (1963), and Giorni caldi a Palm Springs (1963) in 1963, and La battaglia dei giganti (1965) in 1966. After this, Ty's career drifted off into a series of forgettable movies made in Europe and, later, he worked in Prescott, Arizona, as an evangelistic preacher. Though often dismissed as just a hunk of "beefcake" -- he did a lot of bare-chest scenes -- Ty displayed a flair for light comedy in Sessualità (1962) and showed dramatic potential in the underrated Il muro dei dollari (1963).
