Films that he appeared in include Sky Bride, The Lost Squadron, Lilac Time, and the first Best Picture Oscar winner Wings.

[1][2] He served in both world wars, bombing Germany, as a B-17 Flying Fortress co-pilot with the 486th Bombardment Group.

He was married to Crystine Francis Malstrom, a stage actress who appeared in Abie's Irish Rose.

He was the author of several books, including Squadron of Death, Crash Pilot, I Am Still Alive, and Visibility Unlimited.

Grace sustained a serious neck injury when he fell out of the cockpit during the filming of Wings.