[1] After graduation, von Leer moved to California, teaching high school there for a year while he tried to break into acting as a stunt man.
[1] His last film or television credit was the 2003 TV movie Book of Days.
Von Leer's acting career ended due to unspecified medical issues.
[1] After leaving acting, he moved back to Indiana and became a cattle farmer in Lawrence County.
[1] Von Leer is married to wife Fariba who "has a large insurance agency in California.