[1] Wolfington served with distinction in the 102nd Infantry Division (United States) at the Battle of the Bulge during World War II.

Wolfington appeared as Mayor Shinn in the short-lived 1980 Broadway revival of The Music Man, starring Dick Van Dyke.

[1][2] Wolfington worked in the earliest days of live television, then later became a familiar face on TV appearing in several popular programs including Gunsmoke (“Mad Dog”, 1967), Get Smart, The Andy Griffith Show, The Waltons, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Fantasy Island, and The Rockford Files.

Wolfington appeared in several motion pictures including Penelope (1966), Hex (1973), Herbie Rides Again (1974), The Strongest Man in the World (1975), Telefon (1977) and 1941 (1979).

Until that time, stage actors outside of New York had experienced difficulty securing adequate support from the headquarters there.