"[3] Kramer graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts[4] and acted for a year in the Cleveland Play House.
[2] For 20 years he played police chief Bill Marceau on the soap opera The Edge of Night a role he originated during the shows run on CBS from 1959–1975 & playing the part four years when the show moved to ABC from (1975–1979).
He was also heard on Light of the World,[6] Call the Police,[7] Gang Busters,[8] 21st Precinct[9] and Inner Sanctum Mystery.
[11] His work earned him a nomination for a Daytime Emmy Award for Supporting Actor in 1979.
[14] In 1939, Kramer was engaged to Ruth Valeche, a fellow graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.