The Brooklyn native served in the United States Army in World War II under General George S. Patton Jr., survived conflicts at Omaha Beach and the Battle of the Bulge, and helped liberate the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
[1] Nodella produced 47 episodes during seasons three and four of the 1960s comedy series Get Smart, wrote a couple of installments and appeared as a KAOS doctor in another.
He also contributed to The Tim Conway Show (1970) and CBS Summer Playhouse, as well as various television movies.
In 1946, Nodella attended University of California, Los Angeles where he met Joanne Davis.
[1] From 1968 to 1979, Nodella dated model and actress Barbara Feldon, who played "Agent 99" on Get Smart.