[3] He then attended Columbia School of Broadcasting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania before working as a disc jockey and radio announcer in Wilmington, Delaware.

[3] In 1957, Harland played the lead role in a production of Bus Stop at the Robin Hood Playhouse in Arden, Delaware.

[4] Harland began his screen career in 1958, playing the lead role of Hank Moore in the film As Young as We Are.

[5] In 1961, Harland starred in the new ABC crime drama television series Target: The Corruptors!, playing the role of Jack Flood.

He has guest-starred in television programs including Outlaws, Petticoat Junction, Ben Casey, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, Wagon Train, The Millionaire and Zane Grey Theatre.