Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the headstrong Jonathan Harris in "Against All Flags" (1952). Born into a poor working-class family, determined to have a better way of life, he withdrew from the colliery and went into the Royal Artillery where he proved so successful in leadership he quickly advanced to a major. Upon his honorable discharge, he immigrated to the United States to begin a career in acting having developed an interest while appearing in army based productions. After settling in California, he began his career professionally in stock companies and after being discovered by a talent scout he was given several screen and voice tests. After being reviewed by director Henry Hathaway, he was so impressed by his dark good looks, manly physique, and distinctive voice, that he arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him appearing under his supervision per a supporting role in "The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel" (1951). From there, he would go on to enjoy a fruitful career as a notable character actor appearing in over 140 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, boyfriends, dashing lovers, adventurers, clergymen, doctors, politicians, eccentrics, historical figures, policemen, sheriffs, cowboys, sergeants, doormen, chauffeurs, waiters, retail clerks, businessmen, landlords, neighbors, white-collared workers, aristocrats, curmudgeons, villains, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "Plymouth Adventure" (1952), "Julius Caesar" (1953), "Casanova's Big Night" (1954), "The Scarlet Coat" (1955), "Spoilers of the Forest" (1957), "Wolf Larsen" (1958), "No Name on the Bullet" (1959), "Romanoff and Juliet" (1961), "Donovan's Reef" (1963), "My Fair Lady" (1964), "Strange Bedfellows" (1965), "I Deal in Danger" (1966), "Double Trouble" (1967), "Hellfighters" (1968), "The Molly McGuires" (1970), "The Deserter" (1971), "Fear Is the Key" (1972), "Blazing Saddles" (1974), "Valentino" (1977), "The Wild Geese" (1978), "Sunnyside" (1979), "Ragtime" (1981), "Evil Under the Sun" (1982), "The American Way" (1986), and "Young Guns II" (1990). During the advent of television, he became an even more familiar face appearing in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Black Saddle," "Yancy Derringer," "Lawman," "Border Patrol," "Hudson's Bay," "Colt .45," "Adventures in Paradise," "Follow the Sun," "Maverick," "Have Gun - Will Travel," "Bronco," "Tales of Wells Fargo," "Gunsmoke," "Going My Way," "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour," "The Rogues," "Bonanza," "Blue Light," "Doctor Who," "Death Valley Days," "The Guns of Will Sonnett," "Night Gallery," and "Philip Marlow, Private Eye". During his career, he was a naturalized United States citizen, had been a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been an active parishioner of the Catholic church, was a member of the Hollywood Republican Committee, had been a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, was one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, had been a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and had been a celebrity spokesman for Chesterfield Cigarettes. Upon his 1990 retirement, he spent the final years of his life being a regular attendee at autograph conventions, and was focused on charitable and religious causes, until his death from the complications of advanced age.