Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the level-headed Major Paul Krenner in "The Amazing Transparent Man" (1960). After attaining his degree in theatrical arts from the UCLA, he began his career in stock companies. Upon being befriended by actor Glenn Ford, he was able to start a newfound career in the film industry who arranged for him to make his formal film debut in "Blonde Ice" (1948). From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 230 features; often typecast as white-collared workers, doctors, lawyers, educators, retail clerks, boyfriends, husbands, fathers, villains, soldiers, businessmen, landlords, neighbors, vendors, bartenders, waiters, reporters, detectives, cowboys, sheriffs, policemen, mailmen, clergymen, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "Appointment with Murder" (1948), "Alaska Patrol" (1949), "Bright Leaf" (1950), "Apache Drums" (1951), "Red Skies of Montana" (1952), "No Espace" (1953), "Day of Triumph" (1954), "Son of Sinbad" (1955), "Anything Goes" (1956), "Raintree County" (1957), "Bullwhip" (1958), "The Big Fisherman" (1959), "Spartacus" (1960), "Pocketful of Miracles" (1961), "How the West Was Won" (1962), "Lorna" (1964), "A Big Hand for a Little Lady" (1966), "Day of the Evil Gun" (1968), "Hail, Hero!" (1969), "Like It Is" (1970), "Seven Alone" (1974), "Flood" (1976), "Speedtrap" (1977), and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1980). During the advent of television, he became an even more familiar face appearing in numerous guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Hopalong Cassidy," "Frontier Justice," "Cavalcade of America," "Tales of Wells Fargo," "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars," "Gunsmoke," "Jefferson Drum," "Laramie," "The Walter Winchell File," "Rescue 8," "Wichita Town," "The Tall Man," "Two Faces West," "Empire," "Have Gun - Will Travel," "GE True," "Slattery's People," "The Untouchables," "Ben Casey," "F Troop," "Laredo," "Batman," "Bonanza," "Gunsmoke," "The Iron Horse," "Kung Fu," "Kolchak: The Night Stalker," "Police Story," "Little House on the Prairie," "Emergency!," "Fantasy Island," "Hart to Hart," and "Dallas". During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been a regular parishioner of the Baptist church, was a member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity, served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, had been one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, was a screenwriter for several major studios, and he was married to radio actress Margaret Fluke from 1943 to 1975 and businesswoman Elizabeth Jackson from 1984 to 1993 (his first union ended in her death and produced one daughter and his second union ended upon his own death). Following his 1984 retirement, he spent the final years of his life being a regular attendee at autograph conventions, as well as being involved in charitable and religious causes, until his death from complications of cancer.