Actor. Best remembered as "The Walter Pidgeon of the Bit Players", his well-groomed and aristocratic face appeared in over 480 in an eighteen-year career. Born into a family of wealth and position, after attaining his degree in theatrical arts from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, New York, he began his career as a leading man on the Broadway stage. While attending a casting call for bit players, he was noticed by director Harry Edwards. Impressed by his slim physique, distinctive voice, and remarkable wit, he took notice of his potential and arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him appearing in a walk-on role in "Motorboat Mamas" (1928). From there, he would go on to flourish as a recognizable extra in the motion picture industry; often typecast as white-collared workers, doctors, librarians, reporters, detectives, photographers, chauffeurs, waiters, butlers, desk clerks, salesmen, bankers, authority figures, soldiers, sailors, customers, townspeople, friends, editors, auditors, board members, jurors, politicians, policemen, city slickers, eccentrics, curmudgeons, neighbors, clergymen, spectators, conductors, gamblers, executives, tourists, and managers. He appeared in such feature films as "Linda" (1929), "Show Girl in Hollywood" (1930), "The Public Defender" (1931), "Scarface" (1932), "Reckless" (1935), "Two in the Dark" (1936), "Dangerously Yours" (1937), "In Old Chicago" (1938), "Stronger Than Desire" (1939), "Johnny Apollo" (1940), "Dive Bomber" (1941), "They All Kissed the Bride" (1942), "Phantom of the Opera" (1943), "Step Lively" (1944), "Thrill of a Romance" (1945), "Gilda" (1946), "Song of the Thin Man" (1947), "Easter Parade" (1948), "Any Number Can Play" (1949), "Bright Leaf" (1950), "Call Me Mister" (1951), "With a Song in My Heart" (1952), "The War of the Worlds" (1953), "Tennessee Champ" (1954), "High Society" (1955), and "Never Say Goodbye" (1956). On television, he appeared in various guest spots on such sitcoms as "I Love Lucy," "Four Star Playhouse," and "Adventures of Superman" (1955). 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 Catholic church, was a member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, had been a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, was a commercial model for the Forbes Agency, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Boy Scouts, and was a notable oil painter. He never married nor had any children.