Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the staunch Police Sgt. Arthur Landis in "The Man Who Dared" (1946). After attaining his degree in mechanical engineering from Oregon State University, he partook in the drama club at Northwestern University while he furthered his education to attain a secondary degree as a master of science. After performing professionally in a stock company, he settled in California in 1931 and after being discovered by film director Michael Curtiz, he was so impressed by his blonde good looks, wit, and professionalism, he arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him being under his supervision in "Cabin in the Cotton" (1932). From there, he would go on to flourish as a character actor often typecast as either a rustler, gangster, wartime collaborator, or archetypal villain, in over 240 features. He appeared in such motion pictures as "Borderland" (1937), "They Won't Forget" (1937), "Jezebel" (1938), "Marie Antoinette" (1938), "Gone with the Wind" (1939), "Dark Command" (1940), "Mystery Ship" (1941), "Apache Trail" (1942), "The Deerslayer" (1943), "None Shall Escape" (1944), "Escape in the Desert" (1945), "The Hoodlum Saint" (1946), "Ramrod" (1947), "Alias a Gentleman" (1948), "San Antone Ambush" (1949), "Union Station" (1950), "Mask of the Avenger" (1951), "Lone Star" (1952), "A Perilous Journey" (1953), "Destry" (1954), "Rage at Dawn" (1955), "The Rawhide Years" (1956), "The Hard Man" (1957), "Thunder Road" (1958), "The Mating Game" (1959), "The Raiders" (1963), and "Mackenna's Gold" (1969). With the advent of television, he flourished as a household name appearing in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "The Living Christ," "Lux Video Theatre," "Schlitz Playhouse," "Adventures of Superman," "My Friend Flicka," "The Loretta Young Show," "Screen Directors Playhouse," "Navy Log," "Chevron Hall of Stars," "The Sherriff of Cochise," "Zane Grey Theatre," "The Lone Ranger," "Frontier," "Panic!," "Broken Arrow," "Colgate Theatre," "Tombstone Territory," "State Trooper," "Hotel de Paree," "The Texan," "Tales of Wells Fargo," "Lassie," "Maverick," "The Rebel," "Have Gun - Will Travel," "The Untouchables," "Laramie," "Bronco," "The Twilight Zone," "Cheyenne," "The Joey Bishop Show," "Perry Mason," "Bonanza," "Wagon Train," "Death Valley Days," "Temple Houston," "The Andy Griffith Show," "A Man Called Shenandoah," "Flipper," "My Favorite Martian," "Slattery's People," "Run for your Life," and "Gunsmoke." During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, was an active member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, was a regular parishioner of the Episcopal church, was an honorary member of the Freemasons of America, was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, presided on his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and he was married to homemaker Dorothy Chandler from 1927 until his death (their union produced no children). In 1970, he retired from acting and settled in Arizona where he spent the final years of his ranching and being a ghost writer for Weird Tales Magazine until his death from undisclosed causes.