Actor. He was best known for playing the character roles of reverends, counts, lieutenants, officers, detectives, barbers, captains, and storekeepers. He will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Bob Bentley' in the adventure comedy romance film, "Champagne For Breakfast" (1935). The film which was directed by Melville W. Brown, which was written for the screen by E. Morton Hough and George Waggner, and which also starred Mary Carlisle, Sidney Toler, Lila Lee, and Emerson Treacy, tells the story of Bob Bentley, a newly-licensed young attorney, falls in love with Edie Morton, and finds himself acting as her legal adviser after the suicide of her father. Complicating matters is a sinister probate judge, and suitor for Edie's sister, Natalie Morton, who is out to appropriate the family estate for himself. Things worsen before they get better. He is also best remembered for playing the voice of the 'adolescent Bambi' in the Walt Disney classic animated film, "Bambi" (1942), and the role of 'Mr. Collins' in two episodes entitled, "Brother vs Brothers," and "Sweatshirt Monsters," of the classic television series, "Leave It To Beaver," in 1962, which also starred Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Beaumont, Tony Dow, and Jerry Mathers. He was born one of three siblings as Hardie Hunter Albright (some sources say Hardie Hunter Albrecht), in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, to Charles William Albright (1863-1942), and his wife Euphemia Gordon MacHardie Albright on December 16, 1903. He began his acting career with his parents who had a traveling vaudeville act, and by the age of six, he was appearing on the stage and touring as a child. He was educated locally and studied drama at the Carnegie Institute of Technology, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, under the tutelage of the actress Eva Le Gallienne's Civic Repertory Theater, and while there he appeared in the stage production of "Hamlet," before graduating from the Carnegie Institute of Technology with a Bachelor's of Arts Degree in 1923. He also appeared on Broadway in New York City, New York, in several stage productions of such plays as, 'Nunu' in "Saturday Night" (October 25, 1926, to November 1926), as 'Fodotik' in "The Three Sisters" (November 08, 1926, to December 1926), as 'Erhart Borkman' in "John Gabriel Borkman" (November 09, 1926, to November 1926), as 'Sebastian' in "Twelfth Night" (December 20, 1926, to January 1927), as 'Noel Gignon Jr.' in "Such Is Life" (August 31, 1927, to September 1927), as 'Solanio' in "The Merchant Of Venice" (January 16, 1928, to March 1928), as 'Charlie Harrison' in "Gang War" (August 20, 1928, to October 1928), as 'Trino' in "A Hundred Years Old" (October 01, 1929, to November 1929), as 'Dey Emery' in "The Greeks Had A Word For It" (September 25, 1930, to May 1931), as 'Paul Carey' in "Play, Genius, Play!" (October 30, 1935, to November 1935), as 'Samuel J. Armstrong' in "Behind Red Lights" (January 13, 1937, to June 12, 1937), and he wrote the play, "All the Living" (March 24, 1938, to May 1938). During his time on the Broadway stage, he worked with the likes of David Belbridge, Nancy Bevill, Alan Birmingham, Barlowe Borland, Egon Brecher, Georgiana Brown, Marlyn Brown, Allan Campbell, Grace Carlisle, Edwin Cooper, Sayre Crawley, Beatrice De Neergaard, Francoise Du Moulin, Ian Emery, Rose Hobart, Russell Hopkins, Alexander Ivanoff, Arthur Jacobson, Wesley John, Isabel Jones, Ruth Lavington, Eva Le Gallienne, Martha Leavitt, Mimi Lehman, Paul Leyssac, Margaret Love, Sidney Machat, Agnes McCarthy, John F. Miller, Harold Moulton, Gordon Pascal, Hilda Plowright, Leona Roberts, Robert F. Ross, Diana Rust, Prince Singh, Beatrice Terry, Don Vere, Mary Ward, Conway Washburne, Winthrop Wayne, Eugene Wellesley, Ruth Wilton, among many others. During this time he was noticed by a casting agent and he was given a contract and he then headed to Hollywood, California, and made the transition from the stage to appearing in films. He made his actual film debut playing the role of 'Gene Gibson' in the film drama, "Young Sinners" (1931). The film which was directed by John G. Blystone, which was written for the screen by William M. Conselman and Elmer Harris, and which also starred Thomas Meighan, Dorothy Jordan, and Edmund Breese, tells the story of the reckless son of a millionaire who struggles to find a positive outlook on life, so he turns to a hard-nosed trainer for help. Besides, "Young Sinners" (1931), "Champagne For Breakfast" (1935), and "Bambi" (1942), his many other film credits include, "Hush Money" (1931), "Skyline" (1931), "Heartbreak" (1931), "So Big!" (1932), "Jewel Robbery" (1932), "The Purchase Price" (1932), "A Successful Calamity" (1932), "The Sporting Age" (1932), "The Cabin In The Cotton" (1932), "The Crash" (1932), "Three On A Match" (1932), "The Match King" (1932), "The Working Man" (1933), "The Song Of Songs" (1933), "Three Cornered Moon" (1933), "The House On 56th Street" (1933), "The 9th Guest" (1934), "Nana" (1934), "Beggar's Holiday" (1934), "White Heat" (1934), "The Scarlet Letter" (1934), "Two Heads On A Pillow" (1934), "Crimson Romance" (1934), "The Silver Streak" (1934), "Sing Sing Nights" (1934), "Women Must Dress" (1935), "Calm Yourself" (1935), "Ladies Love Danger" (1935), "Red Salute" (1935), "Granny Get Your Gun" (1940), "Ski Patrol" (1940), "Carolina Moon" (1940), "Flight From Destiny" (1941), "Men Of The Timberland" (1941), "Bachelor Daddy" (1941), "Navy Blues" (1941), "Marry The Boss's Daughter" (1941), "Captains Of The Clouds" (1942), "The Mad Doctor Of Market Street" (1942), "Saboteur" (1942), "Lady In A Jam" (1942), "The Pride Of The Yankees" (1942), "The Loves Of Edgar Allan Poe" (1942), "Army Wives" (1944), "Mom And Dad" (1945), "The Jade Mask" (1945), "Sunset In El Dorado" (1945), and "Captain Tugboat Annie" (1945). His last film was playing 'Smiley Williams' in the adventure comedy fantasy film, "Angel On My Shoulder" (1946). The film which was directed by Archie Mayo, and which was written for the screen by Harry Segall and Roland Kibbee, and which also starred Paul Muni, Anne Baxter, and Claude Rains, tells the story of the Devil who arranges for a deceased gangster to return to Earth as a well-respected judge to make up for his previous life. Besides, the role of 'Mr. Collins' in two episodes entitled, "Brother vs Brothers," and "Sweatshirt Monsters," of the classic television series, "Leave It To Beaver," in 1962, which also starred Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Beaumont, Tony Dow, and Jerry Mathers, his many other television credits include, "Thriller," "Coronado 9," "Surfside 6," "The Ann Sothern Story," "Gunslinger," "The Case Of The Dangerous Robin," "Perry Mason," "Rawhide," "Everglades," "Laramie," "Shotgun Slade," "The Twilight Zone," "The Twilight Zone," "Dennis The Menace," "77 Sunset Strip," "Kraft Suspense Theatre," "Bewitched," "Hazel," "Gunsmoke," and "Iron Horse." His last film role was playing 'Mr. Peabody' in the episode entitled, "Gold Fever," of the western television series, "The Monroes," which originally aired on December 14, 1966, and which also starred Michael Anderson Jr., Barbara Hershey, and Keith Schultz. He retired from acting shortly thereafter. He also taught drama at the University of California (or UCLA) in Los Angeles, California, in 1962, and wrote several books, including, "Acting: The Creative Force," and "Stage Direction In Transition." He passed away from congestive heart failure in Mission Viejo, California, on December 7, 1975, at the age of 71, and he was cremated and his ashes were then scattered over his vacation property in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He was twice, first to actress Martha Sleeper (1907-1983), from 1934 until they divorced in 1940, they had no children, and second to Arnita Wallace from 1944 until his death. Together they had one child, a daughter named Vicky Albright born on April 8, 1945, who became an actress.