Actor. He is best remembered for his recurring portrayal of the scheming patriarch Edward Quartermaine on the acclaimed soap opera "General Hospital". After working for over 30 years as an English instructor at Beverly Hills High School, following his 1985 retirement, he began to enter into a newfound career as an actor after director Rod Holcomb was introduced to him during a casting call and arranged for him to appear alongside him in a major role in "Stiches" (1985). From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 100 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, relatives, wealthy bachelors, eccentrics, landlords, neighbors, curmudgeons, educators, doctors, white-collared workers, clergymen, businessmen, aristocrats, judges, politicians, lawyers, senators, authority figures, sergeants, lieutenants, mythical creatures, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "True Stories" (1986), "Amazon Women of the Moon" (1987), "Defense Play" (1988), "Heathers" (1988), "RoboCop 2" (1990), "For Parents Only" (1991), "Death Becomes Her" (1992), "Skeeter" (1993), "The Land Before Time" (1994), "Batman & Robin" (1997), "Senseless" (1998), "Hostage" (2005), "Timer" (2009), and "Mean Parents Suck" (2010). On television, he appeared in numerous guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Dallas," "Who's the Boss?," "Scarecrow and Mrs. King," "Silver Spoons," "Newhart," "Highway to Heaven," "The Paper Chase," "Cheers," "Paw Paw," "Gimme a Break!," "Mama's Family," "Fame," "The Magical World of Disney," "Brothers," "What a Country," "I Married Dora," "The Facts of Life," "Women in Prison," "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd," "Great Performances," "The Golden Girls," "ALF," "Day by Day," "Coach," "Blind Faith," "Major Dad," "Amen," "Night Court," "Knots Landing," "Reasonable Doubts," "Beverly Hills, 90210," "Life Goes On," "Animaniacs," "Melrose Place," "Extreme Ghostbusters," "Boy Meets World," "Port Charles," "The Drew Carey Show," "Days of Our Lives," "Big Love," "The Office," "Parks and Recreation," and "Life in General". During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been supportive of the California State Democratic Committee, was a regular parishioner of the Methodist church, presided on his local charters of the American Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity, was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, had been the celebrity spokesman for Humana and Feeding America, and he was married to professional singer Grace-Lynne Martin from 1954 to 2012 (their union ended upon her death and produced five children). He died from complications of cancer.