Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the savvy Mr. McGuire in "The Graduate" (1967). Born Gustav Tweer, Jr., after attaining his degree in theatrical arts from The American Academy of Dramatic Art, he made his stage debut in "Romeo and Juliet." Discovered by film director Raoul Walsh, he was so impressed by his dark good looks and deep voice that he arranged for him to relocate from New York to California to begin a secondary career in the film industry beginning with him personally being under his direction in "They Died with Their Boots on" (1941). For the next 40 years, he enjoyed a fruitful career as a character actor, often being typecast as a father, husband, playboy, military man, doctor, lawyer, educator, politician, best friend, sidekick, wealthy bachelor, kindly neighbor, clergyman, eccentric, blue-collard guy, retail clerk, policeman, or businessman. He appeared in such motion pictures as "All Through The Night" (1941), "You're in the Army Now" (1941), "Captain of the Clouds" (1942), "Bullet Scars" (1942), "The Male Animal" (1942), "In This Our Life" (1942), "Yankee Doodle Dandy" (1942), "Desperate Journey" (1942), "The Iron Major" (1943), "C-Man" (1949), "Conquest of Space" (1955), "The Party Crashers" (1958), "Bloodlust!" (1961), "The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm" (1962), "Where Love Has Gone" (1964), "Yours, Mine, and Ours" (1968), "How Sweet It Is!" (1968), "Daddy's Gone A-Hunting" (1969), "Marooned" (1969), "Zig Zag" (1970), "The Landlord" (1970), "Lawman" (1971), "The Return of Count Yorga" (1971), "The Astronaut" (1972), "One Little Indian" (1973), "Executive Action" (1973), "Harrad Summer" (1974), "Framed" (1975), "The Other Side of the Mountain" (1975), "The Big Bus" (1976), "Fun with Dick and Jane" (1977), "Black Sunday" (1977), "Beyond Reason" (1977), "North Dallas Forty" (1979), "The Nude Bomb" (1980), "Prince of the City" (1981), and "Separate Ways" (1981). With the advent of television, he became a household name appearing in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "One Man's Family," "The Clock," "Goodyear Playhouse," "Tales of Tomorrow," "Man Against Crime," "Shadow of the Cloak," "You Are There," "Inner Sanctum," "Studio One in Hollywood," "Modern Romance," "The Stranger," "Armstrong Circle Theatre," "I Spy," "The Silent Service," "Kraft Theatre," "The Phil Silvers Show," "Whirlybird," "The Loretta Young Show," "Gunsmoke," "Steve Canyon," "Perry Mason," "Trackdown," "The Big Story," "Deadline," "Hawaiian Eye," "The Donna Reed Show," "Shannon," "New York Confidential," "Bronco," "Bus Stop," "Ripcord," "The Beachcomber," "Ripcord," "The Twilight Zone," "Arrest and Trial," "The Great Adventure," "Breaking Point," "Dr. Kildare," "The Greatest Show on Earth," "McHale's Navy," "Ben Casey," "The Young Marrieds," "Broadside," "Slattery's People," "The Munsters," "Mr. Novak," "The Fugitive," "Paradise Bay," "12 O'Clock High," "The Green Hornet," "Run For Your Life," "The Big Valley," "Dragnet 1967," "Lancer," "Judd for the Defense," "Ironside," "Bright Promise," "Room 222," "Death Valley Days," "Bracken's World," "Marcus Welby, M.D.," "The Name of the Game," "Family Affair," "Hawaii Five-O," "Medical Center," "Bonanza," "The Smith Family," "Dan August," "The F.B.I.," "Bearcats!," "Alias Smith and Jones," "The Sixth Sense," "Chase," "The Rookies," "Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law," "Mannix," "Get Christie Love!," "Kojak," "Police Story," "Karen," "Archer," "S.W.A.T.," "Barnaby Jones," "Starsky and Hutch," "McMillian & Wife," "The Streets of San Francisco," "The Blue Knight," "Bronk," "This is the Life," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "The Six Million Dollar Man," "Hunter," "The Waltons, "The Rockford Files," "Insight," "Dallas," "Charlie's Angels," "ABC Afterschool Specials," "Lou Grant," "East of Eden," "Hart to Hart," "The Incredible Hulk," "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century," "Knots Landing," "The Devlin Connection," "Little House on the Prairie," "Bring 'Em Back Alive," "Quincy M.E.," "Automan," "Cagnet & Lacey," "St. Elsewhere," "The Mississippi," "Falcon Crest," "The A-Team," "Trapper John, M.D.," "Simon & Simon, "Our Family Honor," and "Hardcastle and McCormick." During his career, he was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was active with the California State Democratic Committee, served in the United States military during World War II, was an active parishioner of the Temple Israel of Hollywood, presided on the charter of the American Federation of Television and Radio Arts and Actors Equity, and he was married to actress Yvonne White from 1979 until his death. After appearing in his final role in "Jagged Edge" (1985), he died from complications of emphysema.