Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the headstrong Roy Cooper in "Conquest of Space" (1955). Born into a prominent theatrical family, he began his career as a child star on the New York stage. Upon being introduced to director William K. Howard while attending a dinner party at the home of actress Billie Burke, he was so impressed by his dark good looks, wisdom beyond his years, and amusing charm, that he arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him appearing in a supporting role in "Back Door to Heaven" (1939). From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character in over 75 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, uncles, cousins, boyfriends, doormen, chauffeurs, doctors, retail clerks, salesmen, waiters, white-collared workers, eccentrics, curmudgeons, landlords, neighbors, foreigners, historical figures, nobility, educators, authority figures, detectives, reporters, soldiers, sailors, patients, clergymen, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "The Proud and the Profane" (1956), "I Married a Woman" (1958), "The Connection" (1961), "Hamlet" (1964), "Duel at Diablo" (1966), "All Woman" (1967), "A New Leaf" (1971), "The Hot Rock" (1972), "Death Wish" (1975), and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975). On television, he appeared in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse," "Treasury Men in Action," "Hands of Mystery," "Suspense," "The Web," "Tales of Tomorrow," "Lights Out," "The Marriage," "Producers Showcase," "The Elgin Hour," "Justice," "Robert Montgomery Presents," "The United States Steel Hour," "Goodyear Playhouse," "Studio One," "Modern Romances," "Kraft Theatre," "Kitty Foyle," "Deadline," "General Electric Theatre," "Encounter," "Gunsmoke," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "Armstrong Circle Theatre," "The Defenders," "Bewitched," "Medical Center," "Maude," "The Bob Newhart Show," and "Rich Man, Poor Man." During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, served in the United States Army during World War II, had been one of the founding members of the Actors Studio, had been a regular parishioner of the Catholic church, was supportive of the New York State Democratic Committee, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity, had been a theatrical instructor for the HB Studio, was a magazine model for the Forbes Agency, and he was married to stage actress Lynda Bright from 1971 until his death (their union produced two children, one of whom included actor Adam Redfield).