Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the headstrong Tommy Young in "Trouble Chasers" (1945). Born into a prominent theatrical family, the eldest child of stage and screen actor Carlyle Blackwell Sr., he began his career on the stage appearing as a leading man in stock companies. Upon being given an arranged interview per his father's studio connections with the legendary director Cecil B. DeMille, after examining his dark good looks, slim physique, and articulate voice, he took notice of his potential and arranged for him to be begin a career in the film industry beginning with him appearing under his supervision per a supporting role in "This Day and Age" (1933). From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 45 features; often typecast as faithful friends, love interests, playboys, husbands, fathers, white-collared workers, soldiers, sailors, authority figures, aviators, singers, mechanics, lieutenants, sergeants, guards, and sidekicks. He appeared in such feature films as "Student Tour" (1934), "Cleopatra" (1934), "Flirtation Walk" (1934), "Old Man Rhythm" (1935), "The Calling of Dan Matthews" (1935), "To Mary - With Love" (1936), "One in a Million" (1936), "Romeo and Juliet" (1936), "Thin Ice" (1937), "Winter Carnival" (1939), "And One Was Beautiful" (1940), "All American Co-Ed" (1941), "Niagara Falls" (1941), "This Is the Army" (1943), "Destination Tokyo" (1944), "Strange Confession" (1944), "Ladies Courageous" (1944), "Follow the Boys" (1944), "The Story of Dr. Wassell" (1944), "I Love a Mystery" (1945), "Objective, Burma!" (1945), "This Man's Navy" (1945), "Blonde from Brooklyn" (1945), "Kiss and Tell" (1945), "San Quentin" (1946), "The Pilgrim Lady" (1947), and "The Beginning or the End" (1947). During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was a member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, had been a regular parishioner of the Episcopal church, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Boy Scouts, had been a professional photographer, was a commercial model for the Forbes Agency, had been the celebrity spokesman for Nikon Cameras, was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, and he was married to glamour model Julie Goode Cabanne from 1939 until his death (their union produced two children). Upon his withdrawal from acting in 1947, he spent the remainder of his life overseeing the ownership of his own portrait studio, and was involved in charitable and religious ventures, until his death.