Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the headstrong Jeff Bagley in "Desert Drums" (1936). Born unto a family of wealth and position, one of seven children born unto an investment advisor and an opera singer, after immigrating to the United States in the late 1890s, he attained his degree in theatrical arts from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, New York, and began his career as a leading man on the Broadway stage. After two decades of stage work, he was introduced to director William James Craft while attending a social function at the Waldorf Astoria. Impressed by his dark good looks, slim physique, and remarkable sense of humor, he took notice of his potential and arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him appearing under his supervision per a leading role in "Saved by Radio" (1922). From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 260 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, grandfathers, wealthy bachelors, relatives, playboys, businessmen, aristocrats, landlords, neighbors, eccentrics, curmudgeons, clergymen, bankers, white-collared workers, doctors, educators, waiters, doormen, chauffeurs, servants, retail clerks, cowboys, state troopers, bailiffs, deputies, sheriffs, guards, sidekicks, sergeants, lieutenants, policemen, detectives, reporters, authority figures, military men, politicians, lawyers, district attorneys, judges, coroners, dispatchers, farmers, stewards, managers, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "Back Fire" (1922), "Beasts of Paradise" (1923), "Pride of Sunshine Valley" (1924), "Heroes of the Flames" (1931), "Uptown New York" (1932), "Phantom Thunderbolt" (1933), "One Exciting Adventure" (1934), "Unconquered Bandit" (1935), "Chatterbox" (1936), "I Promise to Pay" (1937), "Wives Under Suspicion" (1938), "Buck Rogers" (1939), "Brother Rat and Baby" (1940), "High Sierra" (1941), "Saboteur" (1942), "Mission to Moscow" (1943), "Once Upon a Time" (1944), "San Antonio" (1945), "San Quentin" (1946), "The Sin of Harold Diddlebock" (1947), "If You Knew Susie" (1948), "The Story of Molly X" (1949), "A Ticket to Tomahawk" (1950), "Heart of the Rockies" (1951), "Lost in Alaska" (1952), "Law and Order" (1953), "Guns of the Timberland" (1960), and "Young, Bad, and Amazing" (1962). On television, he appeared in numerous guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "The Lone Ranger," "Racket Squad," "Your Jewelers Showcase," "The Red Skelton Hour," "U.S. Marshal," and "The Texan". During his career, he was a naturalized citizen of the United States, was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been an honorary member of Actors Equity, had been a member of the Hollywood Republican Committee, was a regular parishioner of the Temple Israel of Hollywood, presided on his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Boys & Girls Clubs, was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, had been a commercial model for the Forbes Agency, was a celebrity spokesman for Cross Ballpoint Pens and Macy's Department Store, was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, had been a notable ghost writer for Reader's Digest, and he was married to bit player Ramona Gould from 1929 until his death (their union produced no children). Upon his 1962 retirement, he spent the remainder of his life living comfortably in the suburbs devoting his time to charitable and religious causes until his death.