Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the timid John Greer in "Seven Men from Now" (1956). Born into a prominent theatrical family, while attending the Professional Children's School, he was given an arranged interview per his mother's connections in the film industry and was introduced to director Victor Schertzinger. Impressed by his dark good looks, youthful charm, and wisdom beyond his years, the 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 supporting role in "Redskin" (1929). From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 200 features; often typecast as schoolboys, faithful friends, boyfriends, husbands, fathers, relatives, playboys, doctors, waiters, doormen, bellhops, retail clerks, white-collared workers, doctors, clergymen, cowboys, bailiffs, sheriffs, deputies, detectives, reporters, policemen, city slickers, sergeants, lieutenants, authority figures, military men, technicians, soda jerks, mailmen, chauffeurs, politicians, jurors, lawyers, educators, photographers, singers, aviators, adventurers, managers, historical or literary figures, captains, artists, indigenous people, nobility, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "Love in September" (1936), "Military Training" (1941), "My Favorite Spy" (1942), "Petticoat Larceny" (1943), "The Bamboo Blonde" (1946), "Banjo" (1947), "Return of the Bad Men" (1948), "Captain China" (1950), "Superman and the Mole-Men" (1951), "Target" (1952), "Those Redheads from Seattle" (1953), "Dangerous Mission" (1954), "Hell's Island" (1955), "Emergency Hospital" (1956), "Last of the Badmen" (1957), "Westbound" (1958), "Arson for Hire" (1959), "13 Fighting Men" (1960), "Posse from Hell" (1961), "How the West Was Won" (1962), "Cheyenne Autumn" (1964), "Fort Courageous" (1965), "The Oscar" (1966), "Panic in the City" (1968), "A Time for Dying" (1969), and "Tora! Tora! Tora!" (1970). On television, he appeared in numerous guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Racket Squad," "Private Secretary," "Hopalong Cassidy," "Fireside Theatre," "Chevron Theatre," "The Revlon Mirror Theatre," "Waterfront," "Public Defender," "The Loretta Young Show," "Cavalcade of America," "The Lone Ranger," "City Detective," "The Man Behind the Badge," "Dragnet," "Buffalo Bill, Jr.," "Annia Oakley," "Gunsmoke," "Have Gun - Will Travel," "Tales of Wells Fargo," "M Squad," "The Restless Gun," "Trackdown," "Broken Arrow," "State Tropper," "Adventures of Superman," "The People's Choice," "Mike Hammer," "The Lineup," "Buckskin," "Sky King," "Mackenzie's Raiders," "Whirlybirds," "Markham," "Bourbon Street Beat," "Hotel de Paree," "Riverboat," "Laramie," "Tombstone Territory," "Cheyenne," "Perry Mason," "The Twilight Zone," "One Step Beyond," "Dennis the Menace," "Coronado 9," "Miami Undercover," "Sea Hunt," "The Joey Bishop Show," "King of Diamonds," "Hawaiian Eye," "77 Sunset Strip," "The Donna Reed Show," "Bonanza," "Hazel," "Alcoa Premiere," "Death Valley Days," "Mister Ed," "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea," "Wagon Train," "Lassie," "Petticoat Junction," "Ben Casey," "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet," "Family Affair," "Batman," "My Three Sons," "The Virginian," "The Streets of San Francisco," and "Ironside". During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, was a member of the Hollywood Republican Committee, had been a regular parishioner of the Episcopal church, was the official stand-in for actor Joel McCrea and Ralph Meeker, was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, had been one of the many founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, was the celebrity spokesman for Paper Mate Ballpoint Pens and JCPenney, presided on his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Boys & Girls Clubs, was a licensed real estate agent, and he was married to business executive Elizabeth Bryce from 1937 to 1988 (their union ended upon her death and produced three children). Following his 1972 retirement, he spent the remainder of his life being a regular attendee at autograph conventions, and was involved in charitable and religious causes until his death.