Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the snippy Joe Canko in "The Tattooed Stranger" (1950). After joining the Little Theatre in his native New York City, New York, after working for several years in stock companies, he was able to begin a formal career as a leading man on the Broadway stage appearing in such productions as "Journey to Jerusalem," "Out of the Frying Pan," "The Rugged Path," "Brooklyn, U.S.A.," "Testing Tonight," "Me and Molly," "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep," "Call Me Madam," "Fanny," "Wonderful Town," "Romanoff and Juliet," "Silk Stockings," and "Carnival!." After being discovered by director Edward Montagne during a social function at the Museum of Natural History, he was so impressed by his dark good looks, humor, and professionalism, that he arranged for him to relocate from New York to California and begin a career in the film and television industry. From there, he would go on to appear in over 40 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, wealthy bachelors, aristocrats, politicians, doctors, landlords, neighbors, curmudgeons, white-collared workers, detectives, reporters, businessmen, retail clerks, butlers, waiters, chauffeurs, city slickers, educators, policemen, foreigners, and patriarchs. He had a major supporting role in the motion picture "The Man with My Face" (1951). During the advent of television, he flourished as a household name appearing in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Old Nickerbocker Music Hall," "The Ford Television Hour," "Studio One," "The Goldbergs," "Martin Kane," "Suspense," "Kraft Theatre," "Inner Sanctum," "The Web," "Robert Montgomery Presents," "Man Against Crime," "Modern Romances," "The Alcoa Hour," "Stanley," "Goodyear Playhouse," "The Phil Silvers Show," "The Real McCoys," "Bonanza," "This Man Dawson," "Sugarfoot," "Startime," "Play of the Week," "Perry Mason," "The Defenders," "Armstrong Circle Theatre," "Car 54, Where Are You?," "Naked City," and "The Twilight Zone". During his career, he was an honorary member of Actors Equity, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was an active member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, had been an active parishioner of the Temple Israel of Hollywood, served as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, and he was married to fellow stage actress Friga Biales from 1943 until his death (their union produced three children). After appearing in what would be his final appearance in an episode of "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.", Lascoe, a lifelong smoker, died unexpectedly from complications of a heart attack.