Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the staunch Major Francis Martling in "The New Adventures of Tarzan" (1935). After beginning his career as a leading man in stock companies, he was introduced to director Raymond L. Schrock while attending a studio tour during a trip to California. Impressed by his slim physique, dark good looks, and articulate voice, 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 major role in "Harmony in A Flat" (1916). From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 200 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, relatives, wealthy bachelors, aristocrats, doctors, educators, white-collared workers, bartenders, cowboys, sheriffs, soldiers, sailors, policemen, deputies, bailiffs, detectives, reporters, chauffeurs, waiters, retail clerks, businessmen, authority figures, lieutenants, soldiers, sergeants, photographers, mailmen, adventurers, aviators, managers, politicians, lawyers, judges, district attorneys, coroners, bankers, landlords, neighbors, curmudgeons, eccentrics, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "The Enemy Within" (1918), "The Diamond Bandit" (1924), "Scar Hanan" (1925), "Scotty of the Scouts" (1926), "A Romeo of the Range" (1928), "Lost Patrol" (1929), "Men Without Women" (1930), "The Ruling Force" (1931), "Mandalay" (1934), "Fighting Youth" (1935), "Anything Goes" (1936), "Klondike Annie" (1936), "Parnell" (1937), "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938), "Drums Along the Mohawk" (1939), "Gambling on the High Seas" (1940), "The Blonde from Singapore" (1941), "Journey for Margaret" (1942), "Adventures of the Flying Cadets" (1943), "Gaslight" (1944), "Thrill of a Romance" (1945), "To Each His Own" (1946), "The Sea of Grass" (1947), "That Forsyte Woman" (1949), "Bright Leaf" (1950), "Two Tickets to Broadway" (1951), "With a Song in My Heart' (1952), "Count the Hours!" (1953), "The Student Prince" (1954), "East of Eden" (1955), and "Around the World in 80 Days" (1956). On television, he appeared in numerous guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Luke and the Tenderfoot," "The Frank Sinatra Show," "The Texan," "Wagon Train," "Yancy Derringer," "Perry Mason," "Mr. Lucky," "Riverboat," "The Untouchables," "The Rifleman," "Thriller," "Tate," "Laramie," "Zane Grey Theatre," "Have Gun - Will Travel," "Gunsmoke," "The Twilight Zone," "Bonanza," "I Spy," "My Three Sons," "The Green Hornet," "Mission: Impossible," "Get Smart," "The Jimmy Stewart Show," "Columbo," and "The Doris Day Show". During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been a naturalized United States citizen, was a regular parishioner of the Episcopal church, was a member of the Hollywood Republican Committee, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Boy Scouts, was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, had been one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, was a commercial model for the Forbes Agency, had been the celebrity spokesman for Arrow Clothing and Dole, was the official stuntman for actor Errol Flynn, and he was married to actress and writer Helen Broneau from 1929 until his death (their union produced no children). Following his 1974 retirement, he spent the remainder of his life being involved in charitable and religious causes until his death.